United NationsParading coffins of dead hostages in Gaza a violation of international law, says UN human rights officialThe bodies of Israeli mother Shiri Bibas, her young sons Ariel and Kfir and peace activist Oded Lifshitz were transferred back to Israel this morningBy Imogen Garfinkel1 min read
HostagesBritish-linked peace activist Oded Lifshitz identified among deceased hostages returned to IsraelAuthorities are still working to confirm the identity of the other three bodies, though they are believed to be those of the Bibas children and their motherBy Nathan Jeffay4 min read
BBCBBC apologises over inclusion of Hamas official’s son in Gaza documentaryThe BBC updates its documentary after allegations surface of narrators links to the terrorist organisationBy Ellie Grant1 min read
HostagesWho was Oded Lifschitz? Retired journalist and activist for Palestinian rightsLifshitz was one of the oldest hostages taken and previously volunteered driving Palestinians to Israeli hospitalsBy JC Reporter2 min read
HostagesA family lost in Gaza who became symbols of October 7, who were Kfir, Ariel and Shiri Bibas?Ariel and Kfir were the youngest hostages taken in Gaza on October 7 and their bodies will be returned to Israel by Hamas tomorrowBy Ellie Grant3 min read
BBCDozens of Jewish media figures sign letter questioning BBC over ‘propaganda’ documentaryThe broadcaster has been accused of using a child narrator with family ties to Hamas in the film, which recorded the experiences of young people in Gaza.By Jacob Jaffa1 min read
HamasHamas says it will free all remaining hostages in single swap in phase two of ceasefire dealThe terror group is reportedly demanding a full IDF withdrawal from Gaza and permanent ceasefire in returnBy Imogen Garfinkel1 min read
BBC journalist who gushed over Holocaust revisionist is nominated for British Council awardLayla Bashar Al-Kloub has previously been criticised by Jewish peers about media bias against the Jewish stateBy Imogen Garfinkel3 min read||February 18, 2025 16:54
Hamas claims Bibas children’s bodies will be among four returned this weekThe two boys were the youngest hostages abducted by Hamas on October 7 and were aged just four and nine months at the timeBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||February 18, 2025 14:08
Hostages ‘do not have any more time’, claims former Hamas captiveThe families of those still held in Gaza have called on the Israeli government to continue negotiations until all hostages are freed, despite pressure within the government to back out of the ceasefireBy Ellie Grant1 min read||February 18, 2025 10:36
Names of six alive hostages to be freed this week confirmed by familiesThe announcement seemingly reveals the fate of a further eight hostages, including the Bibas children.By Jacob Jaffa2 min read||February 18, 2025 10:13
Hamas will ‘accept PA governing Gaza’ under ceasefire dealA spokesman for the terror group also called October 7 a ‘historic success’ and indicated that the subsequent war could have been even more widespreadBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||February 17, 2025 10:58
Israel welcomes US arms shipment as Trump lifts ban on 2,000lb bombsThe munitions shipment "serves as further evidence of the strong alliance between Israel and the United States," said Israeli Defense Minister Israel KatzBy Joshua Marks2 min read||February 16, 2025 10:09
Demonstrators clash over controversial lecturer who ‘distributed Hamas propaganda’Rana Baker was exposed by the JC in November for disseminating Hamas-published material to her students and encouraging them to think of the proscribed group as a ‘liberation movement’By Daniel Ben-David3 min read||February 14, 2025 16:34
Hamas and PIJ confirm names of three hostages to be released SaturdayArgeninian-Israeli Yair Horn, American-Israeli Sagui Dekel-Chen and Russian-Israeli Alexandre Sasha Troufanov named by Palestinian militant groups for releaseBy Eliana Jordan1 min read||February 14, 2025 12:43
Hamas ‘forced female hostages to watch male captives being tortured’One of the women was even reportedly forced to stage her own death in a sick propaganda effortBy Ellie Grant1 min read||February 14, 2025 10:24
