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IDF avoiding killing certain Hamas officials in Gaza over fear of civil order collapse

Military sources confirmed to Walla that the decision not to target Hamas municipal officials stems from a concern that killing them could lead to the collapse of governing institutions in Gaza.

|ByAMIR BOHBOT
A HAMAS terrorist stands on a street during Eid al-Fitr in Gaza City.
Palestinians view the damage after Israeli forces withdrew from the area around Kamal Adwan hospital, amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, in Jabalya, in the northern Gaza Strip October 26, 2024.

IDF: Hamas using northern Gaza hospital as operational center, medical staff as human shields

The Israeli military said footage released from Kamal Adwan Hospital on Sunday shows Hamas is still exploiting the presence of patients, medical staff, and civilians as human shields.

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
Picture of Hamas terrorists killed by the IDF on Friday, October 2.

IDF kills Hamas commander who infiltrated Israel on Oct. 7, arrests weapons smugglers in Nablus

Ibrahim Mustafa Suleiman Abu Oweimer, a commander in Hamas's military wing, was killed in a joint operation by the IDF and the Shin Bet.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A terrorist from the Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, gestures inside an underground tunnel in Gaza.

IDF killed two-thirds of terrorists who invaded Israel on October 7, intel chief tells cabinet

"There are 2,000 remaining, and we will get to every last one of them," Maj.-Gen. Shlomi Binder, head of the IDF's Military Intelligence, told the security cabinet on Sunday evening.

|ByAMICHAI STEIN

PA President Mahmoud Abbas MIA as Hamas wages war against Israel

As Hamas launches attacks on Israel, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas keeps a low profile, leading to speculations about his political motives.

OCTOBER 10, 2023ByMOHAMMED AL-KASSIM/THE MEDIA LINE
Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 21, 2023.

How Israel was duped as Hamas planned devastating assault

"This is our 9/11," said a spokesperson for the Israeli Defense Forces. "They got us."

OCTOBER 10, 2023ByREUTERS
Israeli security gather near a rifle at the site of a battle following a mass infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in Sderot

Israel asks civilians for help in identifying missing persons

According to an unofficial report, approximately 750 Israelis are currently missing.

OCTOBER 8, 2023ByJOANIE MARGULIES, SAM HALPERN
Hundreds in line at the Ichilov hospital in Tel Aviv to donate blood, with more than 300 injuries as dozens of terrorists infiltrate southern Israel and more than a thousand rockets were fired by Gaza militants into Israel. October 7, 2023.

Hamas leader accepts invitation to visit Iran

Hamas said that the Iranian minister noted that the Islamic Republic was closely following “the Zionist aggression and practices in the city.”

APRIL 29, 2023ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
Palestinian group Hamas' top leader Ismail Haniyeh talks after meeting with Lebanon's President Michel Aoun, in Baabda, Lebanon June 28, 2021

Terrorist infiltration alert lifted for Israel's Beitar Illit

Terrorist infiltration warnings were given to the town of Beitar Illit late Thursday while a shooting occurred on Tel Aviv's Dizengoff street for the second time in less than a year.

MARCH 9, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A general view shows the Israeli settlement of Beitar Illit in the West Bank April 7, 2019

Saudi FM urges Israel to engage seriously on resolving Palestinian conflict

Saudi Arabian foreign minister presses for Palestinian peace talks

JANUARY 18, 2023ByREUTERS, TOVAH LAZAROFF
US SECRETARY of State Antony Blinken and Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud arrive to deliver remarks to reporters before meeting at the State Department in October.

Bipartisan bill seek to sanction Hamas financial supporters

Two congressman, one of whom served in the IDF, have presented a potential bill sanctioning organisations funding Hamas

JANUARY 15, 2023ByOMRI NAHMIAS
Members of the Al-Qassam Brigades take part in a military festival organized by Hamas to honor the dead Palestinians who were killed by the Israeli army in the West Bank, Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, in Gaza City, on October 4, 2021

Israel has foiled dozens of cyber attacks by Iran over last year, IDF says

An increase of 70% of hostile activity was recorded over the past year by Iran. Here's how Israel is fighting back.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022ByANNA AHRONHEIM
The IDF’s Cyber Defense Directorate C41 Directorate.

What stopped Hamas from attacking Israel on Jerusalem Day?

“Instead of rockets, Hamas chose to attack Israel with fiery statements,” said a Palestinian journalist, adding that Gazans were expecting war.

JUNE 1, 2022ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
Palestinian Hamas terrorists attend an anti-Israel rally in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip May 27, 2021

Palestinian factions call for 'day of rage' to foil annexation

The call was issued after a meeting of several Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip on Sunday.

JUNE 28, 2020ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
A member of security forces loyal to Hamas stands guard as supporters of former senior Fatah official Mohammad Dahlan take part in a rally marking the death anniversary of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, in Gaza City November 9, 2017