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Internal IDF report claims Gaza offensive failed to meet core objectives

The documents suggested that the IDF acted ‘contrary to its own military doctrine’ and that Israel ‘made every possible mistake’ in its conduct of the latest phase of the war

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A leaked IDF report has criticised Israel's conduct in Operation Gideon's Chariots, claiming the offensive failed to meet its core aims (Image: Getty)

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Israel confirms death of Hamas spokesman in Gaza airstrike

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IDF soldiers prepare tanks on August 18, 2025 near the Gaza Strip's northern borders (Image: Getty)

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The body of Ilan Weiss had been held by Hamas for 692 days (Image: X/ Hen Mazig)

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Body of hostage Ilan Weiss recovered after 692 days in hands of Hamas

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Israeli military vehicles in Syria (Image: IDF)

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Why did IDF helicopters land near Damascus?

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Protesters gather with signs and Israeli flags during a demonstration organised by the families of the Israeli hostages taken captive in the Gaza Strip since the October 2023 calling for action to secure their release and a ceasefire in the war against Hamas in Tel Aviv on August 26, 2025. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

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IDF claims six terrorists among dead in ‘tragic mishap’ hospital strikes

The shelling of Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis reportedly killed one of the October 7 gunmen, but also several civilians

By Jacob Jaffa

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August 27, 2025 10:12

The IDF has claimed that its strikes on Nasser Hospital killed six terrorists, including one who participated in the October 7 attacks (Image: Getty)

IDF kills ‘key’ Hamas leader

Mahmoud al-Aswad was described by the IDF as head of Hamas’s General Security Apparatus

By Daniel Ben-David

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August 27, 2025 09:57

Smoke billows following air strikes on a building west of Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip (Photo by Bashar TALEB / AFP) (Photo by BASHAR TALEB/AFP via Getty Images)

By Benny Gantz

Why I’m calling for a temporary ‘hostage redemption government’ in Israel

We must set politics aside to bring our hostages home and strengthen our defences

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August 26, 2025 10:04

IDF acknowledges limiting Palestinian use of West Bank highway accessed freely by settlers

The military said the policy was implemented for security reasons and is only active on weekends, but reports suggest it may be enforced throughout the week.

By Jacob Jaffa

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August 22, 2025 10:34

The IDF has confirmed that it limits Palestinians' use of a major highway near the settlement of Bat Ayin (pictured), despite allowing settlers to acces it freely (Image: Flash90)

Israel takes out elite Hezbollah terrorist in drone strike

The IDF has also struck Hezbollah weapons depots, a rocket launcher and other terror infrastructure in southern Lebanon in the past 24 hours

By JC Reporter

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August 21, 2025 11:10

Aftermath of a Israeli strike near in the southern Lebanese border (Photo by RABIH DAHER/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel now controls over 75 per cent of Gaza Strip

IDF statement about the status of the Gaza war comes as 60,000 reservists are called up for ground operation

By Joshua Marks

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By The JC Leader

The Leeds rally is a warning to the Jewish community and to all of society

When the limits of public speech are determined not by elected officials, courts and police but by how many extremists are willing to shout, menace and threaten, we are no longer governed by democratic institutions but by mob rule

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August 20, 2025 08:18

Dr Rameh Aladwan addressed the crowd while wearing a T-shirt which read "'Anti-Semite Semite Club" (Image: News Now Yorkshire/ YouTube)

IDF ‘plans to appeal to young diaspora Jews to enlist’ to plug shortfall in soldiers

The recruitment drive would initially focus on American and French Jews

By Siam Goorwich

2 min read

August 19, 2025 16:05

Senior IDF officials reportedly hope to entice diaspora Jews aged 18 to 25 to enlist (Photo: Getty)

‘I spent weeks at Gaza aid sites – Hamas would rather let Palestinians starve than allow them to accept food’

In an exclusive interview with the JC, IDF reservist and Jerusalem Post correspondent, Michael Starr reveals what is really happening on the ground in the Strip

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

August 19, 2025 12:23

Hamas "threatens" Palestinians to not use aid sites, according to IDF reservist Michael Starr (Image: Getty)

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Internal IDF report claims Gaza offensive failed to meet core objectives

Israel confirms death of Hamas spokesman in Gaza airstrike

Israel’s ceasefire dilemma: Hamas hostages, and the price of delay

Body of hostage Ilan Weiss recovered after 692 days in hands of Hamas

Why did IDF helicopters land near Damascus?

Israel needs a political strategy to free the hostages

From ‘dee do dee’ to ‘death to the IDF’: how music festivals lost the plot

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