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JC Israel Briefing Day 535: US ‘duped’ by Hamas in ceasefire talks

Plus, Charedi minister under fire over anti-enlistment song

By Nathan Jeffay

3 min read

US Middle East envoy Steve Envoy has claimed that he may have been 'duped' by Hamas during ceasefire negotiations (Image: Getty)

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has set up a new military directorate to encourage the 'voluntary emigration' of Gazans (Image: Getty)

Israel creates new military body to encourage ‘voluntary emigration’ from Gaza

By Joshua Marks

1 min read

One per cent of Israel's total population has taken part in protests against the government's resumption of the war in Gaza (Image: Getty)

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JC Israel Briefing Day 534: Mass protests over return to Gaza War

By Nathan Jeffay

5 min read

‘Hamas eats like kings while hostages starve,’ Eli Sharabi tells UN

‘Hamas eats like kings while hostages starve,’ Eli Sharabi tells UN

2 min read

Peter Beinart refused to label Hamas as 'terrorists' (Image: CUNY_Prof/X)

Peter Beinart says calling Hamas terrorists is ‘racist’

2 min read

JERUSALEM, - MARCH 19: Protesters hold Israeli flags during a rally against the Israeli government outside the Israeli Prime Minister office on March 19, 2025 in Jerusalem. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to dismiss the director of Shin Bet, Ronen Bar, citing "ongoing distrust" during a time of war after the internal security organisation responsible for monitoring Palestinian militant groups released a report acknowledging its failures in the October 7 attacks. The report also criticised Mr Netanyahu, stating that government policies contributed to the events. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)

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Israel Briefing Day 532: Netanyahu government fires Shin Bet chief

By Nathan Jeffay

5 min read

An Israeli soldier operates a tank at a position along Israel's southern border (Image: Getty)

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Israel Briefing Day 531: Israel’s new campaign in Gaza has expanded to land operations

By Nathan Jeffay

5 min read

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Ben-Gvir’s Otzma Yehudit rejoins Israeli government

The right-wing party resigned from the government in January in protest against the ceasefire in Gaza

By Akiva van Koningsveld

1 min read

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March 18, 2025 16:34

Ben Gvir and Netanyahu in the Knesset (Flash90)

Downing Street rejects David Lammy’s claim that Israel has breached international law

No 10 spokesperson: ‘the government is not an international court’

By Lorin Bell-Cross

3 min read

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March 18, 2025 15:24

David Lammy (Getty)

Israel resumes Gaza strikes, killing senior Hamas commanders

The White House has confirmed that they backed the attack

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March 18, 2025 11:52

Palestinians join the Iftar gathering next to the rubble of a destroyed mosque in Beit Lahia, Northern Gaza (Image: Getty)

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By Seth J. Frantzman

Israel strikes Gaza again, but can Hamas ever be defeated?

Hamas has always come back after Israel’s attacks

4 min read

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March 18, 2025 11:03

Smoke rises after Israeli air strikes in Khan Yunis as it seen from Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, May 6, 2024. (Photo: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

Israel Briefing Day 529: Gaza ceasefire collapsed overnight, as Israel restarts strikes against Hamas targets

Plus, protests are being planned for Netanyahu’s dismissal of Shin Bet chief

By Nathan Jeffay

4 min read

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March 18, 2025 09:19

Smoke rises after Israeli air strikes in Khan Yunis as it seen from Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, May 6, 2024. (Photo: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

Joël Rubinfeld

By Joël Rubinfeld

Belgium is at the centre of the global Dreyfus trial

The acquittal of a man who wrote that he wanted to ‘stab Jews’ demonstrates the depths to which this country has sunk

5 min read

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March 17, 2025 11:45

A protester holding a Palestinian flag walks past a graffiti reading "Stop Gaza Holocaust" during a demonstration in Brussels (Photo by SIMON WOHLFAHRT/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel Briefing Day 528: Netanyahu fires Shin Bet chief in unprecedented move

Plus, US envoy Steve Witkoff has slammed Hamas for rejecting US proposals

By Nathan Jeffay

6 min read

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March 17, 2025 08:56

Ronen Bar, chief of Israel's domestic Shin Bet security agency, attends a ceremony marking Memorial Day (Image: Getty)

Sinwar documents reveal scenarios for Israel’s elimination

Letters sent by Hamas senior members reveal their efforts to secure funding and support for the terrorist organisation's “Grand Battle" plan

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March 16, 2025 19:56

Head of the political wing of the Palestinian Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip Yahya Sinwar, who was killed by the IDF in October (Photo: Getty)

Netanyahu agrees on talks based on US proposal to free 11 living hostages

The Witkoff plan also calls for the release of half of the deceased captives held in Gaza

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March 16, 2025 10:42

Israelis protest for the return of hostages held in the Gaza Strip, outside the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv, March 15, 2025 Credit: Flash90

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