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“Deploy law enforcement, counterterrorism or military forces, as appropriate, to synagogues and other locations hosting services or events,” the U.S. agency told its diplomatic missions worldwide to pass along to host governments.
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(Aug. 27, 2026 / JNS)
Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir on Thursday ordered the alert level raised in Judea and Samaria ahead of the Jewish holidays, citing tensions in the area and directing the military to prepare additional forces for rapid reinforcement.
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A solemn candle-lighting ceremony honoring United Nations employees who died in 2025 while working for the world body has sparked criticism after it unwittingly named an employee who was later revealed to be a Hamas commander.
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(Aug. 26, 2026 / JNS)
The Trump administration sanctioned on Wednesday three entities it says are “violent far-left terrorist groups,” with all connected to anti-Israel activity.
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An Israeli reserve soldier in civilian clothes was beaten, disarmed and abducted by Palestinian Authority police on Sunday night after they set up an illegal roadblock in Area C of Judea and Samaria, according to his attorney. The officers reportedly handcuffed the soldier, took his weapon and drove him into Area A near Ramallah before eventually...
Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir vowed during a visit to the Gaza Strip on Tuesday that the military would not return to the security doctrines that preceded the Hamas massacre of Oct. 7, 2023, and would act to prevent threats from developing along Israel’s borders.
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Israel believes that Turkey’s efforts to establish a military presence at a base in northern Syria have been thwarted for now, Channel 12 reports, after the base was attacked by Israel last week.
Read more: The Times of Israel
US President Donald Trump has sent Congress a proposed agreement with Saudi Arabia on civil nuclear energy while insisting the pact will only be approved if the kingdom normalizes relations with Israel, an administration official told The Times of Israel.
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The department said it was unleashing an “unprecedented” campaign to cut off sources of Iranian cash but refrained from immediately issuing secondary sanctions on Iran’s trade partners.
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“The legal system has sent a clear message. Illegal activity that compromises public safety is allowed in the Bay Area,” Tali Klima of Bay Area Jewish Coalition told JNS.
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Controversial far-left Twitch streamer Hasan Piker, who has become increasingly prominent in Democratic politics, is facing backlash from Rep. Hillary Scholten, D-Mich., over his remarks about American Jews' support for Israel that she characterized as "talk of violence" targeting Jewish Michigan state Sen. Jeremy Moss.
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24-year-old Elhanan Hananya in moderate condition after being stabbed repeatedly during family trip; Palestinian man shot after allegedly trying to snatch soldier’s gun in West Bank
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In a statement, the Foreign Secretary described the Israeli Government’s publication of a tender for the E1 West Bank settlement project as “an unacceptable and destructive act”.
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(Aug. 24, 2026 / Eitan Elhadez-Barak/TPS-IL)
A 1,600-year-old mosaic depicting the biblical hero Samson went on public display Sunday for the first time after more than a decade of archaeological excavations at Hukok in the eastern Lower Galilee.
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Ambassador Tom Barrack clarified his comments regarding Israeli control of the strategic plateau after drawing rebukes from Jerusalem and Capitol Hill.
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The U.S. Treasury secretary described the campaign as “the single greatest financial offensive ever marshaled against an adversary.”
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Investigators found that a short circuit caused house fire, contradicting allegation that Israelis deliberately set it ablaze.
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The faction is “an extension” of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force and is “not a Lebanese resistance movement,” a State Department official said.
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Iranian army chief vows ‘crushing’ retaliation to ‘enemy’s new threats,’ as parliament speaker accuses US and Israel of ‘cognitive’ warfare while the president calls to end the conflict: ‘We’re in a position of power’
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Eighty-five percent of Gaza’s hospitals have been used by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad for terrorism, according to the Israel Defense Forces.
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