Israeli PoliticsIsraeli Security Cabinet approves plan to occupy Gaza CityThe move fell short of the full occupation of the Strip, reportedly favoured by Prime Minister Netanyahu, after opposition from IDF leadershipBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
HamasHamas using secret £500m war chest boosted by aid theft to pay civil servants’ salariesSources told the BBC that the terror group has been restricting the supply of aid, despite both it and the UN denying that widespread looting takes placeBy Gabrielle Apfel1 min read
IsraelHostage families launch Gaza flotilla calling for ceasefire and return dealThe tactic mirrors those used by pro-Palestine activists trying to break Israe’s naval blockade of the StripBy Gabrielle Apfel2 min read
Sir Keir StarmerStarmer says Hamas must have nothing to do with any future Palestinian stateThe prime minister didn’t say whether recognition would take place if Hamas continue to hold hostagesBy Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read
Israeli PoliticsNetanyahu to hold Security Cabinet meeting to approve Gaza ‘occupation’ planBy Gabrielle Apfel1 min read
GazaPicture agencies drop Gaza photographer after documentary reveals hunger images were stagedAnas Zayed Fteiha, who works for the Turkish state-owned agency Anadolu, was filmed taking photos of Gazan children with empty bowls outstretched, despite not being at a food bankBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
GazaIsrael to send aid to Gaza’s private sector to ease ‘starvation’ worriesThe initial stage will see a limited number of Gazan businesses bring in aid supplies, including fruit and vegetables, baby food and hygiene productsBy JC Reporter1 min read
‘The UK-Israel relationship has got worse under Labour’ says Israeli ambassador as she prepares to leave LondonIsrael’s outgoing ambassador thanked Britain’s Jewish communities for tirelessly advocating for the hostagesBy Lorin Bell-Cross8 min read||August 5, 2025 15:22
Netanyahu reportedly pushing for ‘occupation’ of Gaza after ceasefire talks collapseThe IDF chief of staff and the heads of the security services are said to be against the plan, but senior cabinet figures are believed to support itBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||August 5, 2025 09:25
By Jonathan ArkushIt is Hamas that starves Gaza – but Israel should flood the Strip with foodThe humanitarian crisis is the result of the terrorists’ cruelty and looting. But the Jewish state must still act decisively to prevent starvation. Jews around the world may have a part to play5 min read||August 5, 2025 08:25
By The JC LeaderStarved Israeli hostages don’t fit the script – so they didn’t make the front pageWhy would Hamas feel confident enough to release such unambiguous evidence of its own depravity? The answer is as simple as it is damning: because they’ve learned they can get away with it3 min read||August 4, 2025 15:23
AJC to donate £19,000 to help rebuild Gaza church damaged by IDF shrapnelThe advocacy group has said it will give the money to the Archdiocese of New York to help pay for repairs of Gaza’s Holy Family ChurchBy Jamie Shapiro1 min read||August 4, 2025 12:35
‘They’re in a war there’: Trump rejects claims of genocide in GazaThe US president said the devastation of October 7 was ‘one of the worst [things] I’ve ever seen’By JC Reporter1 min read||August 4, 2025 10:27
‘Hamas no longer poses a stratgeic threat’: Former security chiefs call for end of ‘futile’ Gaza War‘This is leading the State of Israel to the loss of its security and identity,’ said former Shin Bet director Ami AyalonBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||August 4, 2025 09:59
US envoy Witkoff says there is ‘no starvation’ in Gaza following aid site visitsWashington’s man in the Middle East also said that returning the remaining hostages was a ‘sacred mission’ to President TrumpBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||August 4, 2025 09:19
Government set to allow 300 sick Gazans to come to UK and receive NHS treatmentSome Labour MPs have called on the government to create a bespoke refugee scheme for PalestiniansBy Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read||August 3, 2025 11:39