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Iran threatening Kurdish opposition groups in Iraq as it strikes Israel

Iran has been carrying out ballistic missile attacks on Israel and is also seeking to create a crisis in Iraq. One of Iran’s key strategies is not to lose its hold over Iraq – which it has maintained for many years. As such, not only has it been attacking Israel but also striking at Kurdish Iranian opposition groups in Iraq.

Read more: The...

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US ambassador to Beirut says talks with Israel to continue

U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa discussed the ongoing high-level trilateral talks between Israel, Lebanon and the U.S., in a meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun in Beirut on Monday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israeli Health Ministry: 44 hospitalized since Iran attacks began

As of 11 a.m. on Monday, 44 people have been evacuated to hospitals since the beginning of the special situation on the home front, with one person currently hospitalized in satisfactory condition, Israel’s Health Ministry said.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Colombia’s president tweets ‘Heil Hitler’ over column endorsing right-wing candidate

Colombia’s outgoing left-wing president, Gustavo Petro, on Sunday posted “Heil Hitler” in response to an op-ed column supporting the right-wing candidate in this month’s presidential runoff vote.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israel and Iran say they’re halting attacks on each other, after Trump pressure

Israel has decided to halt its strikes against Iran, an Israeli official said Monday afternoon, after US President Donald Trump declared on social media earlier in the day that Israel and Iran “must immediately stop ‘shooting’,” and Tehran announced it would hold its fire unless the IDF kept up attacks on Lebanon.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Hezbollah invasion attempt triggered Lebanon war

Hundreds of Hezbollah commandos from the elite Radwan Force crossed the Litani River in Southern Lebanon in an attempt to invade Israeli communities along the Lebanese border during the first week of “Operation Roaring Lion” in the beginning of March, it became known on Thursday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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British activists attempt to set up statue of terrorist Marwan Barghouti in Parliament Square

Activists attempted to erect a statue of convicted Palestinian terrorist Marwan Barghouti in London's Parliament Square on Wednesday, according to a group campaigning for his release from an Israeli prison.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Suspect detained after attempted stabbing attack at Border Police station in Galilee

A man attempted to stab a Border Police officer early on Friday morning in an attempted terror attack at the Western Galilee police station, Israel Police said.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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IDF slays commander of Hezbollah’s Engineering Unit

The Israel Defense Forces killed the head of Hezbollah’s Engineering Unit last week, the army said on Friday.

Abed Harb was responsible for assembling and deploying explosives intended to harm IDF soldiers in Southern Lebanon, the military stated.

Read more: Jewish New Syndicate

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IDF officer KIA in Hezbollah attack in Southern Lebanon

An Israel Defense Forces officer was killed in action in Southern Lebanon on Thursday when a Hezbollah terrorist fired an anti-tank guided missile at an Israeli tank operating north of the Litani River.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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‘Plan B means leaving’: Israeli envoy says Canadian Jews feel less safe after Oct. 7

OTTAWA, Canada—There is a connection between sustained, sharp criticism of Israel by the Canadian government and a rise in antisemitic incidents fueled by extremists, Israel’s Ambassador to Canada Iddo Moed told JNS on Tuesday. He stressed, however, that he was not accusing the Canadian government itself of Jew-hatred.

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Israel, Lebanon agree on plan to drive Hezbollah north of the Litani River

After a marathon negotiating session of over eight and a half hours at the U.S. State Department, Israel and Lebanon announced an agreement to “swiftly advance the creation” of so-called pilot zones to gradually drive out the Hezbollah terror organization from south of the strategic Litani River in southern Lebanon, and immediately replace control...

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US ally Kuwait condemns ‘brutal and ongoing Iranian attacks’ after airport was hit

Kuwait decried Iranian attacks in a statement issued by its foreign affairs ministry, saying that the Kuwait International Airport had been targeted.

Read more: Fox News

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IDF kills Islamic Jihad rocket cell commander in Gaza

Israeli forces killed a Palestinian Islamic Jihad rocket cell commander and struck additional terrorists in the Gaza Strip, the military said on Wednesday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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‘No Jews in our hotel’: Israeli family denied access to Bavarian hotel

An Israeli family who attempted to book a room at a hotel in Bavaria, Germany, received a message through Booking.com saying, "Sorry, there are no Jews allowed in our hotel."

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Antisemitic hate crimes spiked in New York City last month — police data

Hate crimes targeting Jews spiked in New York City last month, compared to previous months, according to NYPD data released on Wednesday.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Israel, Lebanon agree on plan to drive Hezbollah north of the Litani River

After a marathon negotiating session of over eight and a half hours at the U.S. State Department, Israel and Lebanon announced an agreement to “swiftly advance the creation” of so-called pilot zones to gradually drive out the Hezbollah terror organization from south of the strategic Litani River in southern Lebanon, and immediately replace control...

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Israel: Terrorists using human shields during Lebanon fighting

Israel’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday accused Iranian-backed Hezbollah terrorists of using human shields during fighting in Southern Lebanon.

“They called it a ‘civilian’ building. The problem? There’s a Hezbollah rocket launcher inside it,” the ministry tweeted, sharing a graphic produced by the by the Galilee-based Alma Research and Education...

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Khamenei is increasingly engaged in Iranian gov., Tehran still has drone arsenal, Rubio says

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers on Tuesday that Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is increasingly engaged at some level and that Iran retains a large number of drones despite its "conventional shield" being substantially eroded by US-Israeli strikes.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Hamas terrorist who kidnapped four on Oct. 7 eliminated in Gaza strike

The Israel Defense Forces has eliminated a Hamas terrorist responsible for abducting four Israeli civilians during the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre, the military said on Tuesday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate