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In The News

Syria thwarts Hezbollah-affiliated plot to assassinate gov’t officials, Interior Ministry announces

Damascus thwarted a plot by a Hezbollah-affiliated cell to assassinate government officials, the Syrian Interior Ministry announced on Tuesday night.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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IDF intercepts weapon-smuggling drone at western border

Israeli troops thwarted an attempt to smuggle weapons into the country “from the west” via a drone, the military said on Wednesday.

Surveillance units identified the drone on Tuesday night as it entered Israeli airspace. Soldiers intercepted the aircraft and recovered four “M-16-type” rifles it was carrying.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Protesters bearing Hezbollah flag scuffle with NYPD while marching on synagogue

Anti-Zionist protesters scuffled with police, chanted for Israel’s destruction and expressed support for terrorist groups at a demonstration in New York City on Tuesday.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Hezbollah drone wounds two IDF soldiers

Two Israeli soldiers were wounded on Wednesday afternoon when a Hezbollah suicide drone exploded near them during operations in Southern Lebanon.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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US, Iran nearing deal that would see Tehran give away enriched uranium

The United States and Iran are closing in on a one-page memo to end their war, a Pakistani source involved in the peace efforts told Reuters on Wednesday, confirming an Axios report citing two US officials.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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UK Counter Terrorism police probe arson attack at former London synagogue

London police said Tuesday that Counter Terrorism police were investigating a new arson incident targeting the Jewish community after a blaze at a former synagogue.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Israeli cities open, inspect bomb shelters amid faltering Iran truce

The southern Israeli city of Ashdod on Monday night opened public bomb shelters, as tensions between the Iranian regime and the United States continue to rise.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Hezbollah drone attack targets IDF soldiers in Southern Lebanon

Iranian-backed Hezbollah terrorists on Monday launched a “suspicious aerial target” toward Israel Defense Forces soldiers deployed in Southern Lebanon, the military said.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Jewish New Yorkers targets of 59% of total hate crimes, confirmed and reported, in city in April

Jewish New Yorkers were targeted in 59% of the total hate crimes reported and confirmed in the city in April, including 60% of confirmed incidents and 58% of reported ones, according to New York City Police Department data.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Iran restarts attacks on Emirates as US fights to restore traffic in Strait of Hormuz

Iran fired over a dozen missiles and several drones at the United Arab Emirates on Monday, renewing attacks on the Gulf state for the first time since a fragile ceasefire took hold last month.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Hezbollah MP vows terror group will ‘thwart’ Lebanon-Israel talks as clashes persist

A Hezbollah lawmaker on Sunday said that the terror group will be able to “thwart” the objectives of direct negotiations between Lebanon and Israel, as the Iranian proxy fired several rockets and drones at IDF troops operating across the border despite a declared ceasefire.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Sesame Street post honoring US Jews draws intense wave of antisemitic hate

A Sesame Street social media post on Friday marking Jewish American Heritage Month drew a wave of hateful antisemitic comments, accusing the decades-old children’s show of spewing “Jewish supremacy” and “propaganda.”

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Iran says it hit American Navy ship attempting to pass Hormuz; US denies claim

Iran on Monday claimed to have fired two missiles at a US Navy vessel after it attempted to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, after US President Donald Trump announced Washington would guide trapped ships through the blockaded waterway.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Over 92% of Gaza Envelope residents have returned home

More than 92% of residents of the Gaza Envelope region have returned home, joined by 3,000 new residents, the Tkuma Directorate said in a midyear report published on Sunday, two and a half years after the Hamas-led attacks on Oct. 7, 2023, devastated the area.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Iran says US must scale back demands, end war

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said on Monday that the United States must moderate its demands on the Islamic Republic, warning that Washington “cannot use the language of threats and force.”

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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London assailant charged with attempted murder over terror stabbing of two Jews

The London Metropolitan Police said Friday that it has charged 45-year-old Essa Suleiman with attempted murder following a Counter Terrorism Policing investigation into an antisemitic terror attack during which two Jewish men were stabbed on Wednesday.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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IDF shifts focus to Iranian nuclear threat as ballistic missiles, regime change fall by the wayside

As a series of complex post-Iran war dilemmas are set into place, the IDF has shifted to focus almost all of its Iran-related attention to the nuclear issue, with the ballistic missiles and regime change questions mostly falling by the wayside.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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US foreign aid watchdog finds evidence tying four more UN staffers to Oct. 7

The U.S. Agency for International Development’s Office of Inspector General said Thursday that it has identified evidence linking four current or former employees of the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees to the Hamas-led terrorist attacks in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Palestinian soccer chief refuses handshake with Israeli official at FIFA Congress in Canada

Palestinian Football Association President Jibril Rajoub refused to stand alongside Israel Football Association Vice President Basim Sheikh Suliman during a tense moment at the FIFA Congress in Vancouver on Thursday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF downs Hezbollah drones, strikes dozens of terror targets in Lebanon

The Israel Defense Forces said on Friday that it had intercepted at least four drones launched by Hezbollah, while the outcome of a fifth interception attempt remained under review.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate