Hamas has dismissed reports that it expressed willingness to disarm during Gaza ceasefire negotiations with Israel, affirming its "national and legal" right to resistance against Israeli occupation, Al Jazeera reported.
The IDF (Israel Defence Forces) revealed that last week it eliminated the terrorist Salah al-Din Za'ara, who served as the deputy commander of the Al-Furqan Battalion in the Hamas terror organization. Za'ara was killed on July 24, 2025.
On Saturday during an operation carried out in the Beit Hanoun area in the northern Gaza Strip, Israeli forces identified a number of terrorists who emerged from a tunnel shaft in the area. The terrorists surrendered to the forces and were arrested on the spot.
Following a meeting with hostage families, US President Donald Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, said that "most Israelis want the hostages home, and most Gazans want the hostages returned because they want Gaza's rehabilitation."
A sense of urgency and desperation filled the air in Tel Aviv's "Hostage Square" on Saturday as protestors gathered, following the release of disturbing videos showing emaciated Israeli hostages still being held in Gaza
The Israeli military, with help from six countries, airdropped food aid into Gaza. IDF Chief Eyal Zamir denied accusations of causing starvation, blaming Hamas instead. He said if no hostage deal is reached soon, the fighting in Gaza will continue without pause.
Slovenia has become the first EU country to ban all weapons trade with Israel over the Gaza war. Citing humanitarian concerns, it also barred two Israeli ministers and recognized Palestinian statehood, Al Jazeera reported. The move comes as global pressure grows over Israel's actions in Gaza
The reinforcement was made against the background of the understanding that terrorist organisations (the Iranians, Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Global Jihad) are working more vigorously these days in efforts to harm Israel, explained the Council.
A rare bronze coin bearing the inscription "For the Redemption of Zion" has been discovered during archaeological excavations near Jerusalem's Temple Mount, shedding new light on the final days before the destruction of the Second Temple, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Thursd
Israeli scientists have uncovered a surprising physical mechanism that may influence the development of Alzheimer's disease, which raises new possibilities for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.