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Maj. Gen. Ghassan Alian, Israel’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), arrives to the Supreme Court in Jerusalem for a hearing on the provision of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, July 21, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 8, 2025, 3:21 pm
Man arrested for posting death threats against Druze COGAT chief
Suspect called Maj. Gen. Ghassan Alian, a senior officer who oversees affairs in West Bank and Gaza, a ‘Nazi Hamas terrorist in IDF uniform,’ urged followers to ‘pray for his death’
By Charlie Summers
Displaced Palestinians fleeing northern Gaza carry their belongings along the coastal road toward southern Gaza, September 13, 2025, after the Israeli army issued evacuation orders from Gaza City. (AP Photo/ Jehad Alshrafi)
September 14, 2025, 10:38 pm
As Hamas urges Gazans to stay put, its leaders are trying to flee Strip, says Israel
COGAT chief says terror group’s ‘hypocrisy is blatant,’ as unit names 4 Hamas officials seeking safe passage for their families; IDF continues to fight operatives around Gaza City
By Emanuel Fabian
A Palestinian woman carries a child as she flees with others the Abu Iskandar neighborhood of northern Gaza City on August 22, 2025. (Bashar TALEB / AFP)
August 22, 2025, 3:18 pm
Global hunger monitor declares famine in Gaza for 1st time; Israel rejects ‘biased’ report
UN rights chief warns Israel could be guilty of war crimes, after IPC says famine has arrived in north Gaza; Israel says report ignored and ‘fabricated’ crucial data
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Hamas's leader in the Gaza Strip Yahya Sinwar speaks during a meeting in Gaza City, on April 30, 2022. (Mahmud Hams/AFP)
March 30, 2025, 12:15 am
Report: A June 2023 Defense Ministry document proposed near-sovereignty for Hamas in Gaza
Written by head of COGAT, top-secret paper recommended an Egyptian proposal for long-term truce; IDF chief advised advancing it; Israeli team was in Cairo days before Oct. 7 attack
By ToI Staff
Protesters take part in a demonstration in support of the Palestinian people and to demand the end of the war in Gaza, in Surabaya, Indonesia, on February 2, 2025. (JUNI KRISWANTO / AFP)
March 26, 2025, 8:07 pm
100 Gazans set to move to Indonesia as part of pilot work program — report
If the trial is successful, Israel said to hope thousands will follow and possibly permanently resettle in south Asian country
By ToI Staff
Maj. Gen. Ghassan Alian, Israel’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), arrives to the Supreme Court in Jerusalem for a hearing on the provision of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, July 21, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 13, 2025, 10:07 pm
Anti-Israel group asks Italy, The Hague to arrest COGAT head on ‘secret’ trip to Rome
Hind Rajab Foundation claims Maj. Gen. Ghassan Alian guilty of genocide, war crimes for overseeing blockade on Gaza, citing ‘human animals’ comment made at start of war
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on December 10, 2023. Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani at Lusail Palace, in Doha on February 6, 2024. (Ronen Zvulun/AP, Mark Schiefelbein/AFP)
March 22, 2024, 4:51 pm
Documents show Israel sought, valued Qatari aid for Gaza in years leading to Oct. 7
Netanyahu long attempted to avoid talking publicly about arrangement with Doha, but letters from top aides reveal Jerusalem felt assistance was critical for regional stability
By Jacob Magid
A truck enters Gaza at an unknown location carrying 50 incubators for hospitals, March 3, 2024. (X video screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
March 3, 2024, 11:53 pm
Israel says 50 incubators for hospitals enter Gaza Strip
Defense Ministry liaison body does not say who provided machines; Gazans reportedly loot some of dozens of trucks entering northern Strip
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,, center, leads a cabinet meeting, at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on July 30, 2023. (Marc Israel Sellem/Pool)
August 6, 2023, 11:15 pm
Security cabinet said set to advance measures to prop up PA, but delay announcement
Ben Gvir, Netanyahu reportedly spar over timing of move, day after deadly terror attack; Dermer: We must keep our promise to the White House
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Israel's security cabinet meets after rocket barrages from Lebanon, April 6, 2023. Defense Minister Yoav Gallant is seated opposite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO)
August 6, 2023, 4:35 pm
After Tel Aviv attack, security cabinet said set to delay moves to prop up PA
Biden administration said leaning on Israel to strengthen Palestinian Authority, but official reportedly says steps unlikely to pass in current atmosphere
By Lazar Berman
Settlers from Yitzhar walk away from a fire started on fields belonging to the Palestinian village of Burin on July 29, 2023. (Screen capture/Yesh Din)
July 29, 2023, 6:51 pm
Settlers from flashpoint West Bank settlement said to torch Palestinian field
COGAT changes enforcement policy against illegally dug Palestinians wells, after Israel panned over video showing one serving hamlets not connected to grid being filled with cement
By ToI Staff
IDF soldiers wear masks on a base in northern Israel on October 27, 2020. (David Cohen/Flash90)
January 11, 2022, 3:01 pm
IDF cancels reservist exercises, limits combat troops’ leave amid Omicron outbreak
With thousands of soldiers diagnosed with COVID-19, including two generals, military issues tighter restrictions, but anticipates case numbers will rise anyway in coming weeks
By Judah Ari Gross
Israeli military technicians carry out a diagnostic test for coronavirus in a IDF lab in central Israel, on July 15, 2020. (Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)
January 10, 2022, 8:59 pm
Two top generals contract COVID-19 as Omicron sweeps through IDF
Number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the military more than quintuples in a week, as army scrambles to keep up troop levels, fitness despite surge
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative: Masked men, allegedly Israeli settlers, wield clubs during what eyewitnesses and police called an attack on Palestinians seeking to harvest olives near Surif, on November 12, 2021. (Credit: Shai Kendler)
November 19, 2021, 9:43 am
Gantz discusses settler violence with top brass, calls for soldiers to intervene
Move comes after rise in attacks by Israeli extremists against Palestinians, in which IDF troops are often seen standing idly by
By Judah Ari Gross
View of fishing boats at the port of Gaza City, June 13, 2019. (Hassan Jedi/Flash90)
April 26, 2021, 7:18 am
After 3rd straight night of rocket attacks, Israel closes Gaza fishing zone
After initially restricting fishermen to sailing within 9 miles of the coast, Israel’s military liaison to Palestinians announces total closure as launches continue from Strip
By Judah Ari Gross
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