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Sister of slain hostage Ran Gvili calls for his immediate return

The dozens of posters of hostages that once greeted arrivals and departures at Ben-Gurion International Airport have disappeared except for one of the last hostage whose body remains in Gaza, Israel Police officer Ran Gvili.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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Mossad chief warns Iran still seeks Israel’s destruction despite nuclear setbacks

Mossad Director David Barnea said on Tuesday that Iran “has not abandoned its aspiration to destroy the State of Israel,” speaking at a Mossad excellence awards ceremony at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem on Tuesday night.

Read More: The Jerusalem Post

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Bondi Beach Hanukkah killer charged with 59 offenses including terror, 15 counts of murder

The surviving gunman in Sydney’s Bondi Beach terror attack at a Jewish community event was charged Wednesday with 59 offenses, including 15 charges of murder, as Australian authorities were investigating the two perpetrators’ links to the Islamic State terror group.

Read More: The Times of Israel

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1,300-year-old menorah pendant shows Jews ‘didn’t stop’ visiting Jerusalem

A 1,300-year-old lead pendant decorated with a menorah was uncovered during an archaeological excavation beneath the southwestern corner of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, north of the City of David, the Israel Antiquities Authority revealed on Monday.

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Trump adds Palestinian Authority, Syria to US visa restriction list

U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a new travel and immigration ban on Tuesday for anyone attempting to enter the United States with documents issued by the Palestinian Authority or Syria.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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Video shows Jewish man assaulted on NYC train, Danny Danon labels it ‘deeply disturbing hate crime’

Footage posted to social media on Tuesday shows a young Jewish man on a train being violently grabbed by the neck in what Israeli UN Ambassador Danny Danon dubbed a “hate crime.”

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Iranian rial plummets to new record low amid sanctions, regional hostilities

Iran’s rial slid further Monday to a new record low of more than 1.3 million to the US dollar, deepening the currency’s collapse less than two weeks after it first breached the 1.2-million mark amid sanctions pressure and regional tensions.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Police officer opens fire after Palestinian driver flees Judea traffic stop

An Israel Police officer opened fire at a Palestinian driver who escaped a traffic stop in the Gush Etzion region of Judea on Tuesday afternoon, in what was initially reported as an attempted terrorist car-ramming.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF finds weapons, surveillance gear during raids along truce line in Rafah

Israel Defense Forces soldiers found weapons and Hamas surveillance equipment during raids along the ceasefire line in Gaza’s eastern Rafah area, the military announced on Monday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Jewish couple tussled with Sydney terrorist before killing spree began — and were slain

New videos have emerged of unarmed bystanders who sought to thwart the gunmen in the Bondi Beach Hanukkah terror attack and paid for their heroism with their lives.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Israel: Hezbollah violated ceasefire over 1,900 times since November 2024

The Iranian-backed Hezbollah terror group has violated the U.S.-backed ceasefire understandings with Lebanon more than 1,900 times since they went into effect on Nov. 27, 2024, the Israeli military said on Sunday.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Hamas marks 38 years since its founding, cites October 7 massacre as milestone

Hamas called the October 7 massacre a “towering milestone” in a Sunday statement commemorating the 38th anniversary of its founding.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Amsterdam police detain 22 at Chanukah concert protest

Police in Amsterdam detained 22 people on Sunday night after anti-Israel protesters briefly blocked the entrance to the Royal Concert Hall during a Chanukah concert.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Gunman in Bondi Chanukah massacre linked to Islamic State

One of the Bondi Beach gunmen, 24-year-old Naveed Akram, came to the attention of Australia’s domestic intelligence agency six years ago for his close ties to a Sydney-based Islamic State terrorism cell, ABC News Australia reported Monday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Chabad rabbis, Holocaust survivor, 10-year-old among victims of Sydney terror attack

Two Chabad rabbis, a Holocaust survivor, a recent immigrant and a 10-year-old girl were among the 15 people confirmed to have been killed on Sunday when two gunmen opened fire on a Hanukkah event at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, in one of the deadliest terror attacks targeting Jews outside of Israel in decades.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Israeli Navy, US 5th Fleet wrap up five-day exercise

The Israeli Navy and the United States 5th Fleet have completed a five-day joint exercise held in the Mediterranean Sea, Haifa Bay, the Nahariya region and the Red Sea, the Israel Defense Forces announced on Thursday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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US-led center says over 30,000 aid trucks have entered Gaza

The U.S.-led Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) announced on Thursday that it has facilitated the movement of more than 30,000 truckloads of humanitarian aid and commercial goods into Gaza since its establishment in October.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF says it struck Hezbollah training facility, other sites in south Lebanon

The Israel Defense Forces said Friday that it carried out a wave of airstrikes in southern Lebanon targeting Hezbollah sites, including a training facility used by the terror group’s elite Radwan Force.

Read more: The Times of Israel