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UPDATE: The Fox News chyron read “Israel’s Ground Invasion About To Begin,” as news networks continued their watch for a potential invasion overnight. On CNN, Israeli government spokesman Eylon Levy told Erin Burnett, “I am not going to speculate as to whether this is the invasion.” But…

United Agents Head of Comedy Kitty Laing is stepping down from her role and as a member of the agency’s executive committee following a spate of reposts about the Israel-Hamas conflict. Laing will continue working with her client roster, which includes Katherine Ryan, Nick Mohammed and Jamie…

Tim Davie urged MPs to put themselves in the shoes of a Palestinian civillian last night in a rare address to the Conservative Party’s influential 1922 Committee. Under questioning about the BBC’s refusal to label Hamas as “terrorists,” the Director General is understood to have said that lawmakers…

ITV News has apologized after giving over airtime to a journalist for Iranian state TV, who described Hamas’ attack on Israel as a “moment of triumph.” ITV News London interviewed Latifa Abouchakra on Monday, describing her as a "British Palestinian woman living in London" and quoting her views on…

One of the few Israeli delegates who attended last week’s Mipcom Cannes has said he made the trip because “we will not let them win.” “Hamas wants to stop our personal, professional and business life,” Dori Media boss Nadav Palti told Deadline on day one of the market. “And if we didn’t come then I…

UK media regulator Ofcom has revealed that it received nearly 2,400 complaints after Good Morning Britain presenter Richard Madeley asked a British lawmaker with family in Gaza if there was "any word on the street" before Hamas launched its attack on Israel. Madeley questioned Liberal Democrat MP…

After weeks of outrage from members about its silence over the terror attack against Israel, the Writers Guild is finally speaking out. "All of us in Guild leadership are horrified by the atrocities committed by Hamas on October 7th,” said WGA West boss Meredith Stiehm, VP Michele Mulroney and…

Longtime Writers Guild member Dan Gordon is resigning over the union’s lack of public support for Israel. "I am resigning my membership in the WGA West and electing financial core status because I no longer wish to be a fellow traveler with those who hide behind the fetid veil of a morally bankrupt…

United Agents is “conducting a full and thorough investigation” into one of the most prominent British comedy agents after she was called out for a spate of reposts and shares regarding the Israel-Hamas conflict. Kitty Laing, who is United’s Head of Comedy and represents the likes of Katherine Ryan…

A massive collection of some of Hollywood's biggest names have commended President Joe Biden for his “unshakable moral conviction” and helping to get home some of the hostages taken by Hamas in their terror attack against Israel. A letter to Biden posted Monday on the website NoHostageLeftBehind has…

"We should have those hostages released and then we can talk," President Joe Biden said Monday as two more hostages were let go by Hamas amid further rising tensions and deaths in the Middle East. Speaking at a D.C. event to announce an investment in regional tech hubs and to discuss the economy…

The New York Times acknowledged that it “relied too heavily” on Hamas’ claims about the source of a blast at al-Ahli Hospital last week in Gaza, as the Times and other mainstream outlets came under intense criticism for initial reports on the explosion. The early reports in the Times, Reuters and…