IsraelUK advises against ‘non-essential’ travel to Israel amid ‘regional tension’The Foreign Office also confirmed the temporary closure of its embassy in Tehran as mass protests leave hundreds deadBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Trump peace planUS confirms start of Gaza ceasefire Phase TwoWashington will push ahead with the next phase of the truce despite Hamas’ failure to disarm and release all of the hostagesBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
RafahSix killed in Rafah firefight IDF dubbed ‘blatant violation’ of Gaza ceasefireThe latest clashes come amid reports the US is preparing to push on with Phase Two of the truce despite Hamas’ lack of movement on disarmament or the return of the final hostageBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
HostagesAward-winning actress Sydney Sweeney meets freed hostage couple Noa Argamani and Avinatan OrThe National Jewish Assembly called the gesture ‘genuinely admirable’By Alma Green1 min read
Refugees and asylum seekersArab-Israeli granted UK asylum due to ‘risk of persecution’ in ‘genocidal’ IsraelThe 26-year-old’s legal team claimed that he would risk his safety by returning to ‘apartheid’ in the Jewish stateBy Jamie Shapiro1 min read
IsraelIsrael pulls out of seven international agencies following mass US withdrawalThe Foreign Ministry confirmed it would cut ties with the groups, and that it expected to announce more in the futureBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
ChallahBraid of heaven: globe-trotting Challah Prince spreads joy of Jewish bakingCharismatic Israeli food influencer Idan Chabasov believes making bread is as therapeutic as meditation – just don’t put eggs in the dough...By Siam Goorwich2 min read
Israeli PoliticsGantz promises to join Netanyahu coalition if opposition falls short of majorityThe former alternate prime minister called on opposition politicians ‘not to repeat the mistake’ of previous coalitions ahead of the upcoming elections this yearBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
IsraelFormer WWE wrestler pulls out of Israel show after BDS backlashPriscilla Kelly, also known by the ring name GiGi Dolin, deleted her social media accounts after a campaign of abuse by anti-Israel trollsBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
IDFNew IDF initiative offers fast-track reserve duty for immigrants to IsraelExplaining the reason for the programme, ‘Olim AI Bet’, an IDF planner said, ‘there were so many people who came to us and wanted to do this’By Yaakov Lappin4 min read
NazisTraitors contestant compared Israeli checkpoints to Nazi GermanyMarzook Bana also accused UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer of being subservient to his ‘paymasters’ and said that ‘Zionists have short term memories’By Jamie Shapiro1 min read
IranIDF ‘on alert’ for US strikes on Iran as protest death toll risesThe US has now ordered its citizens to leave the Islamic Republic as President Trump reportedly weighs up military interventionBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Israeli PoliticsCoalition MKs submit bill to scrap fraud and breach of trust offences from criminal codeThe crimes make up two of the three charges currently face by Prime Minister Netanyahu, though it is not clear whether the law could be changed retroactivelyBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim MirvisChief Rabbi condemns settler violence against ‘innocent Palestinians in the territories’Sir Ephraim Mirvis said the phenomenon ‘deserves to be called out’, but that the ‘best way’ members of the Diaspora can help to combat it is to ‘live in Israel’By Alma Green1 min read
IsraelNew Israeli ambassador to UK may be delayed after arrest over leak investigationAn indicted former aide to Prime Minister Netanyahu accused Tzachi Braverman of promising to quash the inquiry into his alleged release of classified material to the mediaBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
HamasHamas delays leadership elections amid ‘increasing’ internal divisionsThe group was due to select a leader within the first ten days of the year, but is now turning its focus to advancing the ceasefire – potentially without disarming – and addressing the factionalism withinBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
