October 7 Massacres

UN to send special envoy on sexual violence to investigate Hamas brutality in Israel

Pramila Patten is due to meet with survivors and released hostages in Israel late this month

By Eliana Jordan

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Pramila Patten, the UN special representative for sexual violence in conflict, will visit Israel later this month to investigate allegations of rape and mutilation that took place on Oct. 7.

A destroyed home at the kibbutz Nir Oz settlement (Photo: Getty Images)

UN finally condemn October 7 war crimes against women

By JC Reporter

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Three months on, Nova Festival victims’ families return to remember them

By Natalie Lisbona

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RE'IM, ISRAEL - DECEMBER 21: Israeli solders and visitors walk among a display of photos of people killed during the Hamas attack at the 'Nova' festival site, on December 21, 2023 in Re'im, Israel. It has been more than two months since the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas that prompted Israel's retaliatory air and ground campaign in the Gaza Strip. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)

October 7 Massacres

Nova festival massacre survivors sue Israeli army over failures to prevent Hamas atrocities

By Hannah Gillott

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Two men holding Iranian flag in front of Azadi Tower during funeral of General Qassem (Qasem) Soleimani in Tehran, Iran

By Kasra Aarabi

The evidence shows Iran’s lead role in October 7

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By the time you read this, Chanukah will be over (Photo: Getty Images)

By Rob Rinder

Though this season feels steeped in darkness, we must find the light to take us forward

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NHS GP who leads Islamist group applauded Hamas atrocities

By Felix Pope

2 min read

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Sole survivor of family celebrates bar mitzvah two months after October 7 massacre

Ariel, the son of slain "Israel Hayom" reporter Yaniv Zohar, lost his parents and two sisters to the terrorist onslaught

By Merav Sever

1 min read

December 11, 2023 09:54

Sole survivor of family celebrates bar mitzvah two months after October 7 massacre

Hamas drugged hostages to make them seem happy after 50 days in captivity, says Israel

The drugging would have aimed to make the hostages appear calm, happy and upbeat, health ministry says

By Richard Percival

2 min read

December 5, 2023 13:55

RAFAH, GAZA - NOVEMBER 30: Hostages are transported in International Committee of the Red Cross vehicles from the Gaza Strip through the Rafah land crossing on November 30, 2023 in Rafah, Gaza. Israel and Hamas agreed to a further extension to a truce that has lasted nearly a week, which promised the release of more Israeli hostages held in Gaza, as well as the release of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails. (Photo by Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images)

Israeli Police have evidence Hamas terrorists raped men on October 7, activists claim

Internationally respected forensic expert Yael Sherer said there was physical evidence as well as eyewitness accounts

By Richard Percival

2 min read

December 5, 2023 11:10

Hamas gang raped and beheaded women at rave massacre, fresh testimony reveals

Almost two months after the attack, the international community is beginning to act on reports of Palestinian sexual violence

By JC Reporter

3 min read

December 3, 2023 14:57

‘October 7 was just a rehearsal,’ warns Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar

The Hamas leader promised more bloodshed just before group broke ceasefire with Israel

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December 1, 2023 10:28

Yahya Sinwar, Hamas' political chief in Gaza, speaks during a rally organised by the representatives of prominent families (mokhtar) in support of "the Palestinian resistence" in Gaza City, on June 20, 2021. (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS / AFP) (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS/AFP via Getty Images)

David Cameron visits site of October 7 massacres ahead of ceasefire deal

The foreign secretary is set to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday

By Felix Pope

2 min read

November 23, 2023 11:02

BE'ERI, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 23: David Cameron, the new UK foreign secretary and former prime minister, views a home destroyed in last month's Hamas attack on November 23, 2023 at kibbutz Be'eri, Israel. Cameron was joined by Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen on a visit to the kibbutz where scores of people were killed in the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas. His visit comes as Israel is on the brink of commencing a temporary ceasefire with Hamas, although the timing of the truce is still not confirmed. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Israelis identify body of woman thought to be taken hostage in Gaza

Shani Gabay, 25 has been missing since October 7

By Josh Kaplan

1 min read

November 22, 2023 15:18

Israelis identify body of woman thought to be taken hostage in Gaza

Anti-hate crime tsar says babies murdered by Hamas were ‘fake’

In posts on Facebook, Zainab Chaudry accused Israel of faking baby deaths and likened the country to a nazi regime

By Ben Clerkin

1 min read

November 22, 2023 07:59

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 25: Zainab Chaudry (C) joins other supporters from The Council on American-Islamic Relations during a news conference outside the U.S. Supreme Court after the court heard oral arguments in EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch February 25, 2015 in Washington, DC. Samantha Elauf of Tulsa, Oklahoma, filed a charge of religious discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission saying Abercrombie & Fitch violated discrimination laws in 2008 by declining to hire her because she wore a head scarf, a symbol of her Muslim faith. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

College professor ‘tempted to shoot up’ Israeli music festival resigns

Professor Laura Mullen defended Hamas in the days after the Nova Music Festival massacre and said she would have been ‘tempted’ to kill festival goers too

By Ben Clerkin

1 min read

November 21, 2023 21:22

College professor ‘tempted to shoot up’ Israeli music festival resigns

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October 7 Massacres

UN to send special envoy on sexual violence to investigate Hamas brutality in Israel

UN finally condemn October 7 war crimes against women

Three months on, Nova Festival victims’ families return to remember them

Nova festival massacre survivors sue Israeli army over failures to prevent Hamas atrocities

The evidence shows Iran’s lead role in October 7

Though this season feels steeped in darkness, we must find the light to take us forward

NHS GP who leads Islamist group applauded Hamas atrocities

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