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Netanyahu avoids criticizing US-Iran deal, claims war’s main goals have been achieved

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a press conference on Monday evening, his first in three months, following the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran to end the war, during which the prime minister asserted that the fighting was successful but admitted he still does not know what is written in the deal.

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Israeli strikes kills two Hamas cell commanders

The Israeli Air Force on Monday killed two Hamas cell commanders in separate strikes in the Gaza Strip.

According to the military, Saleh Ramadan Muhammad Khalifa, identified as a cell leader in Hamas’ Nuseirat Battalion, was killed in a strike in central Gaza.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Netanyahu: Iran will not have nukes ‘with or without an agreement’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Monday night to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon “with or without an agreement.”

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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South Carolina man charged with hate crime of vandalizing Charlotte Jewish sites, including with symbol Graham Platner had tattooed

Dalton Ray Mullis, 24, of Indian Land in South Carolina, was arrested on June 11 and charged with a hate crime for allegedly posting antisemitic materials, including a Totenkopf, on “multiple” sites in a Jewish complex in Charlotte, the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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France walls off Israeli booths at Paris defense show

Management at the June 15-19 Eurosatory land and air-land defense exhibition in Paris boarded up Israeli pavilions even though they adhered to organizers’ discriminatory restrictions, Israel’s Defense Ministry said on Monday.

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Rejecting pressure to leave Lebanon, Israel says IDF will stay in security zones indefinitely

Israel’s policy is for the Israel Defense Forces to remain in security zones across Lebanon, Syria and Gaza “indefinitely” to protect Israeli border communities from jihadist threats, Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Monday, even as Tehran seeks to tie an emerging U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding to Hezbollah.

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US, Iran reach agreement to end war, which mediator says includes Lebanon; Trump: Hormuz to reopen

Agreement’s completion said to be spurred by recent Israel-Iran tensions; Iran media reports that deal releases $12 bil to Iran; nuclear talks to begin after Friday signing by Vance and Iran’s Ghalibaf.
Read more: The Times of Israel

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UK Jews decry policy paper in which Muslim police group calls Zionism form of hatred

British Jewish groups say they are alarmed about revelations that a fraternal society for Muslim police officers published a policy paper that described Zionism as a form of anti-Muslim hatred and called the Israeli army a “Zionist terrorist group.”

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Toronto officer killed in raid tied to Iran-linked US consulate and synagogue shooting probe

A Toronto Police Service officer was shot and killed Thursday morning while executing a search warrant in relation to a US consulate shooting that has been tied to an Iranian proxy group.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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310 Hezbollah targets struck in Lebanon over past week, IDF reports

Israel Defense Forces troops continue to operate simultaneously in the northern, southern and central sectors to remove threats to Israeli civilians, the military said on Friday, reporting hundreds of strikes and dozens of arrests over the past week.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Netanyahu: ‘Iran will not have nuclear weapons’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday again vowed that Iran will not be allowed to obtain nuclear weapons on his watch, as Iranian media reported that Tehran will insist on its right to enrich uranium in emerging talks with the United States.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Trump calls off Iran strikes, says deal approved but Islamic Republic denies agreement reached

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he has called off strikes against Iran after reaching a deal with the regime.

“Based on the fact that discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran have been brought to the highest level of Iranian leadership and approved, I have, as president of the United States of America, canceled the…

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Michigan anti-Israel activists indicted for threats, vandalism against UMich officials, Jewish site

Eight University of Michigan (UMich) associated anti-Israel activists were indicted for a two and a half year campaign of violent threats and vandalism against university officials, the local Jewish federation, law enforcement, and businesses, the Michigan Eastern District US Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday.

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Senior Iranian regime cleric calls on Muslims worldwide to target ‘infidel’ United States

A senior Iranian cleric on Wednesday called on Muslims worldwide to attack U.S. interests, saying that waging jihad against the “infidel enemy” was a religious obligation “for anyone capable of carrying it out.”

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Graham Platner knew exact meaning behind Nazi-linked ‘Totenkopf’ tattoo, ex-girlfriend claims

Democratic Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner lied about not knowing the true meaning of his “Totenkopf” Nazi symbol tattoo, according to his ex-girlfriend.

Read More: New York Post

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Israel sends French journalist back to Paris over Hamas stance

Israel has barred French journalist Alice Froussard from entering the country, Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Minister Amichai Chikli announced on Thursday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF officer seriously wounded by Jenin IED blast

Two Israel Defense Forces soldiers were wounded, including an officer who was seriously hurt, during a counter-terrorism raid in Jenin, northern Samaria, the military said on Thursday.

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IRGC general threatens to ‘turn entire region into hell’ if Strait of Hormuz destabilized

A commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) threatened the entire region with harsh consequences if the United States destabilized the Strait of Hormuz, state news site WANA reported on Thursday.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post