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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.

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Hamas strengthens grip on Gaza through clan leaders, local committees – report

Hamas terrorists have been working to systematically tighten their ties with clan and tribal leaders in the Gaza Strip to strengthen their position before the slated technocratic administration takes control of the area, KAN Reshet Bet reported on Wednesday.

Read More… The Jerusalem Post

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Israel ends Venezuela quake mission, will continue assisting remotely

Israel’s aid delegation to earthquake-stricken Venezuela has completed its mission and returned to Israel after around three weeks operating in the South American country, the Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday.

Read More…The Times of Israel

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‘Foiled France synagogue plot bore Iranian hallmarks’

(July 22, 2026 / JNS)
The recent discovery of a weapons cache near two Paris-area synagogues exposed and prevented a major terrorist attack that carried the hallmarks of an Iranian proxy operation, a senior scholar on French Jewry said last week.

Read More…JNS

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Iranian missiles target Jordan, interception explosions boom over Eilat

Iran fired missiles and drones at Jordan on Wednesday, including at the Red Sea port of Aqaba, with Amman saying that they were intercepted. Explosions from some of the shoot-downs were heard in the southern Israeli city of Eilat.

Read More…The Times of Israel

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US forces pound Iranian military sites for 11th consecutive night

(July 22, 2026 / JNS)
American forces carried out an 11th consecutive night of strikes against Iran on Tuesday, targeting military operations centers, maritime capabilities, aircraft hangars, drone storage sites and logistics infrastructure, U.S. Central Command said.

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Nazareth man arrested over plot to attack Israeli minister

A 29-year-old Israeli citizen from Nazareth was arrested on suspicion of attempting to join Hamas and planning terrorist activity, including an alleged plot to attack a serving government minister, Hebrew media reported on Tuesday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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15-year-old charged in German terror plot against synagogue

The Munich Public Prosecutor’s Office has charged a 15-year-old from the district of Augsburg, about 50 miles west of Munich, with planning an attack on a synagogue, German media reported on Monday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israel blasts UNESCO for ‘cynical politicization of cultural heritage’

Israel slammed the “cynical politicization of cultural heritage” at UNESCO on Monday, calling its silence over Hezbollah’s systematic desecration of a historic Lebanese castle while referring to Israel’s defensive operation at the site as “a moral abdication.”

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Iran says it’s in ‘full-scale war’ with US as mediators said to proffer 10-day truce

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Monday that his country was in a “full-scale war” with the United States and that Tehran should accept the repercussions of the conflict, even as mediators reportedly proposed a 10-day truce to deescalate the fighting.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Trump vows to make Iran ‘pay’ for killing soldiers, as US official says talks ongoing

A US official said Monday that Washington’s strikes against Iran were likely to continue, even as the sides negotiate a resolution to an ongoing dispute regarding control over the Strait of Hormuz, while US President Donald Trump threatened to make Tehran pay for the deaths of American servicemembers.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Iran used ‘white phosphorus incendiary’ in drone attack, Kurdish dissident group claims

“Based on eyewitness observations, medical examinations, and extensive fires caused at the targeted site, the munitions employed in the drone attack are believed to have contained white phosphorus.”
Read More…The Jerusalem Post

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Rare well-preserved Iron Age wood offers evidence of First Temple’s destruction in Jerusalem

Ahead of Tisha B’av commemoration, archaeologists announce discovery of ruins from fires caused by razing of holy site in 586 BCE, likely kept as-is by returning Israelites
Read More…The Times of Israel

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Houthis declare maritime embargo against ‘criminal enemy’ Saudi Arabia

(July 20, 2026 / JNS)
The Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist organization in Yemen announced on Monday that it was imposing an immediate maritime blockade on what it called its “criminal Saudi enemy.”

Read More…JNS