Hamas

Several figures emerge as next leaders of Hamas in Gaza, but who will end up leading? - analysis

Although Hamas only controls half of Gaza, it still runs the lives of 2 million civilians and seeks out new leadership amid targeted eliminations by the IDF.

(Illustrative) Palestinian members of al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement.
Gunmen stand guard at the funeral of Marwan Issa, a senior Hamas deputy military commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike during the conflict between Israel and Hamas, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, February 7, 2025.

For the first time in decades, Israel is imposing its will on Hamas - opinion

 Ori Danino.

Brother of murdered Hamas hostage criticizes PM advisor Yonatan Urich

 FILE PHOTO: An exterior view of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, March 31, 2021.

Argentina’s October 7 case could reshape international law - opinion


Louder than noise: Noam Bettan let music, not politics, define his performance - editorial

Israelis can take pride in Bettan, who represented the country with professionalism and restraint, blocking out all the outside noise to deliver a stellar performance.

Israeli singer Noam Bettan, who represented Israel at the 70th Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna and finished in second place, is seen after arriving at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, May 17, 2026.

Turkish flotilla to reach Israel in 48 hours, Netanyahu to meet with defense officials

An Israeli official told the Post that Netanyahu held a preliminary security consultation on the matter on Sunday.

People raise V-signs and take photos from a boat decorated with Palestinian flags as another vessel displaying solidarity signs sails past near the port in Marmaris, Turkey, on May 14, 2026.

Israel’s Right needs renewal after October 7, not loyalty politics or ambiguity - opinion

Israel’s political future after October 7 may depend on rebuilding the right around national purpose instead of loyalty politics.

JONATHAN POLLARD, photographed this week in his Jerusalem home.

Iran negotiations will only work under sustained maximum pressure - opinion

Iran and its proxies use negotiations to delay, deceive, and advance their strategic goals under the cover of diplomacy.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on the day he addresses a special session of the Conference on Disarmament at the United Nations, aside of US-Iran talks in Geneva, Switzerland, February 17, 2026

Hamas's Gaza military chief broke his own rules, allowing IDF to find and kill him

Security officials say Izz ad-Din al-Haddad violated his own rules after months in Gaza’s tunnels, exposing patterns that helped Israeli intelligence close in.

IDF confirms death of Hamas military chief Izz ad-Din al-Haddad, May 16, 2026.

The Palestinian Fatah party held elections, is a ‘new’ leadership emerging? - analysis

Fifty-nine candidates competed for 18 seats on the Central Committee, while 456 members competed for 80 seats on the Revolutionary Council, which serves as the movement's parliament.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas attends a meeting with Russian President at the Kremlin in Moscow on January 22, 2026.

Hamas seeks to exploit Hajj pilgrimage to smuggle funds into Gaza - report

In Egypt, the sources explained, the smuggled finances will be laundered or “redirected” using various methods before being transferred to Gaza.

(Illustrative) Palestinian members of al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement.

Hamas leadership elections end without political leader selection, promises future vote

Hamas’s leadership race remains unresolved, with Khaled Mashaal and Khalil al-Hayya seen as likely contenders for the political chief role.

Hamas terrorists look on as they escort members of the Red Cross towards an area within the so-called "yellow line" to which Israeli troops withdrew under the ceasefire in Gaza City November 12, 2025.

Through the fog: Finding steadiness in a time of uncertainty and war

Since the truce with Iran, Israelis have been navigating a reality defined less by what is known and more by what is unknown.

'Coping, in this sense, is not about ignoring the fog or pretending it isn’t there,' says the writer.

IDF kills two Hamas terrorists who infiltrated Israel during October 7 massacre

The IDF also killed an additional Hamas terrorist from Hamas’s Bureij Battalion in a strike on Wednesday.

Soldiers from the IDF's 7th Armored Brigade operating in the Gaza Strip, January 14, 2026; illustrative.