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How the Israeli government is missing the chance to defeat Hamas - opinion

The hostages have been pushed to the margins. The most justified war in Israel’s history is now viewed globally as unjust. What was supported in 2023 is deemed immoral by 2025. 

Smoke rises from Gaza following an explosion, as seen from Israel, May 16, 2025.
MK Boaz Bismuth attends a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem July 8, 2025

After Edelstein's ousting, top Knesset committee set to vote in Netanyahu's pick

IDF soldiers operating in the Gaza Strip, August 1, 2025.

Gov't slated to vote to dismiss A-G, Rothman says it's a 'mistake' to view hostage videos

A stretcher and medical vehicle on IDF's Caracal Battalion's base; illustrative.

IDF soldier in critical condition from third-degree burns after suspected accident


'War has consequences': IDF admits increased soldier suicide rate connected to war

Most of the recent suicides among IDF soldiers were linked to combat-related circumstances and the psychological toll of extended stays in war zones. 

 Bereaved families, friends and Israeli soldiers visit the graves of fallen soldier during Remembrance Day which commemorates the fallen Israeli soldiers and victims of terror at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem on April 30, 2025.

'I am willing to surrender for the hostages,' Iris Haim, mother of fallen captive, says

Haim wrote that Israel had essentially surrendered to Hamas for years before the October 7 massacre, and therefore, it is right to surrender now for the sake of the hostages. 

 Gaza hostage Yotam Haim (left), mother Iris Haim (right).

WATCH: IDF soldiers operate in four locations across southern Syria, arrest weapons smugglers

IDF soldiers entered four locations simultaneously and located numerous weapons that the suspects had trafficked, based on prior intelligence surveillance and in-depth field investigations. 

IDF soldiers operating in the Hader area of southern Syria, August 3, 2025.

Gaza hostages David, Braslavski suffering from starvation, Sa'ar to discuss footage at UNSC

Activists block Gaza aid • Netanyahu slams terror groups for propaganda videos • Thousands gather in Tel Aviv protesting A-G Baharav-Miara’s possible dismissal

 Newly appointed Israeli minister of Foreign Affairs Gideon Saar attends a replacing ceremony at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem on November 10, 2024.

Netanyahu, Trump discuss US-led intn'l administration in Gaza as part of hostage proposal - report

The proposal reportedly includes a demand that Hamas disarms and released all hostages immediately, and threatens the US giving permission to the IDF to operate freely if Hamas declines.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US President Donald Trump at the White House, in Washington, July 8, 2025; illustrative.

Not the military experience I intended: Gaza, 2005 and 2025 - opinion

'On the 10th anniversary of the evacuation, TV channels looked back on the disengagement and broadcast the clip of that haunting scene. I was shocked to hear my own voice.'

THE GUSH KATIF settlement where we spent most of our time was Morag – seen July 12, 2005.

Israel must not rely on it's leaders in order to rebuild- opinion

The time has come to do what resilient people do best: not just survive, but rebuild: thoughtfully, compassionately, together.

IDF soldiers pay respects to loved ones who fell in battle at Mount Herzl Cemetery in Jerusalem, April 28, 2025

IDF destroys over 130 Hamas targets in weekend operations in Gaza

Additionally, an airstrike on July 24, 2025, in the central Gaza Strip killed Salah al-Din Za‘atra, deputy commander of Hamas’s al-Furqan Battalion.

IDF soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip, August 2, 2025.

Israel forms c'mttee to evaluate mental health support for veterans

There have been several IDF soldiers and reservists in recent weeks who have taken their own lives due to trauma from the military and from October 7.

IDF soldiers operating throughout the Gaza Strip, July 29, 2025.

The youth of Gush Katif: The trauma, struggles of the once-teens of Israel's Gaza settlements

How a few teens dealt with the trauma of the expulsion, and where are they today?

AN IDF soldier uproots residents from their Neveh Dekalim home, Aug. 2005.

Gaza Disengagement twenty years later: A summer of changes and turbulence

Who knew then that 20 years later, Iran would be sending massive rockets, and Houthis would be blowing up ships?

MEDIA CIRCUS on the IDF’s final day, at general headquarters in Khan Yunis, Sept. 11, 2005.