Operation protective edge

On this day: Bodies of Gil-Ad Shaer, Naftali Frenkel, and Eyal Yifrah found in West Bank

The murder of the three teenagers led to the IDF’s invasion of Gaza the next week, launching the 2014 Gaza War, also known as Operation Protective Edge.

Eyal Yifrah, Gil-Ad Shaer and Naftali Fraenkel (L-R).
IDF soldiers complete an operation to seal the underground tunnel in which the remains of Lieutenant Hadar Goldin were held captive by Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip. June 29, 2026.

IDF seals 16-kilometer Hamas tunnel where murdered soldier Hadar Goldin's remains were held

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas chairs the first meeting of the Palestinian unity government, June 2, 2014.

On This Day: Fatah, Hamas factions form short-lived 'Palestinian Unity Government' to rule over PA

IDF soldiers stand at the entrance of a tunnel that Hamas used to attack Israel, in Beit Hanun, December 17, 2023

'Like a subway': IDF reveals Rafah tunnels where Hadar Goldin's remains were held


When toys become weapons and nobody notices

Angela Merkel. Emmanuel Macron. Justin Trudeau. This is your moment. Tell Hamas what you think of burning kites and environmental terrorism.

Palestinians prepare an incendiary device attached to a kite before trying to fly it over the border fence with Israel, on the eastern outskirts of Jabalia, on May 4, 2018.

A look at TAU’s groundbreaking research for preventing and treating PTSD

In Israel, where there is compulsory military service, the effects of PTSD are acute, with some 5-8% of combat soldiers experience a form of PTSD.

Prof. Yair Bar-Haim

The wars that defined us: Operation Protective Edge

A Jerusalem Post correspondent reflects on her time covering Operation Protective Edge.

Police officers duck for cover in Sderot as a siren wails in the background during Operation Protective Edge

The wars that defined us: A battleground in Israel's backyard

A Jerusalem Post correspondent reflects on his time covering Operation Protective Edge.

IDF FORCES operate inside the Gaza Strip during Operation Protective Edge

Reality Check: The most moral army in the world. Really?

After 70 years of independence, we should be mature enough to honestly examine ourselves.

SOLDIERS CARRYING out a training exercise

Comptroller blames contradictory IDF orders for Gaza war's most lethal day

The Hannibal Protocol, which allows tremendous firepower to prevent kidnapping of soldiers, was a point of discussion in Wednesday's State Comptroller report.

IDF soldiers take part in Operation Protective Edge.

Special 2014 Gaza war report finds IDF complied with int’l law

The comptroller, however, criticized probes delay, intelligence and educating soldiers.

IDF FORCES operate inside the Gaza Strip during Operation Protective Edge

Landmark report on IDF Gaza war crimes allegations due out on Wednesday

The report is more than three years in the making and many parties globally, including the International Criminal Court, which is itself examining the same issues, have been awaiting its results

IDF soldiers take part in Operation Protective Edge.

Hamas: Efforts underway to prevent war

Despite saying that the group doesn't want another conflict, Politburo member Mahmoud al-Zahar said Hamas is "preparing well" for war.

Palestinians parade during celebrations after Hamas said it reached a deal with Palestinian rival Fatah, in Gaza City, October 12, 2017.

Weapons of mass media

Yoram Peri’s new book is a wake-up call to Israel and other liberal democracies fighting wars

Yoram Peri’s new book in Hebrew