Current sectionOpinionShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeResuming the war would undoubtedly benefit Netanyahu politically. The prime minister doesn't want to go into this year's election with Hamas still in Gaza. He will want to be in a position to tell voters: We are nearly done with Hamas06:21 AM • May 24 2026 IDTMedia reports on the targeted killing on May 15 of the head of Hamas' military wing, Izz al-Din Haddad, included the usual details – biographical information and statements by Israel's prime and defense ministers a la "I ordered, I instructed." But there's one thing these reports didn't include: Hamas' preparations for retaliating.In the NewsGive Trump's Gaza Plan a ChanceTrump Considers Iran Compromise as Netanyahu's Influence on Him WanesDrone Kills IDF Soldier Lebanon; IDF Forgoes Defense System Over ultra-OrthodoxGaza Flotilla Activists Say They Were Given Electric Shocks in Israeli DetentionIsrael Believes Iran Is Misleading U.S., Nuclear Agreement Unlikely, Sources SayRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIBen-Gvir Posts Video of Police Dragging Detained Gaza Flotilla ActivistsICC Prosecutor Seeks Warrants for Ben-Gvir, Smotrich, Other Israeli OfficialsThe Most Consequential Republican Primary for Israel Is Happening in KentuckyUnmoved by Trump's Ticking Clock, Iran Forms a New Reality in the Persian Gulf`World Leaders Summon Israeli Envoys Over Ben-Gvir Gaza Flotilla Activists VideoOn Israel, Gaza and Palestine, Bigmouth Tucker Carlson Spoke Nothing but Truth