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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

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

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Israel will allow resumption of Gaza aid next month

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Pregnant mother shot dead in West Bank terror attack while en route to give birth

By Ellie Grant

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

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

By Jacob Jaffa

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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)

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

By Jacob Jaffa

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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)

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

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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 08:25

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

NHL team owner suspended after ‘unacceptable’ posts in social media row about Israel

Doug Cifu, who is Jewish, told a rival team’s fan to ‘eat s***’ and called for ‘every last Hamas rat’ to be ‘eliminated’

By Jacob Jaffa

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May 14, 2025 15:34

Florida Panthers minority owner Doug Cifu has been suspended from the NHL after making 'unacceptable' comments during a social media row with a fan about Israel (Image: YouTube/@JohnLothianNews)

UK government’s lawyers say there is ‘no evidence’ of Israel targeting civilians in Gaza

The legal team defending the decision not to suspend the F-35 fighter jet programme that alleged breaches of international law ‘do not necessarily indicate... genocidal intent’

By Jacob Jaffa

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May 14, 2025 14:43

Lawyers for the UK government have told the High Court there is 'no evidence' that Israel deliberately targets civilians in Gaza (Pictured: Palestinian child i the ruins onf Al-Hasanat Mosque in the Al-Nuseirat Refugee Camp, central Gaza; Image: Getty)

Israel arrests Gaza ‘double agent’ accused of compromising defences on October 7

The former Shin Bet asset reportedly told his handler that there was “no offensive deployment by Hamas” the day before the attacks unfolded

By Jacob Jaffa

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May 14, 2025 11:06

Israel has arrested an alleged Shin Bet double agent accused of providing false information that compromised its defences on the eve of the October 7 attacks (Pictured: Israeli security forces stand next to a vehicle used by Hamas militants on October 7, 2023; Image: Flash90)

Trump to lift US sanctions on Syria after Al-Sharaa meeting

Trump in Saudi Arabia: US President announces lifting of Syria sanctions

By Jacob Jaffa

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May 14, 2025 09:36

US President Trump has announced the lifting of sanctions on Syria during a tour of the Middle East (Image: Getty)

By The JC Leader

Backing Palestinian sovereignty now would reward and strengthen Hamas

To help build peace, the UK should focus on fostering Palestinian reforms: ending incitement and ‘pay-for-slay’ and replacing the cult of ‘resistance’ with a culture of coexistence

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May 14, 2025 08:55

Masked Palestinian militants stand next to one of the coffins on stage, with an altered portrait of Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu in the background, before handing over the bodies of four Israeli hostages to the Red Cross in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza on February 20, 2025. Hamas handed over on February 20 coffins believed to contain the bodies of four Israeli hostages, including those of the Bibas family who became symbols of the ordeal that has gripped Israel since the Gaza war began. The transfer of the bodies is the first by Hamas since its October 7, 2023 attack on Israel triggered the war, and is taking place under a fragile ceasefire that has seen living hostages exchanged for Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP) (Photo by EYAD BABA/AFP via Getty Images)

By Stephen Daisley

Recognise Jerusalem, not a fantasy Palestine

Affirming Israel’s capital would acknowledge the truth, show solidarity with UK’s beleaguered Jewish community and counter anti-Zionism across the West

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May 14, 2025 08:54

JC Israel Briefing Day 586: Edan Alexander reveals Hamas torture

Plus, thirty six Charedim arrested over alleged draft dodging

By Nathan Jeffay

3 min read

May 14, 2025 08:50

Edan Alexander (C) reunited with his family after being released by Hamas (Image: X/@AvivaKlompas)

UK rabbis lead campaign calling for Gaza aid and hostage release

Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner warns Israel’s policies in Gaza are tarnishing UK Jews with a ‘putrid brush’ as she launches weekly action demanding end of aid blockade

By Jane Prinsley

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May 13, 2025 17:00

People and traffic pass the fence of the Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis which was hit in an Israeli strike at dawn that targeted the southern Gaza Strip city on May 13, 2025. The Israeli military said it struck a Gaza hospital "housing Hamas militants" in a raid on May 13 which, according to the Palestinian group, killed a journalist who had been wounded in an Israeli attack last month and a number of civilians. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP) (Photo by EYAD BABA/AFP via Getty Images)

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

Israel will allow resumption of Gaza aid next month

Pregnant mother shot dead in West Bank terror attack while en route to give birth

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

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

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

Recognising a Palestinian state should follow reforms, not terror

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