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US President Donald Trump (R) sits with US Vice President JD Vance as they attend the inaugural meeting of the 'Board of Peace' at the US Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, on February 19, 2026. (SAUL LOEB / AFP)
June 29, 2026, 11:57 pm
Board of Peace finalizing plans for Gaza, but implementation timeline up in the air
With disarmament talks stalled, committee of Palestinian technocrats tasked with replacing Hamas remains outside Strip, attending workshops on how they’ll govern if or when they enter
By Jacob Magid
An IDF soldier occupies a military position overlooking the Yellow Line in the central Gaza Strip, May 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
May 30, 2026, 9:49 pm
‘A jungle’: Reservists speak of permissive open-fire rules along Gaza’s Yellow Line
Troops say little discretion is exercised in shooting those who come near truce line, call ceasefire ‘a joke’; IDF says line clearly marked, no reason for Palestinians to approach
By AP and ToI Staff
Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian joins host Jessica Steinberg for today's Daily Briefing (ToI)
May 18, 2026, 2:01 pm
Daily Briefing May 18: As personnel crisis looms, IDF needs Knesset legislation
Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian discusses Lebanon ceasefire, Israel’s quiet expansion in Gaza, IDF troop shortage and soldier disciplined for Messiah patch
By Jessica Steinberg and Emanuel Fabian
A general view of the destroyed buildings is pictured at Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on May 6, 2026. (Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
May 17, 2026, 5:25 pm
‘Now 60%’: Netanyahu admits Israel taking more territory in Gaza, despite ceasefire
PM confirms to cabinet the IDF is pushing past the Yellow Line demarcating the 53% of Gaza that Israel retained under US-brokered truce; IDF strikes in Strip allegedly kill 8
By Lazar Berman and Emanuel Fabian
Illustrative: Armed members of Hamas and Islamic Jihad greet people gathering for Eid al-Fitr prayers in Gaza City, March 20, 2026. (AP/Abdel Kareem Hana)
May 2, 2026, 11:54 pm
Ministers set to discuss renewing Gaza war as Hamas refuses to disarm — report
Arab diplomats say Hamas only willing to discuss giving up its weapons as part of establishing Palestinian state; IDF says at least 3 terrorists killed in Gaza, one wounded approaching troops
By Emanuel Fabian, Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
Palestinians mourners gather during a funeral to pray over the bodies of several killed in an overnight Israeli strike, Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, February 15, 2026. (Bashar Taleb / AFP)
February 15, 2026, 3:45 pm
12 said killed in IDF Gaza strikes, including senior Islamic Jihad commander
Military says it targeted terror operatives after ‘blatant’ ceasefire violation; Nasser Hospital warns MSF of consequences if it doesn’t retract claim of gunmen in hospital
By Emanuel Fabian, Noam Lehmann and Agencies
Members of the Popular Forces anti-Hamas militia are seen next to a tunnel entrance in the southern Gaza Strip, in a photo published by the group's leader on February 12, 2026. (Ghassan al-Duhaini on Facebook)
February 14, 2026, 7:39 pm
Anti-Hamas militia says it is destroying terror group’s tunnels in Gaza
Popular Forces leader al-Duhaini says militia ‘dismantling’ Hamas tunnels, confirms increasing Israeli support; troops kill Palestinian who crossed Gaza’s Yellow Line, IDF says
By Emanuel Fabian
A view of Gaza City's Shejaiya neighborhood from an Israeli army position in the Gaza Strip, February 9, 2026. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)
February 10, 2026, 3:40 pm
IDF readying new Gaza offensive to disarm Hamas by force
Plans being drawn up for large-scale op, with terror group seen as unlikely to give up weapons otherwise; for now, IDF holding tight on Yellow Line, amid ‘endless’ tunnel demolition
By Emanuel Fabian
A Palestinian man faces the direction of a concrete block (back) marking the "Yellow Line" drawn by the Israeli military in Bureij, central Gaza Strip, November 4, 2025. (Bashar Taleb / AFP)
February 9, 2026, 12:09 am
As IDF and Hamas dig in, interim Gaza armistice line risks hardening into lasting border
Yellow Line was meant to be temporary, pending Hamas disarming; but with the terror group clinging to its weapons, the army is unlikely to withdraw, keeping the precarious stalemate in place
By Stav Levaton
Palestinian employees working for the Egyptian Committee for Gaza Relief gather around a body bag carrying two bodies at Nasser Hospital in Gaza City on January 21, 2026. (Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
January 21, 2026, 5:36 pm
Palestinians say Israeli attacks in Gaza kill 11, including 3 journalists, 2 children
IDF says strike on journalists targeted ‘suspects’ operating Hamas-affiliated drone near troops; army also says troops opened fire on several operatives who crossed Yellow Line
By Noam Lehmann, Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
IDF soldiers stand near the entrance to a tunnel in the Rafah area of the southern Gaza Strip, where the body of Lt. Hadar Goldin was held. In the background an UNRWA building can be seen, December 8, 2025. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)
January 11, 2026, 1:00 am
Israel planning Gaza City offensive in March, but will need Trump’s okay — officials
Netanyahu, skeptical US will be able to secure Hamas’s disarmament, has had IDF devise contingency plan to take over more of Strip’s territory, Arab official tells ToI
By Jacob Magid
Palestinian youth walk along a tent camp for displaced people as the sun sets in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, December 26, 2025. (AP/Abdel Kareem Hana)
December 26, 2025, 9:42 pm
IDF says it killed 2 suspects who ‘posed threat’ after crossing Gaza ceasefire line
Palestinian media reports another man killed on Hamas side of Yellow Line, as major hospital says it was forced to suspend services due to Israeli limits on fuel
By ToI Staff and AFP
Palestinians walk along street market where fruits and vegetables are displayed for sale in Gaza City, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
December 20, 2025, 10:47 pm
Army says it killed two terror operatives who crossed Gaza’s Yellow Line
Strike on pair who entered IDF-controlled part of Strip comes as army probes Friday attack said to have killed five in Gaza City, raising concerns that ceasefire violated
By Emanuel Fabian
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir (unblurred) speaks to troops in the Gaza Strip, December 7, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
December 7, 2025, 10:49 pm
Touring the Strip, IDF chief Zamir says Gaza ceasefire line ‘a new border’
Military chief says current division of Strip is a ‘forward defensive line for the communities and an offensive line,’ hours after PM says phase 2 of ceasefire deal is imminent
By Emanuel Fabian
Illustrative: This picture taken on June 8, 2025, shows a tunnel at the European Hospital during a controlled embed organized by the Israeli military, in Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip. (AFP)
November 30, 2025, 3:27 pm
Daily Briefing Nov. 30: Day 786 – Hamas operatives trapped in tunnel had slain IDF soldier’s gun
Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on the difficulties of maintaining the Yellow Line in Gaza, an ambush on IDF in Syria, and an ongoing widespread operation in the West Bank
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Emanuel Fabian
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