Hamas

In a joint operation by the Israeli Air Force and Navy, senior figures in Hamas’s general security apparatus were killed in northern Gaza, including the deputy head of the unit.

Israel’s High Court ruled that Red Cross teams must be allowed to visit terrorists held in Israeli prisons, including *Nukhba* terrorists. National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir responded: "A disgraceful decision by disconnected judges."

After a joint investigation by the Shin Bet and Lahav 433’s international crimes unit, an indictment is expected against a Hamas terrorist who held the body of Staff Sgt. Oron Shaul, of blessed memory, for nearly a decade. In his interrogation, he revealed details about where the body was hidden and his role in the case.

The IDF said it killed in Gaza a terrorist involved in the abduction to Gaza of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, of blessed memory, Eliya Cohen, Alon Ohel, and Or Levy. The four were kidnapped from the shelter at Re’im Junction.

A prosecutor’s declaration was filed in court in Be’er Sheva announcing plans to indict Hamas terrorist Ibrahim Hilo, who held the body of fallen soldier Staff Sgt. Oron Shaul, of blessed memory, in Gaza for nearly a decade.

A 21-year-old East Jerusalem resident who worked at a hotel in the capital allegedly passed Hamas information about activity at the hotel and other locations in Jerusalem. He also reportedly shared details about a group of Israeli Air Force school students scheduled to stay there, who were allegedly being considered as targets for a suicide attack.

The IDF said last night it had targeted a building in northern Gaza where two senior Hamas figures were staying. This morning, a security official confirmed the operation in northern Gaza succeeded and that the two officials — Hamas Gaza Brigade commander Izz al-Din Beik and his deputy Imad Aslim — were killed.

Board of Peace officials requested IDF approval for a Gaza visit despite Hamas disarmament, funding and postwar plans still stalled

The attacker had taken cover last week inside a church building in one of the villages in southern Lebanon and opened fire on a Maglan unit. Maj. Itamar Sapir, z"l, was killed in the attack. The IDF now says the attacker was located and eliminated. The military also carried out strikes tonight in the Tyre area.

Muhammad Oudeh, who took over the terror group’s military wing just 10 days ago after Izz al-Din Haddad was killed, was reportedly eliminated last night in a safe apartment in Gaza. At the same time, a senior Hamas intelligence official was struck and critically wounded.

“It will take time, just as it took time after Munich,” Mossad chief David Barnea said of the campaign targeting Hamas terrorists tied to the massacre

Mohammed Oudeh, Hamas’s military intelligence chief, has been appointed commander of the group’s military wing. He is described as the last remaining senior Hamas figure involved in planning and carrying out the October 7, 2023 massacre in the communities near Gaza.

Fatah’s general conference convened in Ramallah and selected new members for the movement’s governing body. Among those chosen was Yasser Abbas, the son of Mahmoud Abbas. Also elected was Zakaria Zubeidi, the former head of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades in Jenin, who was released from Israeli prison in the most recent hostage deal.

Ezz al-Din al-Haddad, the head of Hamas’s military wing and one of the architects of the October 7 massacre, was killed in a strike on his hideout apartment in Gaza City’s Rimal neighborhood. IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir ordered heightened readiness in southern Israel.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar have directed the Foreign Ministry's legal team to sue The New York Times over reports alleging severe abuse of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. Israel's Diaspora Affairs Ministry says the stories relied on a Hamas-linked propaganda organization.

Internal assessments warn that sending about 600 trucks a day overshoots basic humanitarian requirements; the surplus fuels smuggling, market control, and Hamas entrenchment.

EU foreign ministers back penalties on four groups and three individuals over alleged violence against Palestinians. Israel’s Gideon Sa’ar blasts the move as political and rejects any comparison to Hamas.

Yuval Steinitz, head of Rafael, says that since the 'Swords of Iron' war began in October 2023, Hamas and Hezbollah have fired about 40,000 rockets at Israel; he says Iron Dome intercepted most of them with near-100% success, and that in two rounds of fighting since 2024 only a few dozen Iranian missiles were not intercepted—denying any shortage of interceptors.

The race and AP surfing images come despite continued claims that ordinary life in the Strip has completely collapsed

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met at his Jerusalem office with the head of the "Peace Council" for the Gaza Strip, Nikolay Mladenov. Also attending were U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and businessman Michael Eisenberg.