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Over the last 30 years, women's bodies have increasingly become strategic targets in conflicts around the world. But despite the shocking accounts of rape and sexual assault by Hamas on October 7 and since, Israel's forensic failures mean perpetrators may not be brought to justice

Mahmoud Ishtiwi was executed in 2016, and Hamas has tried to keep the affair quiet ever since. The Israeli military has found documents in a Gaza tunnel recording his ordeal and showing that Hamas continued to torture members believed to be gay

Israeli airstrike kills seven international aid workers in Gaza ■ IDF probe finds that forces securing the convoy mistakenly suspected armed terrorist was traveling with them ■ After strike attributed to Israel killed senior Iranian general in Syria, Iran's supreme leader says Israel 'will regret the attack' ■ Mossad says new cease-fire/hostage release proposal will be presented to Hamas ■ Here's what you need to know 179 days into the war

Four Gazans who spoke with Haaretz rail against the Hamas leader in the Strip and the decision to go to war on October 7. They say many people fear that Hamas will punish them for speaking out, and blame the Arab media for looking the other way when someone criticizes the group

  The IDF has obtained testimonials from Hamas terrorists that reveal that the tragic deaths of Palestinians during the Gaza aid truck incident at the end of February were due to overcrowding, contradicting Hamas's claims that they were the result of IDF gunfire, i24NEWS reported Monday based on sources. Follow Israel Hayom on Facebook, Twitter, […]

Hamas said it arrested six members of the PA security force, who escorted aid trucks in coordination with Israeli forces, and said they were in pursuit of several others. The PA denied the claim, and refused to elaborate on Hamas' assertion that they were cooperating with the 'occupation forces'

  The sister of Hamas politbureau chief Ismail Haniyeh was arrested on suspicion of contact with operatives from the terror group and supporting acts of terror, defense sources say. Follow Israel Hayom on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram The 57-year-old woman was detained in a joint raid by police and the Shin Bet security agency. An […]

Top Israeli official: Gaza Hostage talks with Hamas far from fruition, Mossad chief to remain in country ■ Iran's envoy to Syria says response to strike will be 'harsh' on Iranian state media ■ Thousands rally in Jerusalem for second day straight, demand hostage deal, early elections ■ Top Biden, Netanyahu aides virtually discuss Israeli plans to invade Rafah ■ IDF says drone struck army base in southern Israel, pro-Iranian Iraqi militia claimed responsbility ■ IDF says intelligence from Al-Shifa raid 'may yield significant information' about hostages as Palestinians report hundreds of bodies and wide destruction

IDF: Three senior Hamas members killed in Al-Shifa raid ■ Israel promotes creation of multinational force to secure aid delivery ■ Four UN staff wounded in south Lebanon; IDF denies involvement ■ IDF investigates after Palestinian, 13, shot dead by troops ■ 52 dead in Friday's presumed Israeli strike in Syria ■ Here's what you need to know 176 days into the war

Ahead of meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, parents of Israeli soldiers held by Hamas claim that Netanyahu 'is only meeting with after six months of many official requests and requests through the media'

Hamas informed the mediating countries that it is sticking to the position it presented two weeks ago: a total cease-fire, return of uprooted Gazans to northern Gaza, and significant prisoner exchanges in return for release of hostages

NYT: Former Israeli hostage was sexually assaulted, abused ■ IDF confirms Hamas deputy military leader Marwan Issa was killed in early March strike ■ U.S. says Israel's claim that UN resolution abstention hinders hostage deal negotiations 'inaccurate' ■ U.S. defense chief tells Gallant that it is of 'moral and strategic' interest to protect civilians in Gaza

"There is nothing wrong with being a member of Hamas, being a leader of Hamas, being a fighter in Hamas,” said one speaker.

  Of the 800 suspects detained in the Al-Shifa hospital, 480 have been confirmed as terrorists of the Hamas or Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror organizations, the IDF announced Sunday. Follow Israel Hayom on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram The military said in a statement that it continues its operation in the hospital, where in the past, […]

Israel's sluggish delivery of food aid to Gaza is unconscionable: It is tantamount to torturing civilians, and it is turning even longtime friends into appalled critics. But Israel can relieve this needless suffering, without helping Hamas

IDF and Shin Bet say over 600 terrorists arrested in Al-Shifa Hospital, including senior Hamas and Islamic Jihad officials ■ Blinken says that the U.S. 'can't support' a Rafah ground operation ■ Netanyahu tells Senate Republicans that even if Israel would have to go into Rafah without U.S. support, 'We won't stop' ■ The IDF said a suspicious aerial target was intercepted outside Israeli territory, launched from the Red Sea area.

Netanyahu tells Senate Republicans that even if Israel would have to go into Rafah without U.S. support, 'We won't stop' ■ Blinken meets Saudi FM, discuss 'urgent need to protect all civilians in Gaza' ■ Hamas says Israel's response to their cease-fire proposal was negative ■ World Food Program chief: 'Small window left to prevent outright famine in Gaza' ■ IDF says 350 suspects arrested at Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital

Negotiations will be conducted 'directly with Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar' and not with mediators, and are expected to take 'at least two weeks,' according to a senior Israeli political source

  The IDF eliminated overnight Monday the head of the Operations Directorate of Hamas' Internal Security, Faiq Mabhouh. Follow Israel Hayom on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram The military was conducting an anti-terrorism operation at Al-Shifa hospital following intelligence about the presence of Hamas terrorists there.  According to an IDF statement, Mabhouh was hiding in a […]

The Israeli army said that at 2:30 A.M. on Monday, forces began a 'high precision operation' on Al-Shifa, citing 'concrete evidence' that senior Hamas members were again using it as a command post