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The Wuppertal Synagogue. (photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X)

In broad daylight: Germany arrests Afghan national for setting fire at entrance to synagogue

The synagogue is guarded by police almost around the clock, and it is possible that the close security presence enabled officers to identify and arrest the suspect so quickly.
Read More...The Jerusalem Post

IDF troops conduct a counterterrorism operation in Judea and Samaria, Sept. 18, 2026. Credit: IDF.

230 wanted Palestinians arrested in Judea and Samaria operations

IDF troops also seized more than 100 weapons and searched over 1,200 locations, including an explosives-manufacturing facility.
Read More...JNS

US President Donald Trump (right) and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman watch F-35s and F-15s fly over during a welcome ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, November 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP/Evan Vucci)

Trump administration okays sale of F-35s to Saudi Arabia as part of $24.3B military package

State Department insists sale ‘won’t alter the military balance in the region,’ referring to US policy of ensuring Israel retains a military edge over potential adversaries
Read More...The Times of Israel

Tents are lined up in the Al-Firdaws camp for displaced Yemenis in Ras Imran, on the western outskirts of Aden, Yemen, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik) License this photo

A week after Houthis seized a Red Sea city, the Iranian-backed rebels eye the oil-rich east

CAIRO (AP) — It’s been a week since Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels stormed down the Red Sea coast, extending their reach to a key maritime chokepoint and threatening Saudi Arabia’s oil exports.

Read More...AP

The UN flag flies on a stormy day at the United Nations during the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) License this photo

Russia and China veto US proposal for UN experts to keep monitoring sanctions on Iran

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia and China vetoed a United Nations resolution Thursday that would have authorized U.N. experts to keep monitoring sanctions that were reimposed against Iran last year over its nuclear program.

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Israel, Morocco agree to upgrade diplomatic ties, expand flights at US-backed summit

Israel, Morocco and the US held a trilateral diplomatic summit in New York on Wednesday, agreeing to advance the Abraham Accords.

Read More: The Jerusalem Post

US approves possible sale of F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia

The US State Department approved the possible sale of around $24.3 billion worth of F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter jets and related equipment to Saudi Arabia, the department announced on Thursday.

Read More: The Jerusalem Post

Satellite images show Iran rapidly working to rebuild nuclear site bombed by Israel

Iran is rapidly advancing the reconstruction of a nuclear facility that was previously bombed by Israel, according to satellite images cited in a report Thursday by the Institute for Science and International Security.

Read More: The Times of Israel

File: A handout picture provided by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) shows Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcoming Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang in Riyadh, on September 11, 2024. (SPA/AFP)

US intelligence repeats warning F-35 sale to Saudis could expose tech to China — report

After a general 2025 report, NY Times says new detailed brief calls for Chinese personnel to be blocked from any Saudi bases hosting advanced jets
Read More...The Times of Israel

Israel launches site alleging systematic UN bias in Gaza reporting

Israel’s Diaspora Affairs Ministry compiled evidence challenging international claims following the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas massacre.
Read More...JNS

A woman lights a candle outside the Israeli embassy in Stockholm, Sweden, Oct. 9, 2023, after the surprise attack by Hamas against Israel. Photo by Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP via Getty Images.

Sweden expels Iranian diplomat for targeting Jews

The ambassador of the Islamic Republic has been summoned following evidence linking his country to attempts to threaten Jewish locals, and Iranian dissidents.
Read More...JNS

Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas is displayed on a screen as he speaks remotely during a United Nations Summit on Palestinians at UN headquarters during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on September 22, 2025. (Ludovic MARIN / AFP)

US rejects Abbas’s entry visa, forcing him to again address UN virtually

Palestinian official tells ToI that State Department notice on rejection of PA president’s own request for a visa cites alleged association with a terror group but doesn’t elaborate further
Read More...The Times of Israel

Clockwise from top left: Omer Neutra, Oz Daniel, Shaked Dahan, Nimrod Cohen. (Courtesy, IDF, Channel 12 screenshot)

IDF says Hamas commander who took tank soldiers captive on Oct. 7 killed in Gaza airstrike

The military says Jihad Samih Mahmoud abducted Israeli-American Omer Neutra, along with Shaked Dahan, Nimrod Cohen and Oz Daniel
Read More...The Times of Israel

DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine at Lincoln Memorial University, in Harrogate, Tenn. Credit: Dwight Burdette via Wikimedia Commons.

Trump admin settles with Tennessee university over alleged discrimination against Jewish students

“We commend Lincoln Memorial University for its swift action addressing the department’s concerns regarding discrimination and unequal treatment,” Harmeet Dhillon, assistant U.S. attorney general for civil rights, stated.
Read More...JNS

A Magen 48 team training together with the IDF. Courtesy of Magen 48.

3 years after Oct. 7, Israel has overhauled the defense of Gaza border communities

In a briefing with JNS, IDF Southern Command details strengthened local security squads, new reserve forces, advanced technology and training aimed at preventing another massacre.
Read More...JNS

Aerial view of the Grand Mosque complex in Mecca, as Muslims perform the evening prayer around the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest shrine, on May 24, 2026, ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Photo by Zain Jaafar/AFP via Getty Images.

Muslim nations condemn ‘heinous attacks’ after Houthi drone downed near Mecca

The Iranian-backed Yemeni group said it shot down a Saudi F15 fighter jet in the airspace of Marib province.
Read More...JNS

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, left, and US Central Command chief Adm. Brad Cooper salute during an event in Israel, August 10, 2026. (IDF)

IDF chief met army heads of Qatar, Saudi Arabia, other Arab states to discuss Iran – report

Meeting said to take place last week at German ski resort, also included CENTCOM head and military chiefs from UAE, Jordan, Egypt, Bahrain and Kuwait
Read More...The Times of Israel

A screengrab from a video released by CENTCOM shows a flight deck crew member signaling an F‑35 jet on an aircraft carrier, in this image obtained from social media released on February 28, 2026 (photo credit: US CENTCOM)

US preparing for $2.8 billion arms sale to Israel, including over 40,000 bombs – report

The package will reportedly consist of 40,000 of the 2,000-pound bombs, including 20,000 MK-84s and 20,000 BLU-117s.
Read More...The Jerusalem Post

“The New York Times” building in Midtown Manhattan, June 11, 2016. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

New scrutiny over ‘NY Times’ Gaza coverage in journal article

The scholarly study found a dominant narrative that placed “near-exclusive agency and responsibility” on Israel while downplaying Hamas’s role in the conflict.
Read More...JNS

The aftermath of Hamas's terror attack on Kibbutz Holit during the October 7 massacre, pictured October 26, 2023. (credit: ERIK MARMOR/FLASH90)

Shin Bet, police arrest central Israel resident for planning October 7-inspired terror attack

The suspect was reportedly inspired by the October 7 massacre and was planning on carrying out a terrorist attack involving explosives.
Read More...The Jerusalem Post