Hamas

Trump's Gaza peace plan faces obstacles one year after the ceasefire, with Hamas still in control and the second phase yet to make progress.

The IDF and Shin Bet eliminated Hamas commander Hisham Abu Jalalah in a Gaza airstrike. He was involved in the October 7 assault on Kissufim and the abduction of Israelis.

The IDF releases footage showing armed Hamas operatives inside Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza and terrorists planting an explosive device nearby.

Israel greenlights a US mission to identify Hamas weapons handover points as a senior defense official warns of preparations for renewed fighting.

The IDF and Shin Bet say two Gaza strikes killed an Islamic Jihad commander involved in the October 7 attack and a Hamas Nukhba operative in Khan Younis.

The IDF says two Gaza airstrikes killed Hamas Nukhba terrorists and an Islamic Jihad commander accused of planning attacks and violating the ceasefire.

A former senior Shin Bet official says Hamas continues to control Gaza’s population through taxation, trade in humanitarian aid, and covert enforcement units. She argues that an alternative governing structure must be created immediately.

Following intelligence indicating that Hamas may seek to attack Israeli forces on the anniversary of Oct. 7, Defense Minister Israel Katz ordered heightened readiness: “Harm to our soldiers will be met with an especially heavy price.”

A senior Hamas delegation reportedly sought renewed financial support during a September visit to Tehran, but Iranian officials made no commitment to restore the funding.

The Hamas terrorist Izz al-Din Bikh was killed in Gaza this week. Throughout the war, he oversaw the captivity of 15 Israeli hostages, including civilians and IDF soldiers.

A federal court in Wisconsin has approved the deportation of Saleh Sarsour, who was previously convicted of terrorism in Israel and now serves as president of an Islamic association in Milwaukee. Meanwhile, two brothers from Louisiana have been charged with financing Hamas.

A Telegraph investigation found that 53 people listed by the BBC as journalists killed in the war were linked to terrorist organizations, with some allegedly taking part in the October 7 massacre. The British broadcaster says it will review the list.

A former bodyguard for Ismail Haniyeh was granted asylum and later British citizenship before allegedly becoming a key figure in a Hamas plot to attack Jewish and Israeli targets in Europe.

A Madrid court will consider the U.S. extradition request for James Chambers, an American millionaire suspected of funding Hamas. Spain’s government, backed by left-wing parties, could still block his transfer to the United States.

A federal court in Germany has indicted seven suspects accused of setting up weapons caches for Hamas. They are alleged to have been involved in planning attacks in Berlin and Vienna ahead of the anniversary of October 7. The alleged targets: Israeli diplomats and Jewish institutions.

The IDF and Shin Bet said Na'el Abu Ubeid, the Rafah Brigade commander and head of operations for Hamas's military wing, was killed in a vehicle strike in Gaza. Defense Minister Israel Katz: "No terrorist is immune, and Hamas will not be in Gaza."

Ahmed Batash, a Hamas commander, managed and coordinated weapons supplies for the northern Gaza brigade and advanced terror attacks against Israel, according to the IDF. The military said he was working to rebuild Hamas capabilities and was killed in a precise strike.

The IDF says it killed two Hamas military-wing operatives in Khan Younis and Gaza City who had been advancing terror plans. One allegedly led terrorist training ahead of the October 7 massacre and continued training operatives afterward.

The IDF struck in Gaza City and killed two operatives in Hamas’s engineering network who were involved in developing weapons and advancing terror plans. The military said the two were working to rebuild the organization’s capabilities in violation of the ceasefire.

Muhammad Yazouri, who commanded the Khan Younis Brigade and advanced dozens of terror plans against IDF forces, was killed in a precise strike. A company commander and another brigade operative in southern Gaza were also killed alongside him.