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‘Where are they in your film?’: Oct. 7 survivor who lost husband, son confronts ‘NAZA’ directors

A confrontation broke out Thursday evening during a screening of the film NAZA in the Dutch city of Delft after the wife and mother of two Israelis murdered by Hamas during the October 7 massacre confronted the public about the film’s directors, Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, and the assertions they reached during the documentary.

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Louisiana brothers charged with bankrolling Hamas

Omar Adhami and Abdel Adhami, two Louisiana brothers, face federal charges of using online payment services to finance Hamas, and referring to “bread” as a code word on WhatsApp to mask their allegedly illegal activity, according to criminal complaints filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on Sept. 11 and unsealed on…

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UAE president’s senior advisor calls flydubai plane hijacking ‘dangerous terrorist attack’

The United Arab Emirate’s president’s diplomatic advisor, Anwar Gargash, said on Friday that the recent attempted hijacking of a flydubai flight to Tel Aviv was a “dangerous terrorist act.”

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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‘I couldn’t let all of them die’: Flydubai captain recounts opening cockpit door with ‘last push’ after copilot stabbed him

In a call with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Indian airline captain who helped thwart Wednesday’s terrorist attack on a flydubai flight to Tel Aviv recounted how he pushed the cockpit door open while fighting for his life after his copilot stabbed him and the plane began to plummet.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Iran weighing options against US, Israel as nuclear talks stall, Israeli defense official says

Iran is weighing how to respond to growing US pressure as nuclear negotiations with Washington remain stalled, creating an increasingly complex regional situation, a senior Israeli defense official said on Friday.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post 

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IDF says it killed Oct. 7 Hamas operative identified as journalist, vows to expose others

A Palestinian journalist who the Israeli military said participated in the Hamas-led October 7 onslaught was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip on Wednesday as the IDF vowed to expose the terror affiliations of dozens more Palestinian journalists killed in the war.

Read More: The Times of Israel

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Hailing pilot and three Israeli heroes, passengers say midair ‘miracles’ thwarted alleged attempt to crash plane

Passengers saved from a copilot’s apparent attempt to crash a flydubai flight landed safely in Israel on Wednesday, with the heroes who thwarted him sharing the story of their efforts after arriving at Ben Gurion Airport.

Read More: The Times of Israel

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Trump recounts ‘incredible story’ of Israeli plumber who helped save flydubai flight

U.S. President Donald Trump said that he talked to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after an incident in which a co-pilot on a flydubai aircraft heading to Tel Aviv allegedly stabbed the captain.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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House panel urges removal of tax-emption for charity with alleged Palestinian terror ties

Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee said that they were concerned that foreign grants from the Middle East Children’s Alliance benefitted the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
Read More…JNS 

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CENTEF report reveals Hezbollah acquired $157m of weapons in 2024, majority provided freely by Iran

The report, titled Hezbollah Financial Statements, is the first installment in a series set to expose Hezbollah’s spending on media, payments to wounded fighters, and its military infrastructure.
Read More…The Jerusalem Post

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Palestine Action US founder funded radical media outlets, is tied to Iranian state TV – exclusive

Palestine Action is an anti-Israel protest group founded in the UK in 2020. It was proscribed after being designated a terrorist organization in the UK in 2025.
Read More…The Jerusalem Post

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‘Immense courage and resolve’: Pilot feted for crucial role in saving the lives of all aboard flydubai 1073

Indian national Smit Machchhar undergoes surgery in Saudi Arabia after being attacked by Omani copilot, who Netanyahu says ‘obviously hated Israelis’ while acknowledging his ‘exact background’ remains unclear
Read More…The Times of Israel 

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Evangelical leader slams Palestinian official’s Bible claims as ‘contemptible’

Pastor John Hagee challenged the Palestinian ambassador to the UK’s biblical interpretations
Read More…Fox News

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Dem, GOP senators demand answers from Meta on Jew-hating bot networks

“We cannot continue to play catch up as foreign agents and extremists abuse American social media platforms to spread hate and sow discord on American soil and across the globe,” Sens. James Lankford and Jacky Rosen told Mark Zuckerberg.
Read More…JNS

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Florida designates CAIR as domestic terror group

“The free state of Florida will not launder terrorism through our schools,” the state’s attorney general said. “We will name these groups, cut off the money and hold those who bankroll them accountable.”
Read More…JNS

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US Senate blocks resolution on Judea and Samaria rights report

Lawmakers rejected a measure demanding an assessment of Israeli actions in the biblical heartland after opponents warned it politicized the alliance.
Read More…JNS

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Iran is renewing progress on its nuclear program, Netanyahu tells UAE President MBZ – report

According to the report, the information Netanyahu presented included details about new construction work at the mountainous site known as “Pickaxe Mountain,” about 140 miles south of Tehran.
Read More…The Jerusalem Post 

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Iran threatens to attack Mideast infrastructure after Trump dismisses Hormuz proposal

Tehran awaiting ‘final US response’ from mediators to its demands for truce, end of blockade, and sanctions relief as preconditions for nuclear talks; Russia says Iran should stay in NPT
Read More…The Times of Israel