Gaza

Ran Gvili's return: Israel did not 'win,' it negotiated and paid a price - opinion

The return of Ran Gvili’s body does not mean Hamas has been defeated. It does not mean justice has been served. It means something narrower, heavier, and more tragic: that the price has been paid.

Pallbearers from the Israeli Police sit in the hearse with the casket of Israeli hostage Ran Gvili, the last captive held by Hamas in Gaza, on January 28, 2026.
THE BIG question, postwar, is how Israelis will respond at the ballot box to the trauma. Here, political opponents Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition leader Yair Lapid shake hands during a special session in honor of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, at the Knesset on Monday.

Middle Israel: Entering the post-war political era - opinion

A vehicle carries Egyptian soldiers near the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, in Rafah, Egypt, August 6, 2025

Israel to reopen Rafah Crossing to civilians, coordinate with Egypt, EU, PA on security

ARIEL SEIDMAN, Israel’s Chargé d’Affaires in South Africa.

Israel responds to South Africa, declares chargé d'affaires persona non grata


Gaza facing environmental catastrophe as 60 million tons of toxic war debris buried under rubble

As Gazans struggle to recover from the war – trash, sewage, and toxic debris are creating an environmental catastrophe

A man searches through piles of garbage in Gaza City.

How Israel used forensic dental findings to identify last Gaza hostage Ran Gvili - explainer

The method relies on a unique dental structure, past imaging, and existing dental records. It enables an initial determination within a short time, even under harsh conditions.

Israeli police officers pay their respects outside of the Abu Kabir Forensic Institute, as the body of last Israeli hostage arrives in Tel Aviv on January 26, 2026.

Ukrainian soldiers urge Israel to embrace drones, robotics as future of warfare

A Ukrainian Jewish reconnaissance drone operator, who had worked in several different military disciplines before the role, said that “the future of war is drones.”

An Israeli army soldier launches an Elbit Skylark miniature unmanned aerial vehicle (mini UAV) used for surveillance, from an army deployment area near the border with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel on September 30, 2025.

'It is impossible to believe, but it happened': Holocaust survivor recalls childhood in Nazi camps

“October 7th was not only the opening shot of a regional war against Israel, it was also the opening shot of a global war against the Jews,” Levy said. 

Eylon Levy holding Dan Auerbach's yellow star from Nazi-era Europe. Tel Aviv, January 26.

'We brought home a hero': Netanyahu says Israel ready for next phase of Gaza ceasefire deal

The remarks came shortly after the IDF located the remains of slain hostage St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili, in northern Gaza.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for the complete disarmament of Hamas and the demilitarization of the Gaza Strip with "no delay" at the Knesset, Jerusalem. January 26.

Final Israeli Hostage Ran Gvili's remains have been found by the IDF

Ran Gvili's body has been identified in Northern Gaza. After more than a decade, no hostages remain in Gaza.

St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili

IDF recovers remains of final hostage Ran Gvili after covert operations in northern Gaza

The military rushed to find Gvili's remains as the clock ticked down for Israel to reopen the Rafah Border Crossing.

St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili

High Court hears challenge to ban on independent journalistic access to Gaza

The hearing was held before Deputy Supreme Court President Noam Sohlberg and Justices Khaled Kabub and Ruth Ronnen.

 The High Court of Justice held a hearing on a petition challenging the state’s continued refusal to allow journalists to enter the Gaza Strip without a military escort on Monday January 26, 2026.

Columbia appoints new President, Jewish legal scholar Jennifer Mnookin, after two years of unrest

Mnookin, who is Jewish, will be the fourth president in just over two years.

 Jennifer Mnookin attends UCLA Black Law: 50th Anniversary Solidarity Gala at The Beverly Hills Hotel on April 04, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California.

If Palestinians want representation, they must accept accountability for Oct. 7 - opinion

Palestinians made choices on and around October 7. Those choices included overwhelming support for an operation that systematically violated the most basic prohibitions of international law.

Palestinians take control of an Israeli tank after crossing the border fence with Israel from Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, October 7, 2023.