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In The News

Hamas organizing pro-Palestinian protests, raising funds in Netherlands, Dutch intelligence says

A Hamas network has been involved in organizing protests in the Netherlands, according to a Thursday General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD) report, which also detailed that it had identified individuals raising funds and lobbying on behalf of the Palestinian terrorist organization in the country.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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IDF troops discover arms cache in Lebanese child’s bedroom

Israel Defense Forces soldiers discovered a weapons storage facility inside a children’s bedroom in southeastern Lebanon, the military said on Monday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF troops dismantle 9 miles of terror tunnels, kill 70 terrorists in northern Gaza op

Israeli forces have dismantled almost nine miles of terror tunnels and killed some 70 terrorists during operations in northern Gaza in recent months, the military said on Monday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israel sent Iron Dome to protect UAE during Iran bombardment

Israel sent the United Arab Emirates an Iron Dome air defense system with attendant troops to help protect the country during the war with Iran.

It marks the first time Israel had sent an Iron Dome battery to another country, a senior Israeli official told Axios.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Netanyahu holds consultations as Jerusalem braces for collapse of US-Iran talks

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday convened coalition leaders and top ministers to prepare for a possible collapse of the U.S.-Iran talks, according to Hebrew media reports.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israel appoints its first Christian ambassador as envoy to Christian world

The newly created role at a time of global international turbulence seeks to buttress Israel's relations with the Christian world.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israel, US believe Mojtaba Khamenei not functioning as leader, IRGC commanders make choices for him

The NYT reported that Khamenei remains "mentally sharp and engaged," receiving handwritten notes with updates from the outside world.

Read More: The Jerusalem Post

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Woman, minor charged with plotting attack on Houston synagogue ‘to kill as many Jews as possible’

Law enforcement arrests 18-year-old in North Carolina and a 16-year-old in Texas for planning car ramming attack on Congregation Beth Israel.

Read More: The Times of Israel

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Orthodox NYC Council member storms out of first Jew-hatred task force meeting after City Halls says it won’t define hate

"I can't recall ever hearing something so absurd from someone in the administration," Simcha Felder told JNS. "That's unconscionable and unacceptable."

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israel, Lebanon agree to extend ceasefire three weeks, Trump says

"The meeting went very well," the president wrote. "The United States is going to work with Lebanon in order to help it protect itself from Hezbollah."

Read More: Jewish News Sydicate

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IDF uncovers Hezbollah stronghold 25-meter underground in southern Lebanon

Soldiers found weapons and several rooms inside the underground complex that were used for Hezbollah's operational management.

Read More: The Jerusalem Post

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Unspecified threats temporarily close Houston synagogue and Jewish day school

Jewish Federation of Greater Houston says it does not believe there was a risk to the broader Jewish community.

Read More: The Times of Israel

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George Deek named Israeli envoy to Christian world

The appointment of Deek, the country's first Christian ambassador, comes following several controversies in Israel relating to Christians.

Read More: Jewish Insider

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Iran executes man for alleged links to Israel and membership in banned opposition group

Judiciary claims Sultan-Ali Shirzadi-Fakhr was part of People's Mujahedeen of Iran, collaborated with Mossad; regime has stepped up executions, drawing accusations of repression.

Read More: The Times of Israel

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Hezbollah fires anti-tank missile at Israeli troops in Southern Lebanon

Jerusalem and Beirut on April 16 agreed to a 10-day ceasefire following mediation by U.S. President Donald Trump.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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Second French UNIFIL soldier dies following Hezbollah attack

French Armed Forces Minister Catherine Vautrin said the Iranian proxy ambushed the peacekeeping force.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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Hamas ‘fabricates humanitarian crisis’ to stall disarmament

Israeli security officials confirm the terror organization is weaponizing international support through false starvation claims.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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Houthis signal return, warn of broader regional escalation

Yemen's Houthis are closely monitoring US movements in the Red Sea and are making military preparations for a possible confrontation with the United States and Israel in the coming days, according to a report by the Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar, which is affiliated with Hezbollah.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Trump says Iran ‘collapsing’ over Hormuz blockade as it attacks ships in key waterway

US President Donald Trump claimed Wednesday that Iran was “collapsing financially” over the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, as Tehran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps attacked three ships in the vital waterway that is blockaded by both Washington and Tehran.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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IDF: Hezbollah rocket fire violates ceasefire

The Hezbollah terrorist organization launched several rockets on Tuesday night toward Israel Defense Forces soldiers operating south of the “Forward Defense Line” in the area of Rab Thalathin in Southern Lebanon, the military said late Tuesday. There were no casualties.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate