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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

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Terrorist kills pregnant woman driving to delivery room in Samaria

The Israeli military is hunting for a terrorist who shot and killed Tzeela Gez and injured her husband, as the Israeli couple drove to the delivery room near the small community of Bruchin, in Samaria.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF issues warning to evacuate Yemeni ports ahead of imminent airstrike

The Arabic Spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces, Colonel Avichay Adraee, issued an urgent warning to Yemenis in seaports controlled by the Houthis on Wednesday.

Read More: i24 News

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Trump urges Syrian President Sharaa to sign Abraham Accords with Israel during meeting in Riyadh

US President Donald Trump urged Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa to sign the Abraham Accords with Israel during their meeting ahead of the GCC summit in Riyadh on Wednesday.

Read More: The Jerusalem Post

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Hamas’s Gaza leader Muhammad Sinwar targeted in IDF strike, fate unclear

Hamas’s leader in Gaza, Muhammad Sinwar, was targeted in a massive Israeli airstrike at a hospital in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday afternoon, security sources said.

Read More: The Times of Israel

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Houthi missile downed amid sirens in Jerusalem; IDF warns Yemen of impending strike

A ballistic missile launched at Israel by the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen was successfully intercepted by air defenses on Wednesday morning, the military said.

Read More: The Times of Israel

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Details emerge of Edan Alexander’s torments in Hamas captivity

U.S.-Israeli citizen Edan Alexander’s mother Yael on Tuesday revealed new details of his ordeals as a captive of Hamas in Gaza.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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As Israeli negotiators head to Doha, PM assures coalition partners Israel won’t end war

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a call with coalition party chiefs on Monday, reportedly trying to assure them that Israel wasn’t going to agree to end the war before Hamas is defeated after he agreed to a request from the Trump administration to send a negotiating team to Doha in order to jumpstart long-stalled hostage negotiations with…

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Gaza journalist who documented Oct. 7 massacre killed in IDF strike

Hassan Abdel Fattah Mohammed Eslaih, a Gaza journalist who documented Hamas’s October 7 Massacre, was killed in a Monday IDF strike on Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, Hamas confirmed on Tuesday.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post