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Rubio reaffirms ‘unwavering’ support for Israel, slams surge in Jew-hatred

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday marked the second anniversary of Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre, reaffirming the Trump administration’s “unwavering” support for Israel’s right to defend itself and denouncing the “troubling” rise in antisemitism worldwide.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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In first, three shipwrecks from biblical times uncovered off the coast of Israel

The remains of three shipwrecks and their cargoes from the Iron Age (1200-586 BCE) have been retrieved in the ancient harbor of Dor, on the Carmel Coast in northern Israel, according to an academic paper recently published by the prestigious journal Antiquity. The discovery marks the first time shipwrecks from those times have been uncovered in…

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Video of Nepali hostage Bipin Joshi to be released Wednesday evening, family confirms

A video has obtained by Israeli intelligence units of Nepali captive Bipin Joshi and will be released Wednesday evening, according to an announcement from the Hostage Family Forum earlier Wednesday.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Greta uses Israeli hostage pic in Palestinian prisoner post

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg has drawn criticism for posting a picture of Israeli hostage Evyatar David in a social media post about the “suffering of Palestinian prisoners.”

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Two years after Oct. 7, Netanyahu vows Israel will prevail

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday marked two years since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led massacre, pledging that Israel “will prevail” and reaffirming his commitment to achieving all the war’s objectives—the recovery of the hostages, the elimination of Hamas in Gaza and ensuring that the Strip will never again pose a threat to the Jewish…

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Gazan terrorists fire rocket at Israel on Sukkot

Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday fired a rocket toward southern Israel on the second anniversary of Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, massacre, which this year coincides with the Sukkot holiday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Anti-Israel groups hold Oct. 7 rallies in major cities, campuses in U.S., Canada, Australia

Anti-Israel extremists planned to stage rallies across major cities and university campuses on the second anniversary of the October 7 massacre, expressing their solidarity with Palestinian terrorism.

Read more: i24 News

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1,152 Israeli security forces have fallen since Oct. 7, data show

More than 1,150 Israeli soldiers and security personnel have been killed, leaving more than 6,500 people bereaved since the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on the western Negev, according to data released on Monday by Israel’s Defense Ministry, National Insurance Institute and the Emotional First Aid (ERAN) organization.

Read more: Jewish News…

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Heroism amid chaos: Inside the IDF’s Urim base two years after Oct. 7

Traveling from Tel Aviv to Ofakim—about 100 kilometers south—and then another 15 kilometers by taxi along Route 241 and the infamous Route 232, we reached the Home Front Command base near Kibbutz Urim, where we met War Room Commander Capt. Gaya Shimsilshvili.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Two years after Oct. 7, Kibbutz Be’eri is beginning to rebuild

Just beyond the bright yellow entrance gates to Kibbutz Be’eri, on a patch of land that once housed a cowshed and dairy farm, a new neighborhood is taking shape, rising from the ashes of one of the communities hardest hit by Hamas’s October 7, 2023, massacre.
Read more: The Jerusalem Post

 

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New Jersey rabbi assaulted outside his home, helped by bystander; both lightly hurt

A US rabbi was assaulted outside his New Jersey home Sunday afternoon, in what authorities described as an “isolated incident” that may have been antisemitic in nature.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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WATCH: IDF reveals long-range rockets pointed toward Israel within Gaza City

Israeli forces discovered long-range rockets in Gaza City that were capable of striking deep within Israeli territory. When the rockets were found, they were positioned and ready to launch into the center of the country.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Trump: Hamas faces ‘complete obliteration’ if it clings to power

U.S. President Donald Trump warned that Hamas faces “complete obliteration” if it refuses to cede control of Gaza, as diplomatic efforts continue around his proposed ceasefire plan.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF intercepts Houthi drone launched from Yemen toward Eilat

The Israel Defense Forces on Sunday night said it “likely intercepted” a drone that was launched toward the southern part of the country by Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists from Yemen.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israeli delegation heads to Egypt for hostage talks with Hamas

An Israeli negotiating team headed by Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer was set to depart for Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt on Monday for indirect talks with Hamas terrorists regarding a hostage agreement.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Mossad helped Germany bust Hamas-linked terror cell in Berlin, PMO reveals

Three members of a terrorist cell with suspected links to Hamas were arrested by Germany’s domestic intelligence service (BFV) on Wednesday, thanks to Mossad intelligence, the Prime Minister’s Office announced in a Friday statement.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Foreign Ministry: Flotilla to Gaza had no humanitarian supplies

None of the 40 vessels participating in the Global Sumud Flotilla, which Israel intercepted on Yom Kippur, was carrying humanitarian aid, according to the Israeli Foreign Affairs Ministry.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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West turns to ‘snapback’ sanctions against Iran’s ‘resistance’ posture

The United Nations has moved to reimpose international sanctions on Iran under the “snapback” mechanism built into the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear deal, restoring restrictions on arms transfers, missile technology and sensitive financial dealings.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate