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Netanyahu to meet Biden, Harris on Thursday, Trump on Friday

U.S. President Joe Biden plans to host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Thursday afternoon, Jerusalem’s Prime Minister’s Office announced on Tuesday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Netanyahu meets evangelical leaders ahead of Congress address

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made time during his busy schedule this week in Washington to meet with leaders of the two most important faith community blocs anchoring American support for Israel: the Jewish communal leadership and evangelical Christian faith leaders.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Hamas military commander in Tulkarem eliminated by IDF

In a dramatic operation, the IDF eliminated the Hamas military commander in Tulkarem, Azkhem Naafa, in a drone strike.

Read more: Israel Hayom

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Two Israelis wounded in Samaria bombing

Two Israelis were wounded on Tuesday when a bomb exploded along the security barrier near Mount Gilboa in Samaria, according to the Israel Defense Forces.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Houthis to target Israeli gas rigs, energy facilities—report

A Hezbollah spokesman said on Tuesday that the Houthis are planning a “fifth stage” in their war against Israel, which will include gas rigs and energy facilities.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Turning screws on Hamas, IDF pushes deeper into Khan Younis

The IDF ramped up military operations against Hamas on Monday, re-entering the largest city in the southern Gaza Strip, Khan Younis.

Read more: Y Net News

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Rivals Hamas and Fatah sign a declaration to form a future government as war rages in Gaza

Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah signed a declaration in Beijing vowing to form a government together, the groups said Tuesday, in the latest attempt at resolving their long rivalry.

Read more: AP News

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UAE signals willingness to join postwar Gaza peacekeeping force

A senior Emirati official signaled this week that Abu Dhabi is prepared to contribute troops to a postwar peacekeeping force in Gaza, making the United Arab Emirates the first Arab country to publicly buy into the effort being quietly advanced by the Biden administration.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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ISA to mount unprecedented security op at Paris Olympics

The Israel Security Agency is preparing the largest-ever security operation of its kind to safeguard Israeli athletes taking part in the Paris Olympics, according to The Telegraph.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israeli security forces thwart plot to kidnap Israelis in West Bank

The Shin Bet security agency, the Israeli army, and Israel Police thwarted a plot to kidnap Israelis in the West Bank, according to a statement on Monday.

Read more: i24 News

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IDF confirms two hostages have died in Hamas captivity

The Israel Defense Forces on Monday confirmed the deaths of two Israeli hostages in Hamas captivity in Gaza.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Netanyahu: Strike on Houthi port shows Israel will reach enemies however far away

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel’s attack on a Houthi-controlled port in Yemen on Saturday “makes it clear to our enemies that there is no place that the long arm of Israel will not reach.”

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Netanyahu heads to DC to ‘anchor bipartisan support’ for Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took off on Monday for Washington, where he will seek to solidify bipartisan support for the Jewish state on the backdrop of President Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the 2024 election.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Top commander in Hezbollah’s elite Radwan force killed in south Lebanon strike

The Israel Defense Forces late Thursday killed a senior commander in Hezbollah’s elite Radwan force in southern Lebanon, the military and the terror group said.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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British FM announces new Labour government to restore UNRWA funding

Britain’s new Labour government said on Friday it would resume funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), in the first major change by the new government to British policy regarding the Israel-Hamas war.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Trump: Those holding US hostages will pay if they’re not freed by time I return to office

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump warned that countries holding American hostages will pay “a very big price” if they are not released, as he accepted the GOP presidential nomination on Thursday at the Republican National Convention.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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CAIR head suggests Jewish state forged reports Iran trying to kill Trump

Nihad Awad, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, responded on social media to news reports that there is U.S. intelligence that Iran is trying to assassinate former President Donald Trump.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF releases tape of Gazans lauding death of Mohammed Deif

According to telephone conversations recorded by the IDF, people inside Gaza are praising the deaths of Hamas “military” leader Mohammed Deif and his deputy Rafa’a Salameh, who were targeted by an IDF airstrike on July 13.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate