Hamas finally breaks its silence on Abu Obeida’s elimination, debuting a masked successor to lead its psychological war. The IDF was not surprised by the move; it had expected it. The military wing of Hamas officially announced the death of the spokesman Abu Obeida on Monday, who was eliminated last August, and revealed his replacement….
Italian officials on Saturday announced the arrests of nine people who are accused of using charities to raise $8.2 million, most of which funded Hamas. File Photo by Mohammed Saber/EPA Dec. 27 (UPI) — Nine people who are accused of raising more than $8 million in Italy to help fund Hamas have been arrested by…
Published on: Dec 28, 2025 02:13 am IST Prime Minister Meloni praised the operation against Hamas financing amid escalating tensions and protests over Israel’s actions. Italian prosecutors said on Saturday they had arrested nine people on suspicion of financing Hamas through charities based in Italy, in an operation coordinated by anti-mafia and anti-terrorism units. The…
Rafah was once the third-largest city in the Gaza Strip. It was home to around 200,000 people. Today it is a desolate moonscape of rubble and twisted iron. The city and its suburbs were systematically destroyed by the Israel Defence Forces (idf) during the two-year war against Hamas. Rafah’s population was forced to move to…
Hamas says it won’t disarm while the IDF is in Gaza and suggests a long-term truce or ‘storing’ its arms. Meanwhile, the IDF likely won’t leave half of Gaza until Hamas disarms. Hamas is trying to slow-play the Gaza ceasefire deal so that it can eke out as much wiggle room as possible and remain…
The four hostages whose remains are still being held by Gazan terror groups are Meny Godard, St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili, Dror Or, and Thai national Sudthisak Rinthalak. Hamas has information about each of the four deceased hostages whose remains are still being held in the Gaza Strip, sources familiar with the issue told Israel’s public broadcaster…
Israeli–American designer and brand founder Elie Tahari, 73, has cemented himself as an icon for working women in the New York fashion world and beyond. Now, he’s making an even bigger statement for women and what they can accomplish– debuting his latest collection with a bold twist – female IDF soldiers, including wounded veterans, strutting…
In the aftermath of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas two years ago, high school teacher Josh Hirsch posted comments on social media in support of Israel. It was unrealistic for Hamas to expect a ceasefire, he wrote, as long as they were holding hostages. Soon afterward, a former student called for his…
Published on: Nov 07, 2025 12:40 am IST A look at the hostages left in Gaza, by the numbers Israel has celebrated the return of the last 20 living hostages who were held in Gaza under the first phase of the fragile Israel-Hamas ceasefire. A look at the hostages left in Gaza, by the numbers…
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The few buildings still standing in this expanse of northern Gaza protrude from the earth like broken bones. Around them, what was once a dense, urban neighborhood has been blown up, knocked down or otherwise crushed into debris and dust. The Israeli military on Wednesday led an AP photographer…