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JC Israel Briefing Day 599: More ceasefire confusion, more pain for hostage families

Plus, new Gaza aid firm begins distribution

By In Israel

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A number of hostages families have held a press conference calling for an end to the war amid reports of another collapse in ceasefire negotiations (Image: Flash90)
A US citizen has been charged over an alleged plot to firebomb the US embassy in Jerusalem using homemade Molotov cocktails (Image: Israel Police)

American charged over plot to ‘burn down’ US embassy branch in Tel Aviv

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The executive tasked with leading the new Israeli-backed aid plan in Gaza has resigned, citing 'humanitarian principles'

Head of Israel-backed Gaza aid firm resigns over ‘humanitarian principles’

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Former hostage Liri Albag was detained by US border officers as she was still flagged as a missing person on their system (Image: Flash90)

JC Israel Briefing Day 598: US border control detain freed hostage still flagged as missing

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Benjamin Netanyahu talks with David Zini, who is set to assume the directorship of the Shin Bet (Image: Ma'ayan Toaf/GPO)

Netanyahu appoints new Shin Bet director despite Supreme Court ruling

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Chef Yotam Ottolenghi told his followers on Instagram that he 'cannot stay quiet' about the use of food as a tool in war. (Getty Images)

Yotam Ottolenghi: ‘Food should never be a tool in war’

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Israeli diplomats have suspended public appearances after the Washington murders (Pictured: Main suspect Elias Rodriguez is detained at the scene of the shootings while chanting 'free Palestine'; Image: X/@MrAndyNgo)

JC Israel Briefing Day 595: Israeli diplomats suspend public appearances after Washington shootings

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