Israel-Hamas War
Venice Biennale jury excludes Israel, Russia from artist awards as EU threatens funding cut
The Venice Biennale jury announced it will refrain from considering artists from countries with leaders facing ICC charges, including Israel and Russia.
Hamas terrorists significantly recovering capabilities during ceasefire - N12
Fmr. IDF chief Eisenkot reflects on son’s death, says he ‘didn't cry' for decades until funeral
Hamas officials claim terror group ready to hand over small weapons, rifles to Gazan police - NYT
IDF releases new footage and images from Gaza operation to recover final hostage Ran Gvili
St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili was the final hostage whose remains were held in the Gaza Strip. His remains were located and returned to Israel for burial on January 26.
'October 7 could have been prevented': Lapid accuses Netanyahu of working to cover up failures
The accusation came in response to Netanyahu’s testimony to State Comptroller Matanyahu Engelman, in which the prime minister defended his actions during and prior to the attack.
Mashaal to Al Jazeera Forum: Hamas disarming risks making Gazans ‘easy victims to be eliminated'
“In the context that our people are still under occupation, talking about disarmament is an attempt to make our people an easy victim to be eliminated," Hamas’s political leader, Mashaal, said.
Shlomi's war: An IDF reservist's journey from October 7 to political activism
A reservist’s remarkable journey from the Oct. 7 chaos, losing his brother, and fighting for over a year in Gaza – to political activism in order to change the country’s priorities.
Israel's negligent ‘hasbara’ failure in Gaza could have been avoided - opinion
While Hamas was flooding the world with unverified figures, Israel made no systematic effort to challenge them.
Editor's Notes: Washington Post chose comfort over survival, now journalists pay price - comment
When 300 journalists lose their jobs at a once-great paper (as it announced on Wednesday), democracy gets darker.
'Systematic, sophisticated operation': How millions of goods were smuggled into Gaza - explainer
According to the Southern District Attorney’s Office, this was an “organized, systematic, and sophisticated smuggling operation of various goods into the Gaza Strip in exchange for financial gain.”
Gaza logo sparks uproar as Lapid warns PA involvement is already underway
“If the Palestinian Authority enters Gaza, then the logo is also that of the Palestinian Authority,” Lapid said.
Trump declines to take sides between Vance, Rubio in 2028 successor debate
Trump also endorsed a MAGA prosecutor in Georgia against Marjorie Taylor Greene, stepped back from a major media merger fight between Netflix and Warner Bros, and faced Human Rights Watch criticism.
Hind Rajab Foundation asks US Justice Dept. to probe IDF veteran over alleged Gaza war crimes
The IDF veteran served as a combat engineer during the Israel-Hamas War and is due to speak at Boston University on Wednesday.