GazaIDF admits accidentally hitting Catholic church sheltering civilians in GazaThe military confirmed shrapnel from a shell struck the religious site, resulting in the deaths of three people.By Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Pro-Palestine protestsChristians to march to ‘end the apartheid’ in London on SaturdayChristians for Palestine will join the Palestine Solidarity Campaign on the Embankment on SaturdayBy Jamie Shapiro2 min read
SyriaSyrian security forces redeploy to Druze city as Israel resumes airstrikes after Bedouin attacksA renewed offensive by Bedouin fighters appears to have breached a US-backed ceasefire within 24 hoursBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
DruzeWho are the Druze and why is Israel defending them?The long persecuted minority has been at the centre of a recent bout of sectarian violence in Syria, which saw the IDF bomb Damascus in support of the communityBy Jamie Shapiro2 min read
HamasLeaked recording shows BBC News CEO defending ‘inaccurate’ Gaza documentaryDeborah Turness appeared to attempt to draw a distinction between Hamas’ military and political wings after it emerged that the film’s narrator was the son of an official in the terror group’s government in GazaBy Jamie Shapiro1 min read
Israeli DruzeIsrael promises to strike Syrian forces to protect Druze cityIsraeli forces struck Syrian government forces in southern Syria and DamascusBy Yaakov Lappin4 min read
ShasIsrael’s Shas party leaves government over ‘persecution of yeshiva students’The religious party objects to the Israeli government’s plans to draft haredimBy Jamie Shapiro1 min read
EU EU shelves anti-Israel measures after Brussels sees ‘positive signs’ in Gaza aid situation‘The European Union will keep a close watch on how Israel implements this common understanding and the pledges,’ the EU's top diplomat saidBy Yossi Lempkowicz2 min read
AcademiaAnti-Zionism in academia could leave Israel Studies ‘homeless’, new report warnsDr Sara Yael Hirschhorn spoke to the JC about her mission to get students to engage with the Israel-Palestine conflict beyond the limits of TikTok videos, hashtags, and political propagandaBy Amelie Botbol 3 min read
hostage rally‘Our people are not whole while Avinatan, Alon and the hostages are not home’Reform UK Deputy Leader Richard Tice joins dozens calling for the release of the hostages nearing their 650th day in captivityBy Jane Prinsley3 min read
Irish JewryJewish groups slam ‘selected outrage’ behind Irish bill to ban West Bank importsThe Republic looks set to criminalise the import of products from Israeli settlements in the territory when the law comes to a voteBy Jamie Shapiro2 min read
Gaza Humanitarian FoundationGaza Humanitarian Foundation blames ‘Hamas elements’ for crowd crush at aid siteThe foundation claimed agents affiliated with the terror group ‘deliberately fomented the unrest’ that saw 20 people killedBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
SyriaNetanyahu calls for calm as Israeli Druze flock into Syria amid sectarian violenceDefence Secretary Israel Katz has pledged to continue military action until security forces withdraw from the areaBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
West BankKnesset to hold committee hearing on possible West Bank annexationThe meeting comes after ministers in Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party unanimously called for a plan to absorb the territory to be in place by the end of the monthBy JC Reporter2 min read
Unite the UnionUnite union votes to support UK workers who refuse to handle weapons bound for IsraelThe union advanced a motion to back the BDS movement and provide protection for members attempting to create a de facto arms embargo on the Jewish StateBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
Israeli PoliticsNetanyahu coalition facing collapse following UTJ withdrawalThe faction accused the prime minister of breaking his promises about the new law set to conscript yeshiva studentsBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
