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In The News

Iran-directed criminals twice targeted wrong venue before torching kosher Australian deli

After Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Tuesday that Iran was found to be behind a pair of antisemitic arson attacks in 2024, court documents published in a report Wednesday showed how one of those attacks was bungled by local criminals and a gangster styling himself as “James Bond.”

Read more: The Times of Israel

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IDF intercepts Houthi missile after sirens sound in Jerusalem, West Bank

The IDF intercepted a missile from Yemen after sirens sounded in Jerusalem and the West Bank on Wednesday morning.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Israeli forces arrest Fatah terrorist in Hebron raid after years on the run

Israeli security forces have arrested a Fatah terrorist wanted for years in connection with a shooting in the South Hebron Hills, the Israel Police announced Wednesday.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Senior Hamas security official killed in Israeli strike

The Israel Defense Forces announced on Wednesday that a senior Hamas security official had been killed in an airstrike in the Gaza Strip on Aug. 22.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Netanyahu recognizes Armenian genocide in first for Israeli PM

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday for the first time publicly recognized the genocide carried out against the Armenians, Assyrians and Greeks by Ottoman Turkey in the early 20th century.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israeli medical delegation brings sight-saving treatments to Ethiopia

An Israeli medical delegation recently returned from Ethiopia, where sight-saving treatments were provided to more than 1,600 people, including refugees and members of the Ethiopian Jewish community.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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I’m ‘fighting Jews, not Zionism,’ Ahed Tamimi declares

Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi recently told an Arabic podcast that she was “fighting Jews, not Zionism,” speaking 20 months after being released from an Israeli prison as part of a ceasefire deal with Hamas.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Australia says Tehran behind two antisemitic arson attacks, expels Iranian ambassador

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese accused Iran on Tuesday of being behind a pair of 2024 antisemitic arson attacks in Australia and expelled Tehran’s ambassador, calling the Iranian actions “dangerous acts of aggression” designed to undermine his country’s social cohesion.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Thousands join hostage families for Western Wall prayer rally

Hostage families and released captives joined a “Selichot” prayer service at the Western Wall late on Monday night, pleading for the release of the remaining 50 hostages still in Gaza after 690 days.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF conducts counter-terror raids in Ramallah

The Israel Defense Forces conducted a large-scale counter-terror operation in the Samaria city of Ramallah on Tuesday, making several arrests, according to Hebrew media reports.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israeli forces apprehend Palestinian terrorist in Tel Aviv

Israeli security forces on Sunday night arrested at least one suspected Palestinian terrorist on the Tel Aviv promenade, local media reported.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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WATCH: COGAT releases shocking footage of Hamas brutality against Gazans

The Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) on Monday publicized a series of videos of what it said were “Hamas operatives abusing, assaulting, and shooting at Gaza residents.”

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Netanyahu hails Hezbollah disarmament plan, pledges Israeli support

Israel stands ready to support Lebanon in its efforts to disarm Hezbollah, and to work together towards a more secure and stable future for both nations, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Monday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Khamenei: Nuclear deadlock with US ‘unsolvable’

Iran’s tensions with Washington over its nuclear program are “unsolvable,” state media on Sunday quoted Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as saying.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israeli doctors perform 1st ever emergency mitral valve repair on heart transplant patient

A team of Rabin Medical Center doctors successfully performed an emergency mitral valve repair procedure on a heart transplant patient, a procedure that has been previously documented only twice in patients after heart transplantation worldwide — and never before attempted on a patient in cardiogenic shock.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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UN-backed report based on ‘fabricated’ view of Gaza ‘famine,’ Israel says

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, a tool associated with some 25 global partners, including United Nations agencies, said on Friday that it confirmed with “reasonable evidence” that there has been “famine” in Gaza since Aug. 15.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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German government calls recognition of Palestinian state ‘counterproductive’

A German government spokesman said on Friday that Berlin currently has no plans to recognize a Palestinian state because that would undermine any efforts to reach a negotiated two-state solution with Israel.
Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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France: Park manager denies entry to 150 Israeli children

The manager of Parcours aérien Tyrovol, an outdoor adventure facility known for its aerial zipline course and located near Porté-Puymorens, southern France, refused entry to 150 Israelis aged 8 to 16, French media reported on Thursday, citing the Perpignan Public Prosecutor’s Office.

Red more: Jewish News Syndicate

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‘Gaza City serves as Hamas’s main military and governing stronghold’

An Israeli military official has outlined the framework for the IDF’s upcoming operation in Gaza City, which is designed to complete the goal of eliminating Hamas as a governing and terrorist-military ruling entity in the Gaza Strip.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Save the West from Rewarding Hamas

After decades of indoctrinating Palestinian children with Jew-hatred, the Palestinian desire to erase Israel from the map has become a fact of life.After decades of indoctrinating Palestinian children with Jew-hatred, the Palestinian desire to erase Israel from the map has become a fact of life.

Read more: Real Clear World