The October 7 Massacre

Healing through music: A personal journey into the Heart of the Nova concert

On October 7, everything changed. At the Heart of Nova concert, grief met resilience as we remembered, danced, and chose life in the face of unimaginable loss.

Thousands attend a Nova Tribe party in Tel Aviv in memory of the victims killed by Hamas at the Nova festival on October 7, and to call for the release of hostages still held in Gaza, August 14, 2025.
 Rima Hassan, the then candidate for the European elections on the list of La France Insoumise (LFI), attends a pro-Palestinian protest in central Paris, France, May 29, 2024.

Anti-Israel LFI politician Rima Hassan named as Brussels Free U class patron

  Chairman of the Jewish Agency, Major General Doron Almog

Israeli Jewish Agency head cancels South Africa trip over potential arrest

Mohammed Sinwar against backdrop of strike on the European Hospital which allegedly killed him, May 13, 2025 (illustration).

Hamas confirms death of Mohammed Sinwar, three months after deadly IDF strike


Idan Shtivi identified as second Gaza hostage recovered in special IDF op.

His remains were recovered along with Ilan Weiss. The IDF announced Weiss's recovery on Friday. 

 Idan Shtivi.

Sgt. First Class (res.) Ariel Lubliner likely killed by friendly fire in southern Gaza combat

The IDF added that Lubliner was likely killed due to friendly fire, and that the incident is being investigated.

Sgt. First Class (Res.) Ariel Lubliner

Aharon Haliva’s ‘brothel’ remark: A symbol of Israel’s security failure - opinion

Maj.-Gen. (ret.) Aharon Haliva’s ‘brothel’ remark reflects the deep failures in Israel’s security system, eroding public trust and highlighting the need for accountability.

THEN-IDF CHIEF OF STAFF Herzi Halevi embraces Aharon Haliva, outgoing head of the Military Intelligence Directorate, at a ceremony where Haliva stepped down last year. The public demands to know how the October 7 disaster could have happened, says the writer.

'If Matan returns in a bag, I will ensure Netanyahu charged with murder,' Zangauker pledges

Israelis will demonstrate in the evening against the IDF’s upcoming incursion into Gaza City, calling for an immediate ceasefire deal.

Einav Zangauker with other hostage families, at Begin Gate in Tel Aviv, August 30, 2025.

IDF recovers body of murdered hostage Ilan Weiss in Gaza

The IDF confirmed that it also uncovered findings of what appear to be the remains of an additional hostage whose name has not yet been released.

Ilan Weiss.

Israel must confront its strategic illusions to secure true victory - opinion

As Israel approaches the end of the war, true victory hinges on securing the release of hostages and dismantling Hamas, not just military success on the battlefield.

THE WRITER’S book ‘While Israel Slept,’ co-authored with Amir Bohbot, arrives in bookstores in the coming week. ‘Israel slept once, it cannot afford to sleep again,’ says the writer.

The Zionist case for Palestinian statehood - opinion

A Palestinian state that lives alongside Israel in peace and security does not “reward’ Hamas for Oct. 7; it definitively repudiates everything that Hamas stands for.

Israel and Palestine flags on geopolitical Map.

US divided on Gaza genocide accusations, Hamas responsibility, poll finds

Most Americans believe famine exists in Gaza, but a majority still blame Hamas for the crisis, revealing sharp partisan and generational divides, a Harvard poll shows.

People protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza in front of the US Mission to the United Nations during a Security Council meeting in New York City, August 5, 2025; illustrative.

'As if it all happened yesterday': Families mark anniversary of hostages murdered by Hamas in Rafah

"The cycles of grief are widening. Put the ego aside. Stop the war. Bring back all the hostages and allow us, as a family and as a nation, to lift our heads, mourn less, and smile more.”

 Carmel Gat, Eden Yerushalmi, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Ori Danino, Alexander Lobanov and Almog Sarusi.

I was attacked for hanging hostage posters. And I won’t stop until they are all home - opinion

"If we do not stand up for ourselves now, louder and stronger than ever, we will have lost."

Sacha Stawski, who was attacked in Germany

Former Biden NatSec advisor: Withholding weapons to Israel 'credible position I would support'

Former Biden advisor Jake Sullivan urged Democrats to back an arms embargo on Israel, citing Gaza famine, failed ceasefire talks, and stalled diplomacy.

 Jake Sullivan meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem, December 12, 2024