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President Donald Trump is expected to issue an executive order on Tuesday withdrawing the U.S. from the U.N. Human Rights Council and prohibiting future funding for the U.N. relief agency for Gaza, according to a document obtained by POLITICO.
Read more: Politico
The U.S. Department of Education opened five investigations of alleged Jew-hatred on Monday at Columbia University, Northwestern University, Portland State University, the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
The US Justice Department on Monday announced a task force to combat antisemitism at schools and colleges, the latest move by the Trump administration to crack down on anti-Jewish discrimination on campuses.
Read more: The Times of Israel
Syria's transitional President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan are expected to discuss a joint defense pact in Ankara on Tuesday, including establishing Turkish airbases in central Syria and training for Syria's new army, four sources familiar with the matter said.
Read more: The Jerusalem Post
Two Israel Defense Forces soldiers were killed and eight more were wounded when a terrorist opened fire at a military post near the village of Tayasir in northern Samaria on Tuesday morning.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
The Trump White House has asked congressional leaders to approve about $1 billion in weapons sales to Israel, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing U.S. officials.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
Iran is seeking to quickly build a crude nuclear device, with the aim of preventing a possible Western attack, The New York Times reported on Monday, citing U.S. officials.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
Jordan has reportedly informed the Hamas terror group that it plans to deport a woman convicted of planning a 2001 suicide bombing that killed 16 people at a Jerusalem pizza parlor, in a move that could bring a long-delayed measure of justice to families of victims.
Read more: The Times of Israel
Israel’s new defense strategy against Hezbollah in Lebanon includes establishing permanent military outposts adjacent to each northern Israeli community, according to Hebrew media.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
Defense Minister Israel Katz warned Hezbollah to halt its violations of the ceasefire deal or risk its continued existence.
“I would like to send a clear message to Hezbollah and the Lebanese government,” the minister said in remarks published by his office following a visit to Israel Defense Forces troops serving in Southern Lebanon.
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Maj. Gen. (res.) Eyal Zamir has been designated to replace Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi as the Israel Defense Forces chief of staff, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz announced on Saturday night.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that talks with Israel and other Middle Eastern countries were “progressing,” emphasizing that “some very big meetings” are on tap for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the White House on Tuesday.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
Israel has said its troops will remain in southern Syria, weeks after the regime of Bashar Assad collapsed.
Defense Minister Israel Katz made the announcement while standing on the snow-covered Mount Hermon, situated on the Golan Heights, on Tuesday during a visit to soldiers currently stationed in Syrian territory.
Read more: The Jerusalem...
Hamas officially confirmed on Thursday night that the head of its terrorist army, Mohammed Deif, was killed in an Israeli strike in southern Gaza on July 13 alongside Khan Yunis Brigade commander Rafa’a Salameh.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan met with Hamas leader Muhammad Ismail Darwish in Ankara on Wednesday, Erdogan's office said in a statement. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Intelligence Chief Ibrahim Kalin also attended the meeting, as well as other Hamas officials.
Read more: Reuters
Israeli Air Force fighter jets attacked Hezbollah targets in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley overnight on Thursday after the Iranian-backed terrorist organization dispatched a surveillance drone over the Jewish state, the IDF said on Friday morning.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
Three Israeli hostages slated for release by Hamas from Gaza on Saturday were named Friday as Ofer Calderon, 54, Keith Siegel, 65, and Yarden Bibas, 35, officials said.
Read more: The Times of Israel
A small US security firm is hiring nearly 100 US special forces veterans to help run a checkpoint in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas truce, according to a company spokesperson and a recruitment email seen by Reuters, introducing armed American contractors into the heart of one of the world's most violent conflict zones.
Read more: The Jerusalem...
An Israeli drone strike in September eliminated the Palestinian terrorist who kidnapped Israel Defense Forces field observer Naama Levy during the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023 cross-border massacre, the military revealed on Thursday.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
Israel’s new ambassador to the United States, Yechiel Leiter, started work this week ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s scheduled trip to Washington on Tuesday.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
