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When Gaza’s ‘dead journalists’ turn out to be terrorists, the media go quiet

The press has every right to investigate Israel’s conduct. It also has a duty to investigate how Palestinian terror groups manipulate the news – and for too long, the press vest was uncritically treated as proof of innocence

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July 6, 2026 18:17

Left: Committee to Protect Journalists lists Tarek Skheil as a media worker killed by the IDF. Right: Palestinian Islamic Jihad lists Tarek Skheil as a commander killed in action (Image: Salo Aizenberg/X)

Hamas dissolves Gaza government in preparation for peace plan handover

The move means the Strip is, technically, not under the terror group’s control for the first time in 20 years, but an Israeli official accused it of ‘buying time and engaging in spin’

By Akiva van Koningsveld

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July 6, 2026 12:17

Ismail al-Thawabta, head of Hamas' government media office, addresses a press conference at the Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, on July 6, 2026 (Getty Images)

Emily Damari and two other former hostages ‘fulfil dreams together’ watching England at World Cup

Three friends ‘conquer the worst' and fly to US to see England beat Panama 2-0

By JC Reporter

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June 29, 2026 18:22

Ziv Berman, Emily Damari and Gali Berman in New York (Emily Demari Instagram)

Anti-Hamas activists ask international community for help ahead of planned Gaza protests

Organisers are expecting a violent crackdown on dissent as they attempt to challenge the terror group’s oppressive rule

By Melanie Swan

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June 26, 2026 11:30

Hamas fighters in Gaza City on February 1, 2025 (Getty Images)

Ex-Soas student accused of pro-Hamas speech says killing of Israeli civilians could be ‘justified’

Sarah Cotte said it was not her ‘role to impose conditions on the Palestinian people and their struggle’

By JC Reporter

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June 25, 2026 16:04

View of the Soas Building at the University of London (Getty Images)

‘Why were you silent?’ Former hostage confronts UN gender-based violence rapporteur

Ilana Gritzewsky told the UN Human Rights Council: ‘I was beaten and mutilated before blacking out. I woke up half naked with seven terrorists standing over me, not knowing what happened to me in those lost moments.’

By Melanie Swan

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June 25, 2026 10:40

Former hostage Ilana Gritzewsky at a protest outside the home of Defence Minister Israel Katz in Moshav Kfar Ahim on August 15, 2025 (Flash90)

Woman accused of expressing support for Hamas appears in court

Sarah Wilkinson denied seven charges, including two counts of disseminating a terrorist publication

By JC Reporter

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June 24, 2026 16:49

A general view of Birmingham Crown Court on October 17, 2024 (Getty Images)

Soas student gave ‘thinly veiled’ support for Hamas in speech, court told

Sarah Cotte allegedly offered her ‘unconditional solidarity’ to the ‘Palestinian armed resistance’ in a speech outside the university in 2023

By JC Reporter

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June 22, 2026 17:09

Exterior view of the Soas Building at the University of London (Getty Images)

Germany foiled Hamas October 7 anniversary plot

The federal attorney general said the alleged operatives had already recorded a video claiming responsibility for the attack when authorities intervened

By JC Reporter

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June 18, 2026 11:17

Policemen stand guard outside the Weill-Synagogue in Dessau-Rosslau, eastern Germany, during its inauguration on October 22, 2023. There is no suggestion the synagogue was targeted by the suspected plot. (Getty Images)

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