isisIslamic State calls for ‘season of terror’ against Jews in the US, Europe and IsraelThe terror group is seemingly looking to reassert itself in the Middle East after its power base largely collapsed in 2019By Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Israeli PoliticsNetanyahu pardon ‘on its way’ claims Trump, despite Herzog pushbackThe Israeli prime minister submitted his request for clemency last month, but declined to admit any guilt in doing soBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
HamasHamas set to elect new leader within weeksPro-Iran candidate Khalil al-Hayya is understood to be the frontrunner, while rival contender Khaled Mashaal reportedly favours closer ties with more ‘moderate’ Arab statesBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
GazaTrump encourages Gazan emigration amid Netanyahu summit at Mar-a-LagoA recent poll found that 43 per cent of Gazans would be willing to consider moving following the end of the warBy JC Reporter1 min read
IranTrump offers backing for fresh Iran strikes amid threat of ‘total war’The president’s warning came amid a spate of mass protests within Iran over the country’s deepening economic crisisBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Donald TrumpTrump calls on Hamas to disarm or face ‘hell’ during Mar-a-Lago summit with NetanyahuThe US president voiced full support for Israel’s action in Gaza, but clashed with Netanyahu over the West BankBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
TerrorismIDF orders more troops to Central Command Region after terror attack left two deadThe suspect killed a 68-year-old man and a 17-year-old girl on Friday when he rammed his car into pedestrians before launching a knife attackBy Jamie Shapiro1 min read
HostagesFreed hostages Matan Zangauker and Ilana Gritzewsky shown celebrating engagement in ‘picture of victory’Matan Zangauker and Ilana Gritzewsky can be seen smiling and celebrating with champagne flutes in a photograph shared by Zangauker’s motherBy JC Reporter1 min read
HamasFormer hostage details sexual assault by four men in GazaRomi Gonen told of her abuse in a harrowing interview broadcast on Israeli televisionBy Adi Nirman and Mai Gonik4 min read
AfricaIsrael confirms formal recognition of SomalilandJerusalem announced the move just days before Somalia, from which the country claims independence, takes over presidency of the UNBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
Israeli PoliticsNetanyahu suggests October 7 inquiry will examine impact of Gaza disengagement and anti-judicial reform protestsThe scope of the investigation could run all the way back to the 1993 Oslo AccordsBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia won’t agree normalisation until Israel acts like a ‘normal country’, claims former intelligence chiefPrince Turki al-Faisal claimed that Jerusalem has been unwilling to ‘pay the price of peace’ in the pastBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Artificial intelligenceGoogle launches three-year AI research project with Tel Aviv UniversityThe programme will focus on areas including large language models, AI for privacy and algorithmsBy JC Reporter1 min read
Israeli PoliticsIndicted Netanyahu aide claims PM backed plan to use confidential intelligence to sway opinion against hostage dealThe Prime Minister’s Office has claimed that Feldstein’s allegations are politically motivated and aimed at deflecting blame for the leakBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
IsraelIsrael calls on diaspora Jews to make aliyah following spate of antisemitic terror attacks‘The time has come’ said Foreign Minist Gideon Sa’ar in the wake of the Heaton Park and Bondi massacresBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
West BankIsrael confirms creation of 19 new West Bank settlementsFinance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said the project, which includes the recognition of previously illegal outposts, is designed to prevent a potential Palestinian state in futureBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
