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Israeli Christians ‘thriving,’ newly appointed envoy says

George Deek, Israel’s newly appointed special envoy to the Christian world, said Wednesday that Christians in the Jewish state “are not just surviving—we are thriving.”

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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Dems distance themselves from Texas candidate calling for Zionists to be imprisoned, castrated

Elected Democrats denounced a candidate for a House seat in Texas this week over her calls to imprison and castrate Zionists and raised questions about her funding from a newly-formed super PAC with possible Republican ties.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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Antisemitism in Germany ‘worse than any time since the Holocaust,’ annual figures show

Germany continues to face persistently high levels of antisemitism, with 2,197 anti-Jewish incidents recorded in Berlin in 2025, according to a report published Wednesday by Germany’s Federal Association of Departments for Research and Information on Antisemitism, known as RIAS.

Read More: The Times of Israel

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Hezbollah explosive drones injure 10 IDF soldiers

Ten Israel Defense Forces soldiers were wounded on Wednesday from direct hits by explosive drones in Southern Lebanon, two severely, the military said.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Supreme Leader says enriched uranium must stay in Iran, Iranian sources say

Iran's Supreme Leader has issued a directive that the country's near-weapons-grade uranium should not be sent abroad, two senior Iranian sources said, hardening Tehran's stance on one of the main US demands at peace talks.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Iran said recovering military abilities faster than expected, producing drones again

Iran is rebuilding its military capabilities faster than expected, including by restarting its production of drones, CNN reported Thursday, as Tehran said it was “reviewing” the latest US proposal to end the war.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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IDF chief says operations will continue ‘as long as necessary’

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir told division commanders on Wednesday that the Israeli military is at its “highest level of alert” and prepared for potential escalation across all fronts.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Trump administration eyeing visa revocation of Palestinian UN delegation

Washington is threatening to revoke the visas of the Palestinian Authority delegation to the United Nations if the P.A. ambassador refuses to end his candidacy for the vice presidency of the U.N. General Assembly, Reuters reported on Thursday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israeli children duck for cover as sirens interrupt Shavuot celebrations

Shavuot celebrations at an elementary school in the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona were abruptly interrupted on Wednesday morning as air raid sirens warned of an incoming drone from Lebanon.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israel said preparing for renewal of Iran war; Trump says Tehran has days to make deal

With US-Iran negotiations on a deal to permanently end the war making little headway, Israel’s leaders are expecting and preparing to rejoin fresh US strikes on the Islamic Republic, Channel 12 reported Tuesday, as US President Donald Trump indicated his patience was running out.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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‘Devastating blows will crush you’: IRGC threatens war beyond Middle East

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned on Wednesday that renewed U.S. military action against the Islamic Republic would trigger a war extending beyond the Middle East.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF responds to suspected terrorist attack in Samaria

Israel Defense Forces soldiers on Wednesday responded to reports of a suspected terrorist car-ramming near Ofra in the Binyamin region of Samaria, the military confirmed.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Trump-backed former Navy SEAL beats Massie in Kentucky Republican primary

Ed Gallrein, a former U.S. Navy SEAL who drew support from U.S. President Donald Trump, defeated Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) in the Republican primary for Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District on Tuesday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF kills Oct. 7 infiltrator nearing troops in southern Gaza

Israeli forces on Monday killed a Hamas terrorist “who posed an immediate threat to them” and who had infiltrated Israeli territory during the Oct. 7, 2023 massacre, the military said on Tuesday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Hamas said to appoint Mohammed Odeh to replace terror group’s slain leader in Gaza

Hamas intelligence chief Mohammed Odeh has been selected to replace Izz al-Din al-Haddad as the terror group’s leader in the Gaza Strip and chief of its military wing, the Saudi Asharq Al-Awsat outlet reported Monday, citing three sources familiar with the development.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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IDF hits over 25 Hezbollah terror sites in Southern Lebanon

Israeli forces struck more than 25 Hezbollah sites across Southern Lebanon over the past 24 hours, the Israel Defense Forces said on Tuesday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Palestinian detained over IED attack on Rachel’s Tomb

Israeli security forces arrested a Palestinian suspect in connection with the throwing of improvised explosives toward the Rachel’s Tomb compound near Jerusalem, Israel Police said on Tuesday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Iran says its new proposal demands reparations, US troop withdrawal, end to Lebanon war

Tehran’s latest peace proposal to the United States involves ending hostilities on all fronts, including Lebanon, the exit of US forces from areas close to Iran, and reparations for destruction caused by the US-Israeli war, state media reported on Tuesday.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Banner for London Oct. 7 memorial removed, reinstalled

A banner advertising an art show in London about Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, massacres was taken down at the request of police but installed anew on Monday, an organizer of the show said.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israeli study points to potential breakthrough in spinal cord injury care

Spinal cord injuries often worsen in the hours after the initial trauma, as a chain reaction of chemical damage spreads through the nervous system. Now, scientists at Tel Aviv University may have found a way to interrupt that process early, improving recovery and changing how such injuries are treated in the future.

Read more: Jewish News...