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

Netanyahu says the statement with Canada and France ‘offers Hamas a huge prize for its genocidal attacks’

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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)

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

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One of Hamas’ October 7 aims was to block Israel-Saudi peace, documents show

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Revealed: Documents prove October 7 photographer was Hamas operative

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Body of Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar reportedly found in Gaza tunnel after IDF strike

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

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At every step, the UN has failed hostages and their families

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Israel downgrades number of living hostage to 20

Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed the revised assessment and reiterated his resolve to continue the war until the captives are freed

By JC Reporter

1 min read

May 16, 2025 09:30

Israel has revised its estimate of the number of hostages still alive in Gaza down from 23 to 20 (Image: Hostages and Missing Families Forum)

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Israel’s war isn’t about ‘victimhood’, it’s about the moral imperative to destroy Hamas

Most of us want to see the war end, but Israel must be free to complete its mission

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May 16, 2025 09:10

A Hamas fighter stands in front of a banner, bearing an altered portrait of Israel's Prime Minister and the Bibas family (Getty)

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

Plus, UN blocking US-led Gaza aid plan

By Nathan Jeffay

3 min read

May 16, 2025 08:24

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

By Malcolm Green

I made Lineker Walkers Crisps icon – but his ideas are the real junk food

As a young advertising creative, I helped reinvent the footballer – but now I watch him with growing dismay

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May 15, 2025 16:20

Gary Lineker launches 'Walkers Spell & Go' at Marble Arch on April 15, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)

UN Security Council to discuss return of hostage bodies for first time since October 7

‘Israel is demanding something basic, moral, human—to return our boys and girls home,’ said Danny Danon, Jerusalem’s envoy to the UN

By Vita Fellig

1 min read

May 15, 2025 13:34

The UN Security Council is set to discuss a resolution about the return of hostages' remains (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

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

May 15, 2025 13:29

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)

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 09:02

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)

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 08:59

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

2 min read

May 15, 2025 08:25

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

IDF announces ‘extensive’ ground operation against Hamas in Gaza

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

One of Hamas’ October 7 aims was to block Israel-Saudi peace, documents show

Revealed: Documents prove October 7 photographer was Hamas operative

Body of Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar reportedly found in Gaza tunnel after IDF strike

At every step, the UN has failed hostages and their families

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