The stunningly successful surprise attack launched by Hamas from the Gaza Strip into southern Israel at the weekend has opened a dark new chapter in the years-long war between the Islamist militant group and its Israeli enemies.Amid swirling speculation of foreign involvement, the infiltration attack—being referred to by some observers as “Israel’s…

Mounting questions over Israel’s massive intelligence failure to anticipate and prepare for an surprise Hamas assault were compounded Monday when an Egyptian intelligence official said that Jerusalem had ignored repeated warnings that the Gaza-based terror group was planning “something big.” The Egyptian official said Egypt, which often serves as…

The Palestinian armed group Hamas said on Tuesday that it sent a high-level delegation to Russia and held talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. In an interview published on Hamas’ website, Saleh al-Arouri, deputy head of Hamas’ political bureau, said party leaders visited Russia and met Lavrov and that the visit was a reflection of Hamas’…

Haaretz | Israel NewsIDF: ‘Many Hamas Terrorists Still Entering Israel’ | Oct 9, 2023LIVEA salvo of rockets is fired by Palestinian militants from Gaza as an Israeli missile launched from the Iron Dome defense missile system attempts to intercept the rockets, fired from the Gaza Strip, over the city of Netivot in southern Israel on Sunday.Credit: Mahmud…

Opinion | Haaretz EditorialEditorial | Haaretz EditorialOct 8, 2023Get email notification for articles from Haaretz Editorial FollowOct 8, 2023Haaretz EditorialGet email notification for articles from Haaretz Editorial FollowThe disaster that befell Israel on the holiday of Simchat Torah is the clear responsibility of one person: Benjamin Netanyahu….

Hamas’s attacks on Israel, which began Saturday morning, were planned weeks in advance with assistance from Iranian security officials, according to a Sunday report from The Wall Street Journal.The report, citing senior members of Hamas and Hezbollah, stated that the Iranian officials “gave the green light” for the attacks during a meeting between…

Haaretz | Israel NewsThe Prime Minister’s Office issued the statement following reports that Netanyahu excluded National Security Minister Ben-Gvir from a sensitive security discussionGet email notification for articles from Jonathan Lis FollowOct 1, 2023Get email notification for articles from Jonathan Lis FollowIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…

US Secretary of State Blinken comments on terrorist attack, calling it ‘the worst attack on Israel since the Yom Kippur war in 1973.’