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4 East Jerusalem Palestinians held for Islamic State ties, prepping for ‘end of days’ war

Four residents of East Jerusalem’s Beit Safafa neighborhood have been arrested and will be charged with affiliation to the Islamic State and planning attacks against Jewish Israelis as part of a “great war of the end of days,”  the Shin Bet security agency and Israel Police announced Friday.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Exposing Hezbollah: IDF claims terror group murdered prominent Christian-Lebanese critic

Christian Lebanese politician, Elias Hasrouni, was assassinated by the Hezbollah terror group he opposed, the IDF confirmed on Friday.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Iran accused of seizing Singapore-bound tanker off coast of UAE

A tanker transiting through the narrow Strait of Hormuz suddenly changed course into Iranian territorial waters Friday, with the British military warning that a possible “state activity” had affected it.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Feds convict neo-Nazi who targeted Georgia rabbi, Jewish state rep

Federal prosecutors in Georgia announced on Thursday that a neo-Nazi was convicted of hate crimes earlier in the month after he sent threatening, antisemitic postcards to a local rabbi and the state’s lone Jewish representative.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israel redeems the remains of slain hostage Meny Godard

Israel on Thursday night recovered the remains of hostage Meny (Menachem) Godard, who was murdered by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist organization during the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre, and whose body was taken into the Gaza Strip.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF implements Oct. 7 lessons in large Judea, Samaria drill

The Israel Defense Forces has completed a three-day “Lion’s Roar” military training exercise in the Judea, Samaria and Jordan Valley area, which involved the Judea and Samaria Division and the recently established 96th Division, led by the Central Command, the Israeli army announced on Wednesday.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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IAEA: Iran blocking access to nuclear sites hit by US-Israeli strikes

Iran has yet to allow international inspectors access to nuclear sites bombed by Israeli and U.S. forces in June, according to a new confidential International Atomic Energy Agency report to member states, excerpts of which were published by Reuters on Wednesday.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF receives hostage’s body from Red Cross

The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office said Thursday night that the Israel Defense Forces received a coffin believed to contain the remains of a hostage from the International Committee of the Red Cross in Gaza.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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Trump seeks progress on Israel–Saudi normalization ahead of crown prince WH meeting – report

US President Donald Trump wants to see progress toward normalization between Israel and Saudi Arabia ahead of his planned meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House next week, senior American officials told N12.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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IDF implements Oct. 7 lessons in large Judea, Samaria drill

The Israel Defense Forces has completed a three-day “Lion’s Roar” military training exercise in the Judea, Samaria and Jordan Valley area, which involved the Judea and Samaria Division and the recently established 96th Division, led by the Central Command, the Israeli army announced on Wednesday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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UAE concerned over influence of Turkish, Qatari ‘Hamas-enablers’ in Gaza plan

The United Arab Emirates is concerned about Qatar and Turkey playing a central role in the proposed plan to rebuild the Gaza Strip.
Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Israel foils large Hamas terror network in Bethlehem

Israeli security forces in recent weeks broke up a major Hamas terror network in the Judean city of Bethlehem, including a cell in the advanced stages of preparing an attack, according to an Israel Police statement on Thursday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Hamas, Islamic Jihad to return hostage remains to Israel, terrorist groups say

The Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorist groups said on Thursday that it would return to Israel at 8 p.m. local time the body of a hostage held in the Gaza Strip.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Sa’ar: Iran attempted to assassinate multiple Israeli diplomats

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said on Tuesday that the country’s security services are “constantly” working to foil ongoing Iranian plots aimed at its diplomats worldwide.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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‘Fake News’: US Confirms Aid Is Flowing Into Gaza, Contradicting Hamas Propaganda

The United States and Israel are moving an average of 674 humanitarian aid trucks through Gaza each day, delivering more than 15,000 loads of commercial goods and medicine since the ceasefire began on Oct. 10, according to figures compiled by the U.S.-led Civil-Military Coordination Center, the multinational body running the operations, and shared…

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‘Israel should withdraw to their pre-Dec. 8 borders’: al-Sharaa tells the Post

In an hour-long interview with the Washington Post, former al-Qaeda fighter and current Syrian president Ahmmed al-Sharaa made several comments about Israel’s recent military action in Syria following the fall of the Assad regime and the events of October 7, 2023, and the pursuing war.

Read more: i24 News

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Israel opens Zikim crossing to boost humanitarian aid deliveries to Gaza, COGAT announces

The Zikim crossing has been opened to facilitate the entry of humanitarian aid trucks into the Gaza Strip, the Defense Ministry’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) said on Wednesday.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Hamas rifles, gear found in Kibbutz Be’eri 25 months after Oct. 7

Assault rifles and other equipment belonging to Hamas terrorists were discovered on Wednesday during reconstruction work at Kibbutz Be’eri, more than two years after the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on the community.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate