Oct. 7
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Have you been to Israel since Oct. 7, 2023?
August 19, 2026, 2:42 pm
Chronicle poll question
Have you been to Israel since Oct. 7, 2023?
Sapir Cohen and Sasha Troufanov share their experiences of being kidnapped by Hamas and held hostage in Gaza at the Jewish Community Center of Houston on May 29, 2025. (Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)
July 6, 2026, 11:25 am
Former Israeli hostages Sasha Trufanov and Sapir Cohen wed in emotional ceremony
An Israeli negotiator who said government decisions had cost hostages’ lives was among the attendees.
By Philissa Cramer
Amir Tibon (L) and his book, “The Gates of Gaza: A Story of Betrayal, Survival, and Hope in Israel’s Borderlands." (Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature)
June 16, 2026, 4:12 pm
Journalist Amir Tibon wins Sami Rohr Prize for book on his family’s Oct. 7 survival
2026 Jewish literature prize awarded for book recounting how Tibon’s father, a retired IDF major general, saved his son and family during the massacre in Kibbutz Nahal Oz
By ToI Staff
Hamas’s Gaza Strip leader Yahya Sinwar in a tunnel in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis, October 10, 2023 (IDF Spokesman)
June 15, 2026, 2:36 pm
Hamas documents show Oct. 7 attack aimed at thwarting Israel-Saudi normalization
Kan reveals minutes from Gaza meetings in run-up to terror onslaught, recording then-chief Sinwar’s decision to launch ‘exceptional action’ to spoil regional rapprochement
By ToI Staff
Amit Soussana, taken captive by Hamas terrorists from her home in Kibbutz Kfar Aza on October 7, 2023 and released on November 30, 2023. (Courtesy via The Times of Israel)
April 7, 2026, 1:40 pm
Liking a post that calls Oct. 7 rape a ‘hoax’ isn’t free speech. It is complicity.
When someone endorses a post calling this evidence “fabricated,” they are not just exercising harmless free expression. They are gaslighting survivors like Amit, Romi and Ilana.
By Ayelet Razin Bet Or
Students gather inside the Edward and Rose Berman Hillel-Jewish University Center building. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
April 6, 2026, 4:58 pm
Hillel JUC celebrates milestone anniversary, highlighting its role as a ‘home away from home’
'It sounds cliché to say it's a safe space, but there's really nothing else like it on the university campus'
By Adam Reinherz
United States Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks during the IAC National Summit 2026 at The Diplomat Beach Resort on January 16, 2026 in Hollywood, Florida. (Noam Galai/Getty Images)
March 26, 2026, 1:22 pm
The Justice Department’s Oct. 7 task force is unraveling, report says
An ambitious effort to prosecute Hamas members is being starved for resources amid broader upheaval in the DOJ, says Washington Post.
By Andrew Lapin
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his wife, Rama Duwaji, arrive at City Hall for his Inauguration on Jan. 1, 2026. (Credit: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)
March 8, 2026, 6:39 pm
Mamdani distances City Hall from wife’s social media likes appearing to praise Oct. 7
“My wife is the love of my life, and she's also a private person who has held no formal position on my campaign or in my City Hall,” the New York City mayor said.
By JNS
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
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) speaks to Mossad chief David Barnea at Mossad headquarters during a Rosh Hashanah toast on September 14, 2023. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
February 9, 2026, 8:34 am
In meeting days before Oct. 7, Netanyahu sought to maintain quiet with Hamas – report
PM told security chiefs not to proactively assassinate Hamas leaders, Oct. 1 meeting summary said to show; omitted mention of discussion from his response to comptroller’s probe of attack
By Lazar Berman and Ariela Karmel
Roy Horovitz and Hadar Galron look to bring the laughs and tears in 'The Final Final Solution.' (Photo courtesy of Roy Horovitz)
February 5, 2026, 11:09 am
Israeli duo brings dark comedy born of Oct. 7 to Pittsburgh
Sparking laughs and tears, 'The Final Final Solution' explores life’s complexities post-Oct. 7
By Adam Reinherz
Community members stand in solidarity with the hostages at a vigil in Squirrel Hill (Photo by Sandy Zell)
February 2, 2026, 4:16 pm
Jewish Pittsburghers react to return of final hostage, Ran Gvili, from Gaza
“I think the entire Jewish people have breathed a sign of relief.”
By David Rullo
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
Israel Border Police Master Sgt. Ran Gvili. (Source: Israel Hayom via JNS)
January 28, 2026, 10:10 am
With Ran Gvili’s return Israel’s leadership fulfills sacred obligation to the nation it failed on Oct. 7
Hamas is not destroyed, and aims to recover. But the war’s other essential goal, the return of all the hostages, has been achieved — to the very last one
By David Horovitz
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
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