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Iran’s President Pezeshkian speaks with Hamas leader, praises Houthis

According to Iranian state media, IRNA, on Monday, the new president of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian, spoke with Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh who “expressed gratitude towards the Islamic Republic of Iran over its support for the Palestinian cause, and called for stepped-up diplomatic efforts to end the Israeli regime’s aggression against Gaza.”

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Google close to acquiring Israeli cybersecurity start-up Wiz for $23 billion – WSJ report

Google is in advanced talks to acquire Israeli cybersecurity start-up Wiz for $23 billion, according to a Wall Street Journal report on Sunday.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Israeli officials to hold ‘strategic dialogue’ on Iran threat in DC

Israeli National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi and Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer will hold high-level meetings on the Iranian threat at the White House this week, the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem confirmed on Saturday night.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF confirms death of Mohammed Deif’s deputy in Gaza strike

The Israel Defense Forces confirmed on Sunday that Rafa’a Salameh, the commander of Hamas’s Khan Younis Brigade, was killed the previous day in a targeted airstrike on terrorist infrastructure in southern Gaza.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Hostage talks to continue despite strike targeting Deif

Israeli diplomatic sources estimate that despite the strike targeting Hamas military commander Mohammed Deif on Saturday, negotiations for a ceasefire and the release of hostages will continue, Israel National News reported on Monday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Netanyahu to meet Biden at the White House on July 22

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to meet President Joe Biden at the White House on July 22, ahead of his address to a joint session of Congress, an Israeli official said on Sunday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Biden indicates Israel can pursue Hamas leadership after war, which ‘should end now’

In a much-anticipated news conference following the end of the NATO Summit in Washington on Thursday, US President Joe Biden appeared to suggest that ending the war in Gaza would not mean Israel would have to stop going after Hamas’s leadership.

Read More: The Times of Israel

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Iran Can Produce ‘Multiple Nuclear Weapons Within Days,’ Foreign Policy Leaders Say, Underscoring ‘Urgent Need’ for Action

Iran is quietly accelerating its nuclear program “to a point where the regime can now produce enough weapons-grade uranium for multiple nuclear weapons within days,” according to a broad coalition of think tanks and advocacy groups.

Read More: Free Beacon

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Hezbollah drone kills IDF soldier in Western Galilee

An Israel Defense Forces soldier was killed on Thursday in a Hezbollah drone strike near Kibbutz Kabri, the military announced on Friday morning.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israel: ‘No role for UNRWA in Gaza’ as agency hires Hamas by hundreds

The Prime Minister’s Office slammed the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees a day after Israel’s Foreign Ministry revealed that the aid agency is employing hundreds of terrorists.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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Decision on Hezbollah must come ‘very soon’, senior MK tells European diplomats

A decision about how to solve the Hezbollah threat in northern Israel “will have to be taken very soon,” a senior lawmaker told European diplomats in the evacuated northern city of Kiryat Shmona on Thursday.

Read More: The Times of Israel

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NATO’s Rogue State

Turkey continues to undermine U.S., Israeli, and Western interests. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan must stop supporting Russia, cease undermining the NATO alliance, and end backing for Hamas.

Read More: The National Interest

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IDF takes out Rafah terror cell that fired five rockets

The Israeli Air Force on Thursday morning eliminated a group of terrorists who less than 30 minutes earlier fired five rockets from Rafah in southern Gaza at Israeli border communities.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Window for Biden to broker Israeli-Saudi deal before election has shut — sources

The window for US President Joe Biden’s administration to broker a long-sought normalization deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia before the November presidential election has closed, a Democratic lawmaker and a senior Republican Senate aide told The Times of Israel on Wednesday.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Report: Israel, Hamas to cede control of Gaza to PA-linked force in deal’s 2nd phase

Israel and the Hamas terror group have agreed to hand over control of the Gaza Strip to a new Palestinian force during the crucial second stage of a three-phase proposal for a ceasefire and hostage-prisoner release deal in the war-torn territory, the Washington Post reported Wednesday.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Hezbollah drone wounds man in Western Galilee

A man around 30 years of age was critically wounded by a drone fired from Lebanon near Kibbutz Kabri in the Western Galilee on Thursday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Biden admin unfreezes 500-pound bomb shipment to Israel

The Biden administration will unfreeze a shipment of 500-pound bombs to Israel at the heart of a public dispute between Washington and Jerusalem.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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US intel chief: Iran influence campaign stoking, funding anti-Israel protests

Iranian regime actors are engaging influence campaigns to stoke and fund anti-Israel protests in the United States of America, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines warned in a statement on Tuesday.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post