Join our Community
Support ToI and remove all ads
Learn more
×

2023-2025 Israel-Hamas war

Sharon Wrobel
Analysis
Sharon Wrobel
US airlines bring competition back to NYC route, but fares won’t begin descent for months
A United Airlines flight lands at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, March 31, 2025 (Yossi Aloni/ FLASH90)
Delta and United returning after Iran war hiatus, as Israir set to debut New York service, but prices will stay elevated until November, experts say, and may remain turbulent as long as war fears persist
Muein al-Arabid, head of Hamas's internal security apparatus, was captured by Israel on September 1, 2026. (Social media/ used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
Israel confirms capturing Hamas internal security chief in Gaza City raid
By Emanuel Fabian
Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan on today's Daily Briefing podcast. (ToI/AP)
ToI podcast
/
Daily Briefing Sept. 2 – In bold Israeli op, Hamas commander nabbed in Gaza City
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Emanuel Fabian
David Horovitz
Op-ed: Eight weeks to elections
/
Netanyahu, who set policy and held the levers of power, now seeks to pin all blame for October 7 on others
David Horovitz
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (second from right) attends a security briefing during an IDF operation in Jenin on July 3, 2023. At left is IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi, and next to him is Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. Ronen Bar, head of the Shin Bet is at center. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)
September 2, 2026, 2:13 am
Netanyahu claims defense officials intentionally failed to wake him in hours before Oct. 7 attack
PM claims misguided security chiefs chose not to alert him because they knew he’d order mobilization and attacks on anybody approaching border and they feared this would trigger Hamas attack
By Stav Levaton
Yair Golan, leader of The Democrats party and a former IDF deputy chief of staff, speaks during an election campaign rally in Netanya, Israel, August 27, 2026. (Gili Yaari/Flash90.)
September 1, 2026, 7:36 pm
Yair Golan warns Sara Netanyahu of $825,000 suit for airing Oct. 7 conspiracy theory
Democrats leader, who rescued multiple people from Nova festival, tells PM’s wife to donate to rave’s survivors and retract suggestion he had advance knowledge of Hamas onslaught
By ToI Staff and Michael Bachner
Planes from Brussels Airlines on the tarmac at Brussels Airport in Brussels May 12, 2020. (Francisco Seco/AP)
September 1, 2026, 5:22 pm
Brussels Airlines facing strike after workers say they were forced to fly to Israel
Union says airline violated deal specifying that staff, concerned over safety and ‘ethical impact,’ could not be made to fly Tel Aviv route
By ToI Staff
People gather near a destroyed vehicle following an Israeli strike in the Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City on September 1, 2026. (Omar AL-QATTAA/AFP)
September 1, 2026, 1:52 pm
IDF strikes Gaza as Hamas official captured in reported raid by Israel-backed militia
Military carries out heavy wave of strikes, says it struck targets to ‘remove threats to security forces’ amid apparent operation by anti-Hamas armed group; 3 said killed
By Emanuel Fabian and Nurit Yohanan
Senior aides to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (from left): Topaz Luk, Eli Feldstein and Jonatan Urich. (Flash90)
September 1, 2026, 10:10 am
‘Let them burn’: PM’s aides said to slam IDF on Oct. 7 for being slow to release photos
Reports of text messages between Netanyahu advisers Topaz Luk, Eli Feldstein and Jonatan Urich concerning leader’s image amid Hamas massacre provoke rage from bereaved families
By ToI Staff
Left: Sara Netanyahu in a Channel 14 interview broadcast on August 31, 2026. Right: Yair Golan, October 14, 2023. (Screenshot/Channel 14; Kan TV screenshot)
September 1, 2026, 6:49 am
Sara Netanyahu pushes conspiracy theory that left-wing leader Golan had advance knowledge of Oct. 7
Golan, former deputy chief of staff, dashed to fight at Nova after invasion; his party decries ‘slander’ that ‘crosses a red line bordering on insanity’; PM’s wife also avoids ruling out ‘treason’ by security chiefs, which her husband has dismissed
By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff
Israeli protesters hold large photographs of the 'beautiful 6' six Israeli hostages who were killed in Hamas captivity, as well as a banner reading, 'We will not forget they could have returned alive,' at a demonstration outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem, August 31, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/FLASH90)
August 31, 2026, 1:11 pm
Protesters mark 2 years since recovery of 6 slain Gaza hostages, demand Oct. 7 probe
Activists outside Netanyahu’s Jerusalem home display banner reading, ‘We will not forget they could have returned alive,’ hold photos of hostages who were killed in captivity
By ToI Staff
Dancer and choreographer Dor Pazuelo performing in the 2025 Jerusalem Solo International Dance Festival; this year's edition takes place September 15-19, 2026 (Liron Wiseman)
August 31, 2026, 9:43 am
Jerusalem dance event struggles with boycott pressures, but moves ahead
Jerusalem Solo International Dance Festival will celebrate five years, hosting 17 artists from 11 countries
By Jessica Steinberg
An air strike targets a commander in Hamas's Nukhba Force, in the Gaza Strip, August 30, 2026. (IDF)
August 30, 2026, 4:29 pm
Weekend strikes kill several Hamas operatives, including Oct. 7 invaders, IDF says
Military says terror group commander killed in Deir al-Balah; local officials say three-year-old among dead; another attack targets commander hiding adjacent to hospital
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
Adi Rotem, a retired Shin Bet hostage negotiator, in a Channel 12 interview, August 29, 2026. (Screenshot)
August 30, 2026, 12:27 am
Shin Bet veteran confirms he held talks with Hamas’s Hamad; political echelon approved
Adi Rotem says resort to direct channel initiated because mediator Qatar was clearly acting in bad faith, talks were going in circles; Hamas captors killing 6 hostages in August 2024 was ‘the last straw’
By ToI Staff
Palestinian mourners carry the body of a man killed by the Israeli army, during his funeral at al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, August 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
August 29, 2026, 9:34 pm
IDF says strike on Gaza hospital compound killed Hamas commander
Unnamed commander accused of advancing attacks on troops and Israeli civilians; military reports killing another Hamas commander and a sniper in strike on Friday
By Emanuel Fabian, AFP and ToI Staff
Hamas official Ghazi Hamad and Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar. (Collage/AP)
August 29, 2026, 1:47 am
Secret, direct channel between Israel and Hamas credited for enabling Jan. 2025 hostage deal
Israeli TV reveals further details about Netanyahu’s authorization of direct talks between Shin Bet and the terror group, which began after it executed six hostages in August 2024
By ToI Staff
An image from 'The Campaign,' an investigative documentary examining the anti-Israel Hamas social media campaign (Courtesy)
August 28, 2026, 5:16 am
A new documentary finds orchestrating hands behind global online hate after October 7
‘The Campaign,’ based on Warren Kinsella’s ‘The Hidden Hand,’ weaves in-depth interviews with investigative reporting to reveal a social media movement that spread anti-Israel messaging, fueling antisemitism
By Jessica Steinberg
Left: Shin Bet Chief Ronen Bar (Yonatan Sindel/Flash 90); Right: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Dudu Bachar/Pool)
August 28, 2026, 1:06 am
Censor allows publication of report Israel held direct hostage talks with Hamas, with PM’s approval
Israeli TV says negotiations by then-Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar were ongoing in early 2025; permission to reveal meetings comes on heels of report that Netanyahu also privately contacted Hamas amid 2014 war
By ToI Staff
An Israeli officer looks on as trucks loaded with humanitarian aid delivered from Jordan cross into Gaza on the border between Israel and the northern Gaza Strip, through the Israeli-controlled Erez Crossing on October 21, 2024. (Jack GUEZ/AFP)
August 27, 2026, 8:21 pm
Netanyahu, Katz deny reported Israeli plan to reopen Gaza’s Erez Crossing next week
North Gaza crossing to reopen only when Hamas is disarmed, PM and defense minister say, as preparations underway for imminent reopening amid US pressure for progress on Gaza peace
By Emanuel Fabian, Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
Load More

