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The Israel Defense Forces on Sunday killed two Hezbollah operatives who were trying to rebuild the Iranian-backed terrorist organization’s infrastructure in southeastern Lebanon, the IDF said.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
The Israel Defense Forces’ Paran Brigade, responsible for securing the frontier with Egypt, intercepted a drone smuggling M-16 rifles and ammunition across the border, the military said on Monday.
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani revoked an executive order adopting the IHRA definition of antisemitism, including provisions linking some anti-Zionist rhetoric to antisemitism.
Read More: The Jerusalem Post
Three Jewish people said missing; Herzog offers condolences, notes Israeli experience in dealing with disasters; authorities still identifying victims, cause of fire
Read More: Times of Israel
Doha is not a neutral mediator but rather provided Hamas with political sanctuary, financial lifelines, ideological reinforcement and global reach.
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The United States will intervene if Iran violently suppresses anti-government demonstrations, President Donald Trump warned on Friday.
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Ran Gvili’s mother was targeted while protesting for the return of her son’s body from Gaza, the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem said.
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German military authorities have dishonorably discharged three special forces troops out of 19 being investigated for far-right extremism and antisemitic rhetoric, an army spokesperson told the DPA news agency on Monday.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
We have spent the better part of the last two years being inundated with propaganda and disinformation pushed by Hamas and amplified by its supporters around the world. But the greater crime lies not only in terrorists and those who cheer them.
Read more: The Jerusalem Post
Iran’s prosecutor general said Wednesday that while economic protests that had gripped the country were legitimate, any attempt to create insecurity would be met with a “decisive response.”
Read more: The Times of Israel
The U.S. Treasury Department took aim at weapons trading between Iran and Venezuela, announcing sanctions on Tuesday against 10 targets involved in the sale, import and procurement of drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Fox News on Tuesday that progress toward the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire hinges on Hamas disarming, calling the terrorist group’s refusal to give up its weapons the central obstacle to stabilizing the territory in 2026.
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Israel’s chief rabbis called on Jewish communities worldwide to recite mourning prayers for victims of the Redemption War whose dates of death are unknown, extending a long-standing religious observance tied to the Fast of the Tenth of Tevet, which was marked this year on Tuesday.
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Iran’s largest protests in three years erupted Monday after the country’s currency plummeted to a record low against the US dollar, and the head of the Central Bank resigned.
Read more: The Times of Israel
U.S. and allied forces carried out a wave of counterterrorism operations in Syria following a major Dec. 19 strike, killing and capturing nearly two dozen ISIS operatives, U.S. Central Command said on Dec. 30.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a “warm conversation” with U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Monday night, the premier’s office announced on Tuesday.
Read more: Jewish New Syndicate
US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened Hamas with “hell to pay” if it does not disarm within a “very short period,” in remarks delivered alongside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after their meeting at the Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
Read more: The Times of Israel
Hamas admitted that senior Hamas leaders, including former spokesperson Abu Obeidah, were killed by the IDF in a statement from the new military spokesperson on Monday.
Read more: The Jerusalem Post