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Kazakhstan to join Abraham Accords, Witkoff to announce tonight

US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff is expected to announce that Kazakhstan will join the Abraham Accords on Thursday evening, a source with knowledge of the matter told The Jerusalem Post.

Read More: The Jerusalem Post

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Man suspected of helping plan Hamas attacks on Jewish targets in Europe is arrested

Police seized weapons and arrested a British man suspected of links to alleged Hamas members in Germany who are accused of plotting attacks on Jewish targets, authorities said Thursday.

Read More: The Times of Israel

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Trump admin sanctions Hezbollah operatives pulling in illicit funds from Iran

The U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctioned Hezbollah operatives, who it said exploited Lebanon’s cash economy to funnel more than $1 billion to the terror group this year, the agency announced on Thursday.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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Iranian terror cell that allegedly targeted Jews arrested in Europe

An Afghan national was arrested in Denmark on Wednesday on suspicion of taking part in an Iranian plot to attack Jewish targets in Germany, the Associated Press reported.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF targets Hezbollah rebuilding effort in Tyre after terror group breaches ceasefire

The IDF confirmed carrying out an airstrike targeting Hezbollah infrastructure in the Lebanese city of Tyre on Thursday.
According to the IDF, the site belonged to Hezbollah’s Construction Unit. It was used to manufacture equipment used by the terror group to rebuild its infrastructure that had been previously targeted and dismantled during the…

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Freed Israeli hostage says captors sexually abused, tortured him

Recently released Israeli hostage Rom Braslavski has revealed for the first time that he was sexually abused and tortured by his captors in the Gaza Strip.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Deceased hostage returned by Hamas identified as Tanzanian national Joshua Loitu Mollel

Remains returned from Gaza to Israel overnight were identified as those of Tanzanian national Joshua Loitu Mollel, Israeli authorities said Thursday.

Military and Foreign Ministry representatives notified Mollel’s family that his body was returned to Israel after forensic experts completed the identification.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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INTERVIEW: CUFI Action Fund’s Sandra Hagee Parker explains why supporting Israel is grounded in Christianity

Washington Reporter:

Can you tell us about your role and how you ended up at CUFI’s Action Fund?

Sandra Hagee Parker

CUFI began in 2006, and with its exponential growth, it became clear that we needed a full-time team in Washington, D.C. to ensure that our members and their issues were well represented year-round, at both the state and…

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10 injured in ramming on French island of Oleron; suspect yells ‘Allahu Akbar’

A 35-year-old man rammed his car into pedestrians and cyclists on Wednesday on the French Atlantic island of Oleron, wounding 10 people, four of them seriously, a prosecutor said.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Israel sends medical team to Jamaica for hurricane relief

An Israeli medical delegation is heading to Jamaica to provide humanitarian assistance to the Caribbean island nation in the aftermath of last week’s Hurricane Melissa, Jerusalem’s health and foreign ministries announced on Wednesday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF kills two terrorists trying to cross Yellow Line in central Gaza Strip

IDF soldiers killed two terrorists in the central Gaza Strip who were attempting to cross the Yellow Line and approach troops stationed in the area, the military said on Wednesday.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Body of IDF soldier Itay Chen, killed fighting Hamas on Oct. 7, returned to Israel

Military representatives notified the family of Staff Sgt. Itay Chen that his body was returned to Israel by Hamas on Tuesday night, following the completion of identification efforts by forensic experts.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Far-left, anti-Israel candidate Zohran Mamdani wins New York City mayoral race

Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday was elected mayor of New York City, capping a stunning rise for the far-left anti-Israel activist and state assembly member who, at 34, will be the city’s youngest mayor in over a century.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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In Germany, Jordan’s queen equates Israeli language on Gaza to Nazi propaganda

Speaking at a youth conference in Germany on Monday, Jordan’s Queen Rania appeared to equate Israel’s attitude toward the Palestinians to Nazi Germany’s dehumanization of Jews.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Thousands pay final respects as IDF colonel laid to rest after return from Gaza

Thousands of Israelis paid their last respects to Israel Defense Forces Col. Asaf Hamami on Tuesday at the Kiryat Shaul Military Cemetery in Tel Aviv, two days after his body was released from Gaza by Hamas.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Hamas says it will return remains of Israeli hostage at 8 p.m.

Hamas has announced it will return the remains of an Israeli hostage at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
The hostage was reportedly killed east of the Shejaia neighborhood, Hamas said.
Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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‘Hamas could be taken out immediately if they don’t behave,’ Trump tells ‘60 Minutes’

In a “60 Minutes” interview at Mar-a-Lago on Oct. 31, which aired on Sunday, U.S. President Donald Trump said that “Hamas could be taken out immediately if they don’t behave.”

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Former US VP Dick Cheney dies at 84

Former U.S. vice president Dick Cheney died on Monday at the age of 84, his family announced on Tuesday. The conservative Republican served two terms as the nation’s 46th vice president under president George W. Bush.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate