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Israeli delegation heads to Doha for hostage talks Monday after security cabinet okay

Israel’s negotiating team was expected in Doha on Monday after the security cabinet is said to have approved on Sunday night the dispatch of the delegation to Qatar for indirect talks about a temporary truce in Gaza and a hostage release.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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US school district introduces ‘opt out’ option for Holocaust survivor testimony

Students in Fairfax County, Virginia, one of the largest public school districts in the United States, will be permitted to opt out of attending a presentation by a Holocaust survivor as part of the World War II history curriculum.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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PA official asks for help getting terrorists out of Israeli jails

Palestinian Authority official Hussein al-Sheikh, who is responsible for civilian coordination with Israel, on Monday urged the international community to intervene to put a stop to alleged “repressive measures” taken against convicted terrorists jailed in the Jewish state.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF soldier, top terrorist killed in raid on Gaza’s Shifa Hospital

An Israeli soldier was killed during a firefight at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on Monday, in part of a targeted raid against Hamas operatives embedded there that also resulted in the elimination of a top terrorist.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Palestinian Authority police officers embroiled in terror

Almost 80 members of the U.S.-trained and armed Palestinian Authority security forces have been implicated in acts of terrorism against Israeli civilians and military personnel in the past three years alone, according to research published by the Jerusalem-based Regavim Movement think tank on Friday.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF probe: Palestinian gunmen killed Gazans waiting for aid, army did not fire

The Israel Defense Forces on Friday denied claims by the Hamas terror group that troops had opened fire on crowds of civilians waiting for aid at a square in Gaza City, saying that Israeli soldiers did not shoot at any stage during the incident and that Palestinian gunmen caused the casualties.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Nasrallah assures Iranians Hezbollah will fight alone if war with Israel breaks out

With ally Hamas under attack in Gaza, the head of Iran’s Quds Force visited Beirut in February to discuss the risk posed if Israel next aims at Lebanon’s Hezbollah, an offensive that could severely hurt Tehran’s main regional partner, seven sources said.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Netanyahu approves IDF plan of Rafah operation

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office on Friday stated that he approved the Israel’s Defense Forces’ (IDF) plan of operation in Rafah, despite fears of further deterioration of humanitarian crisis in the Strip.

Read more: i24 News

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IDF: Civilians in Rafah will be evacuated to ‘humanitarian islands’ before ground op

The Israel Defense Forces said Wednesday it plans to direct a significant portion of the 1.4 million displaced Gazans in Rafah toward “humanitarian islands” in the center of the territory, ahead of a planned ground operation in the southernmost Gazan city.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Hamas said to execute leader of Gaza’s powerful Doghmush clan

Hamas reportedly killed the leader of the powerful Doghmush clan in Gaza City, because the group allegedly had been stealing humanitarian aid and was suspected of having contact with Israel.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Hamas executes Gaza clan ‘prince’ in message to potential ‘collaborators’

Hamas has executed a “prince” of the Doghmush clan in Gaza City, sources in Gaza said on Thursday. The killing was a message to those considering cooperating with Israel, which is looking for ways to bypass the terror group in the enclave, according to the sources.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israeli wounded in Negev terror stabbing

One person was wounded on Thursday in a terrorist attack at a gas station near Beit Kama in the northern Negev, close to the Bedouin city of Rahat.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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US government investigating NY, MA school districts, Eastern Washington University

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights announced Title VI investigations on Tuesday of Seekonk Public Schools (Mass.), Yonkers Public Schools (N.Y.) and Eastern Washington University in Cheney, Wash.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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US looks for alternatives as Congress mulls making UNRWA funding freeze permanent

US officials are preparing for a temporary pause on funding the main UN agency for Palestinians to become permanent due to opposition in Congress, even as the Biden administration insists the aid group’s humanitarian work is indispensable.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Israeli drone strike kills top Hamas terrorist in Lebanon

A senior member of Hamas was killed on Wednesday by an Israeli drone strike, according to the Israel Defense Forces. The terrorist was identified as Hadi Ali Mustafa, who the IDF said had advanced attacks against Israeli and Jewish targets around the world.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israeli forces kill two terrorists during Jenin raid

Two terrorists were killed and four others wounded in an exchange of fire with Israel Defense Forces troops during a counterterror operation in Jenin in northern Samaria overnight Tuesday, according to Palestinian media.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Terror suspects arrested in Europe had images of Jewish, Israeli targets — report

A number of terror suspects arrested in December in Bosnia and Austria had images of Jewish and Israeli targets on their cellphones, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday, citing investigators who said the photos “suggested they were motivated by Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza.”

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Houthis target US ship in Red Sea as they threaten to ramp up attacks during Ramadan

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group fired missiles at a Liberian-flagged container ship in the Red Sea but did not hit the vessel, the US Central Command said on Tuesday.

Read more: The Times of Israel