Hostage Negotiations‘I’m the happiest person in the world’ Emily Damari says after freedom from GazaThe British hostage was held by Hamas for 470 daysBy JC Reporter1 min read
Joe BidenBiden takes credit for ceasefire and hostage release in final speech as presidentThe president thanked his team and especially envoy Brett McGurk, the lead U.S. negotiator on the Israel-Hamas dealBy JC Reporter2 min read
Donald TrumpTrump: Israel-Hamas ceasefire ‘better hold,’ or ‘all hell will break out’The US president-elect told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, “This has to end. We want it to end, but to keep doing what has to be done.”By JC Reporter1 min read
Israel‘We need everyone back home’ In Hostages Square as Israel waits for captives to returnAn anxious nation watched as three of its hostages returned homeBy Amelie Botbol 7 min read
HostagesIsrael-Hamas ceasefire set to begin Sunday at 8:30 amIsrael will free 1,904 Palestinian terrorists in the first stage of the ceasefire as Ben Gvir’s party believed to be leaving governing coalitionBy Natan Galula4 min read
IsraelThe potential security consequences of the Gaza ceasefireThe deal will reunite the hostages with their families after nearly 500 days of war, but could also spark a wave of fresh unrest in the Strip according to Israeli officialsBy Charles Bybelezer2 min read
ParliamentNew parliamentary report suggesting Israel could be guilty of ‘genocide’ slammed by Labour MPThe International Development Select Committee also called on the Government to recognise a Palestinian stateBy Lorin Bell-Cross3 min read
Smotrich ‘likely’ to resign over ceasefire dealThe move could collapse the Netanyahu government and prompt fresh elections in Israel at a crucial moment for the regionBy Joshua Marks2 min read||January 16, 2025 11:15
Corbyn and pro-Gaza MPs fail to mention hostages, Hamas or October 7 in ceasefire statementThe group of independent MPs accused the Government of aiding ‘genocide’ and called for the arrest of Benjamin Netanyahu for ‘war crimes’By Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read||January 16, 2025 10:42
Netanyahu blames Hamas for reneging on deal as he delays cabinet voteThe Israeli security cabinet need to approve the deal before it takes effect on SundayBy JC Reporter1 min read||January 16, 2025 09:31
Breaking: Israel and Hamas officially agree to ceasefire and hostage release dealPresident Biden confirmed the agreement in a press conference this evening, plus more details on how it will be implementedBy Imogen Garfinkel3 min read||January 15, 2025 17:19
Starmer tells MPs he is ‘encouraged’ by Gaza ceasefire talksPlight of hostage Avinatan Or, boyfriend of Noa Argamani, raised at PMQsBy Lorin Bell-Cross3 min read||January 15, 2025 15:36
‘I support Israel destroying and killing every last member of Hamas’ says Trump nominee Pete HegsethThe prospective US Secretary of Defence said he would support Israel’s attempts to rid Gaza of HamasBy JC Reporter2 min read||January 15, 2025 14:04
Meeting with mother of last British hostage ‘important’ ahead of possible deal, Lammy tells MPsMinisters also faced questions about the sale of drones to IsraelBy Lorin Bell-Cross3 min read||January 14, 2025 15:30
Blinken set to unveil plan to install PA in place of Hamas in GazaIsrael has so far blocked the return to Gaza of the PLO-led entity.By JC Reporter1 min read||January 14, 2025 11:50
‘Seal the deal before it’s too late’ pleads relative of baby hostage Kfir BibasNegotiators are reportedly on the brink of a ceasefire agreement which could see those abducted on October 7, 2023 returned to their families.By Amelie Botbol 2 min read||January 14, 2025 10:50