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Mahmoud Amin Ya’qub Al-Muhtadi, in black, with a group of Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine trainees, in 2022. (US Western District of Louisiana court)
September 16, 2026, 1:26 am
Gaza terrorists heard joking during Oct. 7 attack in newly released intercepted calls
US federal prosecutors file phone transcripts in case against alleged terrorist, in which attackers are heard laughing about the onslaught and the expected destruction in Gaza
By Luke Tress
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (second from right) and Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer (right) meet with top White House adviser Jared Kushner (second from left) and US adviser Aryeh Lightstone (left) in Jerusalem on November 10, 2025. (Haim Zach/GPO)
August 19, 2026, 3:54 am
PM, Kushner clashed over continued Israeli strikes on Oct. 7 terrorists — officials
Officials tell ToI that Trump aide also took issue with Netanyahu’s refusal to let police recruits leave Gaza for training, as Board of Peace needs them for Hamas weapons handovers
By Jacob Magid and Nava Freiberg
Yotam Haim, left, and his mother, Iris Haim, in an undated photo. (Courtesy)
April 21, 2026, 8:49 am
Slain hostage’s mother aims to perpetuate life with son’s posthumously retrieved sperm
‘Hamas and Hitler wanted to destroy us; technology can help us create new life,’ says Iris Haim, mother of Yotam, mistakenly killed by IDF troops after escaping his Gaza captors; a court has ruled that the family can use his sperm for conception
By Diana Bletter
Armed members of Hamas and Islamic Jihad greet people gathering for Eid al-Fitr prayers in Gaza City, March 20, 2026. (AP/Abdel Kareem Hana)
April 7, 2026, 5:18 am
Hamas given until week’s end to accept disarmament proposal — sources
Board of Peace’s Gaza envoy Mladenov determined to advance Trump plan’s reconstruction phase, but Hamas and Israel unlikely to cooperate, diplomat from mediating country tells ToI
By Jacob Magid
Illustrative: Armed members of Hamas and Islamic Jihad greet people gathering for Eid al-Fitr prayers in Gaza City, March 20, 2026. (AP/Abdel Kareem Hana)
March 27, 2026, 3:20 pm
Text of Board of Peace Gaza plan calls for Hamas to disarm over period of eight months
Plan calls for terror group to also agree to destruction of its tunnels; IDF would only fully withdraw upon ‘verification that Gaza is free of weaponry’
By Reuters
Freed Hamas terrorist Mohammad Abu Warda (right) seen in a TV broadcast from the handover ceremony of slain Israeli hostages in Khan Younis, February 20, 2025. (Screenshot from X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
February 20, 2025, 2:10 pm
Freed arch-terrorist, convicted of killing 45, is guest at slain hostage handover in Gaza
Mohammed Abu Warda, responsible for series of suicide bombings, vows to continue ‘resistance’ at Khan Younis ceremony; had reportedly been slated to be deported to Egypt
By ToI Staff
Batsheva Yahalomi in front of her Kibbutz Nir Oz home on September 30, 2024, where she, her husband and three children were grabbed by terrorists on October 7, 2023. (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
October 6, 2024, 6:26 am
A year after Oct. 7, Kfar Aza and Nir Oz are mostly empty, with residents in anguish
Survivors return briefly to visit their homes, sift through wreckage and shake their heads in disbelief that loved ones are still held hostage in Gaza
By Jessica Steinberg
Demonstrators calling for the release of hostages held by Hamas terrorists outside the Knesset in Jerusalem, February 19, 2024 (Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
February 26, 2024, 1:15 pm
Daily Briefing Feb. 26: Day 143 – Hostage talks see some progress in Qatar
Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman discusses ongoing hostage negotiations and what Gaza looks like now as military operations wind down
By ToI Staff
A pregnant Shahar Naim holds a picture of her husband Amir Naim, who was killed by Hamas terrorists while defending Kibbutz Erez on October 7, 2023. (Courtesy)
February 9, 2024, 10:47 am
Pregnant war widows carry new life while processing death of their fallen husbands
IDF Widows and Orphans organization launches multifaceted program supporting dozens of women who face giving birth without their partners
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Nasreen Yousef. (Screenshot taken from Channel 12/Keshet TV, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law).
January 28, 2024, 12:25 pm
How a Druze mom fooled Hamas into revealing its attack plans on Oct. 7, saving her town
From attackers in her yard, Arabic speaker Nasreen Yousef found out where more terrorists were hiding, then got a Hamas operative on the phone and passed critical intel to the IDF
By Sue Surkes
Hamas gunmen surrender to IDF troops at northern Gaza's Kamal Adwan Hospital, in a handout image published December 14, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
December 22, 2023, 2:23 pm
Health Ministry issues directives for medical treatment of detained Gazan terrorists
Following deaths of several Palestinians at IDF Sde Teiman medical facility, the government gives clear instructions about care for ‘illegal combatants’
By Renee Ghert-Zand and ToI Staff
Palestinian men surrender to troops in northern Gaza's Jabaliya, on December 10, 2023. (Social media; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
December 20, 2023, 6:53 pm
IDF says it is probing deaths of several Gazans at its detention centers
Hundreds of Palestinians held at sites in southern Israel since Oct. 7; detainees reportedly blindfolded, handcuffed for most of day with lights on throughout night
By AFP and ToI Staff
Residents of Kibbutz Kfar Aza watch news of the release of their neighbors in Shefayim on November 26, 2023. (Carrie Keller-Lynn/Times of Israel)
November 27, 2023, 12:31 pm
Daily Briefing Nov 27: Day 52 – On hostage return, joy and vows to rebuild Gaza border area
Reporter Canaan Lidor on kibbutz angst as some members return – and some may never; legal reporter Jeremy Sharon on how Israel may prosecute detained terrorists
By ToI Staff
Demonstrators calling upon the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to take action for the release of hostages abducted by Hamas on October 7 and currently held in the Gaza Strip, outside the ICRC offices in Tel Aviv on November 9, 2023. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)
November 13, 2023, 11:16 pm
Health workers join campaign to advocate for hostages, care for their families
Top health experts volunteer with #BringThemHomeNow to fight for information on the medical status of the hostages, lobbying Red Cross and WHO to do more
By Renee Ghert-Zand
A blood-soaked child's bed in Kibbutz Kfar Aza seen in a photo shared by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on October 11, 2023, in the aftermath of the Hamas assault on Israel on October 7. (X/Netanyahu)
November 7, 2023, 8:33 pm
Mental health professionals implore Netanyahu not to show atrocities film to public
Group focused on helping suffering Israelis warns against re-traumatizing a nation still in shock from October 7 and grappling with ongoing war against Hamas
By Renee Ghert-Zand
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