Israel-Hamas War

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.
IDF works to identify body of St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili, January 26, 2026.

‘It felt like victory’: IDF dentist on identifying last Gaza hostage Ran Gvili - interview

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

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu stands in front of the body of Ran Gvili before the burial in Meitar, southern Israel, on Wednesday.

What last Gaza hostage Ran Gvili's funeral revealed about Israel's fleeting unity


WATCH: Final hostage Ran Gvili arrives in Negev hometown of Meitar for burial

Crowds are already lining the route from central Israel to the Gvili’s hometown of Meitar in the Negev.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in addence at returned Gaza hostage, Ran Gvili's funeral.

Israel plans large camp for Palestinians in southern Gaza, retired general says

He does not speak on behalf of the IDF, which declined to comment. The Prime Minister's Office did not immediately provide comment on any plans to build a camp in Rafah.

Tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.

Atomic scientists set 'Doomsday Clock' closer to midnight than ever

This was the third time in the past four years that the scientists moved the clock closer to midnight.

The location of the minute hand on its Doomsday Clock has been revealed, indicating what world developments mean for the perceived likelihood of nuclear catastrophe, during a town-hall in Washington, DC, US, January 23, 2026.

WATCH: Hostages Square countdown clock stopped after 843 days

Gvili's return marks the end of the saga of returning all live and deceased hostages taken by Hamas on October 7. 

The countdown clock in Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, seen after it was stopped on January 27, 2026.

More than half of Israelis take dietary supplements and vitamins, new survey reveals

The two most commonly used supplements are vitamins D, C, and B, and minerals magnesium, iron, and zinc, while 31% of respondents use probiotics, and 25% take omega-3 fatty acids.

The best time to take these supplements is in the morning with food

Experts warn of Turkey’s role in Gaza after study finds antisemitism, Hamas support in media

Analyzing approximately 15,000 opinion columns in the widely read newspapers Sabah and Hürriyet, JPPI found that descriptions of Hamas often rely on the “resistance movement” narrative.

Gate of Neve Shalom Synagogue, Istanbul, Turkey.

School kits to be delivered in Gaza after more than two years of war

Thousands of kits, including pencils, exercise books, and wooden cubes for play, have now entered the enclave, UNICEF said.

 Palestinians view the damage inside a school sheltering displaced people after it was hit by an Israeli strike, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, at Beach refugee camp in Gaza City, September 22, 2024.

Hamas seeks role for its police in Gaza ahead of disarmament talks, sources say

Hamas is pushing to integrate its roughly 10,000 police officers into a new US-backed Palestinian administration for Gaza, a move likely to face Israeli opposition as disarmament talks continue.

Hamas police officers stand guard, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, October 11, 2025; illustrative.

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.

'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.