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Netanyahu and Biden expected to hold call on Iran Wednesday after weeks of silence

US President Joe Biden is expected to hold a phone call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday to discuss Israel’s plans to retaliate against Iran for its October 1 ballistic missile attack, officials familiar with the matter said, amid reports of growing frustration in Washington over Jerusalem’s unwillingness to share details of its…

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2 reservists killed as IDF sends more troops into southern Lebanon

Two Israeli reservists serving on the northern border were killed in a mortar attack, authorities announced Monday, as the military said it was sending more troops into Lebanon amid a swiftly widening offensive against the Hezbollah terror group.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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‘Like unleashed lions’: Inside high-stakes IDF operation in Hezbollah stronghold

Thick dust clouds rise along the road leading to Maroun al-Ras, a key hilltop village in southern Lebanon overlooking the Israeli communities of Avivim and Yir’on. Israeli D9 bulldozers and tanks, operating under the command of the Golani Brigade, now move freely in the area.

Read more: Ynet News

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After speculation he was killed, Sinwar said to renew contact with Qatar

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has reestablished contact with hostage-ceasefire deal mediators in Qatar after weeks of silence that had stirred speculation he might have been killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza, according to multiple reports Monday.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Woman wounded as Hezbollah fires over 100 rockets at Haifa

Hezbollah fired over 100 rockets from Lebanon at the Haifa area in northern Israel on Tuesday afternoon, with at least one injury reported.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israeli strike kills head of Hezbollah HQ in Beirut

The commander of Hezbollah’s terror headquarters in the Beirut area was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Monday, according to an Israel Defense Forces statement on Tuesday morning.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Iranian Quds Force chief said missing after visit to bombarded Beirut suburb

Iran’s Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani, who traveled to Lebanon after the killing last month of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli airstrike, has not been heard from since strikes on Beirut late last week, two senior Iranian security officials told Reuters.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Gallant heads to US as Washington weighs in IDF strike on Iran

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant is set to visit Washington on Tuesday as the United States seeks to weigh in on the scope of Israel’s anticipated retaliatory strike against Iran.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Haifa restaurant takes direct hit, nine wounded after Hezbollah rocket attack

Nine people were wounded following Hezbollah’s rocket attack in Israel’s north overnight between Sunday and Monday, eight of whom were wounded in Haifa and the ninth in Tiberias.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Two Israelis hurt by Hamas rocket barrage on Tel Aviv area

A Hamas rocket barrage on central Israel injured two people in Kfar Chabad, southeast of Tel Aviv, on Monday, the first anniversary of the Palestinian terrorist group’s Oct. 7, 2023, massacre.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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26,000 rockets, missiles and drones fired at Israel since Oct. 7

Over 26,000 rockets, missiles and drones have been launched at Israel by Iran and its regional terror proxies since the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, according to the latest Israel Defense Forces data.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF kills Hamas commander in Samaria’s Tulkarem

An Israeli Air Force fighter jet conducted a rare strike in Tulkarem in northwestern Samaria on Thursday night, targeting top Hamas terrorist Zahi Yaser Abd al-Razeq Oufi.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF says it destroyed tunnel used to smuggle Iranian weapons from Syria to Lebanon

The Israel Defense Forces said Friday that fighter jets struck a two-mile-long tunnel overnight that crossed between Lebanon and Syria, and which the military said was used by Hezbollah to smuggle Iranian weapons.

Read More: The Times of Israel

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IDF confirms killing de facto Hamas PM in Gaza strike

An Israeli Air Force strike three months ago killed Hamas’s de facto prime minister in the Gaza Strip, the military confirmed on Thursday.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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Police probing Iran link to attacks on Israeli missions in Sweden, Denmark

Iran may have orchestrated the attacks on Israeli embassies in Stockholm and Copenhagen this week, according to Swedish intelligence agency SÄPO.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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Nasrallah’s presumed successor said to be target of heavy Israeli strike in Beirut

Israel reportedly targeted the presumed successor to Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in a heavy airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburbs around midnight Thursday, just under a week after the head of the Iran-backed terror group was killed in an Israeli attack.

Read More: The Times of Israel

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IDF shoots down drones targeting central Israel; Yemen’s Houthis claim attack

The Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen claimed responsibility Thursday for overnight drone attacks on central Israel, the latest in a line of drone and missile attacks on the Jewish state.

Read More: The Times of Israel

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IDF names eight soldiers killed in battle with Hezbollah in Southern Lebanon

The Israeli military named eight soldiers on Wednesday who were killed fighting the Hezbollah terror organization in Southern Lebanon. “May their memories forever be a blessing,” the Israel Defense Forces stated.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate