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LEBANON: IDF tells residents of dozens of southern villages to avoid returning to their homes until further notice ■ ISRAEL: American-Israeli hostage Omer Neutra killed on Oct. 7, IDF says ■ GAZA: IDF strike kills at least 15 in northern Gaza, medics report; IDF intercepts rocket launched from Khan Yunis ■ IRAN: U.S. ships intercepted Iran-backed Houthi attacks on U.S. navy ships in Gulf of Aden, CENTCOM says ■ SYRIA: At least 25 killed over past day, including ten children, opposition says

Reporter's notebook: I returned to The Jerusalem Post after being drafted for my second tour of duty in Gaza since the October 7 Massacre. Here's my experience.

Hamas, along with Fatah and Islamic Jihad, is expected to discuss a shared governance mechanism for Gaza. Senior Palestinian officials say that even if hostages are discussed, chances of a breakthrough are low

The charity said it was pausing its work in Gaza after the attack, which the Israeli military said was targeting a participant in Hamas' Oct.7 attack

Israel's flexibility in the cease-fire with Lebanon is irrelevant to Gaza, where keeping Hamas as a permanent enemy aligns with the vision of parts of its government and the survival goals of its leader

It's surprising to see Palestinian security officials' near total lack of emotion regarding Hamas' travails in Gaza. When you talk to them, they're curious about Iran's meddling in the West Bank

There is a chance that the emerging quiet in Lebanon, and Israel's success in forcing Hezbollah to dissociate itself from the events in Gaza, will generate new momentum in the Strip as well. That's related mainly to Donald Trump's arrival in the White House and the incoming President's claims that he is into ending wars, not starting new ones

Sources say Hamas wants to reach a deal after Israel and Hezbollah struck a cease-fire in Lebanon, fearing that Israeli forces will return south to fight in Gaza ■ Egypt's proposal reportedly includes the gradual release of hostages over one to two months

An Israeli journalist didn't need to set up an elaborate sting operation to get Daniella Weiss talking about the return of Jewish settlers to Gaza. He just needed to switch the camera on and ask some questions

While the Israeli PM was quick to agree to a fragile agreement with Hezbollah to end the war in Lebanon, he insists on prolonging the war in Gaza, abandoning yet again the hostages held there by Hamas

Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri said the organization is open to efforts to secure a deal in Gaza that would include a hostages-for-prisoners swap deal

  An op-ed published by the Wall Street Journal editorial board titled "The UN's anti-Israel 'genocide' purge" claims the United Nations' decision not to renew Alice Wairimu Nderitu's contract as Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide stems directly from her refusal to characterize Israel's military campaign in Gaza as genocide. "The United Nations long […]

Israel is about to end its skirmish with Hezbollah, leaving the war against Hamas in Gaza as the last major front. But if it ends a war in the north without the total defeat of a more powerful enemy, it can certainly afford to reach a deal in the Strip – and save the lives of those hostages who are still alive

The recent weather has intensified the distress across the Gaza Strip, with the tents of some two million refugees flooding from either rainwater or sewage. 'It can be summed up in two words: despair and catastrophe,' a Gaza resident told Haaretz

Since the beginning of the war in Gaza, dozens of security detainees have died in military custody, but most of the indictments filed against soldiers deal with weapons offenses. While soldiers accused of stealing weapons have been jailed for months, in many cases involving violence against Gazan detainees, the suspects are not in custody. Sources involved in the work of the Military Prosecutor's Office say it has avoided deciding on the most serious cases due to worries of public criticism

Among the dead were seven members of one family whose house was hit overnight in the Zeitoun suburb of Gaza City, in northern Gaza

Conversations with a friend in Gaza, now sheltering in the Muwasi DP camp. He's 62, eats once a day and gets life-saving medicine from the 'terrorist' UNRWA. At the camp, they're waiting for Trump: Either he'll kill us or he'll end the war, says the friend

A former Military Intelligence chief believes that in the coming years the army will slice up Gaza and use the strips for raids into populated areas to fight Hamas' efforts to organize

At the height of its aggressiveness, the United States was more restrained than Israel was in Gaza – so we won't hang the claim that we are more moral on that comparison

Pilot program to operate in northern Gaza under international oversight as Israel avoids direct responsibility for aid. Security cabinet also weighs increased aid flows, military administration, and potential hostage deal with Hamas