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In The News

Israel signs deal to acquire 25 F-15 fighter jets from Boeing

The Israel Defense Ministry (IMOD) signed on Wednesday a landmark transaction to acquire the next generation of F-15 fighter jets, purchasing 25 advanced aircraft from Boeing.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Terrorist neutralized in attempted ramming attack near Jerusalem

Israeli security forces thwarted an attempted terrorist attack in Anata, eastern Jerusalem early on Thursday morning, according to Hebrew media reports.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Soldier killed by Hezbollah rocket, bringing IDF death toll to 781

An Israel Defense Forces soldier was killed by a Hezbollah rocket in northern Israel on Wednesday, the military announced on Thursday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israeli strikes deep in Lebanon kill 60 Hezbollah terrorists

Sixty Hezbollah terrorists were killed over the past day in Israeli airstrikes on 20 targets north of Lebanon’s Litani River, including in Baalbek, the Israel Defense Forces said on Thursday morning.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF expands offensive to uproot Hamas in northern Gaza

The Israel Defense Forces has launched an operation to uproot Hamas terror infrastructure in the Beit Lahiya area of the northern Gaza Strip, the military announced Thursday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Hezbollah media publishes map showing the locations of IDF bases on Lebanon border

Hezbollah-owned Al Manar TV published on its website the locations of IDF bases along the Lebanon-Israel border.

Read More: The Jerusalem Post

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Hamas says Trump to be tested on pledge to stop war

A senior Hamas official said on Wednesday that following Donald Trump’s election victory, he will be tested on previous statements that he can stop the war in Gaza.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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Republicans win Senate control

Republicans have won control of the U.S. Senate, retaking the majority for the first time in four years.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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‘History’s greatest comeback!’ Netanyahu leads Israeli politicians’ congrats to Trump

As the results on the 2024 United States presidential election indicated on Wednesday morning that former president Donald Trump had defeated Vice President Kamala Harris, Israeli leaders and politicians began congratulating the Republican on a decisive victory.

Read More: The Times of Israel

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Hezbollah rocket hits Ben-Gurion Airport

Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon on Wednesday fired two barrages of rockets toward central Israel, setting off sirens in several cities, including Tel Aviv.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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Increased security for Israeli airbase commander targeted by Iran

The commander of the Nevatim Airbase near Beersheva in southern Israel was placed under increased security after an assassination plot against him was thwarted, Iran International reported on Monday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Russia launches Soyuz rocket with dozens of satellites, including two from Iran

Russia launched a Soyuz rocket early on Tuesday carrying two satellites designed to monitor the space weather around Earth and 53 small satellites, including two Iranian ones, Russia's Roscosmos space agency said.

Read more: Reuters

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Blinken: Hamas rejects Egyptian ceasefire proposal

The Hamas terrorist group in Gaza has rejected an Egyptian proposal for a short-term ceasefire in exchange for the release of four Israeli hostages, according to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Iran-backed Iraqi militia attacks Haifa, Israel with drones

An Iran-backed Iraqi militia launched a drone attack in northern Israel early Tuesday, according to Iranian state media.
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq claimed several of its drones targeted Haifa, a port city in northern Israel, in response to Israeli military action in Gaza and Lebanon, the state media said.
Read more: Fox News

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More than 60 PFLP terrorists arrested in Judea and Samaria

More than 60 members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) were arrested during a recent counter-terror operation in Judea and Samaria, the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) and Israel Defense Forces announced in a joint statement on Tuesday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Iran to use bigger warheads in attack on Israel

Iran is planning a “strong and complex” attack on Israel that will involve more powerful warheads and other weapons not used in its previous two assaults on the Jewish state this year, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israel informs UN that 1967 agreement recognizing UNRWA is void

The Foreign Ministry on Monday officially informed the United Nations that Israel is withdrawing from the 1967 agreement recognizing the Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA after the Knesset passed legislation to severely limit the operations of the agency in Israel and in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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B-52 Bombers Deploy to Middle East to Deter Iran, More F-15E Fighters to Come

U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bombers have arrived in the Middle East to deter Iran and its proxies, the U.S. military announced Nov. 3. It is the first time that B-52s have deployed to a base in the region since 2019.

Read more: Air & Space Forces

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IDF says it killed 2 Hezbollah commanders, including chief of elite anti-tank missile unit

Two Hezbollah commanders, including a member of the terror group’s elite Radwan Force, were killed in recent airstrikes in southern Lebanon, the IDF says.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Iran executes Jewish man for fatal stabbing

Authorities in Iran on Monday executed a Jewish man, Arvin Nathaniel Ghahremani, who had been sentenced to death for murder, Iranian media reported.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate