Donald TrumpIsrael rolls out the red carpet ahead of Trump visitThe US president will arrive at Ben-Gurion International Airport on Monday morningBy Lilach Shoval1 min read
By Andrew FoxThe Gaza cease-fire is built on painful Israeli concessions – not total victoryThe deal with Hamas is imperfect – hostages exchanged for killers, the jihadis diminished but not gone. The task now is not to romanticise the bargain, but to use this brittle pause to build a sturdier quiet3 min read
Benjamin NetanyahuNetanyahu credits himself with securing hostages’ release amid reports of early electionsTaking a leaf out of the Trump playbook, he also took potshots at journalists and analysis who doubted himBy Katie Grant2 min read
By Saul SadkaThe Gaza deal is no ceasefire – it is Hamas’s near-total surrenderEven if the jihadis won’t disarm, they have no meaningful ability to project power at Israel, only at its own long-suffering people. And yet, there is a genuine prospect for regional peace8 min read
By Yossi MelmanHow the Israeli air strike on Hamas in Doha helped pave the way for the peace dealThe failed Israeli attack on Hamas pushed Qatar into the hands of Trump, whose price for protection was a demand to help force the terrorists to the table3 min read
By Gerald SteinbergTrump’s Gaza deal promises hostage release – but the post-war steps are ambiguousAn end to the fighting under these conditions is a major achievement for Netanyahu and Israel and is the result of strong US diplomacy. How to achieve Hamas’s disarmament and self-rule will remain a challenge3 min read
GazaStarmer welcomes Trump-brokered Gaza peace plan‘This is a moment of profound relief that will be felt all around the world’By Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read
By The JC LeaderUS backing and Israeli force secured the Gaza dealThe agreement could pave the way for wider regional peace, made possible by Trump’s backing and Israeli resolve – in contrast to Europe’s failed bid to pressure the victim into concessions2 min read||October 9, 2025 08:21
Israel and Hamas agree peace deal to end Gaza WarLatest reports suggest that the remaining living hostages could return on SaturdayBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||October 9, 2025 06:10
Trump warns of ‘massive bloodshed’ if peace plan not agreed soonNegotiators from both Israel and Hamas have gathered in Egypt for mediated talks after the terror group signalled partial acceptance of the US-backed dealBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||October 6, 2025 09:48
Hamas ‘likely’ to reject Trump peace planA senior official within the group claimed the plan ‘ignores the interests of the Palestinian people’By Jacob Jaffa1 min read||October 1, 2025 08:32
By The JC LeaderIsrael’s victory deal could transform the regionNearly two years after October 7, Israel and key Arab states have lined up behind a Trump-brokered Gaza plan – with Europe and Britain reduced to irrelevance and blood libels3 min read||September 30, 2025 13:50
Hamas response to Trump peace deal expected as soon as tomorrowHamas has now officially received the plan is reviewing it in DohaBy Jamie Shapiro1 min read||September 30, 2025 13:26
‘Absolutely not’ – Netanyahu rules out Palestinian state despite agreeing Trump peace planThe deal the Israeli prime minister signed up to includes the possibility of statehood under a reformed Palestinian Authority, but he remains set against itBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||September 30, 2025 09:57
Trump, Netanyahu and Arab states agree deal in effort to end the Gaza war‘Everyone except Hamas has accepted the agreement’, Trump saidBy Jamie Shapiro3 min read||September 29, 2025 18:39
Trump claims Gaza ceasefire talks in ‘final stages’ ahead of Netanyahu meetingThe prospective deal is understood to be based on Trump’s 21-point plan, details of which were apparently leaked last weekBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||September 29, 2025 08:57