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Jacob Jaffa

Jacob Jaffa

Assistant News Editor

Jacob Jaffa is the JC's Assistant News Editor. His specialist topics include UK and US politics, the far-right and antisemitism in Europe. You can reach him on jjaffa@thejc.com

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Hostages and Missing Families Forum

Hostage activists block Israel’s highways in fresh wave of pro-ceasefire protests

The demonstration, organised by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, is calling for an end to the war and the immediate return of all Hamas captives

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Pro-hostage protestors have blocked highways in a mass demonstration calling for a ceasefire and the immediate release of the remaining Hamas captives (Image: Flash90)
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed that his government will proscribed the IRGC (Image: Getty)

Australia to proscribe IRGC after Iran-linked antisemitic attacks

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The IDF has confirmed that it limits Palestinians' use of a major highway near the settlement of Bat Ayin (pictured), despite allowing settlers to acces it freely (Image: Flash90)

IDF acknowledges limiting Palestinian use of West Bank highway accessed freely by settlers

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Benjamin Netanyahu has confirmed Israeli negotiators will return to ceasefire talks with Hamas (Image: Israeli Government Press Office)

Netanyahu confirms Israel will return to ceasefire negotiations

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UN-backed watchdog declares famine in Gaza City for first time

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August 22, 2025 09:15
The IPC has declared a famine in Gaza City for the first time (Image: Getty)

Likud MK slammed for comparing court staff to Jewish Nazi collaborators after being thrown out of Qatargate hearing

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August 19, 2025 12:56
Likd MK Tally Gotliv has been criticised for reportedly comparing court staff to Jews who collaborated with the Nazis after being ejected from a hearing (Image: Flash90)

PA announces committee on taking over Gaza and drafting Palestinian constitution

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August 19, 2025 10:38
The PA has announced the creation of a committee to govern Gaza and draft a new constitution for a unified Palestinian state (Pictured: PA President Mahmoud Abbas (c) at the UN building in New York last year; Image: Getty)

Former head of IDF military intelligence said 50k Gaza deaths were ‘necessary’ to make Palestinians ‘feel the price’ of October 7

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August 19, 2025 09:30
Major General Aharon Haliva, who resigned as head of the IDF's Military Intelligence Directorate last year, was recorded saying deaths in Gaza were 'necessary', adding that it 'doesn't matter if they are children' (Image: Flash90)

BBC backtracks on claim that Gazan cancer patient ‘died of malnutrition’

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August 18, 2025 14:11
BBC News has issued a 'clarification' after it reported that a Gaza cancer patient receiving treatment in Italy 'died of malnutrition' (Image: Getty)

Group of Gazan children to come to the UK for medical treatment

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August 18, 2025 12:56
A group of Gazan children will travel to the UK 'in the coming weeks' to receive medical treatment (Image: Getty)

Australia bars far-right MK hours before visit to meet victims of antisemitic attacks

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August 18, 2025 10:49
Religious Zionism MK Simcha Rothman has been banned from entering Australia hours before he was due to visit the country to meet the victims of recent antisemitic attacks (Image: Flash90)

Corbyn ‘capitulated’ over antisemitism, claims Zarah Sultana after launch of new party

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August 18, 2025 10:22
Zarah Sultana has claimed that Jeremy Corbyn 'capitulated' over antisemitism while he was Labour leader (Image: Getty)

Gazan woman who ‘died of malnutrition’ in Italian hospital was actually cancer patient

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August 18, 2025 10:02
A Gazan woman who reportedly 'died of malnutrition' in Pisa's University Hospital was actually suffering from an aggressive form of cancer, it has emerged (Image: GuidaToscana)

Senior Labour MP signs letter calling on Starmer to expel Israeli ambassador over Gaza ‘genocide’

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August 15, 2025 10:21
Labours Abtisam Mohamed (c) was among the signatories to a letter calling on the prime minister to expel Israel's UK ambassador (Image: Alamy)

Gazans could be resettled in Ethiopia, Libya or South Sudan under ‘voluntary emigration’ plans

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August 15, 2025 09:30
Ethiopia, Libya and South Sudan have reportedly been discussed as potential destinations for the resettlement of displaced Gazans (Image: Getty)

Toronto film festival backtracks after banning October 7 film because Hamas didn’t give permission

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August 14, 2025 09:39
The Toronto International Film Festival has apologised after cancelling the screening of a documentary about the October 7 attacks (Image: Getty)
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