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UK Jewish boy hospitalized after antisemitic assault in North London

A British Jewish boy has been hospitalized after a “racially motivated assault” at Hampstead Underground Station in North London on Monday, according to the Shomrim neighborhood watch group.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Iran executes man it convicted of spying for Israel

Iran executed a man accused of spying for Israel, according to a report from judiciary news outlet Mizan on Wednesday that identified him as Pedram Madani.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Sa’ar: The new antisemitism targets the State of Israel, we risk a second Holocaust

The idea that "the new antisemitism targets the State of Israel" was central to both of Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar's two speeches at the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Conference in Jerusalem, which he chaired, on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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IDF medics treat 500 Druze in southern Syria

The Israel Defense Forces treated more than 500 Syrian civilians this month at a newly established medical facility in southern Syria, the military revealed on Wednesday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israel strikes Houthi-held Sanaa airport after repeated missile attacks by Yemeni group

Israeli fighter jets bombed the Houthi-controlled Sanaa International Airport in Yemen on Wednesday, in response to the Iran-backed group’s near-daily ballistic missile attacks on Israel.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Hamas claims new Gaza aid plan an Israeli ‘intelligence operation,’ tells Gazans not to take aid

The Hamas-controlled Palestinian Interior Ministry called on Gaza residents not to cooperate with the new aid mechanism initiated by Israel, Walla reported on Monday. It claimed this is an "intelligence operation for information gathering," which, they argue, will lead to "fights over a piece of bread."

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Syria, Israel in direct talks focused on security, sources say

Israel and Syria are in direct contact and have, in recent weeks, held face-to-face meetings aimed at calming tensions and preventing conflict in the border region between the two longtime foes, five people familiar with the matter said.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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IDF downs two missiles fired from Yemen in latest Houthi attacks

Two ballistic missiles launched at Israel by the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen were successfully intercepted by air defenses, the military said Tuesday morning, in what has recently become an almost daily occurrence.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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IDF steps up Gaza offensive under Operation ‘Gideon’s Chariots’

The Israel Defense Forces announced Monday that the 36th Division has completed operations in Rafah and is continuing to engage targets in the Khan Yunis sector of the Gaza Strip. The division’s current focus includes joint ground and aerial assaults targeting Hamas infrastructure and personnel.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israeli deputy FM: The world loves dead Jews

European leaders who have recently criticized Israel over its war against Hamas in Gaza have succumbed to political pressure fueled by a nefarious international media campaign against the Jewish state, Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel said on Tuesday.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Apparent manifesto of alleged DC shooter found, FBI raids Chicago home

The FBI raided the Chicago apartment of Elias Rodriguez on Thursday, searching for clues in their investigation of the 31-year-old, who is accused of shooting and killing two Israeli embassy employees in Washington on Wednesday night, as they left an American Jewish Committee young professionals event at the Capital Jewish Museum.

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IAF strikes 75 terror targets in Gaza in 24 hours

The Israeli Air Force attacked more than 75 enemy targets across the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours, the military said on Friday morning.

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Netanyahu: World spreading ‘starving Palestinian children’ lie

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lashed out on Thursday night at world leaders for spreading “Hamas’s propaganda” that Israel is starving Palestinian children, which culminated in the killing of two Israeli embassy staffers in Washington, D.C.

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Trump administration bans Harvard from enrolling foreign students, citing antisemitism

Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday revoked Harvard’s ability to enroll foreign nationals — more than a quarter of the student body — in a dramatic escalation of the US president’s fight against the prestigious university.

Read More: The Times of Israel

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Washington shooting suspect charged with murder, told police he ‘did it for Gaza’

Elias Rodriguez, the man charged with killing two Israeli embassy staffers in Washington, DC, approached police on the scene after the shooting and told them, “I did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza,” according to a court document filed on Thursday.

Read More: The Times of Israel

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Houthis fire two ballistic missiles at Israel, IDF says both intercepted

Two ballistic missiles launched at Israel by the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen on Thursday were intercepted by air defenses, the military said.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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UN, BBC walk back Gaza infant death toll claim

The United Nations and the BBC on Wednesday corrected a dramatic claim that 14,000 infants in the Gaza Strip faced death within 48 hours, clarifying that the figure actually refers to children at risk of severe malnutrition over the course of a full year.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Killings in Washington follow series of attempted terror attacks against US Jews

The deadly shooting outside the Jewish Museum in Washington, DC, on Wednesday appeared to be the first lethal antisemitic attack in the US since 2019, but followed a string of attempted terrorism against Jewish targets in recent years.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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‘Full of light’: Remembering Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim

Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgram, two employees of the Israeli embassy in Washington, were murdered on Wednesday night at an American Jewish Congress conference in Washington, DC.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Two Israeli embassy staffers shot dead outside Jewish museum in DC

Two Israeli embassy staffers were shot and killed on Wednesday evening outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate