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Israel did not agree to Gaza withdrawal plan, says Netanyahu

The prime minister insisted that the IDF would remain in the territory until Hamas had been completely disarmed

By Melanie Swan

1 min read

Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump (Photo: X/Prime Minister of Israel)

Humanitarian goods on their way to Gaza at the Israel border crossing (Image: COGAT/X)

By Mark Zlochin

How a United Nations study shatters the Gaza starvation narrative

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US President Donald Trump during the inaugural meeting of the "Board of Peace" (Image: Getty Images)

By Jonathan Harounoff

Trump’s Hamas deal deserves credit – but the true test is whether the terrorists will disarm

3 min read

President Donald Trump speaking in the the White House in April (Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty)

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Donald Trump says Hamas disarmament agreed under Board of Peace plan for Gaza

By JC Reporter

3 min read

Kamel Hawwash speaking on Algerian TV on October 7, 2023 (Image: Almagharibia TV/ YouTube screenshot).

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Revealed: Birmingham Green cabinet member’s October 7 remarks

By Lorin Bell-Cross

4 min read

(Illustrative) Smoke rises over buildings after an Israeli airstrike in western Gaza City on July 28, 2026 (Getty Images)

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IDF eliminates PIJ commander who took hostages on October 7

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Protesters wave Palestinian flags and chant slogans outside the Palace of Westminster (Image: Getty Images)

By Ashley Perry

Western politics may be fixated on Palestine, but it will scarcely feature in Israel’s general election

4 min read

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Israeli airstrike kills Hamas internal security chief in central Gaza

Two other terrorist commanders were killed in separate strikes over the weekend

By JC Reporter

1 min read

July 28, 2026 15:36

(Illustrative) Children play football amid the ruins of destroyed buildings in Gaza City on July 27, 2026 (Getty Images)

This charming man... or bigmouth strikes again: what should Britain’s Jews expect from our Smiths fan PM Andy Burnham?

Opening chapter of his premiership has been sure-footed bar a couple of mishaps – but an early general election could change everything

By Lorin Bell-Cross

4 min read

July 28, 2026 14:19

Andy Burnham at No10 North at Heron House in Manchester last Friday (Christopher Furlong/Getty)

By Dave Rich

Sadiq Khan and Zohran Mamdani should do more to protect Jews instead of posturing about Israel

In calling for Benjamin Netanyahu to be arrested, the mayors of New York and London may encourage, even unwittingly, violent extremists and antisemites

6 min read

July 27, 2026 12:47

Screenshot of a video published by New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani in which he accused Israel's prime minister of war crimes (Image: NYCMayor/X)

Andy Burnham’s Israel policy is about appeasing Labour backbenchers – not UK national interests, says Kemi Badenoch

‘There are British citizens alive today because of intelligence Israel gave us,’ the opposition leader said

By Lorin Bell-Cross

2 min read

July 23, 2026 12:56

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch delivers a speech at the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET), in central London. (Image: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire).

By Reverend Robert Thompson

Why I backed the Kairos motion – without wavering in my support for Israel to live in peace and security

The Church can engage critically with the document while remaining uncompromising in its opposition to antisemitism and steadfast in its commitment to Christian–Jewish friendship

4 min read

July 20, 2026 17:15

General Synod July 2026 (Image: Church of England)

Israeli ministers join settler activists on march through ‘closed military zone’ near Gaza border

Cabinet members Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich defied the instructions of the IDF to join the procession

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

July 20, 2026 17:12

Jews who support the re-establishment of Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip march near the Gaza border in southern Israel on July 19, 2026 (Flash90)

Hamas elects Khalil al-Hayya as sole political leader

Al-Hayya will succeed Yahya Sinwar, who was killed by the IDF in 2024, with the terror group governed by a five-man committee since then

By JC Reporter

1 min read

July 20, 2026 13:52

Hamas' new leader Khalil al-Hayya (C), with its chief representative in Lebanon, Osama Hamdan (L), and the secretary general of the PFLP-GC, Talal Naji, during a visit to Damascus, Syria, on October 19, 2022 (Getty Images)

By Bishop Philip North

The Church of England’s ill-worded Kairos II motion heightened Jewish fears – and I deeply regret it

We must make clear that to ‘hear’ is not to ‘accept’, still less to justify language that contravenes the IHRA antisemitism definition. Above all, we must now reflect afresh and listen attentively to a wider range of voices

4 min read

July 20, 2026 11:44

General Synod July 2026 (Image: Church of England, YouTube)

By Gary Cohen

Burnham compromised himself and his party by pandering to the antizionist crowd

Appeasing the haters won’t work and will only fuel the growing sectarian politics with which this country is already struggling. This is not leadership, and Britain will pay dearly for it

7 min read

July 17, 2026 17:57

Andy Burnham and Gary Lineker (Image X, Goalhanger)

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Israel did not agree to Gaza withdrawal plan, says Netanyahu

How a United Nations study shatters the Gaza starvation narrative

Trump’s Hamas deal deserves credit – but the true test is whether the terrorists will disarm

Donald Trump says Hamas disarmament agreed under Board of Peace plan for Gaza

Revealed: Birmingham Green cabinet member’s October 7 remarks

IDF eliminates PIJ commander who took hostages on October 7

Western politics may be fixated on Palestine, but it will scarcely feature in Israel’s general election

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