Sign in or Join The Times of Israel Community

Sign in or Register

Paying ToI Community members are invited to comment on articles
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Or Continue with
By joining you agree to the terms and conditions
Register to continue
Or Continue with
Log in to continue
Sign in or Join The Times of Israel Community
Sign in or Register
Only ToI Community members can comment below articles
Forgot your password? / Send me a login link
Or Continue with
check your email
Check your email
We sent an email to you at .
It has a link that will sign you in.
Join The Times of Israel Community
Commenting is available for paying members of The Times of Israel Community only. Please join our Community to comment and enjoy other Community benefits.
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Confirm Mail
Thank you! Now check your email
You are now a member of The Times of Israel Community! We sent you an email with a login link to . Once you're set up, you can start enjoying Community benefits and commenting.
Back to top
Never miss breaking news on Israel
Get notifications to stay updated
You're subscribed
image
Register for free
and continue reading
Registering allows you to manage your newsletters and alerts and helps us improve your experience. It takes just a few seconds.
Already registered? Enter your email to sign in.
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Or Continue with
By registering you agree to the terms and conditions. Once registered, you’ll receive our Daily Edition email for free.
Register to continue
Or Continue with
Log in to continue
Sign in or Register
I forgot my password / Send me a sign in link
Or Continue with
check your email
Check your email
We sent an email to you at .
It has a link that will sign you in.