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Albania formalizes role in Gaza force, Kosovo says troops ready to deploy amid delays
Soldiers from Kosovo visit a military base in southern Israel as they prepare to join the Board of Peace's International Stabilization Force (ISF) for Gaza on July 12, 2026. (Board of Peace)
By Nava Freiberg
US-backed Board of Peace says Albania to send liaison officers to region in November; Kosovo ministry tells ToI its explosives disposal team is ready, but awaits green light
Russian former chess world champion and Chairman of Renew Democracy Initiative Garry Kasparov attends the Warsaw Security Forum in Warsaw, Poland on October 12, 2026. (Wojtek RADWANSKI/AFP)
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Kasparov hopes Netanyahu’s days are numbered, urges Russian-Israelis to vote him out
By Ksenia Svetlova
Lazar Focus podcast
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Tamir Hayman: We should be worried about Israel’s post-Oct. 7 security doctrine
By Lazar Berman
Mourners grieve next to the bodies of three Palestinians during their funeral at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on October 25, 2026, after they were reportedly killed in an Israeli strike on the Islamic University building. (Omar AL-QATTAA/AFP)
October 26, 2026, 4:56 pm
5 Palestinians said killed in Gaza strikes; IDF targets nine terror operatives
Army says it struck 2 Hamas commanders, 7 other operatives, including 3 who emerged from tunnel in Khan Younis; military ‘unaware’ of activity in al-Mawasi, where three said killed
By Emanuel Fabian, Nurit Yohanan and Agencies
Mourners carry the body of one of three Palestinians during their funeral at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on October 25, 2026, after they were killed in an Israeli strike on the Islamic University building. (Omar AL-QATTAA/AFP)
October 26, 2026, 5:38 am
Three reported killed in IDF strike targeting Hamas terrorist at Gaza university
Military says it diverted the strike when uninvolved bystanders were identified in area; unclear if target is among those killed
By Emanuel Fabian
Palestinians walk along a street lined with buildings destroyed during the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza City October 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
October 22, 2026, 9:21 pm
Report: Israel tells US Hamas doesn’t plan to disarm and is rebuilding its forces
Intel officials say the Palestinian terror group has up to 40,000 operatives, has strengthened its control in Gaza and restored much of its tunnel network amid stalled negotiations
By ToI Staff
IDF reserve soldiers take part in a surprise military drill in northern Israel along the border with Lebanon and Syria, November 24, 2025. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
October 22, 2026, 7:45 pm
Study: After 3 years of war, reservists face financial strain and stalled careers
Survey finds 70% of reservists have put off or abandoned career moves due to prolonged service, and only about a quarter say state assistance met their needs
By Sharon Wrobel
This IDF infographic published on October 20, 2026, shows Hamas terrorists driving to the Gaza Strip with the body of Shani Louk on October 7, 2023. (AP/Ali Mahmud; Israel Defense Forces)
October 21, 2026, 2:00 am
IDF says strike killed final Hamas member who took part in kidnapping Shani Louk
Army and Shin Bet also announce targeting of senior operative in terror group’s general security apparatus, who along with his wife was among seven Gazans reportedly killed Tuesday
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
Illustrative: Trucks carrying food drive through Khan Younis after entering via the Israeli-controlled Kerem Shalom crossing, on February 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
October 20, 2026, 12:23 am
Israel to resume entry of private-sector goods to Gaza; 5 reportedly killed in Strip
COGAT says shipments to gradually return after local merchants, who suspended imports in protest of Hamas conditions, reported terror group no longer demanding taxes, cash payments
By Nurit Yohanan, ToI Staff and Agencies
A Palestinian man carries metal sheets past the ruins of buildings destroyed during the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza City, October 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
October 19, 2026, 4:28 pm
IDF says it killed 3 Hamas operatives over weekend as it keeps up Gaza strikes
Hamas-linked reports claim 2 kids killed Sunday; Military publishes what it says is 2024 Hamas document with plans to plant explosives near displaced-person camps in Gaza
By Emanuel Fabian
A "Palestine Poppy" badge being sold in Britain ahead of Remembrance Day, October 2026. (Palestine Poppy website)
October 19, 2026, 9:16 am
Anti-Israel activists accused of ‘hijacking’ UK’s Remembrance Day with ‘Palestine Poppy’
Various public figures slam pro-Palestinian version of national remembrance symbol, saying the initiative is disrespectful to war victims and ‘designed to divide rather than unite’
By Michael Bachner
Palestinians inspect the wreckage of a car after it was destroyed in Israeli strike at the Tuffah neighborhood of Gaza City on October 13, 2026. (Omar AL-QATTAA/AFP)
October 17, 2026, 10:41 pm
IDF says it killed 4 Hamas operatives, including Oct. 7 terrorist, in latest Gaza strikes
Army says terror operatives targeted in past few days include a Hamas sniper, Nukhba commander and another ‘involved in advancing attacks on troops’
By Emanuel Fabian
A drawing said done by Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar's 10-year-old son Ibrahim at the start of the war, published by the IDF on October 16, 2026 (IDF)
October 16, 2026, 8:55 am
In letter said written by Sinwar’s son, 10-year-old expresses desire to ‘shoot Jews’
Publishing document to mark two years since troops killed Hamas chief, IDF says it demonstrates how Sinwar, architect of Oct. 7 massacre, imbued his children with ‘murderous ideology’
By Emanuel Fabian
Israeli soldiers seen along the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip, September 6, 2026. (Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)
October 15, 2026, 6:11 pm
Israel said blocking US firm from breaking ground on Gaza base for international force
COGAT claims Palestinian merchants halted coordination on shipment of goods due to Hamas intimidation, but Gaza truckers union says Israel made the decision
By Nurit Yohanan, Emanuel Fabian, AP and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a reception marking the opening of the Colombian Embassy in Jerusalem, held at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, October 14, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
October 15, 2026, 4:55 pm
Netanyahu’s Macbeth complex: Ex-spy chief exposes a leader consumed by paranoia
Ronen Bar’s defamation suit reveals the gravity of the prime minister’s toxic rift with his security chiefs. Three years after Oct. 7, Netanyahu is still hunting for conspiracies
By Tal Schneider
Smoke rises following an IDF airstrike in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, October 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
October 11, 2026, 12:14 am
IDF raises toll of Palestinian terror operatives it has killed in past week to 17
Military names 3 Hamas Nukhba members and 2 Palestinian Islamic Jihad commanders killed in recent Gaza strikes, adding to 12 deaths announced earlier in the week
By Stav Levaton
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas listens to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their talks in the Grand Palace at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, on Saturday, May 10, 2025, as part of celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany during the World War II. (Sergei Bobylev/Photo host agency RIA Novosti via AP)
October 10, 2026, 5:14 pm
Abbas postpones Palestinian elections, sets presidential poll for September 2027
Palestinian leader, who has repeatedly delayed and nixed planned votes over the years, accuses Israel of hindering process; FM Sa’ar rejects ‘ridiculous lie’ by ‘corrupt dictator’
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas attends the inauguration ceremony of the Innovation and Excellence Compound in the West Bank city of Ramallah, September 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
October 9, 2026, 6:43 pm
Palestinians set to delay November’s legislative elections, citing worsening conditions
20 years since last vote, PA’s Vice President Hussein Al Sheikh says ‘anticipated political, security and economic conditions have not materialized’
By Reuters and ToI Staff
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