Israel Hamas war 2023

Bedouins

Bedouin hostage Qaid Farhan Alkadi rescued by IDF troops from Gaza tunnel

The 52-year-old was abducted from Kibbutz Magen on October 7

By Lorin Bell-Cross

1 min read

Freed hostage Farhan Alkadi reunited with his brother at the Soroka hospital in Beersheva

Israel

Freed hostage Noa Argamani trolled for partying with her dad in ‘celebration of life’

By JC Reporter

1 min read

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - AUGUST 24: A protesters holds a sign calling for a deal during a demonstration calling for a hostage deal and against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government on August 24, 2024 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Earlier today, Hamas said it was sending a delegation to Cairo where mediators from the United States, Qatar and Egypy intend to continue ceasefire talks. One main sticking point is Israel's insistence on leaving troops along the Gaza-Egypt border, which both Egypt and Hamas object to. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)

Hostages

Hostage negotiations break down yet again as Israel, Hamas fail to reach compromise

By David Isaac

2 min read

Israeli fans at the match against Japan during the Olympic Games in Paris (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)

By Maurice Hirsch

FIFA must reject the latest attempt to demonise Israel

3 min read

The body of British-Israeli citizen Nadav Popplewell was recovered in Gaza this week (Photo: Getty Images)

Hostages

Israeli hostages reportedly killed by fire started by IDF operation

By Felix Pope

2 min read

William Dalrymple stands in the ruins of the "Zafar Mahal", the summer palace of the last Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, in New Delhi. (MANPREET ROMANA/AFP via Getty Images)

By Stephen Pollard

Simon Sebag Montefiore taking apart William Dalrymple was a rewarding spectacle

3 min read

Israeli security and emergency personnel deploy at the site of an explosion in Tel Aviv on August 18, 2024. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Terrorism

Hamas claims responsibility for failed terror attack in southern Tel Aviv

By JC Reporter

1 min read

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Two IDF troops killed in Gaza, bringing military death toll to 691

The soldiers were named as Maj. (res.) Yotam Itzhak Peled and Sgt. Maj. (res.) Mordechai Yosef Ben Shoam

By JC Reporter

1 min read

August 18, 2024 09:35

IDF Maj. (res.) Yotam Itzhak Peled (right) and Sgt. Maj. (res.) Mordechai Yosef Ben Shoam were killed in the Gaza Strip, Aug. 17, 2024. Credit: Israel Defense Forces.

David Lammy allegedly snubbed by Netanyahu on visit to Israel

Israeli PM refused to meet UK foreign minister after government withdrew objection to ICC prosecutor’s request for arrest warrants, according to Israeli media

By Jane Prinsley

1 min read

August 18, 2024 09:12

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa poses for a picture with French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné (L) and British Foreign Minister David Lammy (R) in the city of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank on August 16, 2024. The UK and French politicians appeared to remove their yellow hostage badges before the meeting (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP via Getty Images)

Israeli negotiation team expresses ‘cautious optimism’ amid ongoing hostage talks

The US mediated talks are expected to end next week

By JC Reporter

1 min read

August 18, 2024 07:53

A protest calling for the release of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip outside the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv on Aug. 13, 2024. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90.

How far has Israel got towards eliminating Hamas?

Around 17,000 terrorists – half of Hamas’s fighting force –have been killed in Gaza since October 7, the IDF has said

By JC Reporter

1 min read

August 16, 2024 09:27

Israeli soldiers sit at the entrance of a tunnel in Gaza City on 8 February, 2024 amid ongoing fighting between Israel Hamas. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

By The JC Leader

The UN’s appeasement of Iran endangers the world

The JC Leader, August 16, 2024

1 min read

August 15, 2024 11:07

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) (Photo by ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)

Israeli politicians who attack the US are playing with fire

The partnership with Israel’s key ally is the cornerstone of the nation’s security, yet right-wingers keep threatening to put its future in doubt

By Yaakov Katz

3 min read

August 14, 2024 14:34

Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir at Jerusalem's Damascus Gate on June 5 during the Jerusalem Day flag march (Photo by Menahem KAHANA / AFP) (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)

Biden says Gaza ceasefire deal could prevent Iranian attack

Israel expects Iran to retaliate over killing of Hamas terror chief in Tehran

By JC Reporter

2 min read

August 14, 2024 08:25

US President Joe Biden (R) shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 25, 2024. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel’s ‘precision strike’ on Hamas command centre in Gaza school condemned by Lammy

IDF said attack killed 31 terrorists while limiting civilian deaths

By Simon Rocker

2 min read

August 11, 2024 09:42

Palestinians check the damage in the al-Zahra school used as a refuge by displaced Palestinians after it was hit by an Israeli strike. The IDF said that 19 terrorists had been killed. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP) (Photo by OMAR AL-QATTAA/AFP via Getty Images)

MPs and Board of Deputies call for urgent action by BBC on ‘bias’

BoD president Phil Rosenberg told BBC chiefs in meeting the current state of affairs was ‘unacceptable’

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

August 8, 2024 15:49

Protesters demonstrating against Hamas's sexual violence hold placards outside the BBC headquarters in February (Credit: Getty Images)

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Israel Hamas war 2023

Bedouin hostage Qaid Farhan Alkadi rescued by IDF troops from Gaza tunnel

Freed hostage Noa Argamani trolled for partying with her dad in ‘celebration of life’

Hostage negotiations break down yet again as Israel, Hamas fail to reach compromise

FIFA must reject the latest attempt to demonise Israel

Israeli hostages reportedly killed by fire started by IDF operation

Simon Sebag Montefiore taking apart William Dalrymple was a rewarding spectacle

Hamas claims responsibility for failed terror attack in southern Tel Aviv

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