Israel BriefingIsrael Briefing Day 516: Israelis lines the streets for Ohad YahalomiPlus, Shin Bet reveals serious October 7 security failuresBy Nathan Jeffay3 min read
Israel BriefingIsrael Briefing Day 515: Back to Square One?Fighting in Gaza could resume as soon as next week as ceasefire talks hit ‘a dead end’ once moreBy Nathan Jeffay4 min read
Hostages‘Sorry it took us so long’ – Netanyahu apologises to former hostage over release delayEli Sharabi was held in Gaza for almost 500 days, only discovering upon his release that his wife and children had been murdered on October 7By Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Israel BriefingIsrael Briefing Day 513: The ceasefire ends – what happens now?Plus, former minister accuses freed hostage of ‘echoing Hamas propaganda’ following criticismBy Nathan Jeffay3 min read
IsraelIsrael will not withdraw from Philadelphi Corridor despite ceasefire deal, official claimsThe narrow strip of territory contains the vital Rafah Crossing and is key for controlling the flow of goods and people into, and out of, GazaBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
Israel BriefingIsrael Briefing Day 509: Ceasefire crisis resolved - Phase 1 to be completedThe bodies of four more hostages are expected to return as part of the dealBy Nathan Jeffay3 min read
Bibas family to hold private funeral for slain hostages Shiri, Ariel and KfirEulogies at the ceremony near Kibbutz Nir Oz may be livestreamed after the family became a symbol of hostage sufferingBy Ellie Grant3 min read||February 24, 2025 11:06
Exclusive: Foreign Office demands return of Shiri Bibas to Israel following ‘abhorrent’ fake handoverShiri’s two sons, Ariel and Kfir, have been identified among the dead, with Israeli officials saying they were murdered by Hamas terrorists using their ‘bare hands’By Lorin Bell-Cross1 min read||February 21, 2025 17:24
British-linked peace activist Oded Lifshitz identified among deceased hostages returned to IsraelAuthorities are still working to confirm the identity of the other three bodies, though they are believed to be those of the Bibas children and their motherBy Nathan Jeffay4 min read||February 20, 2025 10:10
Hamas claims Bibas children’s bodies will be among four returned this weekThe two boys were the youngest hostages abducted by Hamas on October 7 and were aged just four and nine months at the timeBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||February 18, 2025 14:08
Names of six alive hostages to be freed this week confirmed by familiesThe announcement seemingly reveals the fate of a further eight hostages, including the Bibas children.By Jacob Jaffa2 min read||February 18, 2025 10:13
Hamas and PIJ confirm names of three hostages to be released SaturdayArgeninian-Israeli Yair Horn, American-Israeli Sagui Dekel-Chen and Russian-Israeli Alexandre Sasha Troufanov named by Palestinian militant groups for releaseBy Eliana Jordan1 min read||February 14, 2025 12:43
Hamas ‘confirms’ next hostage release for SaturdayReports suggest that the terror group has U-turned on its decision to delay all releases indefinitelyBy JC Reporter1 min read||February 13, 2025 10:45
Hostage mother calls for special release as she receives son’s first sign of life in 492 daysAlon Ohel was taken from the Nova festival and sustained multiple injuries, for which he has reportedly not received any treatmentBy Daniel Ben-David2 min read||February 10, 2025 12:29
Hamas names hostages for release following Gaza aid row delayThe announcement has deepened concern for the welfare of the Bibas children, who remain in GazaBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||February 7, 2025 16:18
