Hamas

Starmer appointed Mahmood to blunt Reform’s rise – but can she reassure British Jews?

The community will be watching: Will she tackle rising antisemitism, confront extremist groups, and back Rayner’s push to define Islamophobia in law?

By Alex Hearn

4 min read

Newly appointed UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood leaves Number 10 Downing Street as Keir Starmer holds a cabinet reshuffle on September 5, 2025 (Image: Getty)

President Trump has suggested that a hostage deal could be agreed 'very soon'

Hostage Negotiations

Release of all hostages could be agreed ‘very soon’ after Trump issues ‘last warning’ to Hamas

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

Hostages Square in Tel Aviv today (Image: X/Bring Them Home)

October 7

Rallies held across Israel to mark 700 days of an ongoing nightmare

By Jamie Shapiro

2 min read

Guy Gilboa-Dalal, as seen in the Hamas clip

Hostages

‘Terror video’ of two hostages released by Hamas

By JC Reporter

1 min read

David Lammy, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the United Kingdom, speaks to the media after addressing a conference on recognising Palestine on July 29, 2025 in New York City. (Image: Getty)

By The JC Leader

The UK’s Israel policy ignores facts and history

4 min read

Gaza

Membership of Hamas ‘the same’ as belonging to Labour or Tories, claims ‘Gaza Tribunal’ witness

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces that the UK will recognise a Palestinian state, July 29, 2025 (Image: Getty)

By Tom Harris

My message to Labour: Palestine cannot be summoned into existence by pogrom or fiat

3 min read

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Guardian admits it did not check before publishing article commemorating ‘journalist’ accused of holding hostages

Article about journalists killed in Gaza included image of Abdallah Aljamal, who was widely reported to have held Israelis in his own home for eight months

By JC Reporter

3 min read

September 3, 2025 13:08

Abdallah Aljamal was killed when the IDF rescued three hostages from his home

Shin bet foils Hamas plot to murder Israeli National Security Minister

The terror group intended to use explosive drones to assassinate Itamar Ben-Gvir, leader of the far-right Otzma Yehudit party

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

September 3, 2025 12:55

The Shin Bet has foiled a Hamas plot to assassinate National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir

By Alessandro Spinillo

The Genocide Scholars Association’s Gaza statement twists law and facts

The accusation against Israel collapses under scrutiny, muddling legal standards, factual errors and whitewashing Hamas’s war

7 min read

September 3, 2025 12:47

Palestinians flee northern Gaza following Israeli evacuation orders (Image: Getty)

By Andrew Fox

Labour’s latest blunder on Israel imperils Britain’s security

By barring officials from Jerusalem from a major UK arms fair, the government undermines vital defence ties and jeopardises access to some of the world’s most battle-tested technologies

3 min read

September 1, 2025 12:38

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is shown a Hawk T2, the RAF's premier fast jet trainer, during a visit to RAF Valley, ahead of Armed Forces Day on June 28. (Image: Getty)

By Nathan Jeffay

The UN severely underreports the amount of aid entering Gaza

UN figures exclude trucks arriving via the northern Erez crossing, airdrops, and private-sector deliveries not coordinated by UN agencies. COGAT counts everything

6 min read

September 1, 2025 10:08

Trucks loaded with aid enter Gaza through the Rafah Border Crossing on August 6, 2025 (Image: Getty)

Israel confirms death of Hamas spokesman in Gaza airstrike

Abu Obeida, whose real identity remained a closely guarded secret, was killed in the al-Rimal neighbourhood of Gaza City

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

September 1, 2025 09:09

Hamas spokesman Abu Obeida has been killed, according to the Israeli Defence Ministry (Image: Getty)

By Yaakov Amidror

Israel’s ceasefire dilemma: Hamas hostages, and the price of delay

Jerusalem’s predicament: accept a phased deal that risks leaving Hamas in power, or press ahead with a Gaza City offensive that could endanger the captives but ensure long-term security

6 min read

August 29, 2025 11:13

IDF soldiers prepare tanks on August 18, 2025 near the Gaza Strip's northern borders (Image: Getty)

Body of hostage Ilan Weiss recovered after 692 days in hands of Hamas

Israeli President Issac Herzog said the recovery will bring the Weiss family closure

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

August 29, 2025 11:01

The body of Ilan Weiss had been held by Hamas for 692 days (Image: X/ Hen Mazig)

By The JC Leader

There are no good options for Israel to free the hostages and defeat Hamas

Even if one accepts that the hostages must come first, the correct path forward is still far from obvious. The question remains: how best to bring them home?

2 min read

August 28, 2025 13:53

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (2-L)) heads the weekly cabinet meeting at the Defence Ministry in Tel Aviv on January 7, 2024. (Image: Getty)

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Hamas

Starmer appointed Mahmood to blunt Reform’s rise – but can she reassure British Jews?

Release of all hostages could be agreed ‘very soon’ after Trump issues ‘last warning’ to Hamas

Rallies held across Israel to mark 700 days of an ongoing nightmare

‘Terror video’ of two hostages released by Hamas

The UK’s Israel policy ignores facts and history

Membership of Hamas ‘the same’ as belonging to Labour or Tories, claims ‘Gaza Tribunal’ witness

My message to Labour: Palestine cannot be summoned into existence by pogrom or fiat

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Guardian admits it did not check before publishing article commemorating ‘journalist’ accused of holding hostages

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