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Members of the Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas terrorist movement, on patrol in Rafah, the southern Gaza Strip, April 27, 2020. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.
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Israel says it raised concerns with White House over deal to disarm Hamas

(Aug. 3, 2026 / JNS)
Israel has conveyed “serious security concerns” to the White House over the agreement to disarm the Hamas terrorist organization, an Israeli official told the Associated Press on Sunday.

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A demonstrator wears a sticker over her mouth with the words "no execution" next to the portraits of alleged victims of crackdowns, during a silent march denouncing the deadly crackdown on anti-government protesters in the Islamic Republic, in Paris on January 31, 2026. (Sébastien DUPUY / AFP)
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Iran hangs two accused of spying for Israel as wartime executions ramp up

Iran on Monday executed two men convicted of spying for Israel, the judiciary said, the latest in a wave of hangings over alleged espionage.

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Lt. Col. Yonatan Netanyahu.
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Uganda inaugurates bronze statue of Yonatan Netanyahu

(Aug. 3, 2026 / JNS)
A memorial monument dedicated to Lt. Col. Yonatan “Yoni” Netanyahu was unveiled on Saturday at the historic Old Entebbe Terminal, where the brother of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fell leading an elite force to rescue 106 hostages in 1976, reported The Kampala Post, a Uganda-based outlet affiliated with the local...

A “March For Palestine” in London on Oct. 21, 2023, to “demand an end to the war on Gaza.” Photo by Henry Nicholls/AFT via Getty Images.HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty Images
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Alleged Hamas financier arrested in the UK

(Aug. 2, 2026 / JNS)
Mohammad Yousef Hasna, of Istanbul, was arrested in the United Kingdom on Friday and charged with funneling money and supplies to Hamas under the guise of humanitarian aid, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

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US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters onboard Air Force One while returning to the White House, August 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Trump says talks with Iran will start Monday on deal to reopen Hormuz

US President Donald Trump said Sunday night that negotiations with Iran would begin on Monday to finalize a deal that reopens the Strait of Hormuz after he again called off a major attack on the Islamic Republic over the weekend.

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An IDF soldier is seen in a Hezbollah tunnel near the Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon, July 7, 2026. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)
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IDF demolishes Hezbollah tunnels below southern Lebanon’s Beaufort Ridge

The Israeli military blew up a Hezbollah tunnel system beneath the Beaufort Ridge in southern Lebanon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz announced late Thursday night in a joint statement.

Read More...The Times of Israel 

Members of the Saudi security forces take part in a military parade ahead of the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca on May 21, 2026. (Zain Jaafar/AFP)
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Saudis said to gear up for ground invasion against Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen

Saudi Arabia is gearing up for a major offensive against the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, by sea and possibly including a ground operation, The Guardian reported Thursday.

Read More...The Times of Israel 

Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli addresses the Third Right-Wing Conference, Tel Aviv, July 16, 2026. Credit: Courtesy of Berale Crombie.
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Israeli minister slams Turkey after its FM meets new Hamas leader

(July 31, 2026 / JNS)
Israeli Minister of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Amichai Chikli on Friday sharply criticized Turkey after Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met in Ankara with a Hamas delegation led by the terrorist group’s new leader, Khalil al-Hayya.

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Johannes Natland, 19, at the reception desk of the Briar Court Hotel in Huddersfield, England. Credit: Metropolitan Police.
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Iran’s European proxies: Criminal gangs recruit teens for terror

(July 31, 2026 / JNS)
On July 29, a London court convicted a 19-year-old Norwegian teenager of conspiracy to murder. He was hours away from carrying out an assassination on behalf of a Swedish criminal group that runs the Scandinavian drug trade and is linked to Iran.

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Black and white photo of the United States Capitol building with the American flag blowing in the wind in Washington, D.C., Dec. 10. 2025. Credit: Sgt. Eli Baker/U.S. Army.
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Bipartisan House bill targets Algeria-based group, ‘instrument’ of Iranian regime

(July 31, 2026 / JNS)
Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) and Ronny Jackson (R-Texas) are leading a bipartisan effort to go after the Polisario Front, an Algeria-based Sahrawi paramilitary group.

