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Israeli paratrooper killed after misfire by IDF jet

Lt. Shahar Ben Nun, 21, was killed in the incident

By JC Reporter

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Pro-Palestine activists at the Cenotaph. Credit: Youth Demand/ Twitter

Labour Party

Two pro-Palestinian activists arrested after Cenotaph protest

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / People walk on rubble as they inspect the damage at the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) building complex in western Gaza City's Al-Sinaa neighbouhood on July 12, 2024, following the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the area amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the militant Hamas group in the besieged Palestinian territory. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP) (Photo by OMAR AL-QATTAA/AFP via Getty Images)

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How Hamas uses tunnels, human shields and guerilla tactics to prolong war against Israel

By Hannah Gillott

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Hostages

Our daughters have been held by sex attackers and could now be giving birth, say hostages’ mothers

By Nicole Lampert

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Palestinian militants of the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades move towards the Erez crossing between Israel and the northern Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023. (Photo by MOHAMMED ABED/AFP via Getty Images)

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Sixty per cent of Hamas combatants in Gaza killed or wounded, says Israeli defence minister

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People walk past rubble and damaged buildings in the Tuffah district east of Gaza City on July 8, 2024 amid the ongoing conflict in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP) (Photo by OMAR AL-QATTAA/AFP via Getty Images)

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Irish Times accused of sharing incorrect Gaza death toll

By Hannah Gillott

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Did the Lancet really estimate the Gaza death toll at 186,000?

By Hannah Gillott

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Steve McCabe: Labour’s reaction to October 7 showed it was a changed party

Outgoing Labour Friends of Israel head says party has changed compared to the Corbyn years

By Lorin Bell-Cross

3 min read

July 2, 2024 11:53

Steve McCabe (wearing light blue shirt) in the ruins of a building in Kibbutz Be'eri during a visit to Israel in March this year. Credit: Labour Friends of Israel

‘He was doing this for the Jewish people and he has made a very special sacrifice’

Eli-Moshe Zimbalist was one of eight young soldiers killed just over a week ago in the southern Gaza Strip after his vehicle exploded

By Paul Cainer

2 min read

June 30, 2024 08:28

‘He was doing this for the Jewish people and he has made a very special sacrifice’

Hamas terrorists holding hostages told to kill them if they think IDF is coming

Since October 7, a new ‘cell’ of Israeli intelligence has been working with US experts to help find the hostages

By Ellie Grant

1 min read

June 10, 2024 11:58

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 21: People demonstrate prior any hostage announcements outside the Kirya defense complex as the political cabinet hold a meeting on November 21, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Families and supporters of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza gathered near The Kirya defense complex this evening as the Israeli cabinet convened regarding a proposed deal with Hamas for the release of some hostages. The full terms of such a deal were not clear, but both the Israeli prime minister and Hamas leader reported progress. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

By Dominic Green

Biden’s pier is subsidising Hamas and impeding Israel

The Biden administration’s washed up aid effort was built as a sop to false claims in the media

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May 30, 2024 15:50

IDF dismisses reservist soldier who incited mutiny via viral video

Israeli military opened a criminal probe into the incident as ‘a serious violation of IDF orders and IDF values’

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

May 27, 2024 09:48

IDF dismisses reservist soldier who incited mutiny via viral video

Netanyahu rules out Gaza resettlement: ‘It was never our aim’

The Israeli prime minister defended his ‘day after’ plan in interviews on US TV

By JC Reporter

1 min read

May 22, 2024 08:51

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks on as the US Secretary of State gives statements to the media inside The Kirya, which houses the Israeli Defence Ministry, after their meeting in Tel Aviv on October 12, 2023. Blinken arrived in a show of solidarity after Hamas's surprise weekend onslaught in Israel, an AFP correspondent travelling with him reported. He is expected to visit Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as Washington closes ranks with its ally that has launched a withering air campaign against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin / POOL / AFP) (Photo by JACQUELYN MARTIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Benny Gantz threatens to quit coalition if there is no post-war plan for Gaza

The former IDF Chief of Staff warned Netanyahu that the ‘people of Israel are watching you’ in a televised address on Saturday

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

May 19, 2024 10:04

Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz arrives at the US State Department ahead of a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on March 5, 2024 in Washington DC. (Photo by Drew ANGERER / AFP) (Photo by DREW ANGERER/AFP via Getty Images)

By David Rose

The world wants Israel to impose a ceasefire – but Hamas has to stop shooting first

Gaza is fast turning into Israel’s very own Vietnam war

3 min read

May 17, 2024 14:50

A video released by Hamas showing a combatant in civilian clothes firing an RPG

Netanyahu says ‘day after plan’ includes working with local Gazans to set up civil administration

The Israeli prime minister also said allowing Hamas leadership to go into exile after their surrender was on the table

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

May 13, 2024 16:12

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu make a statement as the US President listens on before a meeting in Tel Aviv on October 18, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. US President Joe Biden landed in Tel Aviv on October 18, 2023 as Middle East anger flared after hundreds were killed when a rocket struck a hospital in war-torn Gaza, with Israel and the Palestinians quick to trade blame. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

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Gaza war

Israeli paratrooper killed after misfire by IDF jet

Two pro-Palestinian activists arrested after Cenotaph protest

How Hamas uses tunnels, human shields and guerilla tactics to prolong war against Israel

Our daughters have been held by sex attackers and could now be giving birth, say hostages’ mothers

Sixty per cent of Hamas combatants in Gaza killed or wounded, says Israeli defence minister

Irish Times accused of sharing incorrect Gaza death toll

Did the Lancet really estimate the Gaza death toll at 186,000?

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