Gaza

Board of Peace won't wait for Hamas response to disarmament plan, source tells 'Post'

As the Board of Peace awaits a response, short-term initiatives will continue to be advanced in areas not under Hamas control, a source told The Jerusalem Post.

Hamas terrorists as Egyptian workers accompanied by members of the ICRC search for the last two remaining bodies of hostages -an Israeli soldier and a Thai national- from under the rubble of the Jabalia refugee camp, in the Gaza Strip on December 1, 2025; Illustrative.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the general Conference of Fatah Youth in Ramallah, with a backdrop including a portrait of Abbas and Yasser Arafat, November 27, 2025; illustrative.

The PA's collapse could lead to Hamas's rise in the West Bank - opinion

An Israeli soldier kneels on rubble in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, December 8, 2025.

Israel can contain Hamas without reoccupying all of Gaza - opinion

An IDF drone during a training exercise near the Syrian border, northern Golan Heights, June 26, 2025; illustrative.

Hezbollah relying on drones to prevent further IDF incursions into Lebanon, senior officer says


Several figures emerge as next leaders of Hamas in Gaza, but who will end up leading? - analysis

Although Hamas only controls half of Gaza, it still runs the lives of 2 million civilians and seeks out new leadership amid targeted eliminations by the IDF.

(Illustrative) Palestinian members of al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement.

For the first time in decades, Israel is imposing its will on Hamas - opinion

A weakened Hamas, expanding Israeli control, and regional backing are reshaping Gaza’s future.

Gunmen stand guard at the funeral of Marwan Issa, a senior Hamas deputy military commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike during the conflict between Israel and Hamas, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, February 7, 2025.

NGO Monitor's Gerald Steinberg warns of anti-Israel NGO influence

NGO Monitor’s Gerald Steinberg says groups such as Euro-Med and Save the Children play a major role in spreading anti-Israel narratives.

People take part in the National March for Palestine - hands off Gaza, a pro-Palestinian protest calling for the government to "end the genocide and stop arming Israel", in London, Britain, January 31, 2026.

The West didn’t just limit Israel’s weapons; it outlawed victory - opinion

Israel’s closest allies have effectively told it to wage war indefinitely without winning.

IDF soldiers operating in Lebanon's Beaufort Ridge, shared by the military on May 31, 2026.

Trump’s Gaza plan can still work - but only if Washington changes course - opinion

Despite the crisis, the conditions for a diplomatic breakthrough may be emerging beneath the surface – if Washington is willing to rethink the sequencing and political assumptions behind its strategy

Activists, including Israelis and Palestinians, take part in a demonstration in support of peace near Jericho

From Flatbush to Israel: How ignorance fuels the haredi draft crisis - opinion

What a Brooklyn protest reveals about Israel’s internal struggle over equality, service, and a divided society.

 A group of ultra-Orthodox Jews blocked traffic and the light rail  in Jerusalem demonstrating against a Haredi draft into the IDF. February 26, 2024.

Why so many Israelis still support Ben-Gvir - and what his actions expose - opinion

The flotilla detainee episode underscores growing friction between Israel’s internal politics and its global standing.

Ben-Gvir pushes for Netanyahu to intensify fighting in Lebanon, Knesset, Jerusalem, May 25, 2026.

Voices from the Arab press: Communication is not a prerogative

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

A TEMPORARY ENCAMPMENT in Beirut, March 30.

Community security: Nir Oz volunteers train to defend Israel's frontlines after Oct. 7

With support from the Magen 48 organization, Gaza border Kibbutz Nir Oz is training a new, young security team to protect their community.

EHUD DRIBBEN, co-founder of Magen 48, discusses the work his organization does to train Israeli communities to confront threats.

NJ-12 candidate Adam Hamawy decries antisemitism amid scrutiny of his Israel views

“As a Muslim, I understand what it feels like to face bigotry, to feel unsafe in your community and to have your loyalty to this country questioned,” Hamawy said in a statement he sent to JTA.

Dr. Adam Hamawy speaks during an AFP interview after meetings at the White House and on Capitol Hill, in Washington D.C., June 14, 2024.