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US had intel on Iran plot to kill Trump, stepped up security, unrelated to Sat. shooting

The United States received intelligence from a human source in recent weeks regarding an Iranian plan to assassinate former president Donald Trump, CNN reported on Tuesday, and the Secret Service was instructed to step up security around him due to the threat.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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IDF: Half of Hamas military leaders eliminated since Oct. 7

Israeli forces have killed half of Hamas’s military leadership in Gaza and killed or arrested around 14,000 of its fighters since the start of the war over nine months ago, the Israel Defense Forces said on Tuesday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IAF hits Hezbollah sites in Lebanon amid ongoing rocket fire

Israeli Air Force fighter jets struck Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure in Southern Lebanon overnight Tuesday after the Iranian-backed terror army fired 15 rockets across the border.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Nasrallah threatens to fire rockets at Israeli areas not yet targeted by Hezbollah

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah threatened Wednesday to target Israeli towns that have not yet been subjected to the terror group’s rocket and drone attacks if Israel continues to “target civilians,” noting a spike in the number of noncombatants killed in Lebanon in recent days.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Marvel removes Jewish superhero Sabra’s Israeli identity for new Captain America movie

The Israeli background of Marvel Comics superhero Sabra has been removed for her depiction in the upcoming Marvel Studios ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ movie, according to a Friday official summary of the film.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Suspects open fire at vehicle in West Bank, three lightly wounded

Three people were wounded after shots were fired at an Israeli vehicle at the Ramin intersection near Beit Lid in the northern West Bank on Tuesday morning.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Lebanese man arrested in Germany for procuring drone parts for Hezbollah

A Lebanese man accused of being a member of the Hezbollah terror group and procuring drone components that were to be exported for use in attacks against Israel has been arrested in Germany, prosecutors said Monday.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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US, Israeli officials meet in DC to discuss Iran threat

U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday hosted Israeli National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi and Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer at the White House for a U.S.-Israel Strategic Consultative Group meeting.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Fighter jets hit Hezbollah targets in south Lebanon overnight, IDF says

Overnight, Israeli fighter jets struck Hezbollah sites in southern Lebanon’s Houla, Kafr Kila, and Bani Haiyyan, the IDF says.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Barrage of 20 rockets pounds northern city of Kiryat Shmona and surroundings

Some 20 rockets were launched from Lebanon at Israel late Monday, with the majority of them intercepted, the military said.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Iran’s President Pezeshkian speaks with Hamas leader, praises Houthis

According to Iranian state media, IRNA, on Monday, the new president of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian, spoke with Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh who “expressed gratitude towards the Islamic Republic of Iran over its support for the Palestinian cause, and called for stepped-up diplomatic efforts to end the Israeli regime’s aggression against Gaza.”

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Google close to acquiring Israeli cybersecurity start-up Wiz for $23 billion – WSJ report

Google is in advanced talks to acquire Israeli cybersecurity start-up Wiz for $23 billion, according to a Wall Street Journal report on Sunday.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Israeli officials to hold ‘strategic dialogue’ on Iran threat in DC

Israeli National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi and Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer will hold high-level meetings on the Iranian threat at the White House this week, the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem confirmed on Saturday night.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF confirms death of Mohammed Deif’s deputy in Gaza strike

The Israel Defense Forces confirmed on Sunday that Rafa’a Salameh, the commander of Hamas’s Khan Younis Brigade, was killed the previous day in a targeted airstrike on terrorist infrastructure in southern Gaza.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Hostage talks to continue despite strike targeting Deif

Israeli diplomatic sources estimate that despite the strike targeting Hamas military commander Mohammed Deif on Saturday, negotiations for a ceasefire and the release of hostages will continue, Israel National News reported on Monday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Netanyahu to meet Biden at the White House on July 22

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to meet President Joe Biden at the White House on July 22, ahead of his address to a joint session of Congress, an Israeli official said on Sunday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Biden indicates Israel can pursue Hamas leadership after war, which ‘should end now’

In a much-anticipated news conference following the end of the NATO Summit in Washington on Thursday, US President Joe Biden appeared to suggest that ending the war in Gaza would not mean Israel would have to stop going after Hamas’s leadership.

Read More: The Times of Israel

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Iran Can Produce ‘Multiple Nuclear Weapons Within Days,’ Foreign Policy Leaders Say, Underscoring ‘Urgent Need’ for Action

Iran is quietly accelerating its nuclear program “to a point where the regime can now produce enough weapons-grade uranium for multiple nuclear weapons within days,” according to a broad coalition of think tanks and advocacy groups.

Read More: Free Beacon