IsraelTerrorist behind failed Tel Aviv bus bombing and Jewish Israeli driver arrestedThe Israeli driver who transported the illegal resident who planted the explosive device was also chargedBy JC Reporter1 min read
Israel BriefingIsrael 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
comedyComedy legend John Cleese to perform three shows in Israel this JuneThe shows will take place in Tel Aviv and JerusalemBy Ellie Grant1 min read
GazaArab leaders agree Egypt’s plan for Hamas-free GazaThe deal is set to face pushback from Washington and Jerusalem, which favour President Trump’s alternativeBy Ellie Grant2 min read
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
Gaza war could resume ‘next week’ as hostage talks hit ‘dead end’By Nathan Jeffay1 min read||March 4, 2025 12:38
Russian 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||March 4, 2025 11:57
BBC 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||March 4, 2025 11:53
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
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
