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Israel warns citizens of heightened global terror risk ahead of Passover

Israel’s National Security Council issued a heightened travel advisory on Tuesday, warning that Iran, Hamas and other extremist groups could target Israeli and Jewish individuals abroad during the upcoming Passover holiday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Trump administration targets billions in funding to Harvard

The Trump administration will scrutinize billions of dollars in federal funding to Harvard University, The Washington Post reported Monday, marking another escalation in the administration’s efforts to force change at prominent universities that failed to adequately respond to escalating protests and ensure campus safety during the Israel-Gaza…

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Trump: US strikes will continue until Houthi attacks stop

U.S. President Donald Trump delivered a pointed message to Yemen’s Houthi rebels and their Iranian supporters on Monday, warning that U.S. military operations would not let up until hostile actions against American naval vessels come to a halt.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israel confronts Egypt over ‘major’ peace treaty violation

Israel has approached Egypt and the US with a request to begin dismantling military infrastructure constructed by the Egyptian army in Sinai that violates the peace agreement between the countries. A senior security official characterized the Egyptian actions as a “major violation” of the security annex during a conversation with journalists.

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Israel kills top Hezbollah terrorist in Lebanon’s Dahieh district

Israel’s security forces announced on Tuesday that Hassan Ali Mahmoud Bdeir, a senior operative in Hezbollah’s Unit 3900 and the Iranian Quds Force, was eliminated in a precision airstrike overnight Monday in the Hezbollah stronghold of Dahieh, south of Beirut.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Trump threatens ‘there will be bombing’ if Iran fails to make deal on nukes

US President Donald Trump threatened Iran on Sunday with bombing and secondary tariffs if Tehran did not come to an agreement with Washington over its nuclear program.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Israel orders mass evacuation of Rafah as offensive intensifies

The Israeli military has issued large-scale evacuation orders across most of Rafah in southern Gaza, signaling a major intensification in its military campaign following the breakdown of a recent ceasefire and the renewal of operations targeting Hamas.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israel nabs Samaria terrorist cell Hamas ran from Turkey

Israeli security forces foiled a terrorist plot to carry out attacks in Judea and Samaria that was directed and funded by Hamas headquarters in Turkey, the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) said on Monday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Echoing Hamas, Erdogan reportedly calls for Israel’s destruction amid push to rekindle ties with Trump

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reportedly called for the destruction of Israel during Eid al-Fitr prayers at the Çamlıca Mosque in Istanbul on Sunday.
Read more: Fox News

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Israeli, US strikes destroyed most of Houthi missile arsenal

Yemen’s Houthi terrorist forces have suffered a significant reduction in their missile-launch capabilities due to a series of coordinated airstrikes by Israeli and American forces, Hebrew media reported on Monday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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‘The police are coming to kill us’: Inside Turkey’s uprising against Erdogan

The morning air in Sarachane Square carries a confusing mixture of scents. Tear gas from last night’s demonstrations mingles with the aroma of simit, the Turkish bagels sold at every street corner for breakfast. The spots where protesters burned tires yesterday remain visible on the black asphalt, but the square is mostly quiet now, with passersby…

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Qatari defense minister in past tweets: ‘We are all Hamas’

As part of a cabinet reshuffle on Nov. 12, Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani appointed the head of his office, Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, as deputy prime minister and minister of state for defense affairs.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Sanders forces Senate vote on blocking arms sales to Israel

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced Thursday he will force up to eight Senate votes next week on joint resolutions of disapproval aimed at blocking $8.8 billion in U.S. arms sales to Israel, citing concerns over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Rockets fired at Israel from Lebanon amid rising tensions

For the third time since the ceasefire with Beirut took effect on Nov. 27, terrorists in Lebanon fired rockets into northern Israel, with air raid sirens sounding in Kiryat Shmona and surrounding areas on Friday morning.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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In first since cease-fire, Israel strikes Beirut’s Dahieh district

For the first time since a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah went into effect last year, the IDF on Friday carried out a limited strike on a building in Beirut’s Dahieh district, following rocket fire at northern Israel.

Read more: Ynet News

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IDF security zones in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria ‘permanent,’ official says

Israel’s Cabinet Secretary Yossi Fox said on Wednesday that the Israeli army would maintain a permanent security presence in Gaza, Southern Lebanon and Syria.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Anti-US, anti-police sentiment increases 186% in pro-Palestinian groups since Oct. 7

There has been a 186% increase in anti-American and anti-police sentiment among ‘pro-Palestinian’ groups since October 7, according to a Wednesday report carried out by the US-based think tank Capital Research Center.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Hamas reports senior spokesman killed by Israeli strike in Jabalia

Senior Hamas spokesperson Abdul Latif al-Qanou was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Jabalia area of northern Gaza overnight Wednesday, according to the terrorist organization.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate