Pope labels Gaza airstrikes ‘cruelty – not war’

In an address to Catholic cardinals, Pope Francis has condemned Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, saying children are being bombed, labelling it ‘cruelty – not war’. Read more

Israeli troops to stay in buffer zone inside Syria

Benjamin Netanyahu says Israeli forces will stay in a buffer zone on the Syrian border until another arrangement is found “that ensures Israel’s security”. Read more

Hamas releases video of US-Israeli hostage in Gaza

A US-Israeli hostage being held in Gaza has begged Donald Trump to secure his release in a harrowing video released by militant group Hamas. Read more

Israel opens new Gaza border crossing to facilitate aid deliveries

Israeli authorities have opened a new border crossing with Gaza on Tuesday to facilitate humanitarian aid deliveries. Read more

Sick Palestinians and their carers leave Gaza in war’s largest medical evacuation

In the largest evacuation of its kind since the October 7 attacks, 231 sick Palestinians and their caregivers have been taken to Israel and then flown to the United Arab Emirates and Romania for treatment. Read more

Gift of life: Israeli soldier’s selfless bone marrow donation saves three-year-old

A three-year-old boy hospitalized in Jerusalem with blood cancer got a new lease on life thanks to the selflessness of a 21-year-old soldier fighting in Gaza who was identified as a suitable bone marrow donor for the toddler. Read more

Hamas earned at least $500,000 on humanitarian aid’: why Israeli forces returned to Jabaliya

As Israeli forces continue pressing a new offensive against Hamas in Jabaliya, experts said the fighting was the only way to ensure Hamas does not re-establish itself in northern Gaza. Read more

War fatigue settles among Palestinians

One year after the Hamas atrocities in southern Israel ignited a multi-front war between the Jewish state and Iran’s regional proxies, a discernible trend is emerging among many Palestinians, especially those in Gaza. They are getting tired of the war. Read more

Coalition ‘extreme’ for being against US on ceasefire

The federal coalition has been criticised as being “extreme” for its stance against a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon, leaving it at odds with Australia’s allies. Read more

Israel marks a year since Oct. 7 with official state ceremony

The Israeli state ceremony marking one year since the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attack aired on television on Monday night, with pre-recorded speeches by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other officials. Read more

Israel proposes ‘safe passage deal’ to end war in Gaza

Israel has submitted a new proposal to the United States to end the war in Gaza by freeing all of the remaining hostages held by Hamas and allowing the terror group’s leader Yahya Sinwar to exit the enclave, Kan News reported on Thursday. Read more

Historic first: IDF deploys female tank crews to Gaza border

The Israel Defence Force has, for the first time, deployed all-female tank crews near the Gaza Strip, according to Israel Hayom.
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L’Chaim to Life

Maurice Klein speaks with Trevor Asserson, who put together a large team of lawyers and data experts to investigate the BBC bias reporting of the Israel-Hamas conflict post October 7. Read more

Hostage Families call on UNICEF to protect Israeli children captive in Gaza

The families of Israeli hostages reached out to UNICEF in a bid to gain the release of two children still being held in Gaza. Read more

Israel challenges UNRWA over alleged staff casualties in Gaza strike

Israel has hit back at claims that six UNRWA workers were killed in an airstrike on a Hamas command and control centre in a building previously used as a school, saying three of the nine terrorists eliminated were also employees of the embattled agency. Read more

Hostages ‘murdered shortly before we arrived,’ says Israel

Israel confirmed on Sunday morning it had recovered and identified the bodies of six hostages from a tunnel in Rafah. Read more

‘The circle doesn’t really close’: hostage’s son shares pain of losing father in captivity

Farhan Al Qadi, the Israeli hostage rescued alive from the southern Gaza city of Rafah on Tuesday, disclosed on Thursday that he befriended Aryeh Zalmanovich in captivity — and witnessed his death. Read more

Kamala Harris is the “pro-Jewish candidate” in this year’s U.S. presidential election

Zealots — true believers — are far worse than merely dangerous. They can be, to seriously mix metaphors here, ideological pied pipers who lead gullible, not to say dumb, lemmings into the sea. Read more

Palestinians plan UN resolution on Israel’s occupation

The Palestinians want to introduce a UN General Assembly resolution enshrining a recent ruling by the UN’s top court declaring Israel’s occupation unlawful. Read more

Asylum seekers from Gaza shouldn’t be let in: Dutton

Palestinians fleeing the war in Gaza shouldn’t be allowed to come to Australia because it puts our national security at risk, Peter Dutton says. Read more

Hamas casts doubt on participation in ceasefire talks

Hamas has indicated it may stay out of the next round of ceasefire talks with Israel, saying it wants a plan based on previous discussions. Read more

Nine UNRWA staff to be fired over attack on Israel

The United Nations aid agency in the Gaza Strip says nine of its employees “may have been involved in the armed attacks” of October 7. Read more

Israel finds Gaza-Egypt tunnel large enough drive through

Israel discovered a three-metre tall smuggling tunnel on the Gaza-Egypt border, large enough to drive vehicles through, the Israel Defence Forces said on Sunday. Read more

Kamala Harris wants it both ways on Israel

Since she became the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party for the presidency in the last week, backers of Vice President Kamala Harris have been doing their best to redefine her image. Read more

Key Israeli minister backs proposal for ex-Palestinian PM Salam Fayyad run post-war Gaza

Israeli officials are quietly throwing their support behind a United Arab Emirates proposal to install a former Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad as the head of a PA administration in post-war Gaza. Read more

Israel confirms deaths of two hostages in Gaza

The Israeli military said on Monday it had confirmed the deaths of two hostages held by Hamas in Gaza based on new intelligence information. Read more

Israel facilitating vaccinations after polio found in Gaza sewage

The Israeli army said it is vaccinating soldiers against polio after the virus was found in samples of Gaza sewage, the Israel Defence Forces said on Sunday. Read more

UNRWA head claims key allegation of Hamas collaboration lawsuit is false

The head of UNRWA, the United Nations’ embattled Palestinian-only aid and social services agency, told JNS it disputes a key section of a civil lawsuit filed against the agency by victims of Hamas’ Oct. 7 massacre. Read more

For many Palestinians, the ‘day after’ should look just like the ‘day before’

More than nine months after the Israel-Hamas war began, many Palestinians are convinced that the “day after” in the Gaza Strip will be a return to the pre-Oct. 7 era, in which the Iran-backed terrorist group still has control of the coastal enclave. Read more

The trauma of pregnancy by rape added to the anguish of captivity

Relatives of women held by Hamas in Gaza participated this week in a briefing on sexual violence and forced pregnancies, as hostages mark nine months in captivity. Read more

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