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From left: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Palestinian Authority minister Sufian Abu Zaida and Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar. (Ronen Zvulun, Pool Photo via AP, Screen capture/Facebook, AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
Shin Bet official: We updated PM on warning, urged action
Ex-PA minister says he’ll soon reveal his pre-Oct. 7 mediation between Israel and Hamas, and message he conveyed from Sinwar
By Nurit Yohanan and ToI Staff
Journalist subsequently identifies Sufian Abu Zaida as go-between who delivered Hamas chief's threat of impending 'earthquake,' which spurred call to Netanyahu from UAE leader
Jacob Magid
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Gaza-bound technocrats draw up 71 rebuilding projects, which hinge on Israeli approval
Jacob Magid
Tents sheltering displaced Palestinians and a market surround a heavily damaged building in Gaza City, September 17, 2026. (AP/Jehad Alshrafi)
September 18, 2026, 10:19 am
Fatal building collapse highlights dangers plaguing Gaza nearly a year after ceasefire
Rebuilding plans promised in October 2025 truce have stalled, leaving most Gazans living in tents or damaged structures likely to become even less safe as winter hits Strip
By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAM METZ
Hamas terrorists move towards the Erez crossing between Israel and the northern Gaza Strip, during the terror group's onslaught on October 7, 2023. (Mohammed ABED / AFP)
September 17, 2026, 11:06 pm
Two Hamas terrorists who invaded Israel on Oct. 7 killed in recent Gaza strikes, IDF says
Military says probing reports of a child killed in strike on Nukhba operative Sharif Shadi Ibrahim Labad; PM, Shin Bet chief vow to keep pursuing Gaza terrorists until the last
By Emanuel Fabian, Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
US bureau chief Jacob Magid appears on the Daily Briefing with host Jessica Steinberg (AP)
September 17, 2026, 1:50 pm
Daily Briefing Sept. 17: Foreign Ministry tells diplomats to dial down attacks on ‘NAZA’ film
US bureau chief Jacob Magid discusses diplomatic efforts regarding the incendiary documentary, a Lebanese-Israeli meeting, the US and the Houthis, JD Vance on Israel, and Board of Peace construction plans
By Jessica Steinberg and Jacob Magid
Clockwise from top left: Omer Neutra, Oz Daniel, Shaked Dahan, Nimrod Cohen. (Courtesy, IDF, Channel 12 screenshot)
September 16, 2026, 8:30 pm
IDF says Hamas commander who took tank soldiers captive on Oct. 7 killed in Gaza airstrike
The military says Jihad Samih Mahmoud abducted Israeli-American Omer Neutra, along with Shaked Dahan, Nimrod Cohen and Oz Daniel
By Emanuel Fabian, Agencies and ToI Staff
UK Labour MK Tahir Ali speaks at a House of Commons session in London, September 14, 2026. (Tahir Ali/X)
September 16, 2026, 5:15 pm
British Labour MP calls for ‘military action’ against Israel, then apologizes
Tahir Ali claims Israel, like Hamas, must be disarmed due to ‘atrocities’; after first doubling down, he retracts call for attack, says he doesn’t ‘support military action anywhere in the Middle East’
By ToI Staff
Palestinian civil defense crews carry a body from the rubble of a collapsed building that housed displaced Palestinians and was heavily damaged during the Israel-Hamas war, in Gaza City, September 16, 2026. (AP/Jehad Alshrafi)
September 16, 2026, 1:40 pm
20 reported dead, dozens missing after damaged Gaza City building collapses
Hamas-run civil defense says six-story structure had previously been hit in Israeli strikes; residents said to have returned, despite safety warnings, due to lack of shelter
By AFP and ToI Staff
Blu-109 and Mk-84 2,000-pound bombs sit on display at a US base in South Korea, October 23, 2014. (US Air Force photo)
September 15, 2026, 11:22 pm
US said planning $2.8 billion in munitions sales to Israel, including 2,000-lb bombs
Sources say pending sale to include 20,000 MK 84s, 20,000 BLU-117s and 20,000 I-2000 Penetrator warheads, as experts voice concerns over use of large bombs in urban areas
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Palestinians carry the body of Hamas commander Ahmad al-Batash during his funeral after he was killed in an Israeli airstrike the day before, Gaza City, September 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Yousef Al Zanoun)
September 15, 2026, 8:57 pm
IDF says Hamas Rafah Brigade chief, other terror commanders killed in Gaza strikes
Military says Nael Abu Obeid was a ‘central figure’ in Hamas who also headed its operations division; Islamic Jihad terrorist who invaded Israel on Oct. 7 among additional targets
By Emanuel Fabian and Nurit Yohanan
Palestinians walk past destroyed buildings from the recent war in the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood of Gaza City, September 8, 2026. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
September 15, 2026, 4:26 pm
UN rights chief urges access to all of Gaza to recover bodies buried under rubble
Volker Turk says IDF bulldozing areas ‘with no respect’ for dead underneath, says civil defense recovered 630 bodies in Hamas-controlled part of split enclave since November
By Agencies and ToI Staff
September 14, 2026, 2:20 pm
Daily Briefing Sept. 14 – IDF rejects film’s claim Israel killed Gazans with AI-assisted targeting
Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian discusses controversy over ‘NAZA’ documentary, Hamas commanders killed in Gaza, West Bank unrest and how the IDF blew up a Hezbollah complex
By Jessica Steinberg and Emanuel Fabian
Directors Yuval Abraham (left) and Rachel Szor, winners of the special jury prize for the film ‘Naza,’ pose for photographers during the closing ceremony of the 83rd edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, September 12, 2026. (Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)
September 14, 2026, 12:48 pm
‘Blood libel’: Israeli politicians assail Israeli film alleging AI-powered killing in Gaza
After IDF rejects claims made in ‘NAZA,’ chief of staff reportedly to hold meeting on response; MK Lazimi assails culture minister for bid to revoke filmmakers’ citizenship
By Michael Horovitz
US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters while in flight on Air Force One from Shannon, Ireland, to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, September 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
September 14, 2026, 10:25 am
Trump praises Witkoff, Kushner; says Gaza fighting scant and Hamas willing to disarm
US president hails envoys’ work amid reports CIA chief to take over effort to end Russia-Ukraine war; downplays report China gave Iran intel before deadly strike on US base in Jordan
By Jacob Magid and AFP
Directors Yuval Abraham (right) and Rachel Szor (left), winners of the Special Jury Prize for “Naza,” attend a photocall on the red carpet following the closing ceremony of the 83rd Venice Film Festival at Venice Lido, Italy, on September 12, 2026. (Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)
September 14, 2026, 4:14 am
Culture minister urges revoking citizenship of ‘NAZA’ film creators for ‘treason’
Miki Zohar says Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, whose docu alleging AI-aided killing of Gaza civilians won Venice prize, are ‘willing to hurt their homeland for applause from antisemites’
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Palestinians gather to inspect the wreckage and damage at the site of an Israeli attack on a vehicle in the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood of Gaza City, on September 13, 2026. (Saeed M. M. T. Jaras / Anadolu via Reuters)
September 13, 2026, 5:08 pm
IDF says it killed two Hamas engineers in Gaza strike; 13 others reported injured
Two bodies removed from mangled vehicle in Gaza City; military says the pair were involved in weapons production and acted to advance attacks, rebuild Hamas
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
Directors Yuval Abraham (right) and Rachel Szor (left), winners of the Special Jury Prize for 'Naza,' attend a photocall on the red carpet following the closing ceremony of the 83rd Venice Film Festival at Venice Lido on September 12, 2026. (Stefano RELLANDINI/AFP)
September 13, 2026, 12:35 am
Israelis’ film alleging AI-assisted killing of Gaza civilians wins Venice jury prize
‘NAZA,’ by Oscar-winning Israeli directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, receives recognition after record 25-minute ovation; IDF categorically rejects allegations, questions anonymous testimony
By AFP and ToI Staff
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