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US lifts blockade of Iranian ports following agreement with Tehran

“All U.S. military blockade enforcement efforts have ceased,” U.S. Central Command stated.

Senior US official reveals text of Iran agreement for first time

The senior official read aloud the text of the Trump administration’s memorandum of understanding with Iran in a call with reporters, revealing the full text.

‘We are a superpower,’ Iranian spokesman declares after Trump signs deal

“Iran has defeated two nuclear powers that some other countries were also supporting,” Esmaeil Baghaei said.

Germany recorded 8,725 antisemitic incidents in 2025, independent watchdog says

Germany recorded 8,725 antisemitic incidents in 2025, the highest level on record, according to RIAS. The report highlights rising violence, online threats, and a surge in Israel-related antisemitism.

Secret Hamas records given to ‘Post’ expose covert deception plan behind October 7 – exclusive

The documents, provided by the Meir Amit Institute, detail the progression of Hamas’s secret plans to systematically deceive Israel into complacency before the October 7 massacre.
Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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‘Blood libel’: Israel cuts ties with top EU diplomat over ‘apartheid’ remarks

“I have no choice but to sever all contact with Ms. Kallas,” Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar tweeted.
Read more: JNS

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IDF reservist killed by Hezbollah in Lebanon

Alexander Filin is the 18th Israeli to be killed by Hezbollah since April 16, when Jerusalem and Beirut agreed to a U.S.-mediated ceasefire.
Read more: JNS

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US, Iran sign war-ending deal, which enters into effect 2 days earlier than planned

‘This was not easy,’ says Trump as he inks agreement; Iran gloats it achieved ‘everything’ it wanted; Hormuz to open ‘immediately’ but Tehran says tolls to be charged after 60 days
Read more: The Times of Israel

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Germany records highest-ever number of antisemitic incidents

The number of antisemitic incidents documented in Germany in 2025 rose slightly from the previous year to a record 8,725, the Berlin-based Federal Association of Departments for Research and Information on Antisemitism (RIAS) said in its annual report on Wednesday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israel-Lebanon talks said close to yielding lasting ceasefire deal

Israel and Lebanon are nearing a US-mediated lasting ceasefire agreement, a report said Tuesday, as Israel and American officials insisted that the US-Iran deal signed Sunday does not mandate an IDF withdrawal from the areas of southern Lebanon it currently controls.

Trump: MOU with Iran ‘not final,’ we’ll go ‘back to dropping bombs’ if talks fail

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that the memorandum of understanding digitally signed this week with Iran is “not final,” warning that Washington would resume military strikes against Iran if “they don’t behave” and adding that a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz was unavoidable.

‘Just lots of questions,’ experts say of reported terms of US deal with Ira

As details of U.S. President Donald Trump’s new Iran framework agreement begin to emerge, Jewish organizations and policy experts said that questions remain whether its terms go far enough and if Tehran can be trusted to adhere to them.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Netanyahu avoids criticizing US-Iran deal, claims war’s main goals have been achieved

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a press conference on Monday evening, his first in three months, following the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran to end the war, during which the prime minister asserted that the fighting was successful but admitted he still does not know what is written in the deal.

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Israeli strikes kills two Hamas cell commanders

The Israeli Air Force on Monday killed two Hamas cell commanders in separate strikes in the Gaza Strip.

According to the military, Saleh Ramadan Muhammad Khalifa, identified as a cell leader in Hamas’ Nuseirat Battalion, was killed in a strike in central Gaza.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Netanyahu: Iran will not have nukes ‘with or without an agreement’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Monday night to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon “with or without an agreement.”

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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South Carolina man charged with hate crime of vandalizing Charlotte Jewish sites, including with symbol Graham Platner had tattooed

Dalton Ray Mullis, 24, of Indian Land in South Carolina, was arrested on June 11 and charged with a hate crime for allegedly posting antisemitic materials, including a Totenkopf, on “multiple” sites in a Jewish complex in Charlotte, the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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France walls off Israeli booths at Paris defense show

Management at the June 15-19 Eurosatory land and air-land defense exhibition in Paris boarded up Israeli pavilions even though they adhered to organizers’ discriminatory restrictions, Israel’s Defense Ministry said on Monday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Rejecting pressure to leave Lebanon, Israel says IDF will stay in security zones indefinitely

Israel’s policy is for the Israel Defense Forces to remain in security zones across Lebanon, Syria and Gaza “indefinitely” to protect Israeli border communities from jihadist threats, Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Monday, even as Tehran seeks to tie an emerging U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding to Hezbollah.