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Joshua Marks

Joshua Marks is a news editor on the Jerusalem desk at JNS.org, where he covers Jewish affairs, the Middle East and global news. He is an experienced journalist who has written and produced content for major media outlets in both the United States and Israel.

Hamas Hands Over Hostages From Gaza
Israel News
Netanyahu speaks with freed hostage Eli Sharabi before White House visit
Sharabi expressed the urgency of returning the remaining captives in Gaza.
Mar. 3, 2025
Joshua Marks
Palestinian trucks loaded with aid flow into Gaza through the Kerem Shalom crossing as part of the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip, east of the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.
Israel News
US backs Israel’s aid suspension after Hamas rejects ceasefire extension
The European Union and mediators Qatar and Egypt condemned the move.
Mar. 3, 2025
Joshua Marks
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attend a Cabinet meeting at the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv on Jan. 7, 2024. Photo by Ronen Zvulun/POOL/AFP via Getty Images.
Israel News
Smotrich, other coalition members applaud stop to Gaza aid
The finance minister called it “an important step in the right direction.”
Mar. 2, 2025
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People block the entrance to Ashdod Port during a protest against aid trucks entering the Gaza Strip, Feb. 1, 2024. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.
Israel News
Israel halts aid to Gaza after Hamas rejects US ceasefire proposal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that no goods or supplies would enter the enclave until further notice, reaffirming that Jerusalem will not agree to a ceasefire without the release of its hostages.
Mar. 2, 2025
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Netanyahu Witkoff
Israel News
Israel adopts US proposal to extend truce over Ramadan, Hamas rejects it
According to the framework put forward by Trump’s Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff, half of the remaining hostages in Gaza, both living and deceased, would be freed on the first day.
Mar. 2, 2025
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Philadelphi Corridor, Egypt and Gaza
Israel News
Israeli official: We will not leave the Philadelphi Corridor
“We will not allow the Hamas murderers to again ... rearm through smuggling,” the source said.
Feb. 27, 2025
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Deni Avdija #8 of the Portland Trail Blazers goes to the basket in front of Richaun Holmes #22 of the Washington Wizards during the first half at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC, on Feb. 26, 2025. Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images.
Culture and Society
Israeli NBA star Avdija injured in brief Washington return
The Portland player was greeted by the local community during Jewish Heritage Night.
Feb. 27, 2025
Joshua Marks
The four slain hostages recovered from Hamas, from left, Shlomo Mantzur, Itzik Elgarat, Tsachi Idan and Ohad Yahalomi. Source: Hostage and Missing Families Forum/X.
Israel News
Itzik Elgarat, Ohad Yahalomi, Shlomo Mantzur, Tsachi Idan murdered by Hamas
With the return of the four bodies, Israel has now received all 33 hostages to be handed over in the first phase of the ceasefire deal.
Feb. 27, 2025
Joshua Marks
Members of the Al-Qassam Brigades hand over Israeli hostages to the Red Cross, as part of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, Feb. 22, 2025. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.
Israel News
Deal reached for return of captives’ remains ‘without Hamas ceremonies’
Egypt will oversee the transfer, which is expected to take place at 11 p.m.
Feb. 26, 2025
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Tulkarem
Israel News
Israel imposes sanctions on released terrorists paid by PA
“The Palestinian Authority’s payments to terrorists will be met with an uncompromising response,” said Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz.
Feb. 26, 2025
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MEP Rima Hassan gestures at the pro-Palestinian rally outside the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, on Nov. 27, 2024. Photo by Abdesslam Mirdass/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images.
Israel News
EU delegation cancels Israel visit after lawmakers’ entry barred
French MP Rima Hassan and delegation leader MP Lynn Boylan, along with two EU staffers, were sent back to Brussels.
Feb. 25, 2025
Joshua Marks
US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz speaks during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, on Feb. 21, 2025. Photo by Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty Images.
Israel News
Waltz: Trump’s pressure led to hostage releases, Hamas ‘afraid’
“Hamas will not rule Gaza. They will not cause another Oct. 7. And we will work with Israel to make sure that doesn’t happen,” the US national security advisor stated.
Feb. 25, 2025
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