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Hamas likely to reject Trump’s peace plan for Gaza, terror group official tells BBC

Hamas will likely reject US President Donald Trump's 20-point peace plan that would end the war in Gaza and see the release of the remaining 48 hostages, a senior official of the terrorist organization told the BBC on Wednesday.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Knesset panel to hold urgent debate on UAV incursions from Egypt

The Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee is set to convene on Oct. 15 for an urgent discussion about drone infiltrations on the Jewish state’s southern border with Egypt, lawmaker Zvi Sukkot said Monday.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Wounded Oct. 7 survivor weds longtime partner

Michelle Rukovicin, the most severely wounded survivor of the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, massacres, married her partner on Tuesday night in a ceremony celebrated as a symbol of resilience.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF chief: ‘Consequential crossroads’ in war against Hamas

Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir toured the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, praising troops for their performance in “Operation Gideon’s Chariots II.”

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Qatar, Egypt and Turkey said to urge Hamas to accept Trump’s Gaza ceasefire proposal

Qatar, Egypt and Turkey have urged Hamas to give a positive response to US President Donald Trump’s proposed Gaza ceasefire-hostage deal, Axios reported Tuesday, as separate reports indicated the terror group considers the offer unjust and is likely to reject it.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Israeli security agencies thwart ISIS-linked bombing plot in Acre

Israel’s security agencies thwarted an ISIS-inspired terrorist bombing targeting Israel Defense Forces soldiers in the northern city of Acre, the Israel Police and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) revealed on Tuesday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Hamas-linked flotilla nears Gaza as Israeli Navy readies interception

The “Global Sumud Flotilla,” which seeks to breach Israel’s naval blockade of the Gaza Strip, reported on Tuesday morning that it was about 150 nautical miles (173 statute miles) from the territory.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Hamas begins ‘series of consultations’ in response to Trump’s Gaza peace proposal

Hamas has “begun a series of consultations” to discuss US President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan, a Palestinian source close to the terror group told AFP on Tuesday.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Full text: Trump’s ‘Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict’

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sept. 29, 2025, unveiled a comprehensive proposal to end the Israel-Hamas war. Below is the full text of the 20-point ‘Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict’...

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Trump unveils ‘historic’ Gaza peace plan, hails backing from Israel, Arab and Muslim states

US President Donald Trump laid out his plan for ending the war in Gaza during a White House press conference with visiting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, declaring that Washington is “beyond very close” to reaching a deal after Jerusalem accepted the proposal, while Arab and Muslim countries committed to disarming Hamas.

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Iran hangs ‘one of most important spies’ for Israel amid wave of executions

Iran executed a man named Bahman Choubi-asl on Monday, the judiciary’s news outlet Mizan said, saying the defendant was “one of the most important spies for Israel in Iran.”

Read more: The Times of Israel

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‘Dirty Jew, I’m going to kill you’: Man injured in antisemitic attack in Paris suburb

A 67-year-old man wearing a kippah was violently attacked by a man who made antisemitic threats on Saturday in Yerres (Essonne), a suburb south of Paris.

According to a police source, the attack took place around 7:45 a.m. in the town in the northern Essonne region, bordering Val-de-Marne.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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IDF intercepts Yemen ballistic missile; Houthis say it had cluster bomb warhead

A ballistic missile launched by the Houthis in Yemen at Israel overnight Sunday was intercepted by air defenses, the military said.

There were no immediate reports of impacts or injuries. Sirens had sounded in central Israel and in several southern West Bank settlements shortly before 1 a.m.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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IDF officer severely injured in blast at Syrian outpost

An Israel Defense Forces reserve officer was severely wounded on Monday in an explosion at a military outpost in southern Syria, the army said.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Trump to meet Netanyahu at White House amid talks on emerging Hamas deal

U.S. President Donald Trump was scheduled to welcome Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Monday morning amid talks for an emerging ceasefire deal with Hamas.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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In largest strikes yet, IAF jets bomb Houthi military sites in Yemen after drone attack

The Israeli Air Force carried out strikes on Thursday against Houthi military sites in Yemen’s capital Sanaa, in response to the Iran-backed group’s repeated attacks on Israel, including a drone attack on Eilat a day prior.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Anti-Israel activist sentenced to 19.5 years for firebombing Berkeley police car, arson attacks

Casey Robert Goonan, 35, of Oakland, was sentenced to more than 19.5 years in federal prison on Tuesday for firebombing a University of California, Berkeley police car,  a series of arson attacks on the public school’s campus and an attempted firebombing of a federal building.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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US-Turkey arms deal risks Israel’s air superiority

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is expected to visit the White House for the first time in six years, bringing with him a series of proposed agreements aimed at repairing the fractured relationship between the two NATO member states.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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‘Cheap stunts,’ Israeli envoy says of Palestinian mass walkout planned for Netanyahu UN speech

The Palestinian Authority’s mission to the United Nations has been encouraging countries to walk out on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his speech before the U.N. General Assembly on Friday, per a message that JNS viewed.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Netanyahu slams western leader who recognized Palestinian state at UNGA

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began his address to the UN General Assembly on Friday by placing the October 7 Hamas massacre at the center of his remarks.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post