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Bedouin who helped rescue lone runner on Oct. 7 is now an Israel Police officer

OFAKIM, Israel—Hidden among the bushes in a southern Israel grove, a young Bedouin busboy and a resident from Kibbutz Be’eri lay quietly for seven hours, afraid to speak as they hid for their lives.

 

Read more: JNS

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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard set up Iraqi cells to attack Gulf neighbors, sources say

Cells’ covert establishment, posing a challenge to new Iraqi PM’s balancing act between DC and Tehran, may have been spurred by other local pro-Iran factions’ readiness to disarm
 

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Opening round of US-Iran talks canceled as Tehran said to demand halt to Lebanon fighting

Announcement comes after White House said Vance wouldn’t go to Burgenstock overnight; diplomat to CNN: Iran seeks ‘guarantee’ of Israel-Hezbollah truce, mediators working on issue
 

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Hezbollah will pay ‘very heavy price’ after drone attack kills four soldiers, Netanyahu vows

Israel will not tolerate attacks on its troops and will maintain its security zone in Southern Lebanon, the PM said.
 

Read more: JNS

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Four IDF soldiers KIA in Hezbollah drone strike in Southern Lebanon

Lt. Col. Dor Gedalia Ben Simhon, commander of the 52nd Battalion in the 401st Brigade, was among the troops slain when a drone struck his tank.
 

Read more: JNS

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US lifts blockade of Iranian ports following agreement with Tehran

"All U.S. military blockade enforcement efforts have ceased," U.S. Central Command stated.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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Senior US official reveals text of Iran agreement for first time

The senior official read aloud the text of the Trump administration's memorandum of understanding with Iran in a call with reporters, revealing the full text.

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‘We are a superpower,’ Iranian spokesman declares after Trump signs deal

"Iran has defeated two nuclear powers that some other countries were also supporting," Esmaeil Baghaei said.

Read More: Jewish News Sydicate

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Germany recorded 8,725 antisemitic incidents in 2025, independent watchdog says

Germany recorded 8,725 antisemitic incidents in 2025, the highest level on record, according to RIAS. The report highlights rising violence, online threats, and a surge in Israel-related antisemitism.
 

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Secret Hamas records given to ‘Post’ expose covert deception plan behind October 7 – exclusive

The documents, provided by the Meir Amit Institute, detail the progression of Hamas's secret plans to systematically deceive Israel into complacency before the October 7 massacre.
Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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‘Blood libel’: Israel cuts ties with top EU diplomat over ‘apartheid’ remarks

“I have no choice but to sever all contact with Ms. Kallas,” Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar tweeted.
Read more: JNS

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IDF reservist killed by Hezbollah in Lebanon

Alexander Filin is the 18th Israeli to be killed by Hezbollah since April 16, when Jerusalem and Beirut agreed to a U.S.-mediated ceasefire.
Read more: JNS

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US, Iran sign war-ending deal, which enters into effect 2 days earlier than planned

‘This was not easy,’ says Trump as he inks agreement; Iran gloats it achieved ‘everything’ it wanted; Hormuz to open ‘immediately’ but Tehran says tolls to be charged after 60 days
Read more: The Times of Israel

 

 

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Germany records highest-ever number of antisemitic incidents

The number of antisemitic incidents documented in Germany in 2025 rose slightly from the previous year to a record 8,725, the Berlin-based Federal Association of Departments for Research and Information on Antisemitism (RIAS) said in its annual report on Wednesday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israel-Lebanon talks said close to yielding lasting ceasefire deal

Israel and Lebanon are nearing a US-mediated lasting ceasefire agreement, a report said Tuesday, as Israel and American officials insisted that the US-Iran deal signed Sunday does not mandate an IDF withdrawal from the areas of southern Lebanon it currently controls.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Trump: MOU with Iran ‘not final,’ we’ll go ‘back to dropping bombs’ if talks fail

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that the memorandum of understanding digitally signed this week with Iran is “not final,” warning that Washington would resume military strikes against Iran if “they don’t behave” and adding that a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz was unavoidable.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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‘Just lots of questions,’ experts say of reported terms of US deal with Ira

As details of U.S. President Donald Trump’s new Iran framework agreement begin to emerge, Jewish organizations and policy experts said that questions remain whether its terms go far enough and if Tehran can be trusted to adhere to them.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

Awaiting full details, American Jewish leaders express alarm at emerging Iran deal

In 2015, as then-US president Barack Obama struck a deal with Iran to constrain its nuclear production, American Jewish groups were divided: Those on the right excoriated the deal, saying it left Iran a major threat to Israel, while those on the left were more supportive.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Netanyahu avoids criticizing US-Iran deal, claims war’s main goals have been achieved

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a press conference on Monday evening, his first in three months, following the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran to end the war, during which the prime minister asserted that the fighting was successful but admitted he still does not know what is written in the deal.

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Israeli strikes kills two Hamas cell commanders

The Israeli Air Force on Monday killed two Hamas cell commanders in separate strikes in the Gaza Strip.

According to the military, Saleh Ramadan Muhammad Khalifa, identified as a cell leader in Hamas’ Nuseirat Battalion, was killed in a strike in central Gaza.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate