Gaza

US to offer ‘amnesty’ to Hamas fighters who lay down their weapons

Prime Minister Netanyahu told the Knesset on Monday that ‘demilitarisation’ and not ‘reconstruction’ will be the next step in the Gaza peace process

By Jacob Jaffa

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Hamas terrorists stand near an ICRC vehicle in Gaza City on November 2, 2025 (Getty Images)

Itzik Gvili meets the coffin containing his son Ran's body at the IDF's Nahal Base on January 26, 2026 (Israel Police)

Hostages

‘The whole nation is with you’: Ran Gvili’s family celebrate and mourn the return of Israel’s final hostage

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

Itzik Gvili at the coffin of his son, fallen hostage Ran Gvili (Image: X)

By Yaakov Katz

Ran Gvili’s return reaffirms Israel’s promise and changes its war calculus

3 min read

IDF soldiers recover the body of Ran Gvili, the final hostage, in Gaza City on January 26, 2026 (Telegram/AmitSegal)

Hostages

IDF recovers body of final hostage Ran Gvili after 843 days

By Jacob Jaffa

4 min read

Hostages

IDF searching Gaza City cemetery for body of Ran Gvili

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

In the hostage release campaign, Liam Or-Nassar (poster left) was referred to as Liam Or (photo: Getty Image)

Hostages

Father concealed his Muslim identity to protect hostage son

By JC Reporter

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US President Trump shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu during a press conference at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club on December 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Florida (Getty Images)

Gaza Board of Peace

Netanyahu accepts invitation to sit on Board of Peace

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

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Macron declines Board of Peace invitation as signing ceremony set for Davos

The new body’s apparent intentions to rival the UN, as well as the prospective involvement of Vladimir Putin, have caused alarm in the Élysée Palace

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

January 20, 2026 10:30

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a meeting on the institutional future of New Caledonia at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 16, 2026 (Getty Images)

Israel pushes back on Trump’s Board of Peace plan over Qatari and Turkish involvement

Reports suggest the members of the board, set to include Sir Tony Blair and US President Trump, will have to contribute $1 billion to secure a permanent seat

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

January 19, 2026 10:29

US President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu shake hands as they arrive to speak to journalists during a joint press conference at Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on December 29, 2025 (Getty Images)

Trump ‘asks Netanyahu to join Gaza Peace Board’ as founding member

The board has been dubbed ‘Trump’s United Nations’

By JC Reporter

1 min read

January 18, 2026 10:09

Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu pictured together at the White House in September 2025 (Photo: Getty)

Trump promises ‘comprehensive’ Hamas disarmament in ceasefire Phase Two

The US President was undeterred by the terror group’s public pronouncements that it would refuse to lay down its weapons

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

January 16, 2026 10:41

US President Trump speaks during a meeting with oil and gas executives in the East Room of the White House on January 9, 2026 (Getty Images)

US confirms start of Gaza ceasefire Phase Two

Washington will push ahead with the next phase of the truce despite Hamas’ failure to disarm and release all of the hostages

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

January 14, 2026 18:29

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff delivers a press conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026 (Getty Images)

Six killed in Rafah firefight IDF dubbed ‘blatant violation’ of Gaza ceasefire

The latest clashes come amid reports the US is preparing to push on with Phase Two of the truce despite Hamas’ lack of movement on disarmament or the return of the final hostage

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

January 14, 2026 15:42

The rubble of houses in Rafah on January 20, 2025 (Getty Images)

Hamas delays leadership elections amid ‘increasing’ internal divisions

The group was due to select a leader within the first ten days of the year, but is now turning its focus to advancing the ceasefire – potentially without disarming – and addressing the factionalism within

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

January 12, 2026 11:41