Palestinian Islamic Jihad

IDF kills PIJ terrorists on Lebanon-Syria border as groups continue trying to smuggle weapons

Israel, with the help of Syria's new government led by Ahmed al-Sharaa, has succeeded at blocking much of the cross-border Lebanon-Syria weapons smuggling activities.

 IDF soldiers operate on Mount Hermon, on the border between Israel and Syria, December 12, 2024
A still from the video footage of terrorist Ahmad Bayouk during the October 7 massacre.

IDF strikes October 7 terrorist, PIJ commander in Gaza following ceasefire violations

IDF operates in West Bank, February 9, 2026.

Tens of thousands of shekels seized, suspected Hamas, Islamic Jihad affiliates arrested in IDF op.

An IDF soldier operating in the West Bank, published on February 6, 2026.

IDF arrests suspect in West Bank, discovers M4-style rifle hidden in vehicle


Former Gaza hostage Sudthisak Rinthalak remains are identified, IDF confirms

Israel's Public Health Service is in constant contact with the families of the final two victims, the PMO confirmed.

Red Cross personnel wait to head towards an area within the "yellow line" to which Israeli troops withdrew under the ceasefire, as Hamas says it continues to search for the bodies of deceased hostages seized during the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, in Gaza City November 20, 2025.

Returned hostage Dror Or laid to rest in Kibbutz Be'eri

Or's remains were returned to Israel by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Hamas via the Red Cross last week.

Returned hostage Dror Or laid to rest in Kibbutz Be'eri, November 30, 2025.

Qatar calls to continue Gaza ceasefire deal, drawing Hostage Forum's ire

Following Dror Or’s return to Israel, the two deceased hostages who remain in Gaza are Thai national Sudthisak Rinthalak and St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili.

 Qatar's foreign ministry spokesman Majed Al-Ansari, speaks in Doha, Qatar, February 20, 2024.

Hamas terrorists building growing armed presence in Syria, Lebanon - KAN

Hamas is reportedly establishing a base in Syria while aiding Hezbollah’s efforts to rebuild rocket supplies in southern Lebanon, KAN News reports.

Hamas terrorists escorting Red Cross during a search for the remains of deceased hostages in Gaza City, November 12, 2025.

Palestinian Islamic Jihad building growing armed presence in Syria with regime’s approval - report

PIJ has reportedly expanded the capabilities of its military wing within Syria in recent weeks, particularly in the Palestinian refugee camps near Damascus.

A masked gunman from the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement keeps watch as others search for bodies in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on November 21, 2025.

Dror Or identified as Gaza hostage returned to Israel, PMO confirms

Or was murdered on October 7, 2023, and his body was taken to Gaza by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. His death was formally determined on May 2, 2024. Or was 48 and had three children.

Dror Or

'You are always in my heart': Freed Gaza hostages Rom Braslavski, Sasha Troufanov reunite

Freed hostages Rom Braslavski and Alexander Sasha Troufanov reunited after months apart, sharing an emotional embrace and recalling their shared captivity by Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists.

Rom Braslavski (L) and Alexander Sasha Troufanov (R) embrace after reuniting for the first time since being held by PIJ terrorists in Rafah, November 25, 2025.

WATCH: Remains of slain ex-hostage arrive at Abu Kabir medical center for identification

Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad returned the remains, which were found on Monday, after Netanyahu said the delay in the release constituted a violation of the Gaza ceasefire.

A Red Cross vehicle transports the bodies of hostages who were held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023, attack, after they were handed over by Hamas militants as part of a ceasefire and a hostage-prisoner swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Gaza City, October 15, 2025.

Oct. 7 victims sue Binance and founder, say they funneled millions to Hamas

Victims of Hamas’ 2023 attack sued Binance and founder Changpeng Zhao, alleging the platform enabled over $1 billion in transactions for terrorist groups even after its US criminal plea.

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, also known as CZ, attends the Bitcoin Asia conference, in Hong Kong, China, August 29, 2025.

Palestinian Islamic Jihad claims to have found Gaza hostage remains in central Gaza Strip

An earlier report by Qatari outlet Al Jazeera claimed that PIJ found hostage remains north of Nuseirat.

Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. January 30, 2025.