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PA’s Fatah faction bans ‘Al Jazeera’ from operating in Jenin

The Palestinian Authority’s ruling Fatah party has banned Al Jazeera from operating in northern Samaria over its glorification of Iranian-backed terrorist groups, the Qatari state network said on Tuesday.
Ramallah has accused Al Jazeera of playing a “dangerous role” through its coverage of the ongoing clashes between P.A. forces and...

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IDF soldier KIA in Gaza brings wartime death toll to 822

An Israel Defense Forces reservist was killed in combat in the central Gaza Strip on Wednesday, the military said on Thursday morning.
He was identified as Capt. (res.) Amit Levi, 35, from Shomria, a religious kibbutz in southern Israel.
Read More: JNS

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Senior Hamas engineer, sniper commander killed in Gaza strike

The Israeli Air Force recently carried out a precision strike targeting two senior Hamas terrorists in Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces said on Thursday morning.
Muhammad Jamil Salman Basous, a senior operative in the Gaza City Brigade’s engineering unit, was involved in supplying explosives to terrorist operatives and stored explosive materials...

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Hamas: Full list of living captives only after ceasefire in force

A senior Hamas official has denied reports that the Gaza-based terrorist group is refusing to provide a full list of the living hostages, according to Qatar’s Al-Araby Al-Jadeed news outlet.
The official explained that Hamas has already provided a partial list but is facing difficulties in contacting other terrorist groups responsible for holding...

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Halevi: Israel ready to strike Iran at ‘any time, any place’

"Anyone who attempts to undermine the stability and security of the State of Israel, the IDF will stand firm against them," Halevi stated.
IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi stated that Israel was ready to strike Iran "at any time" during a Wednesday speech at the 189th IAF Pilots Course Graduation Ceremony.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Iran considering aerial routes to smuggle weapons to Hezbollah – report

Iran is considering smuggling weapons to Hezbollah via air to Lebanon since the overland routes it previously used in Syria are no longer practicable, according to a Times report on Monday, citing a source with knowledge of the matter.

Read More: The Jerusalem Post

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Inside Mossad’s decade-long deception: The pager mission that crippled Hezbollah

In an extraordinary “60 Minutes” broadcast on Sunday, former Mossad agents pulled back the curtain on one of Israel’s most sophisticated covert operations, targeting Lebanon’s Iranian-backed Hezbollah terrorist organization.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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Iran said to be fearing Israeli attack in near-term

Iran is worried about a direct attack by Israel against its strategic sites in the near future, Israel’s Channel 12 News reported on Sunday.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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Trump NSA pick vows ‘nothing but consequences’ over hostages

Incoming U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz reiterated in an interview aired on Sunday President-elect Donald Trump’s threat of severe consequences for Hamas if the terrorist group fails to release the hostages it is holding by the time he takes office.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israel warns rebel leader it won’t accept jihadist groups in southern Syria

Jerusalem has warned Syria’s de facto leader Ahmad al-Sharaa that it will not tolerate jihadist groups establishing a foothold in southern Syria, Hebrew media reported overnight Sunday.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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Stockholm to stop funding terror-tainted UNRWA

Sweden will stop funding the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the country’s aid minister, Benjamin Dousa, said on Friday.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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Six airlines resuming service to Israel

Six airlines will restore their Israel routes by next week. Most airlines canceled flights due to ongoing tensions in the region.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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US diplomats arrive in Syria to talk to Islamist rulers about country’s future

US envoys have arrived in Syria to speak directly to the new Islamist-led rulers, the State Department said on Friday, in the most formal US diplomatic mission since the start of the long civil war.

Read More: The Times of Israel

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‘Proof terror knows no boundaries,’ Israeli envoy in New York says of thwarted terror attack

An Egyptian national, who is a George Mason University freshman with reported ties to ISIS, was arrested on Tuesday in Falls Church, Va., and charged with planning a terror attack on the Israeli Consulate General in New York.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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Arab diplomat says hostage talks progressing but deal still likely to be weeks away

Mediators continue to make progress toward a ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas, but will likely need weeks — not just days — in order to finalize an agreement, an Arab diplomat told The Times of Israel on Thursday.

Read More: The Times of Israel

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IAF targets more Houthi infrastructure, in long-range warning to Iran

As 14 Israeli Air Force fighter jets accompanied by refuelers were on their way to Yemen, some 1,250 miles south of the Jewish state, to strike Houthi terrorist and economic infrastructure early on Thursday, a Houthi surface-to-surface ballistic missile was also in the air, heading toward Israel.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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Biden admin, universities failed to crack down on antisemitism in ‘disturbing pattern’ after Oct. 7, scathing House GOP report finds

The Biden administration, top universities and medical institutions utterly failed to crack down on antisemitism that exploded in the wake of Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, terror attack, according to a scathing House Republican report released Thursday, which laid bare “systemic” and “astounding” shortcomings.

Read More: New York Post

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Ireland’s chilly relations towards Israel turning more hostile

Seven years ago, Anat and her husband moved to Ireland after he landed a job in the country’s buzzing tech sector. “Ireland was my dream,” said the Israeli academic, who asked that her last name not be used. “We wanted to move here, we felt so relaxed. We felt like everyone is so nice and we both felt our careers would be in really good places...

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An arson attack targets a Montreal synagogue and a nearby Jewish office building is damaged

An arson attack is suspected to have targeted a synagogue in a Montreal suburb, the second time it was hit by an incendiary device in a little more than a year

MONTREAL -- A synagogue in a Montreal suburb was targeted in what police suspect was an arson attack early Wednesday, the second time the building in this Canadian city was hit by...

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As missile hits Israeli school, IDF pounds Yemen, believes it paralyzed all 3 Houthi ports

Houthi missile partially intercepted, but warhead hits empty Ramat Gan school, building collapses; 9 said killed as Israeli strikes hit power stations in Sana’a, Red Sea oil terminal.
The Israeli military carried out a series of intense airstrikes that shook Yemen’s rebel-held capital and a port city early Thursday, in a preplanned operation that...