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Alleged Capital Jewish Museum shooter Elias Rodriguez indicted on federal hate crime charges

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — The man accused of fatally shooting two Israeli embassy staffers in the back at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., in May was indicted Wednesday on federal hate crime charges.

Elias Rodriguez, 31, of...

UN confirms 88% of aid trucks in Gaza looted before reaching destination

By JNS STAFF

(JNS.org) – The United Nations published data on Tuesday showing that 88.7% of aid trucks collected by the international organization in the Gaza Strip in recent months were intercepted before reaching their destination.

According to the...

Netanyahu reportedly plans to occupy Gaza, in move opposed by IDF brass and majority of Israelis

By PHILISSA CRAMER

(JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly planning to fully occupy the Gaza Strip, including by launching operations in areas where Israeli hostages are held.

Sources within Netanyahu’s government spoke to Israeli media outlets on...

Holocaust survivors shaken by harrowing images of hostages

By JNS STAFF

(JNS.org) – Following the release of new images of Israeli hostages Evyatar David and Rom Breslavski in captivity in Gaza, the International March of the Living is once again calling for the immediate release of all...

Trump calls on Hamas to ‘surrender,’ Witkoff visits Gaza as US and Israel reportedly take new tack

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — President Donald Trump called for Hamas to “surrender” in a post on Truth Social Thursday morning, a day before his Middle East envoy visited Gaza and praised humanitarian efforts there.

“The fastest way to end...

As images from Gaza spread, US rabbis wrestle with war’s morality from the pulpit

By ASAF ELIA-SHALEV

(JTA) — As images of starving children in Gaza continue to circulate and the international outcry grows louder, a number of American rabbis used their pulpits this past Shabbat to speak up about the humanitarian crisis, some...

IDF announces humanitarian steps for Gaza, including ‘tactical pauses’

By JNS STAFF

(JNS.org) – The Israel Defense Forces on Sunday morning announced a series of humanitarian measures aimed at refuting “the false claim of deliberate starvation” in Gaza, including “tactical pauses” in the war on Hamas.

While emphasizing that...

France to recognize Palestinian state, drawing Israeli, US reproach

By JNS STAFF

(JNS.org) – French President Emmanuel Macron stated on Thursday that “consistent with its historic commitment to a just and lasting peace in the Middle East,” Paris intends to recognize a Palestinian state.

“I will make this solemn announcement...

Tel Aviv rally calls for war’s end, as hunger reigns in Gaza and ceasefire talks collapse anew

By DEBORAH DANAN

(JTA) — TEL AVIV — Standing inside a mass protest in Habima Square to demand an end to the war in Gaza, Roy Rieck said the atmosphere felt more charged than at previous demonstrations. The difference, he...

25 countries call for ‘immediate’ end to Gaza war, citing mounting death toll at aid distribution sites

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — At least 85 Palestinians were killed while trying to reach aid in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, marking the deadliest day for aid seekers in the region as aid sites have faced a nearly daily...