Islamic jihad

Family of slain hostage sues UNRWA for alleged role in October 7 kidnapping, murder

The lawsuit names UNRWA, a UNRWA employee alleged to have taken part in the attack, and several current and former senior UNRWA officials as defendants.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
Poster of hostage Yonatan Mordechai Samerano during demonstrations for the hostages still held in Gaza.
PEOPLE WALK amid the rubble of destroyed buildings at the Nuseirat camp for displaced Palestinians as smoke billows in the distance following Israeli strikes east of Gaza City on December 2, 2025.

IDF strikes Hamas, Islamic Jihad targets in Gaza in response to ceasefire violations

At this time, the IDF did not name the targeted terrorists. However, Hamas-affiliated sources reported that the IDF killed targets in homes belonging to the al Huli and al Jarou families.

|ByTZVI JASPER, SHOSHANA BAKER
Palestinian Hamas terrorists secure the area as Egyptian workers accompanied by members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) search for the remains of the last Israeli hostage in the Zeitoun neighbourhood of Gaza City on December 8, 2025.

In coordination with Israel, Hamas renews search for final hostage Ran Gvili in Gaza

The search is occurring in Zeitoun, in northern Gaza. The neighborhood is split by the Yellow Line that divides the Strip between Hamas and Israel-controlled territories.

|ByAMICHAI STEIN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
PEOPLE AFFILIATED with Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) hold signs during a vigil to honor colleagues and others who have been killed during the war in Gaza outside the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, US, December 6, 2023.

Doctors Without Borders advanced anti-Israel narrative, maintained terror ties - exclusive

The well-known medical organization is one of several dozen NGOs prohibited from operating in Gaza and the West Bank since January 1.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER

Over 100 rockets fired into Israel from Gaza in under 24 hours

The IDF struck 16 Hamas sites in Gaza in response to rockets • Otzma Yehudit MKs fume over "weak response"

MAY 3, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Iron dome anti-missile system fires interception missiles as rockets fired from the Gaza Strip to Israel, in Ashkelon on August 7, 2022.

Islamic Jihad leader’s death in Israel won't lead to war yet - analysis

Israel fights conflicts when it feels its legitimacy is on the rise or if serious security lines are breached, like rocket attacks on Tel Aviv. Jerusalem really doesn't want war now.

MAY 2, 2023ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Rockets are fired from Gaza into Israel, in Gaza May 2, 2023.

Islamic Jihad: Israel will pay 'heavy price' if senior official dies in prison

The Palestinian Prisoners Club warned that Adnan, who was arrested by the Israeli security forces in February, was in critical condition and could die at any moment.

APRIL 22, 2023ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
Protestors shout slogans during a demonstration in support of Palestinian Khader Adnan, a senior member of Islamic Jihad who is jailed in Israel, on June 5, 2015

Palestinian Islamic Jihad delegation visits Baghdad ahead of Quds Day

Nakhala is set to deliver a speech at the Quds Day rallies in Baghdad on Friday.

APRIL 13, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
A Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant looks out of a vehicle during a military show marking the 32nd anniversary of the organisation's founding, in the central Gaza Strip October 3, 2019

UK counter-terrorism strategy needs to refocus on Islamism -review

FEBRUARY 8, 2023ByREUTERS
People pay their respects to the victims of the deadly suicide bombing in Manchester that took place during an Ariana Grande concert.

Egypt invites Hamas, Islamic Jihad leaders to ease tensions with Israel

They agreed to continue contact and consultations on all issues related to the Palestinian cause and the situation in the West Bank and Jerusalem.

FEBRUARY 4, 2023ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
A member of Palestinian security forces, loyal to Hamas, stands guard at the border area with Egypt, in the southern Gaza Strip, June 23, 2019

Terrorists in Israeli prisons claim to smuggle out books glorifying terror

Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists say they managed to write books on the terror attacks the groups committed to encourage recruitment.

JANUARY 24, 2023ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
GILBOA PRISON, in northern Israel near the West Bank.

IDF exposes Hamas, Islamic Jihad rocket launch sites near Gaza schools

The IDF revealed the location of at least three schools that have rocket launch sites stationed next to them.

DECEMBER 14, 2022ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
An Iron Dome anti-missile system fires an interceptor missile as a rocket is launched from the Gaza Strip towards Israel, at the sky near the Israel-Gaza border August 7, 2022.

Palestinian terror groups praise Jerusalem bombings

The groups said the attacks came in response to visits by Jews to the al-Aqsa Mosque compound and the killing and injury of a number of Palestinians by the Israeli security forces.

NOVEMBER 23, 2022ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
Palestinian students supporters of the Hamas movement wave the movement's flag during a rally at Birzeit University, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, May 19, 2022

Islamic Jihad terrorist killed in Jenin battle with IDF

A Islamic Jihad terrorist, 28-year-old Farouk Salama, was reportedly killed in the exchange of fire.

NOVEMBER 3, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF soldiers operate in the West Bank as part of Operation Break the Wave, October 14, 2022