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In The News

Gaza border communities attract 5,000 new residents amid post-Oct. 7 rehabilitation

With 92% of Kibbutz Kissufim residents returning this week, Tekuma Directorate marks 1,000 days since deadly Hamas invasion, says over 1,000 projects completed across region
 

Read More...The Times of Israel

President of the Central American Parliament Karla Gutierrez addresses Latin American legislators in Argentina on June 29. Credit: Israel Allies Foundation.
In The News

Israel poised to get observer status in Central American Parliament

The move, which would be a major success for faith-based diplomacy, comes amid a tide of Latin American countries reshaping their alliances towards the United States and Israel.
 

Read More...JNS

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In The News

IDF kills Oct. 7 infiltrator, Islamic Jihad commander

Ali Qaid Mohammed Stitan, a Palestinian Islamic Jihad platoon commander, was killed in Gaza after planning attacks on troops, according to the Israeli military.
 

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Israel tests upgraded Iron Dome, integrates Iron Beam

The new tests improved system performance against rockets, UAVs and cruise missiles, while integrating Iron Beam laser capabilities, according to Israel’s Defense Ministry.
 

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Sa’ar, Huckabee sign agreement for permanent US embassy compound in Jerusalem

The deal allocates the Allenby Compound—just a stone’s throw from the current embassy—for the construction of a permanent complex.
 

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In The News

Trump’s massive GOP faith bloc raises red flag on Iran deal: Trust him, not his team

Pastor John Hagee called the MOU 'ill-advised' while Dr Mike Evans predicted Trump will ultimately bankrupt the regime
 

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[ILLUSTRATIVE]Palestinians protest to demand an end to war, chanting anti-Hamas slogans, in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip March 26, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/STRINGER)
In The News

Protests, revolution in Strip cannot succeed while Hamas remains in control, Gazans tell ‘Post’

“No one can imagine the level of fear and intimidation Hamas has instilled in people’s hearts since its foundation in 1987,” said one Palestinian from Gaza City.
 

Read More... The Jerusalem Post

IDF soldiers complete an operation to seal the underground tunnel in which the remains of Lieutenant Hadar Goldin were held captive by Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip. June 29, 2026. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON UNIT)
In The News

IDF seals 16-kilometer Hamas tunnel where murdered soldier Hadar Goldin’s remains were held

The IDF completed a three-month operation to seal a vast Hamas tunnel complex near the Philadelphi Corridor with more than 30,000 cubic meters of concrete.
 

Read More...The Jerusalem Post 

Rescuers search for victims at a collapsed building in Venezuela following a magnitude 7.2 earthquake that struck the country and other regions in the Caribbean, Carabellada, Venezuela, June 28, 2026. Photo by Jesus Vargas/Getty Images.
In The News

Israel sends quake-relief team to Venezuela

The joint Foreign Ministry-IDF delegation will work with local authorities, even though Jerusalem and Caracas have had no formal ties since 2009.
 

Read More...JNS

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In The News

Jewish woman alleges Boston Medical Center retaliated after she reported colleague’s anti-Israel desk displays

“She complained about that kind of retaliation and ostracization, and that persisted throughout the rest of her internship there,” Rebecca Harris, of the Brandeis Center, told JNS.
 

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Illuminated skyscrapers are pictured along the Corniche promenade in Doha, June 29, 2026. Photo by Karim Jaafar/AFP via Getty Images.
In The News

Iran denies direct talks with US in Doha, says will meet only with Qatari mediators

Tehran stated its delegation is seeking to enforce ceasefire terms after recent exchanges in the Strait of Hormuz.
 

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Members of the al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, take part in a parade as they celebrate
In The News

Report: IDF warns Hamas is readying to return to war; US opposes new Israeli offensive

Unsourced report claims terror group is recruiting new fighters, has resumed training its elite Nukhba force as US peace plan fails to progress; IDF says Oct. 7 terrorist killed in strike
 

Read More...The Times of Israel

Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman looks on during a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured)
In The News

Hamas viewed Saudi normalization as ‘fatal blow’

The terrorist organization’s decision to launch the Oct. 7 massacre was timed in part to thwart Saudi-Israeli normalization, say researchers.
 

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A Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist inside a tunnel in Beit Hanun, in the Gaza Strip, May 18, 2022. Photo by Attia Muhammed/Flash90.
In The News

IDF kills Islamic Jihad operative who abducted, held Israeli hostages

Zaher Brahim Khalil Abu Salem also attempted to carry out “numerous” attacks during the war.
 

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Israeli soldiers in Southern Lebanon, dismantling Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure, June 2026. Credit: IDF.
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IDF dismantles Hezbollah terror tunnel complex near Israeli border

The operation in the Majdal Zoun area was carried out after Jerusalem informed the United States.
 

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In The News

Arizona man charged federally for defacing Phoenix synagogue after terror-threat conviction

A board member at the Orthodox synagogue told the FBI that members began attending services less frequently after Kevin Charles Pyles allegedly targeted the synagogue in separate July and August 2025 incidents.
 

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Prime Minister of Saxony-Anhalt Reiner Haseloff and German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser visit the site where a car drove into a crowd of a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany December 21, 2024.
In The News

Saudi doctor given life sentence for deadly car rampage on German Christmas market

A German court handed down a life sentence in a Christmas market attack that shocked the country and fueled debate over immigration ahead of national elections.
 

Read More...The Jerusalem Post

Belgian police conduct their investigation outside a synagogue that was his by a blast overnight in Liege, Belgium, March 9, 2026. (John Thys/AFP)
In The News

Seven arrested over March bombing of Belgian synagogue

Counterterror raids lead to arrests of unidentified suspects in attack that harmed Great Synagogue in Liege, amid rash of attacks on diaspora Jews during Iran war
Read More...The Times of Israel

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In The News

UN pauses vessel evacuation from Strait of Hormuz after ship comes under fire

A U.S. official said that Iran’s Revolutionary Guards launched a drone at a merchant vessel after Tehran warned against transiting via new routes.
Read More...JNS 

IDF troops operating in Southern Lebanon in early June. Credit: IDF.
In The News

Four IDF soldiers wounded in Hezbollah grenade attack in Lebanon

Israeli forces later killed six Hezbollah terrorists in separate engagements as troops continued operations inside the Security Zone.
Read More...JNS