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

Gaza City

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)
September 1, 2026, 9:28 pm
Israel confirms capturing Hamas internal security chief in Gaza City raid
Special forces from Shin Bet descend on building in Strip, nab Muein al-Arabid in ‘bold operation,’ PM, military, and security agency say
By Emanuel Fabian
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
Wesam Hamada, the mother of Hind Rajab, a Palestinian girl who was killed in Gaza City in January 2024 after the car she was in with relatives came under Israeli fire, shows a picture of her late daughter during an interview with The Associated Press at an undisclosed location, August 21, 2026.
August 22, 2026, 5:55 pm
Mother of Gaza’s Hind Rajab demands independent probe after IDF opens criminal investigation
More than two years after 5-year-old girl was killed in Gaza City, military has acknowledged troops fired at family car, reversing initial account that forces were not in the area
By AP and ToI Staff
Displaced Palestinians carry victims away from the site of an Israeli strike that targeted police headquarters in Gaza City on August 19, 2026. (Omar AL-QATTAA/AFP)
August 19, 2026, 5:50 pm
At least 10 said killed in Gaza airstrikes that Israel says targeted Hamas commanders
IDF: Strikes in Nuseirat and Gaza City were against terror operatives planning attacks on Israeli troops; UN: More than half of all aid workers killed worldwide in 2025 were in Gaza
By Emanuel Fabian, Nurit Yohanan and Agencies
Palestinians inspect the damage after an Israeli airstrike on a cafe at the Gaza port in Gaza City, August 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
August 19, 2026, 1:19 am
IDF says it hit meeting of elite Hamas commanders near Gaza port; six reported dead
Military says targets included Nukhba Force company commander, three platoon commanders and several other terror operatives; Hamas-run civil defense says a minor among the dead
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
Palestinians walk among tents and rubble on the coastal road in Gaza City, in the Strip's north, on August 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
August 14, 2026, 12:04 am
‘Just like before Oct. 7’: Gaza border surveillance troops say they’re seeing terror activity
Kushner and Mladenov to visit Israel next week to lean on Netanyahu to restore halt on strikes, adhere to humanitarian commitments, in bid to advance Hamas disarmament, source says
By Emanuel Fabian, Jacob Magid, Nurit Yohanan and Agencies
Palestinians perform burial rites at the mass funeral of people allegedly killed in a November 2023 Israeli strike, in Gaza City, August 4, 2026. (Fathi Ibrahim/Flash90)
August 4, 2026, 9:58 pm
Hamas holds mass funeral for 112 people it says were killed in IDF strike at start of Gaza war
Burial comes after months-long effort to extract victims from rubble; IDF has not commented on specific alleged strike; separately, IDF said tightening policy on Gaza strikes amid pressure from Board of Peace
By Nurit Yohanan, Emanuel Fabian, Lazar Berman, Sam Sokol and Agencies
Palestinians run for cover as smoke and fire rise during an Israeli strike on the the Al-Muttaqin Mosque in Gaza City on July 28, 2026. (Omar AL-QATTAA/ AFP)
July 29, 2026, 10:46 pm
IDF strikes Gaza City mosque, claims it was used for weapons storage
Army says Al-Muttaqin Mosque was among Hamas sites struck this week, but offers no evidence of arms there; Indonesian activists file complaint against PM for flotilla ‘abuses’
By Emanuel Fabian and AFP
Residents inspect the site of an Israeli airstrike in Gaza city, July 18, 2026. (AP/Jehad Alshrafi)
July 19, 2026, 12:16 am
10 said killed, including three children, in Israeli strikes in northern Gaza
IDF says Gaza City strike which local health officials say killed family of 5 targeted Hamas operative, infrastructure; army also says 2 operatives killed in strikes a day earlier
By Emanuel Fabian, Agencies and ToI Staff
A smoke plume billows during an Israeli strike on an industrial area in Gaza City on July 12, 2026. (Omar AL-QATTAA/ AFP)
July 12, 2026, 8:17 pm
IDF says it hit weapons site in Gaza, as 6 said killed in Strip, including girl
IDF says unaware of incident in which 9-year-old reported killed; says operatives were inside arms factory during strike, 2 Hamas members killed last week
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
Palestinians in Gaza protest against Hamas on June 26, 2026. (Social media, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
June 26, 2026, 8:37 pm
Bucking threats, hundreds in Gaza seen protesting Hamas for first time in a year
Signs read ‘God willing, Hamas out,’ and ‘We are not pawns’; demonstrations were planned weeks in advance; resident confirms to ToI that Hamas operatives deployed to deter and try to stop them
By Nurit Yohanan
Jerusalem's Latin Patriarch Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa and his Greek Orthodox counterpart Theophilos III visit Gaza City, June 22, 2026. (Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem via X)
June 22, 2026, 4:01 pm
Jerusalem’s Latin and Greek patriarchs visit Gaza, vow to not abandon its Christians
Visiting Gaza City’s Holy Family Church, Cardinal Pizzaballa says he came out of ‘desire for support and unity’; clergyman also to participate in interfaith dialogue event
By AFP and ToI Staff
Mourners carry the body of Hamas terror group leader Mohammed Odeh, during his funeral in Gaza City on May 27, 2026. (Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP)
May 27, 2026, 7:13 pm
Hamas confirms death of military chief Mohammed Odeh; defiant funeral held in Gaza City
Terror group says Odeh killed alongside wife, children, in Israeli strike the day before; at burial, terror leader’s relative vows ‘struggle of Palestinian people will continue’
By Nurit Yohanan, Agencies and ToI Staff
Hamas Gaza chief Izz al-Din al-Haddad, then the commander of the terror group's Gaza City Brigade, is seen in a video released by Hamas’s military wing in May 2022 (social media)
May 16, 2026, 4:55 pm
IDF confirms Hamas Gaza chief Izz al-Din al-Haddad killed in airstrike
Sources in terror group also confirm death of Haddad, known as ‘the Ghost’ and long sought by Israel; was one of last surviving architects of Oct. 7 onslaught and had in the past ‘surrounded himself with hostages’
By Emanuel Fabian
Palestinian Tahseen Abu Assi rides a wave at a beach along the Mediterranean Sea in Gaza City, Monday, May 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
May 9, 2026, 11:05 am
Surfers in war-torn Gaza find rare moments of relief taking to the waves
The handful of Gaza surfers are challenged in their passion by a lack of equipment, Israeli military restrictions and a dearth of good waves
By WAFAA SHURAFA
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.