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UK’s new solicitor general under fire for meetings with Hamas figures

(July 26, 2026 / JNS)
Andy Slaughter, the United Kingdom’s new solicitor general, one of the first appointments of U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham, is facing criticism after photographs and reports resurfaced showing him meeting Hamas officials during visits to Jerusalem and Gaza in 2010.

Read More…JNS

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Iran’s FM claims Ukraine struck Iranian vessel ‘at Israel’s behest,’ vows retaliation

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday vowed to respond against Ukraine for a deadly attack in the Caspian Sea that the minister claimed was carried out “at Israel’s behest.”

Read More…The Times of Israel 

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Khamenei says defense of Hezbollah remains Iran’s ‘strategic mandate’

(July 27, 2026 / JNS)
Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei reiterated on Sunday that any deal with the United States must include an “absolute, unconditional” end to the fighting in Lebanon, adding that the defense of the Hezbollah terror group remains the Islamic Republic’s “strategic mandate.”

Read More…JNS 

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Israel sends three tons of medical aid to Congo amid Ebola epidemic

(July 27, 2026 / JNS)
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said on Monday that Israel has delivered three tons of medical aid to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to assist its efforts to confront an Ebola outbreak.

Read More…JNS

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Netanyahu heads to Washington ahead of White House meeting with Trump

(July 27, 2026 / JNS)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu departed for Washington on Monday afternoon ahead of a White House meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, his office said.

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US Treasury sanctions Turkish, British-based Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas financial networks

The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated a senior UK-based Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood official, along with three other individuals and three entities that provided material support to Hamas terrorists, OFAC confirmed on Thursday.

Read More…The Jerusalem Post

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Israel begins preparing for 2,000-year anniversary of Jesus’s baptism

(July 24, 2026 / JNS)
Israel has begun its preparations for the 2,000th anniversary of the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River, which will be marked in 2030.

Read More…JNS

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Satellite images show Iran rapidly rebuilding sites hit by US and Israeli strikes

Iran has managed to rebuild a significant amount of infrastructure destroyed during its war with the US and Israel in recent months, ranging from bridges to missile bases, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.

Read More…The Times of Israel

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Attacker shouting ‘allahu akbar’ stabs Jewish man with a screwdriver in NYC

NEW YORK — An attacker stabbed a Jewish man while shouting “allahu akbar” in New York City on Thursday afternoon, the NYPD said, citing victim and witness statements.

Read More…The Times of Israel

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Israeli man killed, two wounded in Samaria terrorist attack

(July 24, 2026 / JNS)
An Israeli man was killed and two other Israeli men wounded in a terrorist shooting attack near Havat Gilad in Samaria on Friday morning after a group of Israelis hiking in the area was attacked by Palestinians, according to Magen David Adom and the Israeli military.

Read More…JNS

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US military carries out 12th consecutive night of strikes on Iran

U.S. Central Command completed its 12th consecutive night of strikes on Iran overnight Wednesday, targeting maritime capabilities, missile and drone storage facilities, coastal surveillance sites, and air defense assets.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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Hidden network drives Britain’s anti-Israel protest movement, report reveals

Since Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, attack, the United Kingdom has arguably seen the largest and most sustained anti-Israel protest movement in Europe. Hundreds of thousands poured into London’s streets at its height. It gave the impression of a grassroots uprising.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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Mossad says it foiled Iranian plot to infiltrate Israel, attack senior officials

Working with foreign intelligence services, Israel foiled an Iranian plot to send operatives into Israel to harm senior Israeli officials, the Mossad intelligence agency said in a statement on Thursday.

Read More: The Times of Israel

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IDF specifies terror affiliations of 12 Gazan soccer players killed in Israeli strikes; one was a FIFA ref

The Israeli military provided details Wednesday on 12 soccer players killed in the Gaza Strip during the war between Israel and Hamas who it said have been identified as terror operatives, slamming their international portrayal as innocent athletes.

Read More…The Times of Israel 

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Washington state man pleads guilty to plan to join ISIS

(July 23, 2026 / JNS)
Saed Ali Mirreh, of Kent, Wash., pleaded guilty Wednesday to trying to support ISIS, the U.S. Justice Department said.

Read More…JNS 

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IDF slays Hamas terrorist who invaded Israel on Oct. 7

(July 23, 2026 / JNS)
The Israel Defense Forces and the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) killed a Hamas terrorist this week who had infiltrated Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, along with two other Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip, the two security arms said in a joint statement.

Read More…JNS

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Trump: Iran will face ‘major military punishment’ for Houthi attacks on Saudi ships

US President Donald Trump warned Iran on Thursday that it would be held responsible if the Houthis in Yemen continue to target Saudi shipping, after the terror group fired on two Saudi tankers overnight.

Read More…The Times of Israel

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Israeli civilian, IDF soldier wounded in two Palestinian stabbing attacks in Samaria

(July 23, 2026 / JNS)
Two separate Palestinian stabbing attacks in Samaria on Thursday left an Israeli civilian seriously wounded and an IDF soldier lightly injured, while the attackers were killed by an armed civilian and Israeli troops, authorities said.

Read More…JNS