Densely populated area, web of tunnels, traps awaiting rescuers, and enormous numbers abducted during deadly rampage presents trickiest hostage crisis in country's history

Though Gaza's ruling terror group has shown it can impose its will on other factions, in recent rounds of fighting Israel has not forced it to exercise its sovereignty

The Gaza-ruling terror group is enjoying the economic benefits of detente with Israel and building its forces, while allowing Palestinian Islamic Jihad to keep up the fighting

For Hamas and Iran, Israel's domestic strife is a sign of the Jewish state's imminent collapse. As they seek new avenues for confrontation, the likelihood of war is rising

Raisi gives unprecedented virtual address to Palestinians at Jerusalem Day rally in Strip, pans PA for Israel cooperation, urges Arab nations to do more than issue condemnations

In recent months, high-profile officials have quietly decamped to upscale hotels in Beirut, Doha and Istanbul, stirring resentment among residents of the impoverished Strip

Amos Gilad claims Religious Zionism chair planned terror attacks along major highway to protest 2005 Gaza disengagement, fears he could upend situation in northern West Bank

Terror group hits back after Shin Bet chief reported to say that Hamas head can't make do with calm in Gaza but violence in West Bank if he wants to rehabilitate enclave

Hundreds joined bereaved family in protest over inaction in returning bodies of soldiers, civilians held by Hamas; Hadar Goldin's mother: Former PMs were too scared to act

Family calls on public to join them in rally, says current government following path of previous ones in doing nothing to return Hadar, Oron Shaul, Avera Mengistu, Hisham al-Sayed