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Family of hostage Yosef Haim Ohana learns he is alive

Hanna Mastronov, the aunt of hostage Yosef Haim Ohana, who was kidnapped from the Nova music festival in Kibbutz Re’im, said Wednesday morning in an interview with Ynet that the family received sign of life from him following the last round of hostage releases on Saturday: “We have a clear indication that he is alive,” she shared. “There are signs…

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Australian nurses suspended after threatening Israelis

Two nurses in Sydney face criminal investigation after threatening to deny treatment to Israeli patients in a video that went viral on social media, the Australian Associated Press reported Wednesday.

Read more: Israel Hayom

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Fearing return to war, Hamas tells senior officials to stop using phones – report

Hamas has reportedly instructed senior figures in the terror group to stop using cell phones amid concerns that the fragile ceasefire with Israel could fall apart, bringing with it a return of Israel’s military offensive.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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US denies Israel’s request to further push off deadline for Lebanon withdrawal

Israel asked the Trump administration on Monday for another extension to the deadline for the IDF withdrawal from southern Lebanon, but won’t get it, a US official told The Times of Israel.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Netanyahu: Ceasefire ends unless hostages are freed on Saturday

Unless Hamas returns Israeli hostages by noon on Saturday, Feb. 15, the ceasefire will expire and the Israel Defense Forces will resume fighting until it defeats Hamas totally, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Palestinian Authority Says It Will Restructure ‘Pay for Slay’ Program. Regional Experts Are Skeptical.

Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas issued a Monday decree ostensibly ending his embattled government’s terrorist payment program, known as “pay for slay.” But regional analysts are skeptical that Abbas’s reform will stop the cash from flowing to so-called martyrs in Gaza and the West Bank.

Read more: The Washington Free Beacon

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Hostage Shlomo Mansour, 86, was murdered by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7

Kibbutz Kissufim on Tuesday announced the death of Hamas hostage Shlomo Mansour, 86.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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83% of Jewish students faced antisemitism in US since Oct. 7

A comprehensive Anti-Defamation League survey reveals that an overwhelming majority of Jewish students on US campuses – 83% – have directly experienced or witnessed antisemitism since Oct. 7, 2023. The study found that 41% of Jewish students felt the need to conceal their Jewish identity, while a quarter of Jewish students reported having to…

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White House names chief prosecutor Karim Khan as first target of ICC sanctions

The White House listed Karim Khan, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, as the first person to be designated for sanctions on Monday under an executive order targeting the court for investigating alleged Israeli “war crimes” in Gaza.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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‘Hell’ to break out if Hamas fails to release all hostages on Feb. 15, warns Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump vowed on Monday that “all hell is going to break out” if Hamas did not release the remaining hostages by Saturday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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At last there’s progress on fighting antisemitism in the US

Jew-hatred famously shape-shifts, but Congress’ response is evolving too. Consider the Antisemitism Awareness Act (AAA)’s journey. AAA passed the Senate by unanimous consent in December 2016. That is, it was considered so anodyne, there was a voice vote. Last year, though, then-Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (who is Jewish), wouldn’t even…

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Israel hits Syria-Lebanon arms smuggling tunnel

The Israeli Air Force on Sunday carried out a precision strike on a tunnel that according to the Israeli military was used by Hezbollah to smuggle weapons from Syria to Lebanon.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Erdogan accuses US of bowing to ‘Zionist lobby’ on Gaza

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday condemned U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to relocate Palestinians from Gaza and rebuild the area, calling it unworthy of discussion and driven by pressure from the “Zionist lobby.”
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Bound, gagged and starved: Released hostages report severe mistreatment by captors

The mother of hostage Eliya Cohen said Sunday that her son had been held with returning hostages who were chained, gagged, burned with a searing hot object, hung by the feet and starved.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Trump: Freed hostages resemble Holocaust survivors

U.S. President Donald Trump expressed shock on Sunday at the condition of the Israeli hostages released from Hamas captivity a day earlier, comparing them to Holocaust survivors.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Netanyahu to Cabinet: DC visit marks ‘historic turning point’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu updated Sunday’s Cabinet meeting on his trip to Washington, D.C., and meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, saying it “constitutes a historic turning point for the State of Israel.”

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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‘Unqualified support’ for Israel, bipartisan Senate leaders tell Netanyahu

U.S. senators on both sides of the aisle welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with “much esteem” during a “warm and friendly” meeting on Thursday, per an Israeli readout of the meeting.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Rubio to visit Middle East in wake of Trump relocation proposal

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Israel and Arab states, including the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, from February 13-18, a State Department official said.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate