Now that the hostages and the fallen have been returned, following an unprecedented effort, Netanyahu must now grapple with the fine print of the cease-fire deal: from Hamas' remaining grip on Gaza to the blatant involvement of Qatar and Turkey. It is all coming to a head much sooner than he anticipated
The Gaza side of the Rafah crossing has been under Israeli military control since 2024 and is expected to open to traffic between Gaza and Egypt in the coming days. The lawyer representing the state said letting journalists into Gaza isn't an Israeli obligation
President Trump's Board of Peace claims to be limiting Israel's role in Gaza. In reality, the second phase of the cease-fire is designed to transfer the burden of controlling Gaza from Israel to regional powers – all while keeping the instruments of dominance firmly in Israeli hands
It's clear that members of the IDF elite units, mainly intelligence, operations and air crews, demonstrated a high degree of conformity throughout the war. They are responsible for most of the civilian deaths in Gaza
Rümeysa Öztürk was detained after co-authoring an op-ed urging her university to 'acknowledge the Palestinian genocide' and divest from Israel-linked companies. Newly unsealed documents show Marco Rubio recommended deporting five foreign students over Gaza war activism despite free speech concerns
Mobile phones, vehicles and weapons have recently been seen in Gaza, with the military acknowledging most originate in Israel. As markets overflow with smuggled goods and financial channels go unchecked, IDF officials warn: 'We may end up funding Hamas' rebuilding, truck after truck'
Gvili, the last Israeli hostage still held in Gaza, was killed on October 7. According to Netanyahu's office, Israel launched a large-scale operation over the weekend, centered on a cemetery in Gaza City's Tuffah neighborhood
More than two years after his son Liam Or was freed from Gaza captivity, Ramzy Nassar said he chose not to disclose his Arab identity to protect him. 'It's not something that Hamas would take well,' he said, warning his son could have been seen as 'a traitor, the son of a traitor'
The Rafah crossing is just a small detail in the bigger picture. Although readied for aid transit, only people will be allowed to cross, likely with severe restrictions in both directions: by Egypt on those wanting to leave Gaza, and by Israel on those wanting to enter
The sources said it was still not clear how Israel planned to enforce limits on the number of Palestinians entering Gaza from Egypt, or what ratio of exits to entries it aimed to achieve
Hamas and Washington reportedly reached an understanding on disarming the group and letting it become a legitimate political party. Hamas has agreed to a clean handover of power to Gaza technocrats backed by the U.S., but police and bureaucrats will become the group's new grazing pasture
A source close to Netanyahu said Israel has been using the Rafah crossing as leverage against Hamas, which has yet to return the remains of Ran Gvili, the last deceased hostage still in Gaza. Nonetheless, the U.S.-backed administrator of Gaza said the crossing will reopen next week
Olga Cherevko grew up on military bases in Siberia, belonged to a Christian cult in the U.S. and was sent by the UN to some of the toughest places in the world. None of that prepared her for what she saw in Gaza
As Trump divides the world to those with him and those against him, it is enough to look at his disagreements with European countries to get the impression that Gaza and Palestine are marginal issues for the U.S. president, and that Israel's influence is limited
The U.S. pressure follows reports that Israel is blocking members of the committee from entering Gaza. Saudi-based Asharq News cited sources who said Egypt told committee members the U.S. is pressing Israel to expedite the reopening of the Rafah crossing in both directions
A survey commission by three left-leaning Jewish groups finds that most Canadian Jews justify the war in Gaza, but two-thirds also support the October cease-fire. Nearly half of Canadian Jews fear that the Israeli government's judicial overhaul will weaken democracy
The Palestinian committee set to administer Gaza under Trump's cease-fire proposal was set to enter the enclave and assert administrative control by the end of the week, sources say. Egypt is working with the U.S. to facilitate entry by the end of January
If there is one thing on which there is no dispute, it is that the discourse of revenge has been prominent since October 7, when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to 'forcefully avenge this dark day.' Palestinian residents of Gaza as the modern representatives of Amalek