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Israel receives body believed to belong to slain hostage

Israel was preparing on Wednesday afternoon to receive the remains of a deceased hostage, according to the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem.

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Trump, Netanyahu hold call on Hamas disarmament

U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a phone call on Monday to discuss Gaza.
“The two leaders stressed the importance and obligation of disarming Hamas and demilitarizing the Gaza Strip, and discussed expanding the peace agreements,” the prime minister’s office wrote.
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US envoy: Israel doesn’t need OK to hit Hezbollah

New U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa said last week that Israel does not need an American green light to defend itself, while stressing the importance for regional security of disarming the Hezbollah terrorist group.

Israeli FM meets with African king in Jerusalem

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar met Monday in Jerusalem with an African king who heads an ethnic group based in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, according to the Israeli Embassy in South Africa.

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House passes bill to bar, deport Oct. 7 perpetrators

The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation on Monday that would render participants in the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attacks in southern Israel inadmissible to the United States.
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Israel warns Hezbollah racing to rebuild in Lebanon

The Israel Defense Forces warned on Tuesday that the Hezbollah terrorist organization in Lebanon is rapidly rebuilding its military capabilities despite Jerusalem’s ongoing strikes since the ceasefire took hold over a year ago.
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Red Cross transfers to Israel ‘findings’ from Gaza

The International Committee of the Red Cross on Tuesday handed over to the Israel Defense Forces “findings” that had been transferred to it by Hamas, according to the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office.

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Surgeons save soldier wounded in Syria who has a bullet lodged in his heart

Surgeons at Haifa’s Rambam Medical Center managed to save the life of an Israeli soldier wounded in Syria who arrived at the hospital in critical condition with a bullet lodged in his heart, the hospital said Sunday.

Declassified docs reveal Argentinian gov. knew Jozef Mengele was living in Buenos Aires in 1950s

Infamous Nazi doctor Josef Mengele lived a comfortable life in an affluent Argentinian suburb after fleeing Germany, according to a comprehensive Fox News Spanish-language analysis of declassified documents.

IDF to receive ‘Iron Beam’ laser interceptors at the end of the month

Israel’s high-powered laser interception system, dubbed “Iron Beam,” will be delivered to the military at the end of the month, the head of the Defense Ministry’s Directorate of Defense Research and Development said Monday.

Khamenei: Iran defeated US, Israel in June’s 12-Day War

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Thursday night delivered a blistering broadside against the United States and Israel, accusing the allies of committing global crimes and claiming Tehran emerged victorious from the 12-day conflict in June.

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US envoy: Israel doesn’t need OK to hit Hezbollah

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Senate passes bill to identify Jewish US soldiers buried under incorrect religious markers

The U.S. Senate recently approved legislation that would create a 10-year program to identify deceased Jewish American soldiers buried abroad with gravemakers that do not accurately reflect their religion and heritage, the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs announced on Monday.

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Palestinian Islamic Jihad building growing armed presence in Syria with regime’s approval

The Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terror organization has started to build a growing military presence in Syria, according to a Wednesday report from Israeli public broadcaster KAN News.

Slain Hezbollah army chief led terror group’s effort to rebuild in south Lebanon

Haytham Ali Tabatabai, the Hezbollah military chief of staff killed by Israel on Sunday in a Beirut airstrike, was a key part of the terror group’s efforts to rebuild following the devastating losses it suffered in its recent war with the Jewish state.

Over 16,000 aid trucks have entered Gaza since Oct. 10 truce

Some 16,600 aid trucks have entered the Gaza Strip since the U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect on Oct. 10, the Israeli Defense Ministry’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) said on Wednesday.

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Hostage’s body identified as that of Dror Or

The body returned to Israel on Tuesday from Gaza has been identified as that of Dror Or, the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office said on Wednesday.

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Flooding collapses West Bank security fence section near Hebron, causing security breach ris

A section of the security fence in the Hebron area of the West Bank collapsed earlier on Tuesday morning due to severe weather and flooding.
Read more: The Jerusalem Post