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Hostages Tal Shoham (left) and Avera Mengistu (third from left), surrounded by armed fighters, stand on a stage in Rafah as they are released by the Hamas terror group in Rafah on February 22, 2025. (Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
July 17, 2026, 6:59 pm
Top Hamas aide who held hostages during war killed in strike on Khan Younis
Anas Mahmoud Ahmad Hamdan served as an aide to commanders Muhammad Deif and Rafa’a Salameh, held Avera Mengistu captive, took part in hostage release ceremonies
By Emanuel Fabian, Nurit Yohanan and ToI Staff
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)
July 6, 2026, 9:16 am
Report: Hamas plans to dissolve its Gaza government to allow in technocratic panel
Planned dissolution comes as terror group said seeking to stall for time in talks over Trump plan implementation, believing Netanyahu doing the same ahead of election
By ToI Staff
A woman reacts following an Israeli airstrike in the al-Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City on June 20, 2026. (Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
June 24, 2026, 9:57 pm
IDF says it killed Hamas terrorist who took part in Oct. 7, planned future attacks
Military also detains suspected Hamas operative who approached Gaza crossing, hits four rocket launchers installed after ceasefire; Hamas says Israel’s demands set back talks
By Emanuel Fabian and Nurit Yohanan
Ukraine's former defense minister Oleksii Reznikov speaks to The Times of Israel in Tel Aviv, February 26, 2026 (Lazar Berman/The Times of Israel)
March 9, 2026, 3:44 pm
Backing strikes on Iran, Ukraine’s ex-defense chief says Kyiv can help defeat common foe
Oleksii Reznikov, who guided country during 2022 invasion, tells ToI that Israel and Ukraine can boost cooperation against Russia-Iran axis, and Europe should support Jerusalem, too
By Lazar Berman
IDF soldiers stand near the entrance to a tunnel (right) in the Rafah area of the southern Gaza Strip, where the body of Lt. Hadar Goldin was held, December 8, 2025. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)
February 5, 2026, 8:45 pm
Map shows UAE-planned compound for Palestinians in Israeli-held south Gaza
Diplomat tells ToI that Abu Dhabi hasn’t made final decision on funding complex near Rafah; IDF clears large area in Gaza for temporary housing projects, says source
By Reuters, Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
A truck carrying humanitarian aid crosses the Egyptian gate of the Rafah crossing, heading for inspection by Israeli authorities before entering Gaza, Oct. 20, 2025. (AP/Mohamed Arafat)
January 22, 2026, 4:36 pm
Gaza oversight officials say Rafah Crossing to reopen in both directions next week
Israel makes no announcement, but official says topic to be discussed during Sunday cabinet meeting; Board of Peace Gaza envoy says working to ‘expedite the search’ for last hostage
By Nava Freiberg and Lazar Berman
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with Fox News in an interview broadcast on December 30, 2025. (Screenshot)
December 31, 2025, 9:40 am
Netanyahu: ‘Handful of kids’ not from West Bank behind rising settler violence
In US interviews, PM says extremists ‘sometimes try to burn a home’; insists Hamas must give up its 60,000 rifles for Gaza plan to advance, says ‘all bets are off’ if Iran escalates
By Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
Hamas gunmen accompanied by members of the International Committee of the Red Cross head to Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City to search for the remains of the final hostage, December 8, 2025. (AP/Jehad Alshrafi)
December 13, 2025, 4:33 am
ISF will not fight Hamas, say US officials, who still seek to deploy force next month
US military to host conference with over 25 countries in Doha next week to discuss plans for International Stabilization Force; it remains unclear how Hamas will be disarmed
By Reuters and Jacob Magid
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (L) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a press conference in Jerusalem, December 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, Pool)
December 7, 2025, 5:18 pm
Netanyahu says phase one of Gaza truce ‘almost’ complete, alongside Germany’s Merz
In joint presser with visiting chancellor, PM says he’ll discuss ‘more difficult’ second phase with Trump this month, rejects PA statehood, says he won’t quit politics for a pardon
By Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed Abdulrahman Al Thani attends a session on the opening day of the Doha Forum, an annual diplomatic conference, in Doha, December 6, 2025. (Mahmud Hams/AFP)
December 6, 2025, 5:01 pm
Qatari PM: Gaza truce can’t be considered ceasefire until Israel leaves the Strip
Also speaking at Doha Forum, Turkish foreign minister says disarmament of Hamas should only come after deployment of international force, which Egypt urges ‘as soon as possible’
By Jacob Magid
Lazar Berman (courtesy) / US President Donald Trump meets with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, November 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
November 28, 2025, 8:55 am
Lazar Focus: As US and Saudi Arabia shore up ties, is Israel left out?
Following the crown prince’s state visit to the White House, diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman delves into the desert kingdom’s vision for the future and the chances for its realization
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Lazar Berman
Lazar Berman (courtesy) / A general view shows a Security Council meeting at the UN headquarters, September 23, 2025, at the United Nations. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)
November 21, 2025, 11:17 am
Lazar Focus: Is Trump’s ‘pathway to a Palestinian state’ code for nation-building?
Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman delves into the West’s history of attempting to rejuvenate formerly despotic states and applies the model to what’s playing out in the Gaza Strip
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Lazar Berman
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir leads an Otzma Yehudit faction meeting at the Knesset on November 17, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 17, 2025, 9:15 pm
Ben Gvir calls for Abbas’s arrest if UN advances Palestinian state recognition
National security minister and fellow far-right minister Bezalel Smotrich vow to block Palestinian statehood, hours before UN vote on US-backed Gaza plan
By Ariela Karmel
John Spencer (courtesy) / Hamas gunmen search for the bodies of Israeli hostages in the Shijaiyah neighborhood of Gaza City, November 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
November 14, 2025, 8:55 am
Friday Focus with John Spencer: Hamas can be demilitarized. Here’s how
Urban warfare expert Spencer illuminates Gaza’s tunnel network and answers questions from ToI’s diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman on the ceasefire’s next steps
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Lazar Berman
US Vice President JD Vance speaks to the media as US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner stand next to him, in Kiryat Gat, Israel, October 21, 2025. (AP/Francisco Seco)
November 4, 2025, 2:21 pm
Daily Briefing Nov. 4: Day 760 – Are the US and allies readying to rule Gaza?
Editor David Horovitz on the scandal rocking the IDF’s MAG unit, new legislation that could hinder freedom of the press, and what brings hope 30 years after Rabin’s assassination
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and David Horovitz
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