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Jerusalem, New Delhi deepen ties with series of economic agreements

“The future belongs to those who innovate, and Israel and India are bent on innovation,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said during a press conference in Jerusalem on Thursday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in which previously negotiated agreements on economic cooperation and trade were exchanged.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Rubio: Iran missile threat to US ‘unsustainable’

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called Iran’s refusal to discuss its ballistic missile program a “big problem” and an “unsustainable threat” to the American home front ahead of Thursday’s indirect nuclear talks in Geneva, the third round this month between Washington and Tehran.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Hezbollah will not get involved militarily if US attack on Iran is ‘limited,’ official tells AFP

A Hezbollah official said that the Lebanese terror group will not get involved militarily if the United States carries out “limited” strikes against Iran, AFP reported on Wednesday.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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US condemns Hamas after video shows terrorists intimidating, extorting Gazans

The US State Department condemned Hamas for destroying the tents of Gazans who refused to pay taxes in a Sunday post on X/Twitter in response to an undated video circulating online appearing to show Hamas’s “Sahm” (Arrow) Unit terrorizing and extorting civilians.

Reads more: The Jerusalem Post

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Trump: US ‘wiped out’ Iran’s nuclear program ‘but they want to start all over again’

US President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address tilted heavily on domestic issues, but he also made the case for his foreign policy efforts to Americans who are increasingly uneasy about his priorities, vowing to “never hesitate” in confronting threats against the United States or let Iran acquire nuclear weapons.

Read more: The Times of…

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Israeli forces arrest Arab terrorists in overnight raid near Jericho

Israeli security forces arrested several Palestinian terrorist suspects in the Aqabat Jaber refugee camp, located two miles from Jericho in the Jordan Valley, during an overnight raid on Tuesday, police stated.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF finds Hezbollah weapons, posts in Southern Lebanon

Israeli forces operating in Southern Lebanon located and dismantled Hezbollah weapons, observation posts and firing positions in recent months, the Israel Defense Forces said on Wednesday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF responds to car-ramming attempt at southern Jerusalem checkpoint

Israel security forces responded to an attempted car-ramming at the “tunnel road” checkpoint between the Gush Etzion region of Judea and Jerusalem on Tuesday afternoon, the Israel Defense Forces said.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israel said to warn Lebanon it’ll be hit hard if Hezbollah takes part in any US-Iran war

Israel sent an indirect message to Lebanon that it would strike the country hard, targeting civilian infrastructure, including the airport, in the event that Hezbollah gets involved in any US-Iran war, two senior Lebanese officials said Tuesday.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Swastika found at US Coast Guard training center in New Jersey, referred for investigation

A drawing of a swastika appeared at the US Coast Guard’s primary recruit training center in New Jersey and was subsequently removed, the service confirmed on Monday, adding that the incident has been referred for further investigation and that it condemned the display of hate symbols.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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China pivoting toward antisemitism, driven by geopolitics, report finds

Antisemitism is rising in China, a country previously considered almost free of anti-Jewish hatred, according to a new research report by the Jewish People Policy Institute.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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PLO secretary-general says Hamas ‘not a terror organization’, slams US demands to disarm

Azzam al-Ahmad, the secretary-general of Mahmoud Abbas’s Palestine Liberation Organization, on Monday declared that the PLO opposes the disarmament of Hamas, which he said was “not a terror organization.”

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Dozens of UN envoys in Israel on fact-finding organized by Jewish state’s rep

Dozens of envoys to the United Nations are in Israel as part of a fact-finding mission organized by Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Danny Danon, comprising visits to Jerusalem and the southern border with the Gaza Strip.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Iran: student chant ‘death to Islamic Republic’ as protests continue for 3rd day

Anti-regime protests continued for a third day across Iranian universities on Monday as students expressed outrage over the killing of demonstrators and the government’s perceived attempt to restore calm.

Read more: i24 News

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Jewish hockey star Jack Hughes clinches gold medal for Team USA at Winter Olympics

Jewish hockey star Jack Hughes scored the game-winning goal Sunday to clinch a gold medal for the US men’s hockey team, its first since 1980.

The New Jersey Devils star center, who had scored twice in Team USA’s semifinal win, sent the puck between the legs of Canadian goaltender Jordan Binnington 1:41 into overtime to give the American team a…

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Security agencies forces foil Galilee plot

Israel law enforcement agencies thwarted a terrorist cell composed of Israeli citizens from the Galilee who were allegedly planning a shooting attack targeting soldiers in the city of Karmiel.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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US-Iran nuclear talks planned for Thursday in Geneva

Nuclear negotiations with Iran are scheduled for Thursday, a U.S. official confirmed to Israeli journalist Barak Ravid on Sunday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israeli Druze leader says Syrian community remains ‘besieged’ months after clashes

Seven months after deadly clashes between Syria’s Druze minority and government‑backed forces, the spiritual leader of Druze in neighboring Israel said members of the community across the border remained in peril.

Read more: The Times of Israel