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IAF jets strike Hezbollah targets in Lebanon

Israeli Air Force fighter jets attacked a series of Hezbollah terrorist targets in Southern Lebanon overnight Thursday, the military said.

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A Jew Draws Strength From Some Christians

Last Monday morning, I logged onto my various news feeds and saw photos of the latest antisemitic assault on American Jews.

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Terrorists try to ambush IDF soldiers in Jordan Valley

Palestinian terrorists this week attempted to ambush Israel Defense Forces troops in the Jordan Valley with remotely detonated roadside bombs, the military revealed on Wednesday.

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Israel strips Norway’s PA diplomats of status

Foreign Minister Israel Katz announced Thursday that Israel is canceling the diplomatic status of Norway’s representatives to the Palestinian Authority in response to Oslo’s recognition of a Palestinian state and decision to join South Africa in its lawsuit against Israel at the International Criminal Court.

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Harvard ‘failed its Jewish students’ and must face antisemitism lawsuit, judge rules

Harvard University “failed its Jewish students” and must face a lawsuit over antisemitism on campus following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack against Israel, a federal judge in Boston ruled.

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Israel said to believe Hezbollah will respond before Iran to deaths of terror chiefs

Israeli officials increasingly believe it will be Hezbollah, rather than Iran, that will be first to launch a major attack on Israel in the coming days, according to media reports on Wednesday, while Tehran was reported to be possibly reconsidering its threatened large-scale onslaught.

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IDF: Top Hamas operative who directed West Bank terror killed in recent Gaza strike

A senior Hamas member in Gaza who was involved in directing terror attacks in the West Bank was killed in an airstrike two weeks ago, the Israel Defense Forces announced on Thursday, while Air Force jets struck dozens of targets belonging to terror groups in the Strip over the past day.

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Jordan, Qatar, Saudis hesitant to join US-driven postwar peacekeeping force in Gaza

Jordan, Qatar and Saudi Arabia have rebuffed requests to contribute troops to a postwar peacekeeping force in Gaza, an Arab official and a second source familiar with the matter told The Times of Israel on Tuesday.

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Evidence against UNRWA staffers stronger than UN investigators let onEvidence against UNRWA staffers stronger than UN investigators let on

Several media outlets and critics of Israel noted that Monday’s release of results of an internal United Nations investigation stated that nine UNRWA staffers “may” have participated in Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre.

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‘Squad’ Rep Cori Bush loses highly contentious primary against pro-Israel Democrat

Voters in Missouri’s bright blue 1st Congressional District served a sharp rebuke of the left’s progressive wing on Tuesday, denying Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., a third term.

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Israeli jets set off sonic booms in Beirut as Nasrallah threatens ‘strong’ reprisal

Israeli warplanes broke the sound barrier over Beirut just ahead of a pugnacious speech by Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on Tuesday afternoon, as northern residents were told to stay close to bomb shelters amid a series of cross-border attacks from Lebanon.

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Yahya Sinwar named leader of Hamas to replace Haniyeh

Hamas named its Gaza leader Yahya Sinwar as successor to former political chief Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in Tehran last week, the group said on Tuesday, in a move that reinforces the radical path pursued since the Oct. 7 attack on Israel.

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Gallant, Kurilla discuss defense against Iran, Hezbollah

Gen. Erik Kurilla, commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), met with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi at the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv on Monday.

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Hamas could tap ‘shadowy’ figure to succeed Haniyeh, report says

Hamas is leaning toward choosing a relatively unknown successor to political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated last week in Tehran, Channel 12 reported on Monday.

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Pakistan announces intention to supply arms to Iran at OIC meeting

Several Arab sources reported Tuesday that if the conflict between Iran and Israel escalates, Pakistan plans to supply Iran with Shaheen-III medium-range ballistic missiles.

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Iran, Russia vow to strengthen ties amid an escalating regional conflict – report

Tehran requested of Russia to use their advanced air defense systems in Iran, the New York Times reported on Monday.

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian told top Kremlin official on Monday that Tehran was determined to expand relations with its “strategic partner Russia,” Iranian state media reported.

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Hostage talks on hold until after Iran response, replacement of Haniyeh — officials

The negotiations between Israel and Hamas for a ceasefire-hostage release deal are on hold and will not pick up until after Iran retaliates for the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran and until after the terror group selects a replacement for the slain politburo chief, two officials familiar with the matter told The Times of…

Five wounded, one critically, in Hezbollah drone attack in Western Galilee

Five people were wounded on Tuesday by a Hezbollah drone strike in the Western Galilee, according to unfolding media reports. A 40-year-old man was in serious condition, a 30-year-old woman was moderately wounded and the others suffered light injuries.

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