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Yaakov Katz

Israel can’t be expected to sustain terrorists intent on its destruction

If not handled correctly, aid will be less about saving civilians than saving Hamas

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Hamas fighters gather at the site of the handing over of Israeli hostages at the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip as part of the seventh hostage-prisoner release on February 22, 2025. Hamas's armed wing confirmed it will hand over on February 22 six hostages held alive in the Gaza Strip as part of the ongoing ceasefire deal with Israel. (Photo by Saeed Jaras / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by SAEED JARAS/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy announced the suspension of trade talks with Israel over the IDF's new Gaza offensive (Image: Parliament TV)

UK suspends trade deal talks with Israel over new Gaza operation

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Benjamin Netanyahu has suggested that Israel will 'take control' of the entire Gaza Strip (Image: Getty)

Israel Briefing

JC Israel Briefing Day 592: Israel to ‘take control of all of Gaza’

By Nathan Jeffay

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IDF troops in Gaza

UK threatens ‘concrete actions’ against Israel if it goes ahead with Gaza operation

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Aid deliveries are set to resume in Gaza as Israel ends its two-month long blockade of the Strip (Image: Getty)

Netanyahu orders resumption of Gaza aid to prevent ‘starvation crisis’

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IDF troops in Gaza

IDF announces ‘extensive’ ground operation against Hamas in Gaza

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The IDF has launched a fresh ground offensive in Gaza (Image: Getty)

Israel Briefing

JC Israel Briefing Day 591: IDF launches fresh ground offensive in Gaza

By Nathan Jeffay

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Backlash in synagogues over letter attacking Israel’s actions in Gaza

The chair of Finchley Reform said its council was not ‘notified or consulted’ before three of its deputies added their signatures

By Imogen Garfinkel

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May 16, 2025 12:39

The Board of Deputies has suspended five of the 36 deputies who signed a letter published in the Financial Times condemning Israel's actions in Gaza (Image: Getty)

Hostage families call on UN to act to bring their loved ones’ bodies home

Israeli ambassador Danny Danon said returning the dead should be a ‘universal obligation’

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May 16, 2025 10:16

Ruby Chen, father of Itay Chen, briefs the Security Council meeting on protection of civilians in armed conflict. (Loey Felipe)

JC Israel Briefing Day 588: Syria in secret talks to join Abraham Accords

Plus, UN blocking US-led Gaza aid plan

By Nathan Jeffay

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May 16, 2025 09:24

Syrian officials are reportedly in secret talks about joining the Abraham Accords (Pictured: Syrian president Ahmed Al-Sharaa; Image: Getty)

Israel will allow resumption of Gaza aid next month

The deliveries will be made by a new private foundation operating under Jerusalem’s new distribution plan

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May 15, 2025 14:29

Israel will allow aid deliveries to resume in Gaza through a private distributor next month (Pictured: Palestinians queue to receive food aid from an Unrwa distribution centre at the Nuseirat refugee camp in March; Image: Getty)

Ben and Jerry’s founder arrested after disrupting congressional hearing with Palestine protest

Ben Cohen claimed that the US ‘kills poor kids in Gaza’ before he was escorted out by police officers

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May 15, 2025 11:51

Ben and Jerry's co-founder Ben Cohen was arrested after disrupting a Congressional hearing with a pro-Palestine protest (Image: C-Span)

Trump: US to ‘take’ Gaza and turn it into ‘freedom zone’

The president also stated that Iran had ‘sort of’ agreed to a nuclear deal

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May 15, 2025 10:17

Donald Trump has suggested the US could turn Gaza into a 'freedom zone' (Pictured: Trump addresses the press alongside Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani; Image: Getty)

Dan Schueftan

By Dan Schueftan

The Mideast has changed. The fighting isn’t over yet, but Israel has already won

In the wake of October 7, the balance of power has shifted. The radicals are reeling and moderate Arab regimes quietly back Israel’s resilience

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May 15, 2025 10:02

Israeli troops deploy by Israel's border with the Gaza Strip on May 13, 2025, amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian militant movement Hamas. (Photo by Menahem Kahana / AFP) (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)

Asher Fredman

By Asher Fredman

Recognising a Palestinian state should follow reforms, not terror

Such a step by the UK would be a tragedy for the Palestinians, for Israel, and for all who seek peace in the Middle East

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May 15, 2025 09:59

Recognising a Palestinian state should follow reforms, not terror

JC Israel Briefing Day 587: Pregnant mother killed by Hamas en route to hospital

Plus, Netanyahu balances Trump pressure with domestic demands as ceasefire talks make progress

By Nathan Jeffay

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May 15, 2025 09:25

Tzeela Gez, 30, was killed by Hamas gunmen while travelling to hospital to give birth to her fourth child (Image: X/@Mdais)

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