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Palestinians walk past tents sheltering displaced civilians in Gaza City, August 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
August 18, 2026, 5:40 pm
Hamas says it’s ‘committed’ to 15-point Gaza deal while Board of Peace weighs new plan
Terror group affirms support for US-backed gradual disarmament framework as Israel pushes for full handover ahead of any pullout; UN says just 3% of Gaza’s cropland undamaged
By ToI Staff, Emanuel Fabian, Jacob Magid and AFP
Nickolay Mladenov, high representative for Gaza speaks at the 'Board of Peace' meeting during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 22, 2026. (Mandel NGAN / AFP)
August 3, 2026, 2:34 am
Board of Peace envoy laments recent Gaza strikes amid effort to implement Trump plan
Nickolay Mladenov says team ‘working around the clock to de-escalate,’ as Board official says Israel was briefed ‘extensively’ as Hamas disarmament deal came together
By Jacob Magid, Lazar Berman, ToI Staff and AP
Palestinian residential salvage what they can from an apartment targeted in overnight Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City on August 2, 2026. (Omar AL-QATTAA/AFP)
August 2, 2026, 4:57 pm
Senior minister says Israel not halting attacks in Gaza as 17 said killed in IDF strikes
Eli Cohen: Cabinet yet to discuss disarmament plan that Hamas agreed to; PMO says it shared ‘concerns’ with US; kids reportedly among dead in Gaza, IDF says it hit Hamas targets
By Lazar Berman and Emanuel Fabian
Combo pictures, clockwise from top left: Jaber Mohammadin in civilian attire and in Palestinian Islamic Jihad uniform; Ahmad Adel Abu al-Hilal in hospital scrubs and in Palestinian Islamic Jihad uniform; Abd al-Latif Abu Tuaima in civilian attire and in Palestinian Islamic Jihad uniform; and Salem Jumaa Shirab in civilian attire and in Palestinian Islamic Jihad uniform. (Pictures from Palestinian Islamic Jihad social media, Facebook, social media; Used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)
July 27, 2026, 8:03 pm
Gaza death notices show some so-called health workers were operating for terror groups
Times of Israel review of Hamas and Islamic Jihad announcements finds that at least 18 of those identified as doctors, nurses and hospital employees in Gaza were also combatants
By Nurit Yohanan
Mohammed Sami Mohammed Khattab, an international soccer referee and Palestinian Islamic Jihad operative, in an undated photo published by the IDF. (Israel Defense Forces)
July 22, 2026, 10:27 pm
IDF specifies terror affiliations of 12 Gazan soccer players killed in Israeli strikes; one was a FIFA ref
Seven of them have been acknowledged as members by Hamas and Islamic Jihad; IDF criticizes ‘false campaign’ that portrayed Israel as deliberately targeting soccer players, despite many of them having ties to Gaza terror groups
By Emanuel Fabian
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
An undated image of Catherine Washburn on a phone in front of a Hamas flag and two hand grenades. (Western District of New York Court)
July 2, 2026, 4:51 am
‘I wish every day were October 7’: NY woman charged with funding Gaza terrorists
Catherine Washburn allegedly sent $30,000 raised for humanitarian purposes to member of Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group who bragged about taking part in Hamas-led attack
By Luke Tress
Former hostage Rom Braslavski attends a press conference in the Knesset, calling for the establishment of a state commission of inquiry into the events of October 7, on May 11, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 30, 2026, 7:48 pm
‘Have fun in hell’: IDF kills Islamic Jihad man who held Rom Braslavski hostage, abused him
Talel Abd al-Aal is one of three senior terror operatives confirmed killed by the IDF in the past week, along with another top PIJ commander and a Hamas arms smuggler
By Emanuel Fabian, Nurit Yohanan and ToI Staff
Combo pictures clockwise from top left: Ahmed Abu Eisha in civilian attire and in Palestinian Islamic Jihad uniform. Mohamed Nased Abu Huwaidi with Press flak jacket and in Islamic Jihad uniform; Ahmed Abu al-Atta in football shirt and Palestinian Islamic Jihad uniform; Hussam al-Adlouni in civilian attire and in Hamas military wing uniform. (Pictures from Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad social media, Facebook, social media; Used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)
June 22, 2026, 12:32 pm
Finally naming their war dead, Gazan terror groups admit some slain journalists were fighters
A ToI review finds obituaries published by Hamas and Islamic Jihad in recent weeks include several figures previously identified as press; widely cited media advocacy database removes several names of fighters it had said were journalists
By Nurit Yohanan and Stav Levaton
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
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)
June 10, 2026, 4:39 am
Gaza talks hosted by Egypt stall as Hamas disarmament ‘remains only point of contention’
As terror groups refuse to hand over weapons, Palestinian source says ‘talks continuing… in a context of clearly differing visions,’ as another claims ball ‘now in Israel and mediators’ court’
By AFP and Nurit Yohanan
A child walks amid rubble and landfill in Gaza City, June 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
June 8, 2026, 10:02 pm
IDF strikes said to kill 6 in Gaza; Israel briefly closes crossings amid Iran fighting
8-year-old boy reportedly among dead in Jabalia; IDF says 3 top Islamic Jihad operatives killed in weekend strike; Cairo talks between mediators, Palestinian factions continue
By Emanuel Fabian, Nurit Yohanan, Agencies and ToI Staff
An emergency worker inspects the damage following an Israeli strike on an apartment building in Baalbek, Lebanon, on May 18, 2026. (AFP)
May 18, 2026, 9:40 pm
Lebanon’s death toll tops 3,000 in fighting between Israel and Hezbollah
Figures don’t identify combatants, and list 292 women and 211 children among casualties; IDF kills senior Islamic Jihad commander; Lebanese president defends talks with Israel
By Emanuel Fabian, Lazar Berman and Agencies
Sgt. First Class Guy Ludar. (Israel Defense Forces)
April 4, 2026, 10:40 pm
IDF says soldier killed, another seriously hurt by ‘friendly-fire’ in southern Lebanon
Sgt. First Class Guy Ludar, 21, fatally shot during overnight raid; Israeli Air Force hits IRGC and Palestinian Islamic Jihad command centers in Beirut, renews strikes on Tyre
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
Gunmen, including one wearing an Islamic Jihad headband, take part in a funeral procession for Palestinians killed by an Israeli airstrike in Tubas, in the northern West Bank, on September 13, 2024. The military said the strike targeted five terror operatives. (Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP)
February 23, 2026, 4:16 pm
With Hamas focused on Gaza, Islamic Jihad seen filling vacuum in West Bank
Iran-backed PIJ terror group’s flexible command structure and unfettered emphasis on armed conflict has helped it expand influence in the territory, deepening the challenge for Israel
By Nava Freiberg and Noam Lehmann
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