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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...
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...
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...
Ramat Gan mayor estimates damage at $11 million, says collapsed building will be rebuilt; visiting site, education minister says students will be back in same school soon
A multistory school building in Ramat Gan that collapsed when it was hit by the rocket warhead from a partially intercepted ballistic missile fired at Israel by Houthi rebels in...
Palestinian terrorists overnight Tuesday shot and lightly wounded an Israeli bus driver bringing Jewish pilgrims to Joseph’s Tomb in Nablus (Shechem) in Samaria.
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The value of the Iranian currency, the rial, fell to its lowest level ever on Wednesday, after losing more than 10% of its value since Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election in November. The drop in the currency's value comes at a time when the Islamic Republic is facing major strategic setbacks in the form of the crushing of...
CIA Director Bill Burns is set to meet Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in Doha on Wednesday, in an effort to bridge the remaining gaps between Israel and Hamas on a Gaza deal, sources with knowledge of the talks told Reuters on Tuesday.
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The Israel Defense Forces on Tuesday announced plans to establish five new reserve brigades, designated as “David Brigades,” following a comprehensive operational review and assessment of the country’s current security needs.
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The United Kingdom, France and Germany on Tuesday called on Iran to “reverse its nuclear escalation,” claiming that there is no “credible civilian justification” for the amount of highly enriched uranium it is stockpiling, AFP reported.
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Senior U.S. officials are warning that Turkey appears to be preparing for a large-scale military offensive into Kurdish-held territory in Syria, citing an alarming buildup of forces along the border, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
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American forces carried out an airstrike against a Houthi command and control in Yemen on Monday, according to U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM).
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Two Israel Defense Forces soldiers were killed during counter-terror operations in the southern Gaza Strip, the military announced Tuesday morning.
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Unverified videos circulating on social media show Palestinian gunmen in Jenin acknowledging their connections to the Islamic Republic of Iran and its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and pledging their commitment to Tehran’s objective of exporting the Islamic Revolution.
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The Israel Defense Forces announced on Monday night that after three months of combat against Hezbollah in Southern Lebanon, 98th Division forces are redeploying to the Gaza Strip.
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Talks toward a hostage release deal have gained significant traction, an Israeli government official said on Monday evening. Recent negotiations have focused on bridging gaps, particularly regarding the deployment of Israeli forces along the Philadelphi and Netzarim corridors during a ceasefire. Reuters reported that an Israeli delegation has...
Soldiers from the Israel Defense Forces’ 91st Division have confiscated more than 10,000 Hezbollah weapons in Southern Lebanon over the past few months, the IDF said on Sunday.
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Community leaders in the Syrian side of the Golan, including at least one mayor, openly met with IDF officers holding the area, an Israeli newspaper reported on Sunday.
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Intensified assaults on Kurdish-held regions in northeast Syria in recent days by a Turkish-backed umbrella group of factions are a threat to Israeli security interests, according to Israeli observers.
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“We are the closest to a hostage deal since the last one,” Defense Minister Israel Katz told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Monday.
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Israel conducted a wave of airstrikes in Syria overnight Sunday, with local media reporting that the attacks were so powerful that they triggered minor earthquakes.
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