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Hamas lauds France, Canada, UK for statements against IDF In Gaza

In a statement released on their media outlets, the terrorist group Hamas added: “we welcome the joint statement issued by the leaders of Britain, France, and Canada, rejecting the policy of siege and starvation pursued by the occupation government against our people in the Gaza Strip, and the Zionist plans aimed at genocide and displacement.”

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Houthis threaten naval blockade of Haifa port

Yemen’s Houthi terrorist group announced late on Monday that it was expanding its campaign against Israel by imposing a “naval blockade” on the Haifa Port.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Iran does not believe nuclear talks with US will yield results, says Khamenei

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday that the chances of a breakthrough in negotiations with the United States over Iran’s nuclear program are slim, accusing the U.S. administration of making “nonsense statements.”
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Soldier killed in Gaza, bringing IDF wartime toll to 857

An Israel Defense Forces soldier was killed earlier in the day in the northern Gaza Strip, the military announced overnight Monday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Terrorist murderer of pregnant woman believed to have been eliminated

The Israel Defense Forces and Shin Bet security agency believe that the murderer of Tze’ela Gez last week, who was slaughtered in cold blood while on her way to give birth in the hospital, was killed on Saturday by security forces in the West Bank.

Read more: i24 News

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Two rockets launched at Israel from central Gaza

Palestinian terrorists fired two rockets toward Israeli territory from the Gaza Strip on Sunday amid the expansion of Israeli ground operations in the coastal enclave, according to the Israel Defense Forces.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Terror group says senior operative killed in Israeli special forces op in south Gaza

A senior Palestinian terror operative was killed in an Israeli operation in the southern Gaza Strip early Monday morning, as the Israel Defense Forces denied that the effort was an attempt to rescue Israeli hostages.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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‘Heartbroken’ woman dies 19 months after son’s entire family was murdered on Oct. 7

Tamar Kutz, whose son and his entire family were murdered in Kibbutz Kfar Aza by terrorists on October 7, 2023, died Monday. An acquaintance said she had been heartbroken since the massacre.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Mossad retrieves official Syrian Eli Cohen archive

Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, in coordination with an allied foreign intelligence service, has retrieved the official Syrian archive of the late Israeli spy Eli Cohen, the Prime Minister’s Office announced on Sunday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Father of killed hostage Itay Chen at UN Security Council: ‘We are tortured, re-traumatized again and again’

Ruby Chen, father of IDF soldier and U.S.-German-Israeli national Itay Chen—believed to have been killed and abducted by Hamas on October 7—addressed the UN Security Council on Thursday during a special session focused on Resolution 2474, which addresses the return of the remains of hostages held in armed conflict.

Read More: Y Net News

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IAF kills Hezbollah operative in southeastern Lebanon

The Israeli Air Force conducted a strike in the Arnoun area of Southern Lebanon’s Nabatieh Governorate on Thursday, targeting and killing a Hezbollah operative involved in efforts to rebuild the organization’s terrorist infrastructure in the region.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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Severe but stable: Improvement in baby’s condition of woman murdered in terror attack

A newborn baby delivered by emergency cesarean section is currently in serious but stable condition at Schneider Children’s Medical Center as of Friday morning, after his mother was fatally shot on the way to the hospital.

Read More: The Jerusalem Post

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‘Never ceases to touch me deeply’: Huckabee visits Yad Vashem

Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, visited Yad Vashem on Thursday to pay tribute to the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF strikes 150 terror targets in Gaza in a day

The military attacked more than 150 terrorist targets across the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours as part of operations against Hamas and other factions, the Israel Defense Forces said on Friday.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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Trump says US ‘getting close to maybe doing’ Iran deal, Tehran ‘sort of’ agreed to terms

US President Donald Trump said Thursday that a deal was close on Iran’s nuclear program, voicing optimism about the chances for avoiding a military strike on Tehran’s sites.

Read More: The Times of Israel

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IDF seizes arms during counterterrorism operation in Tammun, Tubas, West Bank

Members of the IDF’s undercover Duvdevan Unit killed five and arrested one terrorist in Tammun as part of the hunt for the terrorist responsible for killing Tzeela Gez, the military confirmed.

Read More: The Jerusalem Post

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IDF sets global standard in combat casualty evacuations

The Israel Defense Forces Medical Corps is achieving the world’s fastest casualty evacuation times, highlighting its wartime medical operations, according to data it released on Thursday.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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NYC penalizes organizers of community garden that required members to oppose Zionism

Organizers of a community garden in Ridgewood in the New York borough of Queens that required members to oppose Zionism may now lose their city license.

Read More: The Times of Israel