Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the commander of the northern Gaza brigade, and alleged replacement for Hamas military leader Mohammed Sinwar. (photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X/VIA SECTION 27A OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT) Inside the power struggle: Hamas commander Izz al-Din al-Haddad and Israel’s next move. The search for a Gaza ceasefire has begun to resemble the old French game…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told residents of Gaza City on Monday to evacuate, as the military ramped up its deadly assault on the Palestinian territory’s largest urban centre. Palestinians check the rubble of a building called al-Ruya Tower in Gaza City’s Rimal area following Israeli army bombardment, on September 8, 2025, after Israel announced…
In a big “final” warning to Palestinian militant outfit Hamas, Israel defence minister said on Monday “a powerful hurricane will strike the skies of Gaza City and the roofs of the terror towers” if the group does not surrender, release hostages and lay down weapons. People search for salvage at the mound of rubble at…
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The war in the Gaza Strip is starting to look different these days on the Israeli news. For most of the past two years, television stations in Israel have paid little attention to suffering in Gaza, giving viewers a steady stream of stories about Israeli heroism, the agony of hostages’…
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s army called Saturday on Palestinians in Gaza City to move to a humanitarian area it designated in the south as it expanded its operations in preparation for seizing the famine-stricken city. including targeting high-rise buildings. Parts of the city, home to nearly 1 million people, are already considered…
Israel’s army called Saturday on Palestinians in Gaza City to move to a humanitarian area it designated in the south as it expanded its operations in preparation for seizing the famine-stricken city. Parts of the city, home to nearly 1 million people, are already considered “red zones,” where evacuation orders have been issued ahead of…
Published on: Aug 31, 2025 02:01 am IST Benjamin Netanyahu’s office had announced on Friday the retrieval of Ilan Weiss’s body along with the remains of another hostage. Israel identified the body of hostage Idan Shtivi, recovered from the Gaza Strip in a military operation this week that retrieved the remains of two hostages, Prime…
Israeli officials said they are optimistic Hamas spokesperson Abu Obeida was killed in the strike. However, his death has not been confirmed. The IDF carried out a strike targeting a senior Hamas terrorist in Gaza City, the IDF and Shin Bet confirmed in a joint statement Saturday. Hamas military wing spokesperson Abu Obeida was the…
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at Israel’s expanded offensive in Gaza City, the removal of Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, and European military support for Ukraine. ‘Dangerous Combat Zone’ Israel launched the “initial stages” of its planned expanded offensive into Gaza City on Friday, declaring the heavily populated area a “dangerous combat…
President Trump will chair a meeting at the White House aimed at breaking the impasse on negotiations between Israel and Hamas and mapping out a postwar plan for Gaza, three officials said. PREMIUM Smoke rises from Gaza after an explosion as seen from the Israeli side of the border, August 25, 2025.(REUTERS) Wednesday’s meeting, which…