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Nukhba Force

Left: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a polling station in Jerusalem on August 17, 2026, amid the Likud primary elections. Right: Ghazi Hamad, a member of Hamas's political bureau, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Beirut, Lebanon, October 26, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90, AP/Bilal Hussein)
August 27, 2026, 5:57 pm
Netanyahu held secret talks with Hamas during 2014 Gaza war, report says; PM’s office denies
PM’s envoy reportedly spoke with terror official Ghazi Hamad, unbeknownst to official negotiators; in Gaza, IDF strikes kill Oct. 7 invaders, target Hamas ‘ambush position’
By ToI Staff and Emanuel Fabian
Palestinians inspect the damage after an Israeli airstrike on a cafe at the Gaza port in Gaza City, August 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
August 19, 2026, 1:19 am
IDF says it hit meeting of elite Hamas commanders near Gaza port; six reported dead
Military says targets included Nukhba Force company commander, three platoon commanders and several other terror operatives; Hamas-run civil defense says a minor among the dead
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
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
Members of the al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, take part in a parade as they celebrate a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, on January 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana, File)
June 29, 2026, 11:44 am
Report: IDF warns Hamas is readying to return to war; US opposes new Israeli offensive
Unsourced report claims terror group is recruiting new fighters, has resumed training its elite Nukhba force as US peace plan fails to progress; IDF says Oct. 7 terrorist killed in strike
By ToI Staff, Emanuel Fabian and Nurit Yohanan
Head of the Hamas political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh (left) and Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip Yahya Sinwar (right) at a rally marking the 30th anniversary of the terror group, in Gaza City, December 14, 2017. (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)
June 27, 2026, 10:42 pm
IDF says strike killed Oct. 7 terrorist commander, nephew of ex-Hamas chief Haniyeh
Walid Haniyeh directed terrorists ‘as they took Israeli civilians hostage,’ military says; Gaza hospitals say Saturday strikes kill two siblings, wound at least 19 others
By Emanuel Fabian and AP
Hamas terrorist Youssef Ayesh Awad Ramadan is seen during the October 7, 2023, onslaught, in footage published by the IDF on June 2, 2026, retouched to include the word "eliminated." (Israel Defense Forces)
June 2, 2026, 11:50 pm
Alon Ohel rejoices as IDF kills Hamas terrorist who took him and friends hostage on Oct. 7
Youssef Ayesh Awad Ramadan among those who abducted Ohel, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Eliya Cohen and Or Levy from a roadside bomb shelter after killing others seeking shelter
By Emanuel Fabian, Stav Levaton, Reuters and ToI Staff
A video shows Hamas leaders managing a 2022 training exercise for the October 7, 2023, onslaught, aired on February 23, 2026. (Screenshot: Channel 13)
February 24, 2026, 9:03 am
Footage from 2022 shows Hamas commanders overseeing dry run of October 7 attack
Video aired by Channel 13 shows terror group’s military brass, including its current leader, in ‘war room,’ planning assault by land and sea to secure release of security prisoners, saying Israel is ‘confused’
By ToI Staff
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