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In The News

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

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UK Green Party candidates arrested following antisemitic posts, posts supporting terror – Telegraph

Among others were posts featuring a photo of a Hamas operative with the slogan "resistance is freedom," and a man holding a sign calling the ramming of a synagogue "revenge."

Read More: The Jerusalem Post

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Starmer booed at site of Golders Green terror; promises to tackle antisemitism, extremism

Protesters chant 'Keir Starmer, Jew Harmer'; anti-terror chief says attacks on Jews are UK's 'biggest national security emergency,' $33M allocated for security; UK PM: Iran seeking 'to harm British Jews'

Read More: The Times of Israel.

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House lawmakers introduce bipartisan resolution marking Jewish American Heritage Month

"Few stories speak more clearly to the promise of America than the story of Jewish Americans," Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick wrote.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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Palestinian Authority continues to pay terrorists, US State Department report confirms

The Palestinian Authority has continued making payments to terrorists and their families, despite promises to end the pay-for-slay programs, the US State Department informed Congress last month, the department confirmed on Wednesday.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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IDF: Hamas terrorist posing as paramedic killed in targeted airstrike

The Israel Defense Forces on Wednesday eliminated a Hamas terrorist who “operated under the cover of a paramedic” during the war, exploiting Gaza’s medical system and civilian population, according to an IDF statement on Thursday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Navy intercepts 21 of 58 vessels in Gaza flotilla hundreds of miles from the Strip

The Israeli Navy late Wednesday began intercepting an activist flotilla sailing to the Gaza Strip in a bid to breach Israel’s naval blockade on the Hamas-ruled enclave, according to the activists and Israeli officials.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Huckabee: Israel is the only Mideast country with a growing Christian population

U.S. ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee met on Thursday with Israel’s Special Envoy to the Christian world George Deek, and expressed his appreciation of the Jewish state for standing out as “the only country in the region with a growing Christian population.”

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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12 soldiers injured by Hezbollah drone in northern Israel; IDF strikes in Lebanon

Twelve soldiers were wounded in a Hezbollah drone attack on an artillery position near the northern Israel border community of Shomera, the Israel Defense Forces said Thursday, as a US-brokered ceasefire appeared to be falling apart with both sides firing at each other.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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‘Pay to slay:’ PA spent $156 million on terror payments in 2025 US report shows

The U.S. State Department has officially notified Congress that it cannot certify the Palestinian Authority’s compliance with the Taylor Force Act, documenting that the PA distributed roughly $156 million in "pay-for-slay" stipends during 2025.

Read more: i24 News

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Trump admin sanctions Iranian shadow banking sector

The Trump administration turned up the dial on its “Economic Fury” operation on Tuesday, implementing sanctions on 35 people and entities tied, it said, to Iran’s shadow banking sector.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF troops wounded in Samaria attack; terrorists neutralized

Two Israel Defense Forces soldiers sustained injuries when they were attacked by terrorists during an operation in Samaria overnight on Tuesday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF slays top Hamas intelligence operative in northern Gaza strike

The Israel Defense Forces, in an airstrike in northern Gaza on Tuesday, eliminated the head of the operations department in Hamas’s intelligence headquarters, the military said on Wednesday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate 

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Two Jews injured in London stabbing

Two British Jews were stabbed in London’s Golders Green neighborhood on Wednesday, according to the Shomrim emergency response organization.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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‘You should have become soap’: Pro-Palestine protesters kick Jews out of Milan Liberation march

The Jewish Brigade and members of the Milan Jewish community were violently insulted and harassed during a parade celebrating the 79th anniversary of Italy’s Liberation Day on Saturday, and ultimately were forced to withdraw under police escort.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Iran selected for a vice presidency post at UN’s nuclear non-proliferation confab

The United States and Iran clashed at the United Nations on Monday over Tehran’s nuclear program and the latter’s selection to be one of dozens of vice presidents at a month-long conference to review the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

Read more: The Times of Israel