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A married couple from Thailand, known as Qwon, left, and Tay, participate in the Shavuot celebration in Shavei Zion, Western Galilee, where they work in the avocado groves, on May 21, 2026. (Diana Bletter/Times of Israel)
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'I like Israelis, the people don't show prejudice toward me'
Braving war losses and tough conditions, Thai workers stay rooted in Israeli agriculture
By Diana Bletter
51 foreign laborers from Thailand have been killed by terror groups since 2023, and 31 were among the Oct. 7 hostages, but that hasn't caused them to flee Israel's fields and groves
Palestinians gather around the site of an Israeli drone strike in Gaza City’s Sabra neighborhood, July 12, 2026. (AP Photo/ Jehad Alshrafi)
EU launches $1 billion aid initiative for Gaza, urges disarmament of Hamas
By Agencies
Trucks carrying food, after entering the Gaza Strip through the Kerem Shalom crossing, drive through Khan Younis, February 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
July 13, 2026, 1:44 pm
UN official says Hamas obstructing Gaza aid: ‘Dangerous pattern of intimidation, violence’
Special coordinator says armed Hamas-linked operatives raided food distribution point and WFP depot, assaulted 2 truck drivers; police scrap charges for Israeli right-wing activist who blocked aid trucks
By AFP, Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff
Senior Hamas leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, speaks during a conference in Gaza City, on November 4, 2019. (Abed Rahim Khatib/ Flash90/ File)
July 12, 2026, 11:24 pm
In memo before October 7 massacre, Sinwar predicted Israel might respond with nuclear strike
Uncovered document from 2022, written in slain terror chief’s own hand, lays out plans for mass assault, with goal of capturing territory, expelling residents, and taking hostages
By Stav Levaton 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
Masked Hamas gunmen attend the funeral of Mahmoud al-Nabaheen, 24, in the Bureij refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip, on January 23, 2019. (MAHMUD HAMS / AFP)
July 10, 2026, 10:43 pm
1 in 8 young Americans like Hamas, a slight decline; US Muslim support for terror group rises to 44%
Young Democrats prefer Hamas over Israeli government, Pew survey finds; Israeli government went from 43% unfavorable in 2022 to 62% now
By Luke Tress
A Palestinian girl walks past the Bilal Mosque, which has been converted into a shelter for displaced people, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
July 10, 2026, 9:47 pm
IDF kills three Hamas commanders, including Oct. 7 invader, in Gaza airstrikes
After pledging 20,000 international peacekeepers to Gaza, US reportedly struggling to deploy just twenty; Israel defends detention of Gaza hospital chief, who is also Hamas officer
By Emanuel Fabian, Agencies and ToI Staff
New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin, center left, visits a synagogue defaced with a swastika, in Queens, New York City, May 4, 2026. (Courtesy/ New York City Council Speaker's Office)
July 10, 2026, 4:27 pm
Poll: About 6 in 10 Jews say they feel ‘less safe’ in the US since October 7
Survey finds many Jewish American adults have experienced assault or harassment over past year; about half say anti-Israel protests not antisemitic, while 4 in 10 say they are
By AP and ToI Staff
Palestinians gather around a car hit in an Israeli military strike that, according to Hamas-run health authorities, killed at least one person in Gaza City, July 9, 2026. (AP/Jehad Alshrafi)
July 10, 2026, 8:39 am
6 said killed by IDF in Gaza; Israel tries, fails to assassinate Hamas spokesman
Gaza source says Hassem Qassem was not in vehicle when it was struck by drone, bodyguard slain; IDF says strikes this week killed Islamic Jihad commander, Hamas sniper, Oct. 7 terrorist
By Emanuel Fabian and AFP
Palestinians walk along a street surrounded by buildings destroyed in Israeli military strikes during the Israel-Hamas war, in Gaza City, Thursday, July 2, 2026. (AP/Jehad Alshrafi)
July 10, 2026, 7:35 am
Board of Peace plans launch of pilot Gaza housing project, but green light elusive
US-led body thinks it can establish Rafah-area humanitarian zone regardless of whether Hamas agrees to disarm, but needs cooperation from Israel and Palestinian technocratic panel tasked with replacing terror group
By Jacob Magid
In this handout picture provided by the Palestinian Authority's press office (PPO), Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas votes during the elections for the new central committee of the Fatah movement during their Eighth General Conference in the city of Ramallah in the West Bank on May 16, 2026. (Thaer Ghanaim/PPO/AFP)
July 9, 2026, 6:40 pm
Abbas declares first Palestinian legislative elections since 2006 to be held Nov. 28
PA president signs decree days before EU donor conference, hoping Brussels will see it as fulfillment of reform pledges, provide funds badly needed following Israeli sanctions
By AFP and Jacob Magid
A picture taken on February 14, 2024 in Kibbutz Nirim in southern Israel bordering the Gaza Strip, shows people checking a damaged house following the deadly October 7 attack by Hamas terrorists (Menahem Kahana / AFP)
July 8, 2026, 7:03 pm
IDF says Oct. 7 terrorist eliminated; 5 said killed in Gaza strikes, including child
Military says man led Nukhba cell that attacked Kibbutz Nirim, posed ‘immediate threat’; Israel acknowledges holding Gazan’s body for hostage talks, despite fact all captives freed
By Emanuel Fabian, Nurit Yohanan and Agencies
Friends and relatives mourn over the body of Omran Abu Jarad, 48, who was killed in an Israeli military strike, during his funeral at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
July 7, 2026, 11:57 pm
IDF fire said to kill 7 in Gaza, including terror operative, aid worker and child
6 reportedly hurt in settler attack in South Hebron Hills, as Netanyahu blames ‘very lenient courts’ for unchecked violence by Israeli extremists in West Bank
By Agencies, ToI Staff, Emanuel Fabian and Nurit Yohanan
L-R: Kamal Adwan Hospital director Hussam Abu Safiya, in an undated screenshot taken from a Democracy Now video posted to YouTube on January 14, 2025. (Democracy Now screenshot/YouTube); A resurfaced photo from 2016 shows Abu Safiya wearing a Hamas uniform alongside other senior officers in the terror group. (Medical services – Gaza Strip)
July 6, 2026, 10:47 pm
UN deems Israel’s detention of Hamas doctor ‘arbitrary’ as health fears mount
Working group says holding Hussam Abu Safiya, a colonel in the terror group and a Gaza hospital director, is a human rights violation, calls for his immediate release
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Ismail al-Thawabta, general director of the Hamas-run government media office, center right, speaks during a press conference at Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
July 6, 2026, 3:40 pm
Hamas dissolves Gaza government ahead of eventual transfer of power to technocrats
While move marks political shift, Israeli official downplays it as ‘spin’ and ‘stalling’ as civil servants set to keep their jobs; Hamas has so far refused to disarm
By Nurit Yohanan, Nava Freiberg, AFP, Jacob Magid and Emanuel Fabian
Palestinian gunmen from Hamas and Islamic Jihad gather next to Eid al-Fitr prayers in Gaza City, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
July 6, 2026, 9:16 am
Report: Hamas plans to dissolve its Gaza government to allow in technocratic panel
Planned dissolution comes as terror group said seeking to stall for time in talks over Trump plan implementation, believing Netanyahu doing the same ahead of election
By ToI Staff
L-R: Kamal Adwan Hospital director Hussam Abu Safiya, in an undated screenshot taken from a Democracy Now video posted to YouTube on January 14, 2025. (Democracy Now screenshot/YouTube); A resurfaced photo from 2016 shows Abu Safiya wearing a Hamas uniform alongside other senior officers in the terror group. (Medical services – Gaza Strip)
July 5, 2026, 10:57 am
Life of detained Gaza hospital chief/Hamas officer at immediate risk, lawyer says
Rights group claims Hussam Abu Safiya undergoes daily beatings, bears fresh wounds that made him barely recognizable during lawyer visit; prisoner said to say he doesn’t think he’ll survive
By ToI Staff
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