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Israeli killed in Samaria terror attack

A 32-year-old Israeli man was killed on Tuesday in a terrorist shooting near the Jewish community of Hermesh in northwestern Samaria.
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Terror-supporting NGO advises Facebook on Israel content moderation

Organizations that celebrated terrorist attacks against Israelis and support boycotting Israel have advised Meta, Facebook’s parent company, on its content moderation regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

Support for Iran rising in Latin America, ex-Colombian president warns on Israel trip

Iran enjoys an increasingly friendly environment in parts of Latin America, Colombia’s former president Ivan Duque said while in Jerusalem this week.

“That’s the case of Nicolas Maduro, who has become a strong friend of Iran,” Duque said Tuesday, referring to Venezuela’s socialist president.

Read more: The Times of Israel

Hezbollah chief responds to Israeli warnings: You’re not threatening war, we are

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on Thursday fired back at Israel following a series of warnings from Jerusalem directed at his Lebanese terror group.

Read more: The Times of Israel

Armed terrorist killed by security guard at entrance to West Bank synagogue

An attempted terror attack was thwarted in the West Bank settlement of Teneh Omarim, close to Hebron, on Friday morning.

Shortly before 10 a.m., a terrorist infiltration alert was sounded, and the Home Front Command issued instructions for residents to immediately go inside, lock the doors and close the windows, adding that they must remain…

In Germany, Roger Waters dons SS garb, projects ‘Anne Frank’ on screen to bash Israel

Roger Waters projected Anne Frank’s name at recent concerts to draw comparisons between Israel and Nazi Germany, leading Germany’s Orthodox rabbinical association to call for a ban on Waters’ performances in the country.

Read more: The Times of Israel

US envoy: Abbas’ claim US wanted to rid itself of Jews deeply offensive

PA President Mahmoud Abbas’s accusation that America backed Israel’s creation to expel its Jews is outrageous, US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield said on Wednesday as she denounced antisemitic and racist rhetoric fueling Israeli-Palestinian violence.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

‘US, Israel stepping up deterrence campaign against Iran’

U.S. and Israeli officials have made multiple threats in recent weeks regarding the possibility of a joint strike on Iran’s nuclear program. According to experts spoken to by JNS, these declarations are part of a complex American messaging campaign.

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Iran says it test-launched new missile with 2,000-km range, capable of hitting Israel

Iran unveiled a new version of a ballistic missile with a range of 2,000 kilometers (1,242 miles), enough to hit areas of Israel.

Read more: The Times of Israel

PIJ chief: Commanders killed in Israeli op ‘immediately replaced’

Ziad al-Nakhalah, the secretary-general of the Gaza-based Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terror group, recalled the latest armed escalation with Israel in a Tuesday interview, saying the senior members killed were “immediately replaced.”

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Nearly all antisemitism removed from Saudi textbooks

A review of Saudi schoolbooks shows that practically all antisemitism has been removed, even if Israel does not appear on the maps.

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Hamas sentences three men to death for ‘collaboration’ with Israel

Three Palestinians from the Gaza Strip have been sentenced to death by a Hamas court on charges of collaboration with Israel. A fourth man received life in prison for the same charges.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

Shin Bet says it foiled Hadera bus bombing by Umm al-Fahm man recruited by Hamas

The Shin Bet security agency on Wednesday said it had foiled an attempt by the Gaza Strip-ruling Hamas terror group to carry out a bombing attack on a bus in the north, using an Israeli man to plant the device.

Read more: The Times of Israel

CNN’s Amanpour publicly apologizes for saying Dee family was killed in a ‘shootout’

Following more than a week of intense public outcry, CNN anchor Christiane Amanpour issued a public apology on-air for referring to the murder of Maia, Rina and Lucy Dee as having occurred as the result of a “shootout.”

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

Netanyahu and Saudi crown prince talk normalization

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken by phone with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to discuss normalization between the two countries, officials said Monday.
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IDF chief on Iran nuke program: ‘Negative developments’ could prompt Israeli response

Military chief Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi warned Tuesday of potential “negative developments” regarding Iran’s nuclear program that would cause Israel to react.

Read more: The Times of Israel

IDF intel chief: Nasrallah close to ‘mistake that could plunge region into big war’

The IDF’s Military Intelligence Directorate chief assessed on Monday that the head of Lebanon’s Hezbollah terror group was “close to making a mistake” that could spark a regional war, while warning that the conflict between Israel and Iran was becoming increasingly direct.

Read more: The Times of Israel

Hezbollah invites reporters to watch group simulate war with Israel in south Lebanon

Lebanese terror group Hezbollah put on a show of force Sunday, extending a rare media invitation to one of its training sites in southern Lebanon, where its forces staged a simulated military exercise.

Read more: The Times of Israel