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Netanyahu, Rubio discuss Gaza war, ‘unwavering’ US support for Israel—PMO

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the Prime Minister’s Office announced on Sunday.

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Unprecedented protest wave against Erdogan intensifies

Five days after Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu was arrested by Turkish authorities, tens of thousands continued to take to the streets Monday night in protest of the regime's suppression of the opposition. In Istanbul, violent clashes broke out between demonstrators and police forces, who deployed extensive tear gas, batons, water cannons, and...

Waltz: ‘Iran in worst place since 1979’

U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz said on Sunday that Iran was “in the worst place it has been for its own national security since 1979,” while reiterating the Trump administration’s stance that Tehran must dismantle its nuclear project.

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One dead, one wounded in Galilee terror shooting

An 86-year-old man was killed, and a 20-year-old IDF soldier was seriously wounded in a terrorist attack near Yokneam in the Lower Galilee on Monday.
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Israel threatens to annex parts of Gaza unless Hamas frees hostages

Defense Minister Israel Katz on Friday threatened to annex parts of the Gaza Strip unless Hamas releases the 59 hostages still being held in the Palestinian enclave.

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Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system passes ‘most significant ever’ flight tests

Israel’s Ministry of Defense announced a “significant” milestone in the ongoing development of the Iron Dome missile defense system on Thursday, following the completion of comprehensive flight tests.

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‘Hamas eats like kings while hostages starve,’ Eli Sharabi tells UN

Eli Sharabi, 53, a former hostage held by Hamas in Gaza, told the United Nations Security Council on Thursday that the terror group exploits aid from the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees for its own enrichment.

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IDF expands ground ops to Rafah, pummels terror targets across Gaza

The Israel Defense Forces on Thursday began conducting ground operations to dismantle terror infrastructure in southern Gaza’s Rafah.

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Waltz: Hamas chose war

U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz on Thursday expressed strong backing for renewed Israeli military operations against the Hamas terror group in the Gaza Strip.

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‘Erasive’ antisemitism

This column has been adapted from a March 3 speech by Alyza D. Lewin at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pa.
Four years after Dr. Benjamin Rush founded Dickinson College, he attended a Jewish wedding. It was the wedding of Rachel Phillips to Michael Levy, held in Philadelphia in June 1787.
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Hearing on Huckabee nomination for US envoy to Israel slated for March 25

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee plans to hold a hearing on Mike Huckabee’s nomination as U.S. ambassador to Israel on March 25, according to a source close to the former Arkansas governor and pro-Israel Baptist minister.

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Netanyahu: ‘Larger front’ could open in Judea and Samaria amid Hamas war

Israeli security officials are aware that a “more intense front” could open in Judea and Samaria amid the resumption of combat with Hamas in Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday.
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IDF downs Houthi terror missile fired from Yemen

The Israel Defense Forces intercepted a missile fired by Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists in Yemen in the early hours of Thursday morning.
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IDF launches ground offensive in northern Gaza

Israel Defense Forces troops have initiated a ground operation along the coastal axis in the Beit Lahia area of northern Gaza, according to a joint statement from the IDF and the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) on Thursday afternoon.

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Google to buy Israeli startup Wiz for $32b

Google parent company Alphabet on Tuesday confirmed its $32 billion acquisition of Israeli cloud security firm Wiz, making it the tech giant’s largest deal to date.
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Rare Pakistani delegation visits Israel

A delegation of Pakistani journalists and educators made a rare visit to Israel last week, defying a travel ban by the South Asian Muslim country which has no diplomatic relations with the Jewish state.

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Turkey’s Erdogan calls Israel ‘a terror state that feeds on blood’

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan brands Israel a “terror state” following the most intense Israeli airstrikes in Gaza since a fragile ceasefire took effect last month.

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Turkey detains Erdogan’s main rival in what opposition calls ‘coup’

Turkish authorities detained President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival on Wednesday on charges including corruption and aiding a terrorist group, in what the main opposition party called "a coup attempt against our next president".

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Panic in Hamas over using phones and social media

Panic has gripped terrorist organizations in Gaza: A source within Hamas' security apparatus claims that in the past 24 hours most of the terrorists eliminated in the latest wave of Israeli airstrikes were targeted because they had "used phones and social media accounts."

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Captured Gaza records show that Iran, Hezbollah plotted with Hamas to destroy Israel

In the years leading up to its invasion of Israel on October 7, 2023, Hamas developed a concrete plan to destroy the Jewish state, in full coordination with Hezbollah and Iran, according to classified documents published by the Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center.

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