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Pineapples stuffed with thousands of smuggled cigarettes intercepted by IDF at Gaza crossing

The cigarette-filled pineapples were transported in a truck carrying a shipment purchased by an Israeli company, intended to reach the Kerem Shalom Crossing as part of humanitarian aid.

Pineapple filled with cigarettes intended to be smuggled across the border into Gaza.
A woman walks past a mural depicting football player Lamine Yamal waving a Palestinian flag during the Catalans' title parade, painted by Palestinian artists on the rubble of buildings destroyed during the war, at Shati (Beach) refugee camp in Gaza City on May 13, 2026.

Hamas dissolution of Gaza government is a trick to keep weapons, expert warns

Injured Palestinian Hassan Qlob, 18, who his father says was shot in the head more than two months ago while out seeking food, lies on a bed as he waits for the Rafah crossing to reopen so he can receive treatment abroad, as his father Ibrahim tends to him, after the Israel-Hamas ceasefire.

Hamas accepting bribes to put healthy Gazans on emergency medical evacuation list - report

A Hamas terorrist stands guard as Palestinians walk on a street during Eid al-Fitr, in Gaza City, March 20, 2026.

Pushing Iran, Hamas regimes towards collapse might not be possible, military expert says


Israel begins large ground invasion of Gaza City as IDF orders evacuation

Approximately 130,000 IDF reservists have been called up, and five IDF divisions are to be involved in the invasion.

Israeli soldiers stand next to armored personnel carriers (APCs) near the Gaza border, in Israel, September 16, 2025

Cannot explain how Netanyahu is avoiding haredi IDF draft issue, Edelstein says

Ex-FADC chair Yuli Edelstein says Netanyahu is ignoring the draft issue, warns IDF strength at risk without continuous haredi recruitment.

MK Yuli Edelstein attends a House committee meeting at the Knesset, August 4, 2025; illustrative.

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Gaza City exodus grows, undermining Hamas strategy, analyst says

An expert on Hamas’s economy says Gaza’s civilian outflow is now a strategic problem for the terror group. As morale sinks and costs spike, more residents are leaving, diminishing Hamas’s leverage.

Displaced Palestinians flee amid an Israeli military operation, after Israeli forces ordered residents of Gaza City to evacuate to the south, in Gaza City, September 14, 2025.

Hamas shifts hostages above ground in Gaza City to hinder IDF offensive - report

Hamas is preparing a so-called “legitimacy ambush” in Gaza City, aiming to exploit civilian casualties to increase international pressure on Israel to halt its offensive.

 Hamas terrorists carry grenade launchers at the funeral of Marwan Issa, a senior Hamas deputy military commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike during the conflict between Israel and Hamas, February 7, 2025.

Hamas officials scramble to flee Gaza while forcing civilians to remain in harms way - COGAT

"While Hamas calls the residents of Gaza City NOT to move south, its operatives fear for their own lives and are seeking to leave the Gaza Strip," COGAT wrote.

Smoke rises from an Israeli strike, as displaced Palestinians, fleeing northern Gaza due to an Israeli military operation, move southward after Israeli forces ordered residents of Gaza City to evacuate to the south, in the central Gaza Strip September 14, 2025.

IDF braces for Hamas kidnapping attempts in Gaza City offensive, officers say

The threat is very real, as Hamas has built tunnels along key routes and under many buildings and streets in the Strip. 

An Israeli soldier sits in a military vehicle as part of a convoy in a street in the Gaza Strip amid the ongoing ground operation of the Israeli army against Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, June 8, 2025.

Failure to procure advanced tech, weapons threatens IDF’s combat readiness - analysis

The IDF and Defense Ministry are working to mitigate the failure to secure advanced weapons and tech, that raised concerns about its readiness for future conflicts, reducing soldiers' effectiveness.

IDF soldiers operating in the Gaza Strip, August 1, 2025.

Trump praises Qatar as 'great ally', Hollywood stars use Emmys to protest Israel, Palestine issues

IDF says it has killed over 20 terrorists in past month in Gaza • Abraham Accords source of Mideast hope, Haskel tells ‘Post' • Israelis oppose West Bank annexation, prioritize Arab country ties.

Israeli army Merkava main battles are stationed at a position along the border fence with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel on September 12, 2025.

The Middle East's 'week of chaos' may have lasting regional ramifications - analysis

So many important events happened in the past week over the past week that it is not clear how it will be remembered, but there may be several regional trends which are reshaped by the events.

Blasts heard in Doha, Qatar, September 9, 2025.