IDF thwarts imminent terror attack in northern Gaza
The Israel Defense Forces said it acted to remove an immediate threat by targeting terrorist infrastructure in the Beit Lahia area of northern Gaza on Wednesday.
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Is Tucker Carlson normalizing antisemitism on the right?
Extremists always pose a dilemma for mainstream politicians and journalists. Ideally, the best way of dealing with them is to ignore them. Hate-mongers thrive when they are able to seize the spotlight and hold onto it. Deprived of attention, they wither on the vine when they are confined to the fever swamps of the far right or left, where most...
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Two coffins returned to Israel from Gaza Strip, identification ongoing
The Israel Defense Forces received two coffins, believed to contain remains of slain Israeli hostages taken by Hamas, from a Red Cross team inside Gaza on Thursday evening, the Prime Minister’s Office said.
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Visiting US-Israeli ceasefire HQ, Netanyahu vows ‘joint effort’ to ensure Hamas disarmed
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday said Israel’s “security responsibility for our forces and our freedom of action” in Gaza is accepted by the country’s partners, as he toured the Kiryat Gat US-Israeli headquarters of the multinational force overseeing the Israel-Hamas ceasefire.
Read more: The Times of Israel
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IDF kills elite Nukhba terrorists, Hamas leaders, October 7 participants in Gaza strikes
Following the violations of the Gaza ceasefire agreement by Hamas and prior to its renewed enforcement, the IDF and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) on Wednesday attacked dozens of terrorists in the Gaza Strip, including two battalion-level terrorists, two deputy battalion-level terrorists, and 16 company-level commanders.
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Iran rebuilding ballistic missile manufacturing capabilities with China’s support – CNN
Iran is rebuilding its ballistic missile manufacturing capabilities with aid from China, despite the guidance of United Nations sanctions, CNN reported Wednesday.
Read more: The Jerusalem Post
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ICRC en route in Gaza to receive remains of slain hostages, IDF says
A International Committee of the Red Cross team in the Gaza Strip was on its way on Thursday afternoon to receive “several coffins” of slain Israeli hostages from Hamas, the Israel Defense Forces announced.
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IDF hits Hezbollah terror targets in Southern Lebanon
The Israel Defense Forces struck Hezbollah terror targets in Southern Lebanon on Thursday, including a launcher and tunnel shaft in the area of Mahmudiyah.
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Is Tucker Carlson normalizing antisemitism on the right?
Extremists always pose a dilemma for mainstream politicians and journalists. Ideally, the best way of dealing with them is to ignore them. Hate-mongers thrive when they are able to seize the spotlight and hold onto it. Deprived of attention, they wither on the vine when they are confined to the fever swamps of the far right or left, where most...
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House panel chair demands documents on UNRWA probe of staff tied to Oct. 7 attack
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is probing the United Nations Relief and Works Agency based on “credible reports that UNRWA staff members participated in the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attacks Hamas carried out against Israel,” Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), chair of the House panel, stated on Monday.
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Man arrested with guns, suitcase of ammo for alleged threats to attack Alabama synagogues
The Clarke County Sheriff’s Office in Grove Hill, Ala., stated on Tuesday that it arrested Jeremy Wayne Shoemaker the prior night in connection to “credible threats of violence made against multiple synagogues throughout Alabama and surrounding states.”
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German neo-Nazi rappers push hate speech and antisemitism on TikTok, Instagram, Spotify
Far-right German-language rappers are flouting hate speech rules by spreading extremist rhetoric and disinformation on platforms such as TikTok, an AFP investigation found.
Read more: The Times of Israel
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IDF reservist slain in Rafah, in latest Hamas violation of truce
Israel Defense Forces Master Sgt. (res.) Yona Efraim Feldbaum was killed by Hamas in southern Gaza on Tuesday, in a breach of the U.S.-brokered truce with the Palestinian terror group.
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UNICEF data show there was no famine in Gaza
Critics have long said that accusations of famine in Gaza have a gaping hole right in the middle: the staggering amount of emaciated, dead bodies, part and parcel of a famine, are simply nowhere to be found.
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IAF strikes cave outside Jenin, eliminating three terrorists
The Israel Defense Forces on Tuesday morning conducted an airstrike near the northern Samaria city of Jenin, eliminating three terrorist operatives and neutralizing an underground terrorist structure.
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In first interview, released hostage says he convinced Hamas captors not to kill him
Former hostage Yosef-Haim Ohana recounted being beaten in captivity and convincing his captors not to kill him by appealing to their desire to see Palestinian prisoners released, in his first interview with Israeli television since his release.
Read more: The Times of Israel
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Palestinian Authority caught hiding terror payments despite claims of reform
The Palestinian Authority not only continues to make payments to terrorists’ families as part of its “pay-for-slay” program, but is attempting to hide that fact, an Israeli media research group reported on Oct. 26.
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Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson praised terror before 2022 appointment
Majed al-Ansari, spokesperson for Qatar’s Foreign Ministry and an adviser to the Qatari prime minister, praised Palestinian terrorism on social media prior to his appointment in 2022, it was revealed on Sunday.
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In truce violation, Hamas returns further remains of hostage recovered in 2023
Hamas overnight on Monday only released remains of an Israeli hostage whose body had already been retrieved for burial, and not a 16th body, in violation of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal in the Gaza Strip.
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Trump says Hamas withholding bodies of hostages, warns he’s watching ‘very closely’
US President Donald Trump issued fresh threats to Hamas on Saturday, saying the terror group would be to blame if the ceasefire collapsed, and repeating Israeli assertions that the group has been choosing not to hand over the bodies of some deceased hostages despite being able to.
Read more: The Times of Israel