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Hamas terrorist Abd al-Rahman Maher Abd al-Karim Ziyada is seen by an IDF tank on October 7, 2023, in a photo published by the military on June 28, 2026, stating that he was eliminated. (Israel Defense Forces)
June 28, 2026, 1:59 pm
Top commander in Hamas naval police, Oct. 7 terrorist killed in recent strikes – IDF
Military targeted naval officer Mansour Sami Mahmoud Shahtout and Abd al-Rahman Maher Abd al-Karim Ziyada, who was pictured next to IDF tank from which crew were abducted in 2023 onslaught
By Emanuel Fabian
Palestinians take part in an anti-Hamas protest, calling for an end to the war with Israel, in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip on March 26, 2025. (AFP)
June 25, 2026, 4:37 pm
As Strip stagnates, Gazans plan first large anti-Hamas protest since ceasefire
Demonstration organized by dissidents abroad looks to bring crowds into streets Friday to call for better living conditions, though Hamas is apparently seeking to quash effort before it gets going
By Nurit Yohanan
People carry the body of a Palestinian man reportedly killed in an Israeli airstrike west of Khan Younis in southern Gaza on June 21, 2026. (Screen capture: X/Palestine Today)
June 21, 2026, 11:48 pm
Gazan man, girl reportedly killed by IDF, which says it eliminated Oct 7 terrorist
IDF says Islamic Jihad commander took part in kidnapping of child, was targeted for trying to rebuild terror group; separate strikes kill two Hamas moneymen and another operative
By Emanuel Fabian and Nurit Yohanan
Akram Awwad works on a locally manufactured toilet, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, June 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
June 7, 2026, 11:59 am
Gazans resort to makeshift toilets amid sanitation crisis in Strip’s vast tent camps
Without a single normal toilet in the camps, residents are forced to use communal latrines or dig their own; efforts by aid groups to supply solutions are limited, while officials blame Hamas for holding up reconstruction
By WAFAA SHURAFA and TOQA EZZIDIN
Displaced Palestinians gather to collect water from a truck at a makeshift tent camp in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, April 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
April 30, 2026, 8:30 pm
Rats infest Gaza’s tent camps, biting children and spreading disease
IDF kills Hamas operative allegedly planning attacks on troops, three reported dead in separate airstrike; Israeli NGO petitions for release of Gazan doctors held without charges
By Reuters, Emanuel Fabian and Nurit Yohanan
Palestinian crews work on a destroyed car after it was struck in an Israeli strike in Gaza City, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
April 29, 2026, 1:38 pm
IDF says senior Hamas intel operative who helped plan Oct. 7 killed in Gaza strike
Iyad Shambari served as operations chief in terror group’s intelligence division; separately, 9-year-old killed in strike targeting man who ‘posed immediate threat’ to troops
By Emanuel Fabian, Nurit Yohanan and Agencies
Palestinian men carry the bodies of two people killed in an IDF strike in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on February 27, 2026. (Bashar TALEB / AFP)
February 27, 2026, 11:51 pm
IDF says it struck Hamas operatives after gunmen emerged from tunnel in Rafah
Terror group says several of its police officers killed in strikes that targeted stations in central and southern Gaza, accuses Israel of ceasefire violation ‘under false pretenses’
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
Staff Sgt. Ofri Yafe (Israel Defense Forces)
February 18, 2026, 1:09 pm
IDF soldier killed in ‘friendly fire’ incident in southern Gaza
Initial military probe finds Staff Sgt. Ofri Yafe was killed near Yellow Line in Khan Younis area around 2 a.m. after being mistakenly identified as part of enemy forces
By Emanuel Fabian
Palestinians walk past the clinic of Doctors Without Borders or Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), in the al-Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City on January 11, 2026. (Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
February 14, 2026, 2:42 pm
Doctors Without Borders suspends activities at Gaza hospital due to presence of gunmen
Aid group says incidents, including suspected weapons transfers, have increased since ceasefire; statement marks 1st time international group confirmed gunmen in Gaza hospitals
By ToI Staff and Reuters
Smoke and flames rise after an IDF strike, following an evacuation order, in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City, Feb. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
February 6, 2026, 6:02 pm
IDF says it hit Hamas arms depot after issuing evacuation warning for Gaza City building
Military says it carried out strike on residential building and targeted weapon production site in Khan Younis overnight in response to attack on troops in northern Strip
By Emanuel Fabian
Palestinians make their way through destroyed buildings in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on December 31, 2025. (Eyad Baba / AFP)
January 12, 2026, 11:57 pm
IDF has demolished over 2,500 buildings in Gaza since start of ceasefire – report
NYT says Israel destroying buildings past Yellow Line, quotes Gazan as saying Hamas ‘militarized civilian spaces,’ gave IDF ‘pretext’; army kills 3 armed men in Khan Younis strike
By ToI Staff, Noam Lehmann and Stav Levaton
Destroyed homes seen on January 6, 2026, in the Hamad City area, north of Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip. (Abed Rahim Khatib/FLASH90)
January 12, 2026, 3:19 pm
Head of Gaza militia claims killing of senior Hamas cop
Hamas-controlled interior ministry says Lt. Col. Mahmoud al-Astal was slain by ‘agents of the Israeli occupation’ near Khan Younis
By Noam Lehmann and Reuters
Palestinian couples participate in a mass wedding ceremony in Hamad City in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
December 2, 2025, 11:24 pm
Mass wedding in Gaza celebrates new life after years of war and tragedy
‘Despite everything that has happened, we will begin a new life,’ groom Hikmat Lawwa says. ‘I used to dream of having a home, a job. Today, my dream is to find a tent to live in’
By WAFAA SHURAFA and MEGAN JANETSKY
Juma and Fadi Abu Asi, whom Palestinian media reports said were killed by the IDF in Gaza on November 29, 2025. (X, used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)
November 29, 2025, 7:07 pm
Brothers, 8 and 11, killed in south Gaza strike; IDF: ‘Suspects’ crossed Yellow Line
Uncle of Juma and Fadi Abu Asi says they were killed while searching for firewood in IDF-held territory; army says troops in Rafah also eliminated ‘terrorist’
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
Palestinians walk among the ruins of destroyed buildings in Gaza City, Nov. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
November 26, 2025, 9:39 pm
IDF says troops killed 4 gunmen, captured 2 others who emerged from Rafah tunnel
Army strikes sniper in northern Gaza who was planning ‘imminent’ attack on soldiers, also says it targeted two terror operatives who crossed ceasefire line in south of Strip
By Emanuel Fabian and Noam Lehmann
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