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Israel confirms death of Hamas spokesman in Gaza airstrike

Abu Obeida, whose real identity remained a closely guarded secret, was killed in the al-Rimal neighbourhood of Gaza City

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Hamas spokesman Abu Obeida has been killed, according to the Israeli Defence Ministry (Image: Getty)

IDF soldiers prepare tanks on August 18, 2025 near the Gaza Strip's northern borders (Image: Getty)

Yaakov Amidror

By Yaakov Amidror

Israel’s ceasefire dilemma: Hamas hostages, and the price of delay

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The body of Ilan Weiss had been held by Hamas for 692 days (Image: X/ Hen Mazig)

Body of hostage Ilan Weiss recovered after 692 days in hands of Hamas

By Jamie Shapiro

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (2-L)) heads the weekly cabinet meeting at the Defence Ministry in Tel Aviv on January 7, 2024. (Image: Getty)

The JC Leader

By The JC Leader

There are no good options for Israel to free the hostages and defeat Hamas

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Protesters gather with signs and Israeli flags during a demonstration organised by the families of the Israeli hostages taken captive in the Gaza Strip since the October 2023 calling for action to secure their release and a ceasefire in the war against Hamas in Tel Aviv on August 26, 2025. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Yaakov Katz

Israel needs a political strategy to free the hostages

4 min read

Rou Reynolds at the Reading Festival (Image: Jake Wallis Simons)

Jake Wallis Simons

By Jake Wallis Simons

From ‘dee do dee’ to ‘death to the IDF’: how music festivals lost the plot

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Lawyer Fahad Ansari, who is acting for Hamas in its bid for de-proscription, was filmed at a 2006 rally in a green headband

Revealed: UK lawyer representing Hamas wore green bandana and chanted ‘with blood, with guns’ at 2006 rally

By Jane Prinsley

3 min read

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Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones claims ‘Netanyahu runs Hamas’

The far-right broadcaster alleged that the terrorist group is Israel’s ‘perfect false flag’

By Jamie Shapiro

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August 27, 2025 11:30

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones claims ‘Netanyahu runs Hamas’

IDF kills ‘key’ Hamas leader

Mahmoud al-Aswad was described by the IDF as head of Hamas’s General Security Apparatus

By Daniel Ben-David

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August 27, 2025 09:57

Smoke billows following air strikes on a building west of Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip (Photo by Bashar TALEB / AFP) (Photo by BASHAR TALEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Hamas must capture more Zionist rats, writes editor of Qatari pro-government paper

Jaber Al-Harmi made the comment following the recent Hamas attack on an IDF position in Khan Younis

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August 26, 2025 10:52

This screengrab from a video released on August 1, 2025 by the armed wing of Palestinian militant group Hamas, shows Israeli hostage Evyatar David in a tunnel (Photo by -/Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades/AFP via Getty Images) --AFP cannot independently verify the authenticity or location, date, and content of these images --

Benny Gantz

Why I’m calling for a temporary ‘hostage redemption government’ in Israel

We must set politics aside to bring our hostages home and strengthen our defences

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August 26, 2025 10:04

Protesters gather with signs and Israeli flags during a demonstration organised by the families of the Israeli hostages taken captive in the Gaza Strip since the October 2023 calling for action to secure their release and a ceasefire in the war against Hamas in Tel Aviv on August 26, 2025. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Hamas leader says it is ‘disgraceful to die a coward’ – in Facebook post from Qatar

Message comes as Israel urges residents to evacuate ahead of its major operation in Gaza City

By Jesse Wolfsthal

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August 22, 2025 11:02

Basem Naim, member of Hamas political bureau during an interview with AFP in Istanbul on February 8, 2025 (Photo by OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images)

Kemi Badenoch

By Kemi Badenoch

Starmer’s decision to reward Hamas with statehood emboldens extremists and betrays Britain

The PM’s grandstanding on Palestinian statehood exposes a deep rot at the heart of government

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August 22, 2025 09:54

A group of peers, including some of the UK's foremost legal minds, has suggested that the UK's recognition of Palestine may breach international law (Image: Getty)

Nearly two years into the war, why isn’t Israel taking its PR seriously?

Supporters say Israel can win on the ground but not in Western media, but why isn’t it trying?

By Jane Prinsley

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August 20, 2025 16:12

Nearly two years into the war, why isn’t Israel taking its PR seriously?

Hamas terrorists launch surprise attack from Gaza tunnel

At least eight gunmen killed after firefight with Nahshon Battalion in Khan Younis

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August 20, 2025 10:23

The IDF released footage showing the network of tunnels beneath the European Hospital in Khan Younis (Image: IDF)

IDF announces that it killed Hamas terrorist who abducted Yarden Bibas

Jihad Kamal Salem Najjar infiltrated Kibbutz Nir Oz during the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre

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August 20, 2025 09:24

IDF announces that it killed Hamas terrorist who abducted Yarden Bibas

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