Palestinians

What is Ramadan, the holiest month in Islam? - explainer

Although many non-Muslims see the main focus of the month in daily fasting, Islam encourages its followers to better themselves through different means, including increased prayer and charity.

|ByLEO FEIERBERG BETTER
Muslim worshippers pray at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City, marking the beginning of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, February 17, 2026.
Muslim worshippers attend the last Friday prayers of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at Al-Aqsa compound, also known to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, March 28, 2025.

Israel to allow up to 10,000 Palestinians to ascend Temple Mount per day during Ramadan

Up to 10,000 Palestinians per day will access the Temple Mount during Ramadan, with age restrictions in place and mandatory digital documentation at crossings, subject to security approval.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Israel Police officer in a police car

Watch: Kfar Saba police arrest Gaza resident, terrorist released from the Schalit deal

A security guard reported a suspect attempting to enter the mall. Officers from the Sharon area responded quickly, apprehending the Gaza resident, who was in Israel illegally.

|ByFRAIDY MOSER
Security forces arrested a cell of ISIS terrorists on suspicion of planning to carry out an attack.

IDF foil ISIS terror plot in Jericho, seize Hamas weapons cache in Gaza

The IDF said they found "a large amount of guns, an RPG rocket, and an explosive device that were going to be used to harm IDF soldiers operating in the area." 

|ByFRAIDY MOSER

Up to 130 int'l lawyers protected IDF from war crimes charges as it fought in Gaza - exclusive

The ILD had to guide and provide varied rules of engagement while as many as 50,000 IDF infantry and tanks were invading all over Gaza

FEBRUARY 16, 2026ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
This picture taken during a media tour organised by the Israeli military on January 27, 2024, shows Israeli soldiers patrolling an area in Gaza's main southern city of Khan Yunis, amid continuing battles between Israel and the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas.

Weddings resume in Gaza, although on smaller scale, due to post-war challenges

Since the destruction of roughly 93 percent of hotels and wedding halls, celebrations are now held at private homes or modest venues.

FEBRUARY 16, 2026ByFRAIDY MOSER
Palestinian couples attend a mass wedding in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip December 2, 2025.

Israeli police arrest seven, stop attempted infiltration of 15 Palestinian residents

The suspects were reportedly traveling to work in Bnei Brak, where they had planned an extended stay, the Police Spokesperson’s Unit said.

FEBRUARY 16, 2026ByFRAIDY MOSER
Israeli police arrested seven people and deported eight others after stopping a vehicle carrying 15 Palestinian residents who were suspected of entering Israel illegally in February 2026.

Gaza’s real reconstruction problem isn’t concrete, it’s culture - opinion

After the October 7 massacre, Gaza faces a choice: rebuild with realism and deradicalization, or pave the way for the next war.

FEBRUARY 15, 2026ByMELODY SUCHAREWICZ
Smoke rises after Israeli strikes in Gaza City, September 14, 2025.

Over 45 undocumented Palestinians detained in police raids

The operation, which targeted the employment of individuals entering Israel without valid permits, involved inspections of more than 120 businesses.

FEBRUARY 11, 2026ByASHER SMITH
Israeli soldiers carrying weapons walk during a weekly settlers' tour in Hebron, in the West Bank, December 20, 2025

Zionism's narrow definition hurts American Jews' connection to Israel - opinion

Most Jews have little trouble simultaneously affirming care and concern for Israel and Israelis and opposing Israeli policies, including the extended war in Gaza.

FEBRUARY 10, 2026ByRABBI JILL JACOBS/JTA
American and Israeli Jews [Illustrative]

Zionism evolutions: American Jews struggle to define support for Israel in today’s terms - opinion

Yet the same survey finds that nearly nine in 10 American Jews believe “Israel has the right to exist as a Jewish, democratic state.”

FEBRUARY 10, 2026ByJOEL SWANSON/JTA
"Zionism is a family of arguments: political Zionism, cultural Zionism, religious Zionism, socialist Zionism, revisionist Zionism, and more." Above, delegates at the First Zionist Congress, held in Basel, Switzerland in 1897.

Israel boosts security ahead of Ramadan amid rise in Jewish nationalist crime in West Bank

In 2025, the number of “nationalistic” Jewish crimes spiked to 867, up from 682 incidents in 2024. More than 50 incidents of nationalist crimes were reported in the past month.

FEBRUARY 8, 2026ByCORINNE BAUM, FRAIDY MOSER
Muslim women walk, as Israeli settlers carry Israeli flags next to a checkpoint near the Ibrahimi mosque, also known as the Cave of Patriarchs, on the day of the first Friday prayers of Ramadan, in Hebron's Old City, in the West Bank March 15, 2024.

Will Israel’s Arabs reach the political Promised Land? - opinion

Israeli Arabs are simply no longer a monolith - a growing sub-sector has emerged, especially in mixed cities, that is culturally quite “Israeli.”

FEBRUARY 7, 2026ByDAN PERRY
Thousands attend a protest against the violence in the Arab community, in Tel Aviv. January 31, 2026.

Reuters sees map of UAE plans for Gaza housing complex on Israeli side of Gaza's Yellow Line

The planning map shows where the "UAE Temporary Emirates Housing Complex" would be constructed near Rafah.

FEBRUARY 5, 2026ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Gaza City, November 25, 2025.