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JC Israel Briefing Day 588: Syria in secret talks to join Abraham Accords

Plus, UN blocking US-led Gaza aid plan

By Nathan Jeffay

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Syrian officials are reportedly in secret talks about joining the Abraham Accords (Pictured: Syrian president Ahmed Al-Sharaa; Image: Getty)

Donald Trump has suggested the US could turn Gaza into a 'freedom zone' (Pictured: Trump addresses the press alongside Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani; Image: Getty)

Trump: US to ‘take’ Gaza and turn it into ‘freedom zone’

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Israeli troops deploy by Israel's border with the Gaza Strip on May 13, 2025, amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian militant movement Hamas. (Photo by Menahem Kahana / AFP) (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)

Dan Schueftan

By Dan Schueftan

The Mideast has changed. The fighting isn’t over yet, but Israel has already won

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Tzeela Gez, 30, was killed by Hamas gunmen while travelling to hospital to give birth to her fourth child (Image: X/@Mdais)

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JC Israel Briefing Day 587: Pregnant mother killed by Hamas en route to hospital

By Nathan Jeffay

2 min read

Edan Alexander (C) reunited with his family after being released by Hamas (Image: X/@AvivaKlompas)

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JC Israel Briefing Day 586: Edan Alexander reveals Hamas torture

By Nathan Jeffay

3 min read

Edan Alexander (C) reunited with his family after being released by Hamas (Image: X/@AvivaKlompas)

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JC Israel Briefing Day 585: Edan Alexander comes home

By Nathan Jeffay

2 min read

President Trump is reported to oppose Israel's latest Gaza offensive, viewing it as a 'missed opportunity' (Image: Getty)

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JC Israel Briefing Day 584: Trump sees new Gaza offensive as ‘missed opportunity’

By Nathan Jeffay

2 min read

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JC Israel Briefing Day 581: IDF renews counter-terror operations in Lebanon and West Bank

Plus, Trump to skip Israel on Middle East tour

By Nathan Jeffay

2 min read

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May 9, 2025 08:17

The IDF has renewed its campaign of airstrikes in southern Lebanon (Image: Flash90)

Alleged terror plot against Israeli Embassy in London bears hallmark of secret IRGC unit, says ex-intelligence officer

Suspects may have entered UK on small boats, ex-military intelligence officer says

By Jane Prinsley

2 min read

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May 8, 2025 13:35

Israel's embassy in the UK was the suspected target of an alleged Iranian plot (Image: Getty)

JC Israel Briefing Day 580: One week left to strike hostage deal, claims Katz

Plus, US and Israel seek to sideline Hamas and PA in post-war governance plans

By Nathan Jeffay

2 min read

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May 8, 2025 08:21

Israeli defence minister Israel Katz has claimed that the prospect of a hostage deal will 'vanish' when US President Trump concludes his tour of the Middle East next week (Image: Getty)

Kasra Aarabi

By Kasra Aarabi

Why the UK must proscribe the IRGC before it’s too late

Proscription would have meaningful consequence on the IRGC’s ability to operate on British soil

3 min read

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May 7, 2025 13:29

Iranian drone on display during manoeuvres in Tehran in January this year (Photo: Getty Images)

JC Israel Briefing Day 579: Trump downgrades living hostage numbers

Plus, Gantz calls on IDF to retain control of Gaza, West Bank and southern Lebanon

By Nathan Jeffay

3 min read

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May 7, 2025 08:20

US President Donald Trump has suggested that only 21 hostages, rather than 24, remain alive in Gaza (Image: Hostages and Missing Families Forum)

Calls to ban IRGC amid community alarm following major counter-terror operation

Board of Deputies joins MPs in urging government to proscribe the terror network after seven Iranians were arrested

By Jane Prinsley

3 min read

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May 6, 2025 14:30

Police forensic officers search a house on May 04, 2025 in Rochdale, England (Photo by Ryan Jenkinson/Getty Images)

Labour MPs urge government to proscribe IRGC following terror raid

The party had pledged to implement the measure while in opposition but has declined to do so since winning the last election

By Lorin Bell-Cross

2 min read

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May 6, 2025 14:30

Luke Akehurst, Labour MP for North Durham Luke Akehurst (Image: Parliament TV)

Yaakov Katz

The West pounds Yemen – but will it ever get tough with Tehran?

Trump’s team is quietly inching towards a deal with Iran

3 min read

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May 6, 2025 13:00

Military spokesman of Yemen's Houthi group Yahya Saree (Photo Getty Images)

JC Israel Briefing Day 578: Israel hits the Houthis

Plus, details of the expanded Gaza offensive

By Nathan Jeffay

3 min read

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May 6, 2025 07:28

Israel has launched retaliatory strikes against the Houthis in Yemen after a missile hit Ben-Gurion Airport over the weekend (Image: Getty)

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