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Middle Israel: Netanyahu's 55-page scarlet letter cannot rewrite October 7 - opinion

The truth that Netanyahu has resolved to bury rests on three foundations, all of which don’t even need an investigation, because they are glaring.

|ByAMOTZ ASA-EL
‘DELUDING HIMSELF he can manipulate public opinion no matter what the people saw, felt, and endured, Netanyahu this week released a 55-page booklet containing his responses to State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman’s questions about the October 7 fiasco’s events.
IDF operates in West Bank, February 9, 2026.

IDF captures aide to terrorist behind 2025 shooting attack which killed three

The captured terrorist, Muhammad Zidan, was a senior figure in the Jenin terrorist network, and involved in financing and advancing acts of terror in Israel.

|ByTZVI JASPER
LUIS HAR (far left) and Fernando Marman (center), two hostages rescued in a special forces operation in Rafah, Gaza, in February 2024, reunite with loved ones later in the day at Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer.

WATCH: 'We have two diamonds here': IDF releases video from hostage rescue operation

The video was composed of body camera footage from Shayetet 13 soldiers who participated in the operation. In it, the two rescued hostages spoke with the soldiers in a helicopter.

|ByTZVI JASPER
Right wing settlement activists cross the border with Lebanon on Thursday February 13, 2026.

Right-wing activists cross into Lebanon to call to renew settlement; IDF detains suspects

The IDF’s account of the incident stated that forces intervened promptly, detained the suspects who crossed the fence, and transferred them to the police. No injuries were reported.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

IDF: Terrorist killed after crossing Yellow Line this week was likely Oct. 7 infiltrator

The IDF stated that the incident occured on Thursday. At the time, the military published little information on the matter.

FEBRUARY 7, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Profile of Muhammad Salah al-Din Khaled Abu Raqba, a Hamas terrorist who participated in the October 7 massacre and was killed while posing a threat to IDF soldiers stationed along the Yellow Line in Gaza.

Shlomi's war: An IDF reservist's journey from October 7 to political activism

A reservist’s remarkable journey from the Oct. 7 chaos, losing his brother, and fighting for over a year in Gaza – to political activism in order to change the country’s priorities.

FEBRUARY 7, 2026ByJONATHAN SPYER
SHLOMI DAMRI: Face to face with war.

How Hamas turns Palestinian death into a political strategy - opinion

Hamas frames death as heroism while protecting its own, all while exploiting the suffering of the Palestinian people.

FEBRUARY 7, 2026BySALEM ALKETBI
Hamas members stand 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, in the central Gaza Strip, February 7, 2025.

Former hostage Nimrod Cohen announces return to IDF: 'Didn't do enough during my mandatory service'

"I didn't really do my service, the way I see it. I served for ten months until I was kidnapped," Cohen said in an interview for N12's Ulpan Shishi.

FEBRUARY 7, 2026ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
Released Israeli hostage Nimrod Cohen at the funeral of Israeli soldier Staff Sgt. Daniel Oz, at the military cemetery in Kfar Saba.

From Kassel to the home front: Holocaust survival story guides deputy commander’s service

A grandson of a Holocaust survivor on memory, duty, and why “never again” demands action.

FEBRUARY 7, 2026ByGABRIEL COLODRO/THE MEDIA LINE
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Why the IDF should hire a PR firm, not a general - opinion

Maj.-Gen. Ghassan Alian of Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, when asked how many Gazans Israel killed, mentioned Hamas’s figure of 70,000 without checking or knowing.

FEBRUARY 6, 2026ByGIL HOFFMAN
Daniel Hagari, then-IDF spokesman, gives a statement to the media in Tel Aviv on October 16, 2023.

Israel’s zero-click future: How cyber veterans are reinventing offensive intelligence

MILITARY AFFAIRS: Radiant cyber firm, led by former IDF experts, moves under the radar with advanced tech tools, securing contracts in Western intelligence.

FEBRUARY 6, 2026ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
IN THE next battle space, intrusion can come without warning: ‘zero-click’ tools can penetrate a device without user action, turning everyday technology into an intelligence target. Radiant Research Labs, led by ex-IDF intelligence experts, has already produced 10 major cyber and technological tools

IDF conducting scans in Karmei Tzur after infiltration alert sounds, seizes West Bank weapons

The IDF arrested 60 suspects and seized firearms in counterterrorism operations across the West Bank. A terrorist also opened fire on soldiers in Gaza near the Yellow Line.

FEBRUARY 6, 2026ByJAMES GENN, ARIELLA ROITMAN
An IDF soldier operating in the West Bank, published on February 6, 2026.

My Word: Dangerous global gambling games - opinion

Prediction markets claim to reveal the future, but when wars, elections, and disasters are used for gambling, the consequences can be dangerous.

FEBRUARY 6, 2026ByLIAT COLLINS

Digital Pharaohs: Egypt’s AI sovereignty drive - opinion

By localizing AI training and autonomy, Egypt is reducing Western dependence and challenging Israel’s ability to predict its military evolution.

FEBRUARY 6, 2026ByAMINE AYOUB
Military personnel stand guard on the day of Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly's visit to the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt, October 31, 2023.