Israel BriefingIsrael Briefing Day 529: Gaza ceasefire collapsed overnight, as Israel restarts strikes against Hamas targetsPlus, protests are being planned for Netanyahu’s dismissal of Shin Bet chiefBy Nathan Jeffay4 min read
Israel BriefingIsrael Briefing Day 528: Netanyahu fires Shin Bet chief in unprecedented movePlus, US envoy Steve Witkoff has slammed Hamas for rejecting US proposalsBy Nathan Jeffay6 min read
Israel BriefingIsrael Briefing Day 525: New Gaza ceasefire proposal on the tablePlus, Israel faces international criticism and internal political tensions, with a growing focus on hostage and prisoner exchangeBy Nathan Jeffay4 min read
Israel BriefingIsrael Briefing Day 524: Israel seeks to normalise relations with Lebanon, amid hostility and confusionPlus, Israeli negotiators extend stay in Doha for Hamas talksBy Nathan Jeffay3 min read
Israel BriefingIsrael Briefing Day 523: Israel announces long-term IDF presence in Syria amid rising tensionsPlus, half of Israelis think Trump cares more about hostages than NetanyahuBy Nathan Jeffay3 min read
Israel BriefingIsrael Briefing Day 521: US tells Israel talks with Hamas won’t happenPlus, Israel-US intelligence sharing reportedly at risk due to Trump’s Russia stanceBy Nathan Jeffay4 min read
Israel BriefingIsrael Briefing Day 520: ‘Long-term truce real close,’ says US negotiatorPlus, Israel-US intelligence sharing reportedly at risk due to Trump’s Russia stanceBy Nathan Jeffay4 min read
Israel Briefing Day 518: Hamas threatens hostage murders after Trump ultimatumPlus, Israel-US intelligence sharing reportedly at risk due to Trump’s Russia stanceBy Nathan Jeffay4 min read||March 7, 2025 09:33
Israel Briefing Day 517: Trump issues ‘last warning’ to HamasThe US President promised that there would be ‘hell to pay’ if the remaining hostages weren’t released ‘now’By Nathan Jeffay5 min read||March 6, 2025 09:33
Israel Briefing Day 516: Israelis lines the streets for Ohad YahalomiPlus, Shin Bet reveals serious October 7 security failuresBy Nathan Jeffay3 min read||March 5, 2025 09:36
Israel 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||March 4, 2025 09:33
Israel Briefing Day 514: Israel tries to force Hamas’ hand over ceasefireReports suggest that failure of a last ditch effort to extend the ceasefire could see a ‘full return to war’ in GazaBy Nathan Jeffay5 min read||March 3, 2025 09:43
Israel 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||March 2, 2025 10:19
Israel Briefing Day 511: Eli Sharabi’s delayed tragedyThe former hostage did not know his wife and daughters had been murdered on October 7 until he was released almost 500 days laterBy Nathan Jeffay4 min read||February 28, 2025 09:32
Israel Briefing Day 510: A Nation WeepsThe bodies of four more hostages were returned to Israel following the funerals of the last group to be released, with as many as 600 Palestinian prisoners to be freed in exchangeBy Nathan Jeffay4 min read||February 27, 2025 09:32
Israel 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||February 26, 2025 09:31