Israel BriefingIsrael Briefing Day 516: Israelis lines the streets for Ohad YahalomiPlus, Shin Bet reveals serious October 7 security failuresBy Nathan Jeffay3 min read
BBCBBC Chair calls for ‘independent review’ of Middle East coverageDr Samir Shah admitted ‘serious failings’ on the part of the BBC and its production partner in the development of a recent documentaryBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
EgyptArab leaders set to meet in Cairo over alternative to Trump’s Gaza planProposal would see interim international rule of Gaza in place of HamasBy Ellie Grant3 min read
IranRussian missile experts visited Iran amid tensions with Israel, according to ReutersThe seven weapons experts were booked to travel from Moscow to Tehran aboard two flights last yearBy Ellie Grant2 min read
BBCBBC Chair admits ‘serious failings’ led to Gaza documentary scandalDr Samir Shah CBE called the film a ‘dagger to the heart’ of the broadcaster’s reputation and hinted that it could prompt a wider review of its coverage of the Middle EastBy Jacob Jaffa2 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
BBC could face terror probe after admission that Hamas family was paid during making of Gaza filmOfcom told the JC it had received 17 complaints over the controversial filmBy Imogen Garfinkel2 min read||March 3, 2025 22:24
Violent clashes break out in Knesset as October 7 families barred from entering public galleryFootage shows guards wrestling with campaigners ahead of a special session set to decide on the necessity of a public inquiry into the massacresBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||March 3, 2025 16:37
Israel takes over IHRA presidency from the UKYad Vashem chair Dani Dayan has been appointed to the role of chair in a year that coincides with the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.By Jacob Jaffa1 min read||March 3, 2025 12:25
‘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||March 3, 2025 11:49
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
Netanyahu’s office admits intelligence officer didn’t pass on warning hours before October 7 attackThe Prime Minister’s Office defended the decision as the memo indicating suspicious Hamas activity was framed as non-urgentBy Imogen Garfinkel2 min read||March 2, 2025 11:19
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
Ben-Gvir refuses to apologise to freed hostages who claim his treatment of Palestinian prisoners worsened their tortureThe former national security minister said he was ‘proud’ of his conduct when questioned by journalistsBy Imogen Garfinkel2 min read||March 2, 2025 09:51
US fast-tracks $4billion in military aid to IsraelMarco Rubio said the move was undoing Biden administration policy towards IsraelBy JC Reporter1 min read||March 2, 2025 08:59
