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Hamas used emojis as code before Oct 7, producer of hit show found dead

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Palestinians take control of an Israeli tank after crossing the border fence with Israel from Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, October 7, 2023.
A protester holds a mobile phone with a Palestinian flag and a photo of slain Hamas spokesman Abu Obeidah, during a rally held by Houthi protesters to show solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, in Sanaa, Yemen, August 30, 2024

Emojis, SIM swaps: How Hamas greenlit October 7 massacre, undetected by Israel

Israeli soldiers stand on rubble in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, December 8, 2025.

IDF kills six terrorists in Rafah terror tunnel

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir conducts a situational assessment in Rafah on February 13, 2026.

‘We are prepared to move from defense to offense’: Israel signals harder line in Gaza


Israel moves sweets, energy drinks into Gaza ahead of Ramadan 'at Trump’s request' - exclusive

Israel agreed to ease restrictions on bringing sweets into Gaza "at Trump's request," a source said • Food-sector businessman: “Candy and chocolates, have we lost our minds?

A worker packs sweets outside a shop as Palestinians prepare for the upcoming holiday of Eid al-Fitr marking the end of Ramadan in 2020.

Kibbutz Nir Oz decries Netanyahu's attempt to drop 'massacre' from October 7 bill

Notably, 65 members of Kibbutz Nir Oz were murdered by Hamas during the massacre, and another 83 were taken hostage.

Devastation inside a home on Kibbutz Nir Oz from the October 7, 2023, massacre.

Doctors Without Borders report validates what the IDF has been saying for years - editorial

For the first time during the war, a major international organization has publicly recognized the presence of armed groups operating within a Gaza hospital.

Palestinians walk past the clinic of Doctors Without Borders or Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), in the al-Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City on January 11, 2026.

Hamas disarmament could begin as early as March 2026, Board of Peace reps say - report

The disarmament process will begin once the new technocratic government takes over from Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the Saturday night KAN report added.

Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike at the Ghaith Camp west of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, January 31, 2026

Released hostage Arbel Yehoud: I was sexually assaulted 'almost every single day' in Gaza

"I tried to end my life three times," Yehoud said. "I felt like I couldn’t go on. There were moments when I thought it was the only way out."

Arbel Yehoud and released hostage Ariel Cunio reunite on October 13, 2025.

Israel-aligned Gazan militia operating in Rafah tunnels, aim to disarm Hamas - report

Abu Shabab, named for their founder, Yasser Abu Shabab, is an anti-Hamas, Israel-aligned resistance group operating within the Gaza Strip. 

Ghassan Duhine (center) with members of the anti-Hamas Abu Shabab militia in the Gaza Strip, September 2025.

Francesca Albanese represents UN inability to acknowledge truth and morality - opinion

Her over-the-top antisemitic views seem to be an offshoot of her desire to please her Jew-hating supporters and benefactors, to the point where she even compared Israel to Nazi Germany.

FRANCESCA ALBANESE, United Nations special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory, is seen at a conference in Rome, last year. Her suggestion that Palestine represents a moral compass reflects her own broken one, the writer says.

US must reclaim its institutions and universities in face of Qatari financial influence - opinion

American higher education is being inundated by influence operations from Qatar, which constitute a possible national security threat.

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, in Doha, Qatar,  September 16, 2025.

Gaza's reconstruction must focus on the culture just as much as on the concrete - opinion

On October 7, polls showed that roughly 70 percent of Gazans and 80% of West Bank Palestinians expressed support for Hamas. This is indicative of a culture in need of change.

Gaza City, November 25, 2025.

Hamas to discuss demilitarization, NCAG with Egyptian mediators in Cairo - report

The Hamas delegation intends to present demilitarization proposals to its Egyptian counterpart, including one that suggests Hamas may surrender heavy arms in exchange for retaining light arms.

Palestinian Hamas terrorists seen in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, February 22, 2025