Gaza-Israel

A path to peace in Gaza: why real disarmament must come before withdrawal - opinion

At its core is a straightforward proposition: the phased disarmament of Hamas and other Palestinian terror organizations in exchange for the eventual withdrawal of Israeli forces from the strip.

A US soldier waves at the entrance to the LSA Endurance, a logistical support and staging facility designed to support the International Stabilization Force (ISF) under the direction of the Board of Peace (BoP), near the aza border in the Kerem Shalom area, southern Israel, August 10, 2026
Illustrative: A man performs stunts with an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) on sand dunes near destroyed buildings in the Zahra neighbourhood, southwest of Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip, on February 6, 2026.

Palestinians allegedly smuggle ATVs into Gaza as IDF says it will examine border security

The  inaugural Board of Peace meeting at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, US, February 19, 2026.

Qatar, Egypt, Turkey condemn Israeli military action in Gaza, say it undermines path to peace

United Torah Judaism MKs Moshe Gafni and Yitzhak Goldknopf attend a Knesset vote on a bill to freeze arrests of haredi draft evaders, in Jerusalem, July 14, 2026

Haredi leaders, Yahya Sinwar: Different ideologies, the same refusal to face reality - opinion


Israel must prevent Hamas from achieving 'victory' through the destruction of its people - opinion

The current conflict, however, reveals a stark and disturbing shift in Hamas’s concept of shahada (martyrdom) to one that is forced upon the Gazan population.

Palestinians gather to receive food from a charity kitchen in Gaza City last month. Hamas simultaneously claims victory over Israel while alleging that its own people are facing genocide, says the writer.

Sirens sound in Nirim, Ein Hashlosha, Israel rallies after Hamas video of starved hostage

Hamas terrorists surrender to Givati troops in northern Gaza • Witkoff tells hostage families talks to shift to comprehensive deal

Israeli hostage Evyatar David as he appears in a Hamas propaganda video, August 2, 2025.

Hamas cut off contact, escalation in Gaza likely unavoidable, Israeli official tells 'Post'

Another official familiar with the talks told the Post that Hamas has also partially severed ties with Qatar and Egypt.

 Members of the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas and mourners attend the funeral of Al-Qassam fighters who were killed during the war between Israel and Hamas in the Al-Shati camp, in Gaza City, February 28, 2025.

Israeli gov't distances itself from minister's statements calling for 'all of Gaza to be Jewish'

In a tense phone call this morning, Israel's Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter urged Minister Eliyahu to retract his statements, saying, "They harm our relations with supporters in the White House"

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seen in the plenum of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, July 14, 2025

Without strategic messaging, Israel loses global support, and future growth - opinion

This is not about image. It’s about survival. About consensus. About maintaining the international support that Israel needs, not just to fight today, but to thrive tomorrow.

Palestinians gather to collect aid supplies after trucks loaded with aid entered from Israel through central Gaza, in Gaza City, July 22, 2025

Israel at War day 651: What's going on in Syria, Yemen?

Israeli-Druze group crosses border into Syria • Netanyahu tells pope hostage talks progressing • Hamas claims it proposed releasing all hostages • IDF confirms deaths of four terrorists in Gaza

 Members of the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas and mourners attend the funeral of Al-Qassam fighters who were killed during the war between Israel and Hamas in the Al-Shati camp, in Gaza City, February 28, 2025.

Most Israelis support temporary military occupation of Gaza, JCFA survey finds

64% of Jewish Israelis and 52% of all Israelis prefer the option of a temporary occupation of the Gaza Strip after the war, according to a survey that asked 700 participants.

 Palestinians at the scene of an Israeli airstrike in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, March 18, 2025

US revokes visas for Bob Vylan after music duo's Glastonbury chants

"Foreigners who glorify violence and hatred are not welcome visitors to our country," US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said in a post on X.

 Revellers hold up a Palestinian flag, a prop head wearing a balaclava in the colours of the Irish flag, and a representation of a zebra, on the day Kneecap performs at Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset, Britain, June 28, 2025.

IDF securing GHF sites critical for stifling Hamas control of population in Gaza

This comes amid fierce allegations and footage of live bullets shot at Palestinians at the GHF sites, which the UN has called a humanitarian catastrophe, where hundreds have been reportedly killed.

 Palestinians approach to collect aid supplies from the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, May 29, 2025.

BBC regrets not cutting Bob Vylan Glastonbury livestream, calls chants antisemitic

BBC faces backlash for airing Bob Vylan’s Glastonbury set featuring controversial anti-IDF chants, sparking calls for accountability.

 Guitarist and singer Bobby Vylan of the punk-rap duo Bob Vylan delivers a message in support of Palestinians during his performance at the Glastonbury music festival, in Pilton, Britain, June 28, 2025, in this still image from video obtained from social media