Operation Guardian of the Walls

Ra'am chief says Netanyahu trusted Hamas's Sinwar, vows to testify before state inquiry on Oct. 7

"[Netanyahu] trusted Yahya Sinwar and told me: 'Yahya Sinwar and I understand each other.' He said that about himself, and I was stunned," said Mansour Abbas.

MK Mansour Abbas, chairman of the United Arab List (Ra’am) party, and MK Yoav Segalovitz hold a press conference following consultations with Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem.
View of the central Israeli city of Lod, on February 24, 2026.

Lod mayor ‘seething’ after Jewish-Arab clashes, right-wing activist summoned for questioning

Shin Bet Director David Zini with IDF chief Eyal Zamir at a special plenum session in honor of US President Donald Trump at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, October 13, 2025

Shin Bet will not undergo 'dramatic shifts' following Zini's appointment, ex-official claims

 Hamas Gaza Chief Yahya Sinwar (L) gestures as he speaks with Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip September 19, 2017

Hamas leveraged previous Gaza truce to plan Oct. 7, Sinwar memos reveal


UN’s fixed inquiry is exposed - opinion

One doesn't have to be a prophet to foresee the content of the first report of the special Human Rights Council's Committee of Inquiry (COI) that was established after Guardian of the Walls operation

 Fixed Inquiry - The Biased UN Commission Against Israel

Israel, Hamas: A powder keg waiting for a spark to set it off

MILITARY AFFAIRS: One year since Operation Guardian of the Walls, not much has changed in the tense standoff between Hamas and Israel.

 HAMAS SUPPORTERS attend a protest to support Al-Aqsa mosque, in Gaza, last month.

Coming soon: Israelis, too, will call in their national guard - analysis

Effectuating Israeli sovereignty may seem like a contradictory idea. The country is the sovereign, that should be enough. But it's not.

 Israeli police officers at a temporary police checkpoint, during the search for the terrorist who murdered three people earlier tonight, near Elad, May 5, 2022.

Antisemitic incidents spike by 34%, break US records in 2021 - ADL

The surge of incidents in May 2021 coincided with the military conflict between Israel and Hamas, the ADL found.

Jewish star necklaces are a signifier of Jewish identity and, some fear, a potential risk during times of antisemitism.

Clashes in Jerusalem: Are they a predictable cycle?

Whenever there are religious holidays focused around Jerusalem, there are always tensions and clashes. 

 Protesters wave Hamas flags after Friday prayers of the holy month of Ramadan, at the Al Aqsa Mosque Compound in Jerusalem's Old City, Friday, April 22, 2022.

Success of Abraham Accords doesn't excuse gov't handling of terror - analysis

There are questions about whether the UAE, Bahrain and the Saudis will continue their progress with Jerusalem even as their relations with the US have frayed.

 Israeli border Police officers stand guard outside the Jaffa Gate and the David tower in Jerusalem on April 18, 2022

IDF 'ready for any escalation, even another operation in Gaza'

These statements were made amid the ongoing wave of terrorist attacks and the Ramadan, Passover and Easter holiday season.

 BRIG.-GEN. RAN KOCHAV, former commander of the air force’s Air Defense Command, takes over as the new chief IDF spokesperson and member of the General Staff.

Will Iran use the Ramadan period to increase tensions with Israel?

Iran knows it can stoke tensions over several thousand miles of potential frontline – including the Gaza Strip, northern Israel and the Golan Heights.

 Israeli security forces at the scene of a stabbing attack in the Old City of Jerusalem, on May 31, 2019.

No Purim closure on the West Bank or Gaza Strip

Security forces regularly step up their preparedness prior to the holidays, imposing closures on the West Bank and Gaza as there is often an uptick in tensions and violence. 

A PALESTINIAN POLICE officer gestures as he stands next to a truck carrying clothes for export at the Kerem Shalom crossing in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on Monday.

As Iranian drone threat increases, Israeli F35s down two - watch

More and more unmanned aerial systems are being used by Iran to attack targets across the region.

 Fragments of an Iranian drone shot downed by Israeli jets on March 15, 2021.