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Yousef Ayesh Awad Ramadan, a deputy commander of a Hamas Nukhba terrorist cell, at a bomb shelter at the Re’im Junction in Israel’s south, Oct. 7, 2023. (Credit: Israel Defense Forces’ Spokesperson’s Unit)
June 3, 2026, 10:53 pm
Hamas terrorist who kidnapped four on Oct. 7 eliminated in Gaza strike
Yousef Ayesh Awad Ramadan helped kidnap Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Eliya Cohen, Alon Ohel and Or Levy from a bomb shelter at the Re’im Junction in Israel’s south, according to the IDF.
By JNS Staff
Hamas militants are seen during a military show in Gaza City, July 20, 2017. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
May 13, 2026, 9:48 am
Yes, I’m worried that giving to Gaza could benefit Hamas.
But Zionism today demands hope.
By Rabbi Daniel Greyber
Screenshot of the recorded testimony of Darin Komarov, a survivor of the Nova Music Festival massacre to the Civil Service Commission on October 7th Crimes by Hamas against Women and Children. (Courtesy, Civil Commission)
May 12, 2026, 9:42 am
Sexual violence was ‘systematic, integral’ to Hamas-led October 7 terror assault, study finds
Rape, sexual torture, mutilation and postmortem sexual abuse found to have been used to ‘terrorize’ Israeli society, with images of the atrocities ‘weaponized’ through social media
By Jeremy Sharon
The “Jusoor” logo: The Arabic says “The Truth is in Your Hands.” (Credit: Courtesy)
April 29, 2026, 12:05 pm
A maverick Arabic news outlet exposes Hamas’ abuse of Gazans
Jusoor News emerges as post-war “bête noire” for Islamic terror group still running half of Gaza.
By Etgar Lefkovits
U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a press conference at the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla., Dec. 29, 2025. (Photo by Daniel Torok/White House)
February 19, 2026, 9:01 am
Trump’s Board of Peace to convene for 1st time, as US bullish on disarmament prospects
US official claims no illusions about challenges ahead, says administration encouraged by what mediators in touch with Hamas are reporting;
By Jacob Magid
Palestinians take control of an IDF tank after breaching the Israeli border fence from Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, Oct. 7, 2023. (Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
February 16, 2026, 11:39 am
IDF: Hamas used emojis as code for launching Oct. 7 assault
The sequence of emoticons was found on phones belonging to operatives of the terrorist group’s elite Nukhba Force.
By JNS Staff
Senior Hamas official Osama Hamdan conducts an interview in the terror group's offices in the southern Beirut suburb of Dahiyeh, Jan. 18, 2024. (Photo by Oliver Marsden/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images, via JNS)
February 12, 2026, 10:32 am
Hamas vows not to lay down arms until Israel’s ‘elimination’
"The matter of Palestinian weapons is linked to the presence or elimination of the occupation," said Osama Hamadan.
By JNS Staff
Mortar shells and other munitions sit alongside the UNRWA-marked aid bags they were found in by Israeli forces in the southern Gaza Strip. (Credit: IDF)
February 3, 2026, 9:23 am
Israeli troops find weapons in UNRWA aid sacks
Over 100 mortar shells, as well as rockets and other arms, were found hidden in UNRWA-marked humanitarian aid sacks during operations in southern Gaza, according to the IDF.
By JNS Staff
Senior Hamas terrorist official Musa Abu Marzouk speaks at a press conference in Gaza City, May 5, 2014. (Photo by Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto/Corbis via Getty Images, via JNS)
January 29, 2026, 10:31 am
Senior Hamas official: We did not discuss disarmament ‘for a single moment’
Musa Abu Marzouk claimed Hamas has veto power over members of the U.S.-backed National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, which is meant to exclude the terror group.
By JNS Staff
A photograph shows a banner bearing a portrait Ran Gvili, the last hostage held in Gaza, the day after his remains were brought home by Israeli forces, in Hostage Square in Tel Aviv on Jan. 27, 2026. (Jack GUEZ / AFP)
January 27, 2026, 11:01 am
Jewish world marks first day with no hostages in Gaza by shedding their symbols of support
Rachel Goldberg-Polin and Jon Polin said they were taking off their famous masking tape.
By Philissa Cramer
Israel Border Police Master Sgt. Ran Gvili. (Source: Israel Hayom via JNS)
January 26, 2026, 10:23 am
IDF recovers body of Ran Gvili, last hostage in Gaza
"With this, all the hostages from the Gaza Strip area have been returned," the IDF stated.
By JNS Staff
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 21, 2026. (Credit: Daniel Torok/White House)
January 22, 2026, 3:46 pm
Trump launches Board of Peace with Israel absent
Kushner said the White House decided to “plan for catastrophic success.”
By Philissa Cramer
U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a press conference at the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla., Dec. 29, 2025. (Photo by Daniel Torok/White House)
January 18, 2026, 9:51 am
Netanyahu among 50 world leaders invited to join Gaza Board of Peace
Netanyahu has slammed the inclusion of Turkey, Qatar and Egypt in the subordinate Gaza Executive Board.
By JNS Staff
Steve Witkoff, U.S. special envoy to the Middle East, speaks at an event marking Israel's 77th Independence Day at the Israeli ambassador's residence in Washington, May 5, 2025. (Photo by Shmulik Almany/Israeli Embassy in Washington)
January 14, 2026, 2:34 pm
Witkoff announces start of Phase 2 of Gaza peace plan
“Phase two establishes a transitional technocratic Palestinian administration in Gaza,” the envoy stated.
By JNS
Former hostage Romi Gonen speaks to Channel 12 in the second episode of a two-part interview, broadcast on January 1, 2026. (Screen capture: Channel 12, via The Times of Israel)
January 3, 2026, 8:44 pm
Romi Gonen: Hamas chief offered early release in exchange for silence on sexual assault
Former Gaza brigade head Izz al-Din al-Haddad showed up at hostage’s release in January 2025, told her he kept up his end of the deal and she should do the same, she says
By ToI Staff
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