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Palestinians stand next to a burning tank inside the border fence with Israel in the city of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. Oct. 7, 2023. Photo by Yousef Mohammed/FLASH90.
In The News

Israeli defense minister vows to eliminate all 2,000 remaining Oct. 7 terrorists

Of the 6,000 Gazans who invaded the country on Oct. 7, 2023, 4,000 have been eliminated, said Israel Katz.
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University of California, Berkeley campus, showing the Doe Memorial Library as well as Sather Tower, in Berkeley, Calif. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
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On eve of Oct. 7 anniversary, UC Berkeley to host professor who said he was ‘with Hamas’

Mohamed Abdou, a former Columbia University professor who describes himself as a “Muslim anarchist,” is scheduled to address students virtually as part of his “Death to the Akademy” tour.
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The Iranian army inauguration of a training center for “Jan-Fadayan” (those willing to sacrifice their lives) volunteers, Haft-e-Tir Square, central Tehran, Oct. 3, 2026. Photo by Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images.
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Herzog: Middle East quietly cooperating against Iran’s ‘empire of proxies’

Tehran failed to load any crude oil onto tankers over the past month, according to U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
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Hamam al-Hammami, the copilot who tried to bring down a flydubai flight to Israel in a terrorist attack on September 30, 2026, in an undated image from his deleted LinkedIn profile.
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Shin Bet agents participating in interrogation of flydubai terrorist in UAE

After rest of flycrew questioned, Israel does not believe any of them were involved in copilot’s attempt to crash Tel Aviv-bound plane full of Israelis; Trump says he ‘personally’ believes Iran responsible
Read More...The Times of Israel 

Aviva Siegel, 65, and her husband Keith Siegel, 67, both former hostages, chat with two of their grandchildren at their home in Kibbutz Gazit, northern Israel, August 6, 2026. (Shir Torem/Reuters)
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‘I choose life’: For freed Israeli hostages, every moment is now precious

After weeks, months, or years in captivity, the Israelis who were abducted by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, say they cherish their freedom more than ever, as they look ahead to the future
Read More...The Times of Israel 

Masked gunmen from the Qassam brigade, the militia wing of Hamas, attend the funeral of Mazen Faqha in Gaza City, Saturday, March, 25, 2017. The former Palestinian prisoner whom Israel sent to Gaza after his release was found shot dead at the entrance of his house in Gaza City. (photo credit: Wissam Nassar/Flash90.)
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Iran delays renewing Hamas financial support over failure to undermine West Bank stability – report

A senior Hamas delegation visited Tehran in early September, according to the Kan report, which noted that the delegates met with senior Iranian officials.
Read More...The Jerusalem Post

Screen capture from video of country singer Zach Bryan wearing a 'Free Palestine' shirt as he performs at the Gillette Stadium outside Boston, October 2, 2026. (X: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
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Country star Zach Bryan performs in ‘Free Palestine’ shirt at Gillette Stadium

Musician displays message on stage at same stadium, owned by Robert Kraft, that was embroiled in spat over rapper Macklemore’s accusations of genocide by Israel
Read More...The Times of Israel

Israeli President Isaac Herzog watches as Israeli flags are lowered to half-staff at 6:29 a.m. at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, marking the national day of remembrance for the Oct. 7, 2023, terror attacks and the Swords of Iron war, Oct. 5, 2026. Credit: Spokesperson of the Office of the President.
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‘An entire nation bows its head and mourns’: Israel marks memorial day for Oct. 7

The Jewish state lowered its flags to half-staff at 6:29 a.m. to launch commemorations honoring fallen soldiers and victims of the 2023 assault.
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A terrorist from the Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, gestures inside an underground tunnel in Gaza. (photo credit: REUTERS/MOHAMMED SALEM/FILE PHOTO)
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IDF killed two-thirds of terrorists who invaded Israel on October 7, intel chief tells cabinet

"There are 2,000 remaining, and we will get to every last one of them," Maj.-Gen. Shlomi Binder, head of the IDF's Military Intelligence, told the security cabinet on Sunday evening.
Read More...The Jerusalem Post

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‘Where are they in your film?’: Oct. 7 survivor who lost husband, son confronts ‘NAZA’ directors

A confrontation broke out Thursday evening during a screening of the film NAZA in the Dutch city of Delft after the wife and mother of two Israelis murdered by Hamas during the October 7 massacre confronted the public about the film’s directors, Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, and the assertions they reached during the documentary.

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Louisiana brothers charged with bankrolling Hamas

Omar Adhami and Abdel Adhami, two Louisiana brothers, face federal charges of using online payment services to finance Hamas, and referring to “bread” as a code word on WhatsApp to mask their allegedly illegal activity, according to criminal complaints filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on Sept. 11 and unsealed on...

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UAE president’s senior advisor calls flydubai plane hijacking ‘dangerous terrorist attack’

The United Arab Emirate's president's diplomatic advisor, Anwar Gargash, said on Friday that the recent attempted hijacking of a flydubai flight to Tel Aviv was a "dangerous terrorist act."

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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‘I couldn’t let all of them die’: Flydubai captain recounts opening cockpit door with ‘last push’ after copilot stabbed him

In a call with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Indian airline captain who helped thwart Wednesday’s terrorist attack on a flydubai flight to Tel Aviv recounted how he pushed the cockpit door open while fighting for his life after his copilot stabbed him and the plane began to plummet.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Iran weighing options against US, Israel as nuclear talks stall, Israeli defense official says

Iran is weighing how to respond to growing US pressure as nuclear negotiations with Washington remain stalled, creating an increasingly complex regional situation, a senior Israeli defense official said on Friday.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post 

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IDF says it killed Oct. 7 Hamas operative identified as journalist, vows to expose others

A Palestinian journalist who the Israeli military said participated in the Hamas-led October 7 onslaught was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip on Wednesday as the IDF vowed to expose the terror affiliations of dozens more Palestinian journalists killed in the war.

Read More: The Times of Israel

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Hailing pilot and three Israeli heroes, passengers say midair ‘miracles’ thwarted alleged attempt to crash plane

Passengers saved from a copilot’s apparent attempt to crash a flydubai flight landed safely in Israel on Wednesday, with the heroes who thwarted him sharing the story of their efforts after arriving at Ben Gurion Airport.

Read More: The Times of Israel

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Trump recounts ‘incredible story’ of Israeli plumber who helped save flydubai flight

U.S. President Donald Trump said that he talked to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after an incident in which a co-pilot on a flydubai aircraft heading to Tel Aviv allegedly stabbed the captain.

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A sign at 1111 Constitution Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., in front of the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service, Feb. 7, 2025. Credit: G. Edward Johnson/Creative Commons via Wikimedia Commons.
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House panel urges removal of tax-emption for charity with alleged Palestinian terror ties

Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee said that they were concerned that foreign grants from the Middle East Children’s Alliance benefitted the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
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Hezbollah rockets discovered by the IDF in southern Lebanon, May 2, 2026. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
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CENTEF report reveals Hezbollah acquired $157m of weapons in 2024, majority provided freely by Iran

The report, titled Hezbollah Financial Statements, is the first installment in a series set to expose Hezbollah's spending on media, payments to wounded fighters, and its military infrastructure.
Read More...The Jerusalem Post

A protester is detained by Police outside the conference venue during the Mass Action Protest in support of the proscribed group Palestine Action on the first day of the Labour Party Conference at Liverpool Experience Campus. (photo credit: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)
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Palestine Action US founder funded radical media outlets, is tied to Iranian state TV – exclusive

Palestine Action is an anti-Israel protest group founded in the UK in 2020. It was proscribed after being designated a terrorist organization in the UK in 2025.
Read More...The Jerusalem Post