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IDF kills Hamas terrorist linked to Mia Schem abduction

The IDF has killed several terrorists, including one who participated in the abduction of a young Israeli woman on Oct. 7, 2023, the Israeli army said on Thursday. Israel also dismantled eight Hamas tunnels, according to the army.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Iran launches third missile attack on UAE this week

The government of the United Arab Emirates said on Friday that its territory had been targeted by Iranian drones and missiles for the third time this week.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Hezbollah fires rockets at Haifa area, Nahariya and Acre

Terrorists in Lebanon fired rockets into Israel on Friday, targeting Nahariya, Acre and the Haifa suburbs, two days after Israel killed a senior Hezbollah terrorist in Beirut.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Three IDF soldiers moderately, severely wounded in two separate incidents in Lebanon

Two soldiers were moderately wounded, and an additional soldier was severely wounded in two separate incidents involving explosive drones launched by Hezbollah, the IDF confirmed on Friday.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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US strikes Iran following clash in Strait of Hormuz; Trump says ceasefire still in effect

The United States and Iran exchanged fire on Thursday in the most serious test yet of their month-long ceasefire, but Iran said the situation returned to normal while the US said it did not want to escalate.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Op-Ed: Boris Zilberman: Say no to the LAF funding end around

While the pearl clutchers continue to rail against investing in joint military defense for Israel, and by extension America, there should be a larger conversation about why such defenses are so essential; especially in Israel’s north.  In 2006, United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 required the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) to disarm...

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‘Woefully inadequate’ plea deal, with just a year in jail, for man who killed elderly Jew in LA, Jewish groups say

The plea deal, under which Loay Abdel Fattah Alnaji, who admitted to charges related to the 2023 death of a 69-year-old Jewish man near Los Angeles, gets probation and a year in jail, is “woefully inadequate,” according to Joshua Burt, a regional director of the Anti-Defamation League.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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SCOOP: In webinar with current and former UN staff, anti-Israel coalition admits secret coordination with US-sanctioned group

Varsha Gandikota-Nellutla, executive secretary of the Hague Group, seemed to think that she was speaking confidentially during a webinar last Thursday, during which she said that the “Hague Group and South Africa and Colombia’s co-chairs are advised by a variety of Palestinian organizations,” from “Al Haq to Al-Shabaka, both based in Ramallah,...

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US Jewish group calls for ‘zero tolerance’ as antisemitism surges in school district

The Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington is calling on a local school district in Maryland to adopt a “zero tolerance policy” toward antisemitism following what it described as a recent wave of anti-Jewish incidents across its schools.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Turkey unveils new Yildirimhan intercontinental ballistic missile with 6,000km range

Continuing to expand its local defense industry, Turkey unveiled its first domestically developed intercontinental ballistic missile with a range of up to 6,000 km., putting most of Europe, Africa, and much of Asia in its crosshairs.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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London police investigate after car drives toward Jewish students

The Metropolitan Police said on Thursday that they were investigating reports that a vehicle drove toward and endangered Jewish school children on April 20.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Netanyahu: US, Israel aligned on Iran

Israel is in “full coordination” with Washington on Iran and is preparing for all possible scenarios, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday as he convened his Security Cabinet.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF slays Hezbollah Radwan Force commander in Beirut

The Israel Defense Forces struck Beirut on Wednesday night for the first time in nearly a month, eliminating the commander of Hezbollah’s Radwan Force, the military said on Thursday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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US, Iran said closing in on framework for permanent deal, as Trump renews bomb threats

The White House reportedly believes it is nearing a one-page memorandum of understanding with Iran aimed at permanently ending the war and laying out a framework for monthlong talks on the regime’s nuclear program.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Syria thwarts Hezbollah-affiliated plot to assassinate gov’t officials, Interior Ministry announces

Damascus thwarted a plot by a Hezbollah-affiliated cell to assassinate government officials, the Syrian Interior Ministry announced on Tuesday night.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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IDF intercepts weapon-smuggling drone at western border

Israeli troops thwarted an attempt to smuggle weapons into the country “from the west” via a drone, the military said on Wednesday.

Surveillance units identified the drone on Tuesday night as it entered Israeli airspace. Soldiers intercepted the aircraft and recovered four “M-16-type” rifles it was carrying.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Protesters bearing Hezbollah flag scuffle with NYPD while marching on synagogue

Anti-Zionist protesters scuffled with police, chanted for Israel’s destruction and expressed support for terrorist groups at a demonstration in New York City on Tuesday.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Hezbollah drone wounds two IDF soldiers

Two Israeli soldiers were wounded on Wednesday afternoon when a Hezbollah suicide drone exploded near them during operations in Southern Lebanon.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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US, Iran nearing deal that would see Tehran give away enriched uranium

The United States and Iran are closing in on a one-page memo to end their war, a Pakistani source involved in the peace efforts told Reuters on Wednesday, confirming an Axios report citing two US officials.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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UK Counter Terrorism police probe arson attack at former London synagogue

London police said Tuesday that Counter Terrorism police were investigating a new arson incident targeting the Jewish community after a blaze at a former synagogue.

Read more: The Times of Israel