Israel-Hamas truce extended by two days

A truce between Israel and Hamas in Gaza that was on the verge of expiring has been extended by two days, raising the prospect the Palestinian group will free hostages beyond the 69 already released. Read more

Hamas frees new group of hostages

The Israeli military says 13 Israelis and several foreign citizens have been released from captivity in the Gaza Strip. Read more

Netanyahu makes surprise visit to soldiers in Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu paid a surprise visit to the Gaza Strip on Sunday, where he received security briefings, spoke with commanders and fighters, and visited a Hamas tunnel. Read more

Feintooner

This week’s cartoon: Getting one’s Irish up. Read more

Biden recklessly pursues Friedman’s failed two-state solution

President Biden’s thinking continues to be extraordinarily influenced by New York Times (NYT) Foreign Affairs Opinion columnist Thomas Friedman. Read more

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more

To 120!!! What does it mean?

Ask the rabbi. Read more

Teachers face wrath over Palestine action in schools

Education union members have been condemned by the Victorian government for calling on teachers and staff to invite Palestine advocates to speak at schools. Read more

Musk to meet Israeli president, Gaza hostage families

Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, accused by civil rights groups of amplifying anti-Jewish hatred on his X social media platform, will meet Israeli president Isaac Herzog along with Israelis whose relatives have been held by Hamas in Gaza. Read more

Third group of hostages freed, prisoners released in Israel-Hamas deal

Another 17 hostages, including a US girl, have been released by Hamas, while Palestinian women and children have been released from Israeli prisons. Read more

Dave Sharma: Greens have blind spot on anti-Semitism

The Greens have a blind spot on anti-Semitism and are “demonising the state of Israel” during its conflict with Hamas, Dave Sharma says. Read more

Dave Sharma heading back to Canberra

Former federal minister Dave Sharma will return to parliament after securing Marise Payne’s NSW Senate seat. Read more

Chase (A Daylight Connection*)

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Hamas breaks up four families in hostage release

Hamas violated the ceasefire agreement by breaking up four families during Saturday night’s hostage release, prompting Israel to re-evaluate negotiating mechanisms. Read more

Hamas releases Israeli, Thai hostages under ceasefire

Hamas has released 13 Israelis and four foreigners in a second round of swaps under a ceasefire deal in Gaza after a delay due to a dispute over aid. Read more

Chris Bowen: Israel can only be free when Palestine is

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Arab countries seek post-war Gaza that is ‘neither Abbas nor Hamas’

Arab countries are promoting a plan for post-war Gaza ruled by “neither Abbas nor Hamas,” which is being welcomed in Washington, the Tazpit Press Service has learned. Read more

Palestine militants execute Israeli ‘collaborators’

Palestinian militants in the West Bank said they had killed two men accused of collaborating with Israeli authorities and hung their bodies up as a warning, underlining growing fears of increased radicalisation as the war in Gaza continues. Read more

On the other hand

Who will live, and who will die. Read more

Hamas releases 24 hostages during truce, more to follow

Israel has received another list of hostages set to be freed from Gaza by Palestinian militant group Hamas, following the release of 24 hostages during the first day of a planned four-day truce. Read more

The infernal choice behind the hostage deal

As if Israelis weren’t traumatized enough by the depraved Hamas pogrom on Oct. 7, the hostage deal concluded this week cruelly deepened their agony. Read more

‘Get educated’: students strike to support Palestinians

NSW school students swapped textbooks for protest placards at a rally to show solidarity with the children of Gaza unable to go to school as the bombing continued Read more

Israel-Hamas truce in Gaza appears to hold initially

No bombings, artillery strikes or rocket attacks have been reported since Israel and Hamas started a four-day ceasefire in Gaza, the first pause in a 48-day-old war that has devastated the Palestinian enclave. Read more

“The Mascot” – Truth or Fiction? Find out at JIFF’s final 2023 screening

A story published in J-Wire in 2013 is also the basis of a new docudrama by award-winning filmmaker, Dan Goldberg. Read more

Becoming Israeli again

Before October 7, living in Israel could leave you battered, bruised, and needing a stiff drink. Read more

Israeli police to shut down celebrations for freed Palestinian terrorists

Ahead of the imminent prisoner exchange, Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir has instructed the police to shut down celebrations for Palestinian terrorists returning to their homes. Read more

Julian Leeser: The Greens are now worse than One Nation

Liberal MP Julian Leeser spoke on antisemitism at the Robert Menzies Institute Conference at the University of Melbourne today. Read more

Israel arrests Shifa Hospital director fleeing to south Gaza

Israeli forces arrested the director of Gaza City’s Shifa Hospital, Muhammad Abu Salmiya, on Thursday while he was attempting to evacuate southward along the humanitarian corridor. The arrest was confirmed by the Israel Defence Forces and the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet). Read more

The initial list

Israel has confirmed that it has received an initial list of names of the hostages expected to be released by Hamas. Read more

Israel and Hamas set to begin four-day truce

Israel and Hamas will begin a four-day truce with the militants to release a first group of 13 Israeli women and child hostages later in the day, the first break in a war that has devastated the besieged Gaza enclave.
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