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We choose life: remembering Reef this Hanukkah

After Sgt. Reef Harush was killed in Gaza, his father Avi Harush chose to honor his memory by choosing life—finding light through grief and continuing his son's legacy of goodness, especially during the light-filled days of Hanukkah

Avi Harush | 12.21.25

'New Rafah': Witkoff and Kushner’s 'Gaza Riviera' plan with luxury hotels and AI networks

Trump is pushing to advance to phase two of his plan as aides unveil 'Project Sunrise,' a decade-long proposal to rebuild Gaza cities with rail, smart power and cultural hubs, then turn 70% of the coast into a 'Middle East Riviera,' despite funding doubts and US skepticism

ynet | 12.20.25

UN report flags Gaza nutritional emergency; Israel says it ignores aid deliveries

IPC says Gaza no longer in famine, but remains in a severe nutritional emergency despite improvements, while Israel says the report ignores the scale of food aid entering the territory and relies on incomplete data

Itamar Eichner, Einav Halabi | 12.19.25

US to host Miami meeting on Gaza ceasefire without Israel; Netanyahu holds security briefing

Witkoff is set to meet with representatives from Turkey, Qatar and Egypt; officials in Jerusalem have described Israel as being in a 'period of waiting' as ceasefire arrangements across several fronts remain fragile

Itamar Eichner, News Agencies | 12.18.25

יהודים נכנסו עד לקו הצהוב ותלו דגל ישראל

Dozens of Israelis breach Gaza border, raise flag inside Strip

Nachala, hard-line movement seeking to renew Jewish settlements in Gaza, said activists entered area they call ruins of Kfar Darom, former settlement evacuated in 2005, describing the act as a symbolic first step toward resettlement

Elisha Ben Kimon, Yoav Zitun | 12.18.25

Uncertainty follows Gaza force summit as US seeks commitments, Israel left out of talks

Western diplomats say key details of the proposed Gaza stabilization force remain unresolved, including its mandate, deployment zones and rules of engagement; US aims for a January rollout, but concerns over clashes with terrorists persist

Itamar Eichner | 12.18.25

US hosts Gaza stabilization force talks in Qatar with 45 nations; Israel not invited

Doha meeting focuses on shaping force's structure, including rules of engagement, arms policy, deployment zones, training locations and the extent of its authority on the ground

Itamar Eichner | 12.16.25

Killing of Hamas second-in-command Raad Saad is a tactical win, not a strategic one

Opinion: operation highlights Israel’s military strength, but without a political plan for Gaza it risks reinforcing Hamas’ survival, recovery and long-term control rather than weakening it

Avi Issacharoff | 12.14.25

US presses Europe to send troops for planned Gaza security force, officials say

Washington hopes to recruit about 5,000 troops by the force's planned deployment early next year, with it potentially expanding to 10,000 by the end of 2026

Itamar Eichner | 12.13.25

No. 2 killed, leadership thinned: senior Hamas figures still alive in Gaza

After Raad Saad’s killing, Izz al-Din Haddad is believed to be most senior Hamas terrorist still in Gaza; Israeli officials say most brigade commanders have been eliminated, with few intelligence and battalion-level figures known to remain active

ynet | 12.13.25

Rare Gaza ceasefire strike sends a message to Washington as much as Hamas

Analysis: IDF confirmed killing of Raed Saad in a strike seen as breaching the ceasefire; approved by Netanyahu despite US opposition, move signaled refusal to let terror group remain dominant and is expected to bolster PM politically

Ron Ben-Yishai | 12.13.25

Mastermind of Oct. 7 massacre with $800K bounty on his head: who is Raad Saad?

Hamas’s No. 2 military commander, led weapons production, battle doctrine, and planned the Oct. 7 attack; a veteran of multiple conflicts, he was killed in an Israeli drone strike in Gaza after rising through the group’s ranks since the 1990s

ynet | 12.13.25

US eyes phase two in Gaza, local militia leader warns: 'Hamas will fool the world again'

The US is quietly working to deploy an international stabilization force in Gaza as early as next month, starting in areas under Israeli control; meanwhile, a Khan Younis militia commander urged the world not to be fooled again by Hamas, calling to ignore its leaders in Qatar and invest in eastern Gaza

Reuters | 12.12.25

Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir and Smotrich: who is leading Israel’s political decline

In every flock, there is a lead sheep; in Israel, the author argues, the slide into political coarseness is led by the prime minister, who elevated figures behind anti-LGBT marches and appointed unfit ministers, setting the tone for the rest to follow

Gilad Sharon | 12.12.25

אזכרתו של גל איזנקוט ז"ל, שנתיים למותו - אביו גדי

At son’s memorial, Gadi Eisenkot calls for state inquiry and condemns draft evasion law

Two years after the death of Gal Eisenkot, son of a former IDF chief of staff, his father said at a memorial that a state inquiry is owed to the fallen and that draft evasion violates mutual responsibility; on the Rafah tunnel video: 'With leadership, the six hostages could have been here'

Eitan Glickman | 12.12.25

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