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Treasury sanctions network tied to Iran-linked airline

The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced a new round of Iran-related sanctions on Thursday targeting individuals and entities linked to Mahan Air, an Iranian airline designated by Washington and the European Union for its ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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On the road to recovery: Former hostage Evyatar David speaks out for first time since captivity

Former hostage Evyatar David spoke out for the first time since returning home, discussing his complicated rehabilitation process in a social media post on Thursday.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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US strikes Iran’s Revolutionary Guards in ‘powerful response’ to attacks on its forces

US Central Command carried out “a heavy wave of strikes” on dozens of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targets in Iran, it said early Thursday, a day after the Iranian military force targeted American troops in the region with ballistic missiles.

Read more: Time of Israel

Clergymen lead Christmas celebrations at the St. George's Syriac Orthodox Church in the old city of Damascus. (photo credit: BAKR ALKASEM/AFP via Getty Images)
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Christians arbitrarily detained in Syria denied Bible access, forced to observe Ramadan, CSI report

Members of the Christian community have been arbitrarily detained, with their families extorted for payments in exchange for their release, the Christian Solidarity International report claimed.
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Palestinian Hamas terrorists stand guard at a site as Hamas says it continues to search for the bodies of deceased hostages, in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip December 3, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/STRINGER)
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Negotiators working on final roadmap for Gaza’s future, Hamas disarmament, source tells ‘Post’

Discussions with mediators in Cairo are continuing and making progress, according to a diplomatic source who spoke to The Jerusalem Post on Thursday, as negotiators work to finalize a comprehensive roadmap for Gaza's future governance and security arrangements.

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Coto de Caza in Orange County, Calif. Credit: Don Ramey Logan via Wikimedia Commons.
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Flyers stating ‘we are with you Palestine,’ bearing swastika found in Southern California community

(July 29, 2026 / JNS)
Flyers with antisemitic messages and neo-Nazi imagery were found in the unincorporated Orange County community of Coto de Caza, Calif., Katrina Foley, vice chair of the county’s board of supervisors, stated on Tuesday.

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An aerial view of the port of Egypt’s northern Mediterranean coastal city of Damietta, May 28, 2021. Photo by Amir Makar/AFP via Getty Images.
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Drone strikes US-owned tanker in Nile Delta

(July 29, 2026 / JNS)
A drone attack in the Egyptian city of Damietta damaged a U.S.-owned, Marshall Island-flagged floating gas storage tanker on Wednesday, marking a possibly significant escalation in Iranian-backed strikes in the region.

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A United States Air Force F-16 fighter jet patrols the skies over the Middle East, July 2026. Credit: U.S. Central Command.
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United States strikes dozens of IRGC sites in ‘powerful response’ to Iranian attacks

(July 30, 2026 / JNS)
The U.S. military launched what it described as a “heavy wave of strikes” against Iranian targets on Wednesday, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump warned Washington would be “hitting them hard” in response to Tehran’s recent attacks on American forces.

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Soldiers from the United States gather together during the opening ceremony of Exercise Southern Jackeroo on May 29, 2026 in Townsville, Australia. (photo credit: Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images)
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Iran using social media footage to target US troops, assets in Middle East

The top US commander for the Middle East has warned troops that cellphone videos shared online can help Iran target American bases, and sources told Reuters some deployed personnel could soon be ordered to surrender their phones.

Read More...The Jerusalem Post

Members of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces stand near a portrait of Iran’s slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei at the shrine of Imam Hussein on the eve of his funeral ceremonies in the holy Iraqi city of Karbala on July 7, 2026. (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP)
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US and Saudis hit back at Iraqi pro-Iran militias, as Iran renews attacks on US forces in Jordan

The US and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday launched deadly strikes on Tehran-backed militias in Iraq, blaming them for drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities, as Iran fired missiles at US troops in Jordan in the first such attack reported since the fighting paused over the weekend.

Read More...The Times of Israel