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IDF issues warning to evacuate Yemeni ports ahead of imminent airstrike

The Arabic Spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces, Colonel Avichay Adraee, issued an urgent warning to Yemenis in seaports controlled by the Houthis on Wednesday.

Read More: i24 News

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Trump urges Syrian President Sharaa to sign Abraham Accords with Israel during meeting in Riyadh

US President Donald Trump urged Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa to sign the Abraham Accords with Israel during their meeting ahead of the GCC summit in Riyadh on Wednesday.

Read More: The Jerusalem Post

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Hamas’s Gaza leader Muhammad Sinwar targeted in IDF strike, fate unclear

Hamas’s leader in Gaza, Muhammad Sinwar, was targeted in a massive Israeli airstrike at a hospital in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday afternoon, security sources said.

Read More: The Times of Israel

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Houthi missile downed amid sirens in Jerusalem; IDF warns Yemen of impending strike

A ballistic missile launched at Israel by the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen was successfully intercepted by air defenses on Wednesday morning, the military said.

Read More: The Times of Israel

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Details emerge of Edan Alexander’s torments in Hamas captivity

U.S.-Israeli citizen Edan Alexander’s mother Yael on Tuesday revealed new details of his ordeals as a captive of Hamas in Gaza.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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As Israeli negotiators head to Doha, PM assures coalition partners Israel won’t end war

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a call with coalition party chiefs on Monday, reportedly trying to assure them that Israel wasn’t going to agree to end the war before Hamas is defeated after he agreed to a request from the Trump administration to send a negotiating team to Doha in order to jumpstart long-stalled hostage negotiations with...

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Gaza journalist who documented Oct. 7 massacre killed in IDF strike

Hassan Abdel Fattah Mohammed Eslaih, a Gaza journalist who documented Hamas's October 7 Massacre, was killed in a Monday IDF strike on Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, Hamas confirmed on Tuesday.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Israel files second appeal to ICC against arrest warrants

Israel last week again appealed to the tribunal last week to terminate its arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Judge orders American Muslims for Palestine to disclose financial documents

A Richmond, Va., judge has issued a new court order ruling that a pro-Palestinian advocacy group with alleged ties to Hamas must finally turn over closely guarded financial documents sought in an ongoing investigation brought by Virginia’s attorney general.

Read more: Jewish Insider

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US-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander freed from Hamas captivity, reunites with family

American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander reunited with his parents in Israel on Monday, after being released by Hamas in a gesture of goodwill to the United States, as President Donald Trump was set to embark on a visit to the Middle East.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Body of missing Israeli soldier brought back from Syria after 43 years

The Israel Defense Forces and Mossad returned the body of Sergeant First Class Tzvika Feldman to Israel, according to a statement released on Sunday, after 43 years that he was missing.

Read more: i24 News

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IDF strikes reported in Yemen after urgent evacuation warning

The Israel Defense Forces issued an urgent warning to residents of Yemeni ports under control of the Houthis on Sunday, which was followed soon after by reports of multiple strikes in the western part of the country.

Read more: i24 News

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Herzog in Berlin: ‘Bring them home—every last one’

Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Monday began a state visit to Germany, marking 60 years of diplomatic relations and calling for urgent global action to free hostages from Gaza and confront Iran.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Sa’ar backs newly announced ‘US aid plan’ to bypass Hamas in Gaza

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said on Sunday that Israel “fully endorses” what he characterized as a recently announced American plan for providing aid to the Gaza Strip.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Hamas set to free US-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander Monday in goodwill gesture to Trump

Hamas was set to release American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander on Monday after over 580 days in captivity. The Palestinian terror group agreed to the move as a gesture of goodwill to US President Donald Trump ahead of his trip to the region, hoping that he will in turn coax Israel to sign a deal freeing the remaining hostages in exchange for an...

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US judge says there’s reason to believe US-based media nonprofit aided Hamas

A US federal judge on Tuesday said there was reason to believe a US nonprofit knew its employee was holding Israelis captive in Gaza and was affiliated with Hamas, marking a win for former hostages in a legal battle against the group.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Iran’s IRGC chief vows to ‘open the gates of hell’ if US, Israel make ‘wrong move’

The head of Iran’s powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Thursday threatened to “open the gates of hell” on Israel and the United States if the countries attack his country, warning Washington that its ally was pushing it into war.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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News Israel News Two soldiers KIA in Gaza, bringing IDF wartime toll to 856

Two Israel Defense Forces soldiers were killed fighting Palestinian terrorists in the southern Gaza Strip, the military announced on Friday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Rock-throwing terrorists injure Israeli baby in Jordan Valley

Several terrorists threw rocks at an Israeli car and bus near the town of Na’ama in the Jordan Valley on Thursday evening, lightly injuring an infant.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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US to send Gaza aid with Israeli support, says Huckabee

The United States will soon begin delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza—an urgent priority for President Donald Trump—U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee announced during a press conference on Friday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate