Gaza war

Detroit Democrats unite over rising costs, remain divided over Israel ahead of midterm elections

Abdul El-Sayed faces resistance from some voters who would ordinarily be inclined to support a Democrat, particularly over Israel.

Democratic US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed speaks to the press in the spin room after taking part in a debate with Republican rival candidate Mike Rogers, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, US, October 8, 2026.
Election campaign billboards featuring Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot and Likud party chairman and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu alongside opposition leaders are displayed along a roadside in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, ahead of Israel’s upcoming general elections.

Peace absent from Israel's 2026 elections as West Bank tensions continue to rise -analysis

Heavy machinery operates to remove the rubble in the aftermath of an Israeli strike on the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, June 7, 2026.

Nationwide wave of arrests executed in crackdown on multi-million-shekel military machinery scheme

Gazans walk past damaged buildings in Gaza City, Gaza Strip on October 18, 2026; Illustrative.

WATCH: Joint List to air footage of Gaza’s destruction in Israeli election broadcast


WATCH: IDF strikes in Gaza, killing Hamas Northern Brigade commander, top military financer

Beik had served as commander of the brigade since the elimination of his predecessor, Ahmed Ghandour, and had previously served as the brigade’s military intelligence chief, according to the IDF.

Palestinians inspect a vehicle hit by an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, September 23, 2026.

'We're just in survival mode': Three years on, Israelis find a new normal after Oct. 7

Israelis have learned to switch between war and ordinary life, but three years of uncertainty have left their mark

Israelis have continued to work, study, and raise families, even as reminders of three years of war remain part of the landscape of everyday life.
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Likud election candidate Bonzel says he wishes former hostage was 'returned to Hamas,' apologizes

Itzik Bonzel, a bereaved father placed 29th on the Likud slate by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, later apologized, saying he wrote the comment in a “storm of emotions” and “did not mean” it.

New Likud candidate Itzik Bonzel attends an event presenting the party’s new candidates ahead of the upcoming general elections, in Jerusalem, September 8, 2026

IDF extends suspension of 'Atalef' loitering munition drones after two reservists killed

The IDF stopped operational activity of the small drone after two reservists were killed after one exploded near them in northern Gaza.

IDF Military Drone Unit train with their drones near the Syrian border, northern Golan Heights, June 26, 2025.

Twenty Gaza journalists removed from CPJ's war casualties list after combat roles uncovered

CPJ maintains that affiliation with a militant organization is not sufficient for exclusion if a person was working as a civilian journalist and was not directly participating in hostilities.

Scott Pelley of CBS, hosts the Committee to Protect Journalists' International Press Freedom Awards at the Waldorf Astoria on November 26, 2013 in New York City. The annual awards ceremony recognizes journalists who risk their lives and liberty defending press freedom.

Gaza journalists operating under Hamas media controls were given platforms in Westminster

HJS reported that several journalists who operated within this Hamas-controlled media environment have subsequently been welcomed into Westminster as authoritative witnesses to the war.

A journalist prepares equipment inside a vehicle in northern Gaza.

Colombia officially withdraws from South Africa's ICJ genocide case against Israel

Israeli ambassador to Colombia Vivien Aisen echoed the remarks, saying Colombia chose "the right side of history" and made "a brave and responsible decision that we deeply appreciate."

Israel and Colombia flags at the peaceful protest of the members of the active reserve of the military and police forces against the government of Gustavo Petro, October 2023.

Gaza’s back-to-school coverage misses the crucial test: What are children being taught? - analysis

For Gaza to have a different future - for the thousands of children returning to school for a better future than the one Hamas has condemned them to - it is not enough merely to reopen classrooms.

Palestinian children walk to school amid the rubble of destroyed buildings as the academic year begins in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip on September 19, 2026.

What you need to know about Macklemore and accusations of antisemitism

Macklemore once apologized after a controversial costume drew accusations of antisemitism. A decade later, his pro-Palestinian activism and criticism of Israel have sparked renewed backlash.

Rapper Benjamin Haggerty, known as Macklemore, performs at the Goldencoast Rap Festival in Corcelles-les-Monts, France, Aug. 30, 2026.

Al Jazeera fires 24 journalists, staff from Gaza amid lawsuit alleging Hamas, PIJ ties - report

The lawsuit was filed in February 2025, names the employees and alleges that some Al Jazeera staff members had ties to terrorist organizations and, in some cases, were members of those groups.

A journalist holds the blood-covered camera belonging to Palestinian photojournalist Mariam Dagga, a journalist who freelanced for AP since the start of the war and who was killed in an Israeli strike on Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, during her funeral on August 25, 2025.