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The Qatar-based Al Jazeera news channel has quietly removed a libelous story accusing Israeli soldiers of raping Palestinian women in Gaza, a day after it went viral on social media.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
A British newspaper released an exclusive image on Monday showing what it said was a children’s bedroom in the Gaza Strip where hostage Liri Albag and other captives were held by the Hamas terror group in their first few days in captivity.
Read more: The Times of Israel
As part of truce talks taking place in Doha, Qatar, Israeli officials have agreed to release between 700 to 800 Palestinian security prisoners in exchange for 40 Israeli hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, according to various media reports.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
Hamas fired eight rockets at Ashdod from the Gaza Strip on Monday, the Israel Defense Forces confirmed, marking the first such attack on the southern coastal city since Jan. 14.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
Foreign Minister Israel Katz on Friday ordered the Foreign Ministry to summon Turkey’s envoy to Israel for a “serious reprimand” after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to “send to Allah.”
Read more: The Times of Israel
Tens of thousands of Jews around the world joined in a collective recitation of the Shema prayer on Thursday that was broadcast from Jerusalem’s Western Wall to support the more than 130 hostages still held by Hamas.
Read more: The Jerusalem Post
A Palestinian terrorist opened fire at an Israeli vehicle in the West Bank early Friday morning, leading to an hours-long exchange of fire that ultimately resulted in the gunman being killed in a helicopter strike, according to the military.
Read more: The Times of Israel
The United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday arrived in Israel for his sixth visit to the country since the war against Hamas broke out.
The U.S. top diplomat met with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu first and then convened with the country’s war cabinet.
Read more: i24 News
During U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, he discussed with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman the American-Saudi component of a larger plan that would see Riyadh recognize Israel.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
In the wake of the ongoing tensions along Israel’s northern border, eyewitness accounts of Hezbollah deploying its forces in an “unprecedented” manner in the Dahieh district were reported by Arab World News Agency (AWP) reported on Thursday morning. The district is the stronghold of the terrorist organization in the capital Beirut.
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Ninety-three percent of Palestinians believe that Hamas did not commit atrocities during its mass invasion of southern Israel on Oct. 7, and 72% support the attack, according to recent polling conducted by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PCPSR).
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
The Israel Defense Forces on Thursday published footage of a drone identifying a terrorist hiding in a room, shortly before troops operating in the Hamad area of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, killed him.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
A cruise missile launched by Houthi terrorists from Yemen overnight Monday hit an open area near the Red Sea resort city of Eilat, the IDF confirmed on Tuesday evening.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
The United States ban on funding the U.N. Relief and Works Agency will continue until at least March 2025, Reuters reported on Tuesday.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
Israeli special forces are continuing an operation launched early Monday to root out a resurgent Hamas presence at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, so far killing 90 terrorists and interrogating more than 300 in the compound.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
IDF fighter jets eliminated five senior Hamas officials in Rafah on Monday, the IDF announced on Wednesday.
The jets operated in accordance with intelligence provided by the IDF and Shin Bet.
Read more: The Jerusalem Post
A senior Qatari official expressed tentative hopes that talks on a Gaza truce and hostage release between Israel and Hamas could advance, as Mossad chief David Barnea flew back to Israel Tuesday.
Read more: The Times of Israel
Alleged Israeli strikes in the predawn darkness hit military sites near Damascus, causing damage, Syria said Tuesday, as a war monitor claimed Hezbollah arms depots were targeted in the attack.
Read more: The Times of Israel