Gaza

Israel's Opposition hits 61 seat majority for first time in months - poll

The opposition had been standing at 60 seats, at the cusp of a majority, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition remained at 50 seats. The Arab parties, meanwhile, stand at 10 seats.

Opposition head Yair Lapid arrives for a court hearing at the Supreme Court on a petition against the transfer of funds to ultra-Orthodox educational institutions, January 8, 2026
Nan Goldin attends the Bailey House's 2023 Art House benefit honoring Nan Goldin at Bowery Hotel Terrace on June 14, 2023 in New York City.

Resignations hit Canadian gallery after rejecting Nan Goldin acquisition over antisemitism claims

 An Iron Dome launcher fires an interceptor missile as rockets are fired from Gaza, in Sderot, Israel, May 10, 2023.

The cost of risk: Why Israel’s security voice must outweigh Davos technocrats - editorial

US President Donald Trump and Yakir Gabay.

Editor's Notes: Who is Yakir Gabay, the billionaire on Trump's Gaza Board of Peace?


Former senior IDF officer pessimistic on Gaza BoP: 'Even Western Europe’s peace is temporary'

“We will continue to live under conditions of struggle. There is no such thing as stable peace that lasts forever," said Maj. Gen. (res.) Gershon Hacohen, former head of the General Staff Corps.

IDF Armor Brigade 7 soldiers operate in Gaza on Wednesday, January 14, 2026.

Trump’s new Gaza Board is a fact, Israel’s job now is to shape the decisions - analysis

Israel is not going to succeed in expelling Turkey or Qatar from the Gaza Board of Peace; the more realistic goal is to limit how much influence they are able to exert.

US President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. participate in a roundtable on rural health, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, January 16, 2026.

Turkey and Qatar got Gaza because Israel refused to make a plan - comment

The day after in Gaza will be decided by whoever takes ownership of it with an executable policy.

IDF Armor Brigade 7 soldiers operate in Gaza on Wednesday, January 14, 2026.

Canada's PM agrees to Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza 'in principle,' details being worked out

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told reporters in Doha that the details will be worked through "in the coming days."

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney gestures as he speaks during a press conference at Ritan Park, in Beijing, China, January 16, 2026

Inside ‘My Life at the Moment’: art that confronts war, family, and survival

Jerusalem artists explore life during and after the October 7 massacre in exhibition "My Life at the Moment," blending home, war, and personal reflection.

Noga Greenberg’s ‘A Plea for Intimacy’ series sets her everyday life  against the trauma of the war and the hostage situation.

‘We embrace peace’: Gaza’s technocratic committee announces NCAG’s mission statement

Under the guidance of the US President Donald Trump-appointed Board of Peace, NCAG leader Ali Shaath promised to build the foundations for the Gaza Strip to have a prosperous future.

DR. ALI Shaath, leader of the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, signs the NCAG Mission Statement.

Sovereignty first: Why Israel is right to abandon the UN’s ‘Bureaucratic Jihad’ - opinion

Israel is not retreating from the world. It is asserting its right to shape its future on its own terms – as a secure, victorious, and unapologetically Jewish state.

An illustration of the flags of the United Nations and Israel.

Former hostage Rom Braslavski files assault complaint against Israeli singer's partner

A source told Maariv the partner shouted at him, “Just because you were a hostage doesn’t mean you can talk however you want,” and then went on to assault his friend. 

Former hostage Rom Braslavski at the Israeli Premier League match between Maccabi Netanya and Beitar Jerusalem at the Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem on November 30, 2025.

Without education for peace in Palestinian schools, there can be no peace - opinion

October 7 was the direct outcome of an educational process that shapes young minds through hatred, the delegitimization of the State of Israel, and the glorification of violence and terrorism.

A child wears a Hamas head banner after Friday prayers in Gaza City.

Shin Bet agent who worked with 'Son of Hamas' also foiled a plot to assassinate PM - interview

"You have to understand, Gaza is not the West Bank. Recruiting and activating people in Gaza is a very, very difficult thing."

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a 40 signatures debate, at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on December 8, 2025.