Israeli killed in Hezbollah anti-tank missile attack
An Israeli man was killed overnight on Thursday in a Hezbollah anti-tank missile attack on the Mount Dov region near the border with Lebanon.
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Anti-Israel protests surge on US campuses with Columbia taking lead
Anti-Israel and antisemitic protests are spreading across U.S. college campuses, perversely energized by last week’s arrest of more than 100 students at Columbia University.
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Iran’s judiciary confirms dissident rapper sentenced to death for role in protests
Iran’s judiciary confirmed the death sentence of well-known Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi, but added that he is entitled to a sentence reduction, state media reported on Thursday.
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Ship attacked off coast of Yemen as Houthi rebel campaign appears reinvigorated
A ship traveling in the Gulf of Aden came under attack Thursday, officials said, the latest assault likely carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebels over Israel’s ongoing war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
Read more: The Times of Israel
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Israel’s War Cabinet convenes ahead of Rafah op
Israel’s War Cabinet met on Thursday afternoon to discuss the Israel Defense Forces’ pending operation in Gaza’s Rafah city, where four of Hamas’s six remaining battalions are entrenched.
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IAF strikes Gaza launch pads after rockets fired at Israel on Passover
Israeli Air Force fighter jets destroyed two Hamas rocket launchers embedded in a humanitarian zone in southern Gaza, the army said Wednesday, as the war started by the terrorist group entered its 200th day.
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Argentina asks Interpol to arrest Iranian minister over AMIA attack
Argentina has asked Interpol to arrest Iranian Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi due to his alleged role in the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people and wounded more than 300 others.
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‘This is 1938,’ says Israeli professor blocked from entering Columbia’s main campus
An outspoken Israeli professor was blocked from entering a portion of the Columbia University campus and Jewish members of Congress demanded action from the administration on Monday as pro-Palestinian protests against Israel continued to roil the Manhattan university.
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Senate passes foreign aid package including billions for Israel
The U.S. Senate passed a $95 billion foreign aid package late Tuesday that includes $26 billion in wartime assistance for Israel and $9 billion in humanitarian aid, some of which will be allotted for the Gaza Strip.
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Activists say Iran launched crackdown on dissent, unrest as Israel tensions spiraled
The same day Iran launched its first-ever direct attack on Israel, it embarked on a less-noticed confrontation at home, ordering police in several cities to take to the streets to arrest women accused of flouting its strict Islamic dress code.
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Yale police arrest 47 anti-Israel protesters as ‘Gaza solidarity encampments’ spread
Yale University police arrested 47 anti-Israel protesters for trespassing on Monday morning, as “Gaza solidarity encampments” continue to disrupt college campuses across the country.
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Former Gaza hostage Emily Hand sings ‘Ma Nishtana’ with Kibbutz Be’eri children
Nine-year-old Emily Hand, a former hostage who was held captive by Hamas in Gaza, sang the Passover song “Ma Nishtana” with other children from Kibbutz Be’eri in Hostages’ Square in Tel Aviv on Monday.
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IDF strikes vehicle in southern Lebanon, kills two senior Hezbollah officials
The IDF killed Hassin Ali Ezkol, a terrorist and central member of Hezbollah’s aerial defense unit during a targeted strike on a vehicle he was riding in, the IDF confirmed on Tuesday.
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Hezbollah downs IDF drone over Lebanon
An Israeli military drone was shot down over Lebanese territory overnight Sunday, the IDF confirmed.
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Palestinian man arrested on suspicion of killing Israeli teen in West Bank attack
A West Bank Palestinian was arrested overnight on suspicion of killing an Israeli teen earlier this month in what authorities described as a terror attack, security officials said Monday.
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Columbia-Barnard rabbi tells Jewish students to stay home for safety
Rabbi Elie Buechler, who co-directs the Orthodox Union’s Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus (JLIC) for Columbia University and Barnard College, told Jewish students on Sunday to stay home until the campus environment improves.
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Three Israelis injured in car-ramming attack in Jerusalem
Three Israelis were wounded on Monday morning in a car-ramming attack in Jerusalem’s Romema neighborhood.
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Israel braces for ‘Freedom Flotilla’ set to sail from Turkey to Gaza
Security officials in Israel have been preparing for the arrival of the first ships from the so-called Freedom Flotilla Coalition, which is expected to depart Turkey in the coming days in an attempt to reach the shores of Gaza and disrupt maritime trade amid Israel’s war with Hamas.
Read more: The Times of Israel
