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Israel ‘took the land’ from Palestinians, has ‘ceded moral ground,’ Obama tells Belfast crowd

Former US president Barack Obama said on Tuesday that Israel “took land off people and they were excessive,” in reference to Israel’s treatment of the Palestinian people throughout the history of the nation.

Read More: The Jerusalem Post

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Knesset speaker rejects genocide charges in speech to European parliamentary leaders

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana, addressing European parliamentary leaders in Rome on Thursday, rejected allegations of genocide in Gaza and accused world leaders of spreading falsehoods for political gain, drawing some applause.

Read More: The Times of Israel

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How the Houthis are helping Iran turn Saudi Arabia into a pressure point

The Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia are about more than Yemen.

Read More: The Times of Israel

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German court sentences two for plotting to kill leader of German Jewish community for Iran

A Hamburg court ruled that Iranian intelligence recruited a man to carry out state-sponsored terrorism in Germany, sentencing him to eight and a half years in prison.
Read More…The Jerusalem Post

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Online antisemitism hits record high three years after October 7, study finds

No social network has dipped back to pre-Oct. 7 hate level, Australian Online Hate Prevention Institute says, adding the data refutes claim that legitimate criticism of Israel is mislabeled as Jew-hatred
Read More…The Times of Israel 

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Iran warned Hezbollah to prepare for war as it expects US strikes soon, diplomats tell ‘Post’

According to the sources, Iran’s message to Hezbollah was: “We estimate that an American attack is a matter of time – you should also be prepared.”
Read More…The Jerusalem Post 

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‘Sa’ir Brigades’: Israel Police bust suspected Palestinian terror cell in Judea and Samaria

Five suspects, aged 15, were arrested in a joint operation with the IDF and Shin Bet.
Read More…JNS

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Hamas payment demands prompt Gaza traders to suspend deliveries, COGAT says

Israeli body says merchants report threats and demands for NIS 10,000 per truck, raising concerns over disruptions to goods and drinking water supplies

Read More…i24News

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NY man who said put ‘all Jews in gas chamber’ charged with threatening FBI agents who investigated him

Dylan Daniell is also accused of calling a Jewish Lakewood, N.J., charity and saying that he “would like to kill Benjamin Netanyahu and all the Jews.”
Read More…JNS

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IDF establishing new corps for countering low-altitude drones amid growing UAV threat

For more than a decade, the IDF has been trying to address the threat posed by drones operating in the airspace close to the ground, using a variety of methods.
Read More…The Jerusalem Post 

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Houthis building new longer-range missiles with Chinese-imported parts – report

WSJ cites arms-tracking group’s assessment of Yemeni rebels’ efforts to make a variant of Iran’s Kheibar Shekan ballistic missiles, which could have a 1,900-km range
Read More…The Times of Israel 

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Colombia becomes 10th country with embassy in Jerusalem

Israel’s foreign minister called it a historic day for ties between the two countries and an important day for the capital.
Read More…JNS 

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Greek minister dismisses anti-Israel protests as ‘antisemitic propaganda’

A senior Greek government minister on Monday voiced strong support for burgeoning ties with Israel amid a strengthening regional alliance, dismissing as “antisemitic propaganda” claims by anti-Israel activists and saying they have little impact on the government or Greek society at large.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Palestinian terror suspect caught filming Bnei Brak light rail

The Israel Police said on Tuesday that it had arrested a Palestinian suspected of past involvement in terror attacks who was in Israel illegally, posed as a citizen and filmed inside a light-rail station.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Student killed in blast near Lebanon border ID’d as 9th grader Elazar Yair Wilensky

A high schooler killed in a Monday explosion of Hezbollah ordnance during a school trip near the Lebanon border was named as 9th grader Elazar Yair Wilensky.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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US, UK among 29 countries condemning Iranian hybrid attacks, state-sponsored violence in West

The foreign ministers of 29 countries, led by the UK, released a joint statement on Monday condemning Iranian hybrid attacks and state-sponsored violence outside of its own borders, including arson, cyberattacks, and sabotage plots.

Read more: Jerusalem Post

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Iran fortifies nuclear sites, rebuilds missile arsenal as it prepares for the next war

Satellite images show that Iran is fortifying various locations as it may be preparing for renewed war, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
Read more: Jerusalem Post

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Security footage shows deadly Houthi missile attack on Riyadh airport over weekend

Muslim pilgrims wrapped in white garments queued for a document check at Riyadh’s international airport when a powerful explosion brought chunks of the ceiling down on their heads, security footage released on Monday by Saudi authorities showed.

Read more: The Times of Israel