Syria: Israel strikes car on road to Damascus Airport
Syrian state media reported on Tuesday that Israel had carried out an airstrike against a vehicle on the road to Damascus International Airport.
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Hamas leadership welcomed by multiple countries, including Malaysia
Various countries—including Turkey, Iran and Russia—have welcomed Hamas members in recent weeks after the terror group’s leadership was asked to leave Qatar, Israel’s Kan News reported on Monday night.
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Trump warns there will be ‘all hell to pay’ if hostages aren’t released by Jan. 20
US President-elect Donald Trump on Monday threatened those holding hostages in the Middle East with unprecedented American firepower if they are not released by the time he enters office on January 20.
Read more: The Times of Israel
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Israeli military says Hezbollah is smuggling weapons into Lebanon during ceasefire
Hezbollah terrorists are smuggling weapons into Lebanon despite an ongoing cease-fire agreement with Israel, the Israel Defense Forces alleged Saturday.
IDF Arabic Spokesperson Avichay Adraee wrote on X that "earlier today, Air Force fighter jets, under the direction of Military Intelligence, attacked military infrastructure near the border...
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Israeli drone strike targets Hamas cell near Jenin
The Israeli military carried out a drone strike against a Palestinian terrorist cell near Jenin in northern Samaria on Sunday morning, killing a Hamas operative responsible for a deadly shooting in the Jordan Valley last summer.
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IDF confirms Iranian-led forces sent to repel Syrian rebels
Iraqi forces backed by Iran have moved into Syria to support the government's efforts to counter insurgents who recently captured parts of Aleppo, according to the IDF and monitoring groups, marking an escalation in the regional conflict. IDF Spokesperson Daniel Hagari told Sky News on Monday that the movement of the Iranian proxies into Syria...
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Israel forces Iranian plane to reverse course over Syria
Israeli fighter jets on Sunday night intercepted an Iranian plane over Syria suspected to be transporting weapons to Hezbollah, forcing it to return to Tehran.
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IDF: Officer believed to be alive in Gaza was killed on Oct. 7
An Israeli soldier previously believed to be among the living hostages being held in Gaza by Hamas was killed on Oct. 7, 2023, and his body taken by the terrorists, the Israel Defense Forces revealed on Monday.
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Hamas calls for Gaza ceasefire as Lebanon truce takes key ally Hezbollah out of fight
Hamas indicated Wednesday that it was ready for a truce in Gaza as its key ally Hezbollah appeared to lay down arms after a ceasefire with Israel went into place, effectively leaving the Gaza terror group fighting alone.
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Israeli Air Force targets senior Hamas figure in Gaza City
The Israeli Air Force eliminated a senior member of Hamas’s Gaza City Brigade sniper unit overnight Tuesday, according to the Israel Defense Forces.
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Intercepted: Vast Iranian arms shipment intended for Samaria
Israel’s security forces recently thwarted an attempt by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to smuggle heavy weaponry to Palestinian terrorist cells in the Samaria city of Jenin, the Israel Defense Forces and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) said on Wednesday.
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Full text: The Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire deal
The following is the text of the deal that yielded a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon early on Wednesday morning. An almost identical text was first published by the UAE English daily The National. (A widely reported accompanying “side letter” setting out American commitments to Israel has not been seen by The Times of Israel or published...
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IAF destroyed secret Hezbollah rocket factory ahead of ceasefire
Shortly before the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah went into effect early Wednesday morning, Israeli jets dropped about 100 bombs on a top-secret factory for producing mid-range rockets, according to Hebrew media reports.
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IAF jets pound Hezbollah in Dahiyeh, kill cmdr. Ahmad Sabhi Hazima in Tyre
Israel Air Force jets carried out a series of strikes on Hezbollah infrastructure in Beirut's southern suburbs as well as in southern Lebanon, the military said on Tuesday. In one of the strikes the military reported on, a Hezbollah commander was killed.
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US seeking to leverage Lebanon ceasefire for Gaza deal
U.S. Special Coordinator for the Middle East Brett McGurk was scheduled to visit Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to discuss using a potential ceasefire in Lebanon as a stepping stone toward a similar agreement to halt hostilities in Gaza, the White House said on Monday.
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Katz gets approval to build Jordan fence to block Iranian plots
Defense Minister Israel Katz announced on Tuesday that he has won a years-long battle to get authority to build a new hi-tech border fence with Jordan to block smuggling, especially from Iran.
Read more: The Jerusalem Post
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IDF soldier seriously hurt in Hezbollah drone attack on Hermon
An Israeli soldier was critically wounded on Tuesday morning when a Hezbollah attack drone, launched from Lebanon, exploded in the Mount Hermon area of the Golan Heights without warning, according to the Israel Defense Forces.
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IDF troops reach Litani River in Lebanon for first time in over two decades
IDF troops carried out operations in the area of the Litani River in Lebanon, the military said on Tuesday, marking the first time in over two decades that IDF soldiers have reached the area.
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House members call for classified briefing on Turkey’s ties to Hamas
More than three dozen Democratic and Republican lawmakers are calling on the Biden administration to offer a classified briefing on Turkey’s support for Hamas, raising concerns that the U.S.-designated terrorist group may relocate its headquarters to the NATO-allied country.
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Iran to hold nuclear talks with three European powers in Geneva on Friday
Iran will hold talks about its disputed nuclear programme with three European powers on Nov. 29 , the Iranian foreign ministry said on Sunday, days after the U.N. atomic watchdog passed a resolution against Tehran.
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