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IDF spokesman plays down US arms shipment holdup, says disagreements resolved privately

The Israel Defense Forces appeared Wednesday to minimize the seemingly unprecedented holdup of an arms shipment by a US administration concerned by the prospect of a major Israeli operation in the southern Gazan city of Rafah, saying the allies resolve any disagreements “behind closed doors.”

Read more: The Times of Israel

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US concerns over Israel’s Gaza policy led to weapons holdup

The Biden administration is holding up shipments of two types of Boeing-made precision bombs to send a political message to Israel, according to a U.S. official and six other people with knowledge of the deliberations.

Read more: Politico

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At Holocaust event, Biden, Johnson, Jeffries condemn antisemitic protests in US

U.S. President Joe Biden and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) condemned the antisemitic campus protests that have proliferated across the United States while at a Holocaust remembrance ceremony on Tuesday.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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US signals backing for ‘limited op’ after IDF takes over Gazan side of Rafah crossing

The Biden administration appeared to signal its initial approval of the operation launched by Israel early Tuesday morning to take over the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Biden to condemn antisemitism in speech at Holocaust Memorial Museum

President Joe Biden is set to condemn acts of antisemitism in a keynote speech this morning at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s annual commemoration of the events surrounding the genocide of European Jews during World War II, a White House official said.

Read more: NBC News

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Army announces two reserves troops killed in Hezbollah drone attack Monday

Two reserves soldiers were killed in a Hezbollah-claimed explosive-laden drone attack against an army position near Metula in northern Israel on Monday afternoon, the military announced Tuesday.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Hamas agrees to free just 18 hostages unless Israel ends the war, report

Hamas says it will only free 18 hostages unless Israel agrees to end the war, according to a report on CNN reported on Tuesday quoting sources.

Read more: Ynetnews

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US delays arms shipments to Israel amid internal pressure

Following reports that the United States was delaying a shipment of ammunition that was supposed to leave for Israel last week, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday that the Biden administration was delaying a shipment of thousands of weapons amid increasing internal pressure in the United States towards the administration following the war…

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IDF takes operational control of Rafah crossing

The Israel Defense Forces took control of the Gaza side of the Rafah crossing with Egypt on Tuesday morning, as tanks from the 401st Armored Brigade of the 162nd Division rolled right up to the station.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Scoop: U.S. put a hold on an ammunition shipment to Israel

The Biden administration last week put a hold on a shipment of U.S.-made ammunition to Israel, two Israeli officials told Axios.

Read more: Axios

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IRAN UN atomic watchdog chief travels to Iran, grapples with Tehran’s escalating nuclear program

The head of the United Nations’ atomic watchdog traveled Monday to Iran, where his agency faces increasing difficulty in monitoring the Islamic Republic’s rapidly advancing nuclear program as tensions remain high in the wider Middle East over the Israel-Hamas war.

Read more: Fox News

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Israel’s military calls on Palestinian civilians to evacuate parts of Rafah

Israel on Monday started to evacuate Palestinian civilians from the eastern parts of Rafah close to the Israel border ahead of a possible ground invasion, the IDF said.

Read more: Axios

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Two seriously wounded in Hezbollah drone attack, IDF strikes Lebanon

Two people were seriously wounded after a kamikaze drone launched by Hezbollah hit the Metula area on Monday afternoon, according to Israel media.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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A somber Israel marks Holocaust Remembrance Day

Israelis marked Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day (Yom Hashoah) on Monday, the first since the attack of Oct. 7, the largest single-day massacre of Jews since the Shoah.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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4 soldiers killed, 10 hurt inside Israel by Hamas rocket attack from Rafah

Four Israeli soldiers were killed and 10 more were wounded in a Hamas-claimed rocket attack on a staging ground near the Gaza Strip on Sunday, prompting the military to shutter a key border crossing.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Hamas is sending a delegation to Egypt for further cease-fire talks in the latest sign of progress

Hamas said Thursday that it was sending a delegation to Egypt for further cease-fire talks, in a new sign of progress in attempts by international mediators to hammer out an agreement between Israel and the militant group to end the war in Gaza.

Read more: The Associated Press

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Who is paying for the American campus protests?

Over the past few weeks, dramatic scenes of mob action have unfolded across dozens of campuses across the United States.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israeli FM slams ‘dictator’ Erdoğan over trade ban

Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz accused Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday of acting like a “dictator” by blocking the country’s ports to Israeli imports and exports as part of a trade war.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate