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IRGC reveals new Hadid 110 stealth suicide drone, fastest in Iran’s history

Iran’s  Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has unveiled a new jet-powered, stealth-oriented suicide drone, designed to evade modern air defenses with high speed and low radar visibility. Named the Hadid-110, it emphasizes speed, stealth, and rapid deployment.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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In first, Amnesty accuses Hamas of crimes against humanity on Oct. 7 and during Gaza war

Amnesty International on Thursday accused Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups of crimes against humanity, including extermination, during and after the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel that sparked the Gaza war.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Light of faith, courage will always guide us, House speaker says at Capitol menorah lighting

Chanukah came a few days early to the U.S. Capitol, as leaders of the House and Senate joined Rabbi Levi Shemtov, executive vice president of American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad), in lighting the menorah.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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House passes $900 billion defense bill with ‘critical pro-Israel provisions’

The U.S. House of Representatives voted 312-112 on Wednesday night to pass the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, with 18 Republicans and 94 Democrats voting against it.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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US official to ‘Post’: International Stabilization Force to be deployed at beginning of 2026

The International Stabilization Force (ISF) will be deployed in the Gaza Strip at the beginning of 2026, a US official told The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday night.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Israel said to believe ‘someone in Islamic Jihad knows’ where Ran Gvili’s body is

Israel has rejected a claim by Palestinian Islamic Jihad that it has returned all the hostages it was holding, with an official reportedly saying the terror group knows the location of the remains of Ran Gvili, the last deceased captive held in Gaza.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Holocaust denier Fuentes being amplified by foreign sources, report suggests

The Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes has grown increasingly prominent on social media not because of “a broad or sudden shift in American political sentiment” but due to “online amplification that was unusually fast, unusually concentrated and unusually foreign in origin.”

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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US press group memorializes Al Jazeera Hamas-linked reporters

The Association and Club of Foreign Press Correspondents USA honored several individuals later identified as Hamas and Islamic Jihad terror operatives at its Dec. 4 gala in Washington, according to media watchdog HonestReporting.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Sa’ar meets lawmakers on Capitol Hill, stresses Middle East peace, fight against radical Islam

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) discussed their “mutual commitment” to countering radical Islam and advancing Middle East peace during a meeting in Washington on Tuesday, according to a readout from Jerusalem.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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CAIR political arm operating illegally in 22 states, linked to Turkish gov’t, report finds

The political arm of the Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has been acting without legal authority, licenses, or registrations in 22 US states. This was revealed in a new joint report by Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI) and Intelligence Advocacy Network (IAN), first published in the Washington Free Beacon.

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‘Because they have money’: Algerian nanny on trial for poisoning Jewish family in Paris

In a case seen as unprecedented in France, a nanny from Algeria is being tried for poisoning the Jewish family she worked for in a suburb of Paris, according to French media.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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‘One of ours’: Officials bid farewell to Sudthisak Rinthalak as his body flown home

As his body was finally flown home to his family in Thailand on Tuesday, more than two years after he was killed, officials paid tribute to slain hostage Sudthisak Rinthalak during a ceremony at Ben Gurion Airport.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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IDF finds rockets, bombs in Samaria tied to roadside attacks

A counter-terrorism operation in the Samaria city of Tulkarem led Israel Defense Forces soldiers to weapons, including rockets and explosives, linked to multiple roadside bombings, the military said on Tuesday.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF slays Hamas terrorist in Gaza; former hostage’s weapon found

The Israel Defense Forces on Monday eliminated a Hamas terrorist who planned to carry out an imminent attack against troops in the central Gaza Strip, the military announced.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Lisbon Jewish monument, Brussels nativity scene defaced

The slogan “Free Palestine” on Saturday was spray-painted in red on a nativity scene in the Grand-Place of Brussels, one of the Belgian capital’s main squares and tourist attractions.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Mother of last Israeli hostage in Gaza: Peace plan cannot proceed until Ran Gvili is home

The mother of police officer Ran Gvili, the last hostage in Gaza, said Israel will not heal, and that the next phase of a peace plan should not proceed until his remains are returned.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Trump to meet on Dec. 29, PMO confirms

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump will meet on December 29, the Prime Minister’s Office confirmed on Monday.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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2,000-year-old Jerusalem city wall uncovered

A section of Jerusalem’s city wall dating from the Hasmonean period more than two thousand years ago has been unearthed in the city’s Tower of David Museum, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Monday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate