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IDF to boost presence in north Gaza amid Hamas resurgence

The Israel Defense Forces is expected to increase troop activity in northern Gaza in the coming weeks following attempts by Hamas to reestablish a foothold there.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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UNRWA workers accused of kidnapping woman, taking part in kibbutz massacre – report

Employees of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees kidnapped Israelis, transported ammunition and the body of a dead soldier, and took part in a murderous assault on a kibbutz on October 7, according to a report published late Sunday.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Troops battle Hamas operatives in Khan Younis as IAF strikes RPG-wielding cell

Fighting between Israel Defense Forces and the Hamas terror group continued deep within Khan Younis on Friday, the military said, as families of hostages held by terror groups in the Gaza Strip blocked trucks of aid from entering the enclave via the Kerem Shalom crossing for a third consecutive day.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Israel says WHO ‘colluding’ with Hamas by ignoring ‘terrorist use’ of Gaza hospitals

Israel on Thursday accused the World Health Organization of collusion with Hamas by ignoring Israeli evidence of the “terrorist use” of hospitals in the Gaza Strip, during a session when the global health body’s chief described conditions in the coastal enclave as “hellish.”

Read more: The Times of Israel

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‘Extremely troubled’ by allegations 12 UNRWA staff took part in Oct 7 attack, US suspends funding

The United States is suspending additional funding to the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East temporarily as it reviews charges that 12 UNRWA employees took part in Hamas’s Oct. 7 terror attack on Israel.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Top UN court rejects South African bid to halt war against Hamas

The International Court of Justice, the main judicial arm of the United Nations, rejected a request on Friday from South Africa to order a halt to Israel’s defensive war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF strikes Iran-Hezbollah airport, launching major escalation

The IDF on Thursday attacked a key Hezbollah-Iran airstrip at Kilat Jaber for launching aerial attacks against Israel in a major escalation between the sides.

In September 2023, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant revealed pictures showing the joint Hezbollah-Iranian terror base in southern Lebanon only 20 kilometers from the border with Israel.

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Israeli forces nab 16 terrorists in Judea and Samaria

Israel security forces arrested 16 terrorists across Judea and Samaria overnight Wednesday, while killing one Palestinian gunman and thwarting potential terror attacks by seizing weapons and explosive devices, the IDF said on Thursday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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As battles rage in Khan Younis, first rocket alert from Gaza in 4 days sounds in Israel

Israel Defense Forces troops continued to battle Hamas terrorists in all parts of Gaza on Thursday, as air raid alarms marked the first time in almost four days that projectiles were apparently launched from the Strip toward Israel.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Hamas banks up to $12 million a month through online donations

Hamas has been receiving $8 million-$12 million per month through online donations since its bloody Oct. 7 assault on Israel, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Qatari poll: Only 5% of MENA Arabs oppose Oct. 7 massacre

Arabs across the Middle East and North Africa overwhelmingly view Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre, which left over 1,200 people dead in Israel and saw 240 others kidnapped to Gaza, as “legitimate resistance,” according to a new survey of 16 nations throughout the region conducted earlier this month.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Initial ruling on Gaza ‘genocide’ trial at The Hague reportedly expected Friday

South Africa expects the International Court of Justice to rule this Friday on whether it will grant emergency measures to stop the war in Gaza, South African news website News24 reported Wednesday, citing two sources close to the matter.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Gaza children protest against Hamas

Dozens of Palestinian children in the central Gaza city of Deir al-Balah held a rare protest against Hamas on Wednesday, calling on the terrorist organization to release Israeli hostages and end the war so they can return to their homes.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Fierce battles rage in Khan Younis as IDF says it’s ‘increasing pressure’ on Hamas

Israeli troops carried on fierce battles around Khan Younis on Wednesday, days into the IDF’s in against the largest city in southern Gaza, killing scores of Hamas gunmen as displaced Palestinians in the area continued to head further south.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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IDF’s latest push in western Khan Yunis remains intense

The IDF on Tuesday continued its major division-level new push in western Khan Yunis, which it had started on Monday, maintaining the most intense fighting since early December when the military first entered other parts of Hamas’s southern capital.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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IDF blasts Israeli radio into Gaza tunnels in bid to soothe hostages

After conquering a Hamas tunnel in the northern Gaza Strip, a group of Israeli Defense Forces soldiers went down it with some unusual kit in hand — not explosives, robot probes, or pistols for close combat, but rather old-style, dial-operated transistor radios.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Hezbollah fires 12 rockets at Meron air traffic control base

The Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah on Tuesday launched a barrage of missiles at an Israeli Air Force air traffic control base on Mount Meron in the Upper Galilee, according to Israeli media reports.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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24 IDF soldiers killed in deadliest day since start of Gaza combat

Twenty-four Israel Defense Forces soldiers were killed in the Gaza Strip on Monday, the deadliest single day for the Israeli military since the start of its ground operation against Hamas on Oct. 27.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate