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JC Israel Briefing Day 552: Details emerge of Hamas’ de-proscription bid

Plus, freed hostage Liri Albag on the hate she received in Israel after criticising Netanyahu

By Nathan Jeffay

4 min read

Hamas has employed a London-based law firm to try and get itself removed from the UK's list of proscribed terrorist groups (Image: X)

Israel's Supreme Court has blocked the firing of Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar in a blow to the Netanyahu government (Image: Flash90)

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JC Israel Briefing Day 551: Court blocks Shin Bet chief’s dismissal

By Nathan Jeffay

4 min read

The meeting between US President Trump and Israeli PM Netanyahu yesterday has been widely viewed as underwhelming (Image: Getty)

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JC Israel Briefing Day 550: Trump-Netanyahu meeting underwhelms

By Nathan Jeffay

4 min read

Photo of a young boy in the ruins of a Gaza school. Terrorists from Islamic Jihad launched rockets at Israel yesterday. Then overnight, the IDF launched a major ground operation in Gaza’s Sajaiya neighbourhood, a strategic Hamas stronghold. (Image: Getty)

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JC Israel Briefing Day 546: Ground operation underway in Gaza’s Sajaiya neighbourhood

By Nathan Jeffay

3 min read

Hamas has rejected Israel's ceasefire proposals in favour of those put forward by Egyptian mediators (Image: Getty)

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JC Israel Briefing Day 545: A tale of two ceasefire deals

By Nathan Jeffay

3 min read

The IDF has begun a new operation to take control of Rafah (Image: Getty)

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JC Israel Briefing Day 544: Israel aiming to seize control of Rafah

By Nathan Jeffay

4 min read

A new report has suggested that Israel is planning to occupy a quarter of the Gaza Strip (Image: Getty)

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JC Israel Briefing Day 543: Israel to ‘occupy a quarter of Gaza’

By Nathan Jeffay

4 min read

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JC Israel Briefing Day 542: Erdogan calls for Israel’s destruction

Plus, Hamas ‘blink’ first over ceasefire proposals

By Nathan Jeffay

4 min read

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March 31, 2025 09:04

Turkish president Recep Erdogan called for the destruction of Israel during an Eid speech (Image: Getty)

JC Israel Briefing Day 539: Lebanon truce on the brink after latest rocket attack

Plus, Hamas split over latest Gaza ceasefire proposal

By Nathan Jeffay

2 min read

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March 28, 2025 09:52

Tension is growing between Israel and Lebanon following a wave of rocket exchanges (Image: Getty)

JC Israel Briefing Day 538: Israel to ‘seize territory’ in Gaza if hostages aren’t released

Plus, Egypt ‘humiliated’ after Hamas causes renewed ceasefire talks to collapse

By Nathan Jeffay

4 min read

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March 27, 2025 09:35

Prime Minister Netanyahu has claimed that Israel will begin to 'seize territory' in the Gaza Strip if Hamas fails to release the remaining hostages (Image: Flash90)

JC Israel Briefing Day 537: Gazans take to the streets in rare show of anti-Hamas dissent

Plus, former hostage reveals sexual abuse she suffered at the hands of terrorists

By Nathan Jeffay

4 min read

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March 26, 2025 09:28

Hundreds of Gazans have taken to the streets to call for an end to the war, in a rare show of dissent against Hamas (Image: Getty)

JC Israel Briefing Day 536: Kibbutz mourns pensioner with ‘eternal smile’ after latest ramming attack

Plus, Egypt proposes fresh ceasefire deal

By Nathan Jeffay

4 min read

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March 25, 2025 09:38

An 85-year-old Israeli was killed in a ramming attack in Yokneam yesterday (Image: Flash90)

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

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March 24, 2025 09:49

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

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

Plus, rocket salvos in Yemen, Syria and Lebanon

By Nathan Jeffay

5 min read

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March 23, 2025 10:28

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)

Israel Briefing Day 532: Netanyahu government fires Shin Bet chief

And freed hostage Eli Sharabi speaks at the UN

By Nathan Jeffay

5 min read

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March 20, 2025 07:00

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)

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

Plus, Houthi terrorists fired a missile at Israel overnight

By Nathan Jeffay

5 min read

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March 19, 2025 09:05

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

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