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October 7 Hamas atrocities

After meeting for the Negev Summit, Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid al-Zayani, left, Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, Israel's Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Morocco's Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, and United Arab Emirates' Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, pose for a photograph Monday, March 28, 2022, in Sde Boker, Israel. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)
Nava Freiberg
Inside story
Nava Freiberg
Arab states see hawks ruling Israel no matter who wins vote, but still sense room for change
Observers tell ToI that even if new leadership leaves security doctrine and opposition to two-state solution in place, shifts in approach to Palestinians and regional diplomacy could change tenor of ties
Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel attends a meeting of Egyptian and Sudanese foreign ministers and heads of intelligence at Tahrir Palace, in Cairo, Egypt, February 8, 2018. (Khaled Elfiqi/Pool photo via AP)
Contradicting PM and reports, Egypt’s spy chief said not to have been in Israel days before Oct. 7
By ToI Staff
Hamas terrorists are seen near the Gama Junction in southern Israel, close to Re'im and Kissufim, amid the October 7, 2023, onslaught. (South First Responders/File)
Ex-Shin Bet chief files defamation suit against Netanyahu, details warnings months before Oct. 7
By Jeremy Sharon
David Horovitz
Op-ed: Two weeks to election
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Unless the opposition steps up its game, Netanyahu, the PM of Oct. 7, could yet survive this election
David Horovitz
Prof. Zvi Eckstein, head of the Aaron Institute for Economic Policy at Reichman University and former deputy governor of the Bank of Israel. (Oren Shalev)
October 17, 2026, 12:32 pm
A top economist sees Israel’s fiscal future on the ballot as costs of war, division mount
Ahead of election, former central bank deputy governor Zvi Eckstein says outgoing government’s decisions have impacted country’s growth, with economy at risk unless changes are made
By Sharon Wrobel
Mourners perform funeral prayers for two Palestinians killed in an Israeli strike targeting a vehicle, at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, October 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
October 17, 2026, 2:28 am
IDF says 2 Hamas terrorists who invaded Israel on Oct. 7 killed in separate Gaza strikes
Military says it also killed a Palestinian Islamic Jihad operative who was advancing attacks on Israeli troops and citizens, among other ceasefire violations
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
US rapper, singer, dancer and DJ, Benjamin Haggerty, known as Macklemore, performs at the Goldencoast Rap Festival in Corcelles-les-Monts, near Dijon, central-eastern France, on August 30, 2026. (ARNAUD FINISTRE/AFP)
October 16, 2026, 1:16 am
Macklemore’s ‘Free Palestine’ concerts draw scrutiny over pledged proceeds for anti-Israel group
Jewish leaders and politicians in UK question concert promoter Live Nation’s vetting of Palestinian Youth Movement, whose UK branch reportedly defended Hamas hostage-taking on Oct. 7
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sits for an interview on the pro-government Channel 14, October 13, 2026. (Screenshot)
October 14, 2026, 3:23 am
Netanyahu: Egyptian intel chief was in Israel before Oct. 7, didn’t meet with me
PM claims during lengthy TV interview that Iran is working to orchestrate an attack to influence election, maybe through Hamas and Hezbollah; urges criminal probe of those involved in his corruption prosecution
By Lazar Berman
Displaced Palestinians living in a cemetery in central Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, after being unable to return to their homes, which were destroyed during the war between Israel and Hamas, October 10, 2026. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
October 12, 2026, 9:45 pm
One year into ceasefire, vexed Gazans say they’re still living like war never ended
Strip has seen little rehabilitation or return to normalcy since Oct. 2025, with residents still in tents and fearing daily airstrikes. Blame, they say, goes beyond Hamas or Israel
By Nurit Yohanan
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's chief of staff, Tzachi Braverman, attends a Memorial Day ceremony commemorating fallen Israeli soldiers and victims of terror at Kiryat Shaul Military Cemetery, in Tel Aviv, April 21, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
October 12, 2026, 9:22 am
Police said to suspect PM’s top aide took 30 classified records to shape Oct. 7 narrative
Police reportedly believe Tzachi Braverman improperly removed records on security discussions about Gaza held before Oct. 7 by both Netanyahu and Bennett-Lapid governments
By Nava Freiberg
British musician Boy George speaks to Israel's Channel 12 in an interview aired on October 10, 2026. (Screenshot, Channel 12)
October 11, 2026, 2:49 am
Boy George says he’s received threats over upcoming shows in Israel, doesn’t have a band yet
British singer says he’s still looking for musicians ‘brave enough to come’ with him for two concerts next month; insists caring for Israel doesn’t mean indifference to Palestinians
By Zev Stub and ToI Staff
Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff Tzachi Braverman arrives for the funeral of Asher Hayon, a former chief of staff and adviser to Benjamin Netanyahu, at a cemetery in Modi’in, February 17, 2026. (Jonathan Sahul/Flash90)
October 11, 2026, 12:58 am
Transcript reportedly captures PM’s top aide asking stenographer to falsify Oct. 7 records
Tzachi Braverman asked PM’s stenographer in January 2024 to change timestamp on secure call between PM and his military secretary, was told twice that doing so was illegal
By ToI Staff
An Israeli youth makes a graffiti at a skatepark in Tel Aviv, September 29, 2026. (Ilia YEFIMOVICH/AFP)
October 10, 2026, 9:08 pm
‘Peace is not in people’s minds’: October 7 scars take center stage for first-time voters
Over half a million Israelis will cast a ballot for the first time in this month’s election, and polls indicate they have a clear right-wing slant
By AFP and ToI Staff
Butler Library at New York City's Columbia University. (CC BY-SA JSquish/Wikimedia Commons)
October 10, 2026, 7:49 pm
After outcry, Columbia University blames technical error for ‘Oct. 7’ sauce on menu
Columbia blames a design template error for listing ‘October 7th’ sauce on the menu on Wednesday and calls it a ‘mistake,’ after social media users decry the Ivy League school
By ToI Staff
Former hostage Rimon Buchshtab-Kirsht, with the tattoo of her and her husband, murdered hostage Yagev Buchshtab (Courtesy)
October 10, 2026, 8:38 am
Her husband was executed by Hamas in Gaza. Now, a former hostage’s mission is to keep his memory alive
Rimon Buchshtab-Kirsht mourns her soulmate, Yagev Buchshtab, murdered in a tunnel 3 months after she was released. Taking life day by day, she is working to complete a list they compiled together
By Jessica Steinberg
Right-wing pundit Yinon Magal, left, speaks with Mauricio Miller, center, and Jimmy Miller, respectively the uncle and cousin of Shiri Bibas, who was murdered in captivity in Gaza along with her young sons Ariel and Kfir, in a video published on October 9, 2026. (Screen capture: X/Yinon Magal)
October 9, 2026, 9:35 pm
Netanyahu ally posts apology video after calling Bibas family ‘despicable’ for criticizing PM
Ofri Bibas, whose sister-in-law and two young nephews were murdered in captivity, says Yinon Magal’s apology video was a manipulation that left her ‘fuming’
By ToI Staff
Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot visits the Nova music festival memorial site near Kibbutz Re’im in southern Israel, on the third anniversary of the October 7 massacre, October 7, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 9, 2026, 3:20 pm
‘Treason’: Opposition demands criminal probe of PM, after ex-military aide’s Oct.7 revelations
Leaders of anti-Netanyahu bloc call on attorney general to investigate allegations Prime Minister’s Office tampered with records from Oct. 7 to cover up failures, lied to comptroller
By Leon Kraiem
Seven IDF widows have become friends and a support system for one another (Avishag Shaar-Yashuv)
October 9, 2026, 11:34 am
Together in their solitude: 7 IDF widows find friendship as they navigate life after loss
Their husbands were killed in the line of reserve duty. Now a group of young Jerusalemite mothers who speak the same language of grief lean on each other for support — and laughs
By Jessica Steinberg
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