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An Israeli reserve soldier in civilian clothes was beaten, disarmed and abducted by Palestinian Authority police on Sunday night after they set up an illegal roadblock in Area C of Judea and Samaria, according to his attorney. The officers reportedly handcuffed the soldier, took his weapon and drove him into Area A near Ramallah before eventually…
Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir vowed during a visit to the Gaza Strip on Tuesday that the military would not return to the security doctrines that preceded the Hamas massacre of Oct. 7, 2023, and would act to prevent threats from developing along Israel’s borders.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
Israel believes that Turkey’s efforts to establish a military presence at a base in northern Syria have been thwarted for now, Channel 12 reports, after the base was attacked by Israel last week.
Read more: The Times of Israel
US President Donald Trump has sent Congress a proposed agreement with Saudi Arabia on civil nuclear energy while insisting the pact will only be approved if the kingdom normalizes relations with Israel, an administration official told The Times of Israel.
Read more: The Times of Israel
The department said it was unleashing an “unprecedented” campaign to cut off sources of Iranian cash but refrained from immediately issuing secondary sanctions on Iran’s trade partners.
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“The legal system has sent a clear message. Illegal activity that compromises public safety is allowed in the Bay Area,” Tali Klima of Bay Area Jewish Coalition told JNS.
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Controversial far-left Twitch streamer Hasan Piker, who has become increasingly prominent in Democratic politics, is facing backlash from Rep. Hillary Scholten, D-Mich., over his remarks about American Jews’ support for Israel that she characterized as “talk of violence” targeting Jewish Michigan state Sen. Jeremy Moss.
Read More…Fox News
24-year-old Elhanan Hananya in moderate condition after being stabbed repeatedly during family trip; Palestinian man shot after allegedly trying to snatch soldier’s gun in West Bank
Read More…The Times of Israel
In a statement, the Foreign Secretary described the Israeli Government’s publication of a tender for the E1 West Bank settlement project as “an unacceptable and destructive act”.
Read More…Jewish News
(Aug. 24, 2026 / Eitan Elhadez-Barak/TPS-IL)
A 1,600-year-old mosaic depicting the biblical hero Samson went on public display Sunday for the first time after more than a decade of archaeological excavations at Hukok in the eastern Lower Galilee.
Read More…JNS
Ambassador Tom Barrack clarified his comments regarding Israeli control of the strategic plateau after drawing rebukes from Jerusalem and Capitol Hill.
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The U.S. Treasury secretary described the campaign as “the single greatest financial offensive ever marshaled against an adversary.”
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Investigators found that a short circuit caused house fire, contradicting allegation that Israelis deliberately set it ablaze.
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The faction is “an extension” of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force and is “not a Lebanese resistance movement,” a State Department official said.
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Iranian army chief vows ‘crushing’ retaliation to ‘enemy’s new threats,’ as parliament speaker accuses US and Israel of ‘cognitive’ warfare while the president calls to end the conflict: ‘We’re in a position of power’
Read More…The Times of Israel
Eighty-five percent of Gaza’s hospitals have been used by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad for terrorism, according to the Israel Defense Forces.
Read More…JNS
If schools devote just 45 minutes to a lesson that situates the Holocaust in the broader history of antisemitism and its impact on Jews, they can go a long way to dispelling harmful conspiracy theories, according to new research from the Anti-Defamation League’s Center for Antisemitism Research.
Read More: Jewish News Syndicate
Nonprofit Advocacy Organization Impact held a “This Shall Not Stand” rally in Midtown Manhattan, bringing together members of the Jewish community alongside Christians, Muslims, and Hindus to stand against antisemitism and hate, following the recent attack during Shabbat services at Central Synagogue.
Read More: The Jerusalem Post