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Hamas releases propaganda video of Israeli hostage Alon Ohel

The Hamas terrorist group on Monday published a propaganda video of Israeli hostage Alon Ohel, an hour before the start of Rosh Hashanah in the Jewish state.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Soldier KIA in Gaza, bringing IDF wartime toll to 911

An Israel Defense Forces soldier was killed in action in the northern Gaza Strip, the military announced on Tuesday.
The slain soldier was identified as Maj. Shahar Netanel Bozaglo, 27, a company commander in the Armored Corps’ 77th Battalion, from Migdal Haemek.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Iran, Russia to sign documents on building new nuclear reactors in Iran – RIA news

Russia and Iran will this week sign agreements on the construction of new nuclear power units in Iran, Russian state news agency RIA quoted Iran’s nuclear chief as saying.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Hamas documents reveal secret UK contact with terrorists

Despite the U.K.’s stated policy of avoiding contact with terrorist groups, a British official met with Hamas members in Gaza at least once, the Daily Express reported over the weekend.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Suspect recorded killing of Israeli embassy staffers, prosecutors say

The man indicted for the killing of two Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington, D.C., in May recorded his crime with a body camera, prosecutors said in a court filing on Friday, according to the Associated Press.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Hamas to tell Trump: We are willing to release half the hostages for 60-day ceasefire

Hamas will tell US President Donald Trump that it is willing to release half of the remaining 48 hostages in exchange for a 60-day ceasefire guarantee, a source told The Jerusalem Post on Monday.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Herzog: ‘Palestine’ recognitions ‘sad day for those who seek true peace’

Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Sunday called the recognition of a Palestinian state by several Western countries a “sad day for those who seek true peace.”

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF busts West Bank terror cell manufacturing rockets to be launched at Israel

The Israeli military said Friday it had caught a Palestinian terror cell in the Ramallah area of the West Bank that had been building rockets intended to be launched at Israeli targets.

Read more: The Time of Israel

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Ten of thousands recite Selichot prayers at Western Wall

Tens of thousands gathered at the Western Wall late Thursday night for a Selichot service that included the dedication of a new Torah scroll and prayers for the success and safe return of Israeli forces fighting Palestinian terrorists in Gaza and other fronts.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Oct. 7 trauma likely caused spike in OCD symptoms, research shows

A surge in OCD symptoms has been detected in survivors of the Hamas-led massacre in Israel’s western Negev on Oct. 7, 2023, solidifying the link between trauma and obsessive-compulsive disorder, according to a study published by the Hebrew University in Jerusalem in late August.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Four Israeli soldiers killed in an explosion in Rafah

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced Thursday evening that four soldiers were killed and three others wounded, one critically, in a bomb attack in Rafah, southern Gaza.

Read more: i24 News

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US vetoes Security Council resolution demanding ceasefire, unrestricted aid into Gaza

The United States vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution, drafted by the 10 elected members of the council, which demands that Israel lift all restrictions on aid entering Gaza. The resolution drew support from 14 of the body’s 15 members.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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90% of Gaza Envelope evacuees have returned home post-Oct. 7

Ninety percent of residents evacuated from the Gaza Envelope after Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, massacre have returned home, according to new figures released on Wednesday by the Tekuma Authority.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Netanyahu blasts conspiracies tying Israel to Charlie Kirk assassination

The conspiracy theories that Israel was involved in the murder of American conservative personality and Turning Point founder Charlie Kirk are “monstrous lies,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a Thursday morning address published to X/Twitter.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Syria’s Sharaa: Security pact talks with Israel could yield results ‘in coming days’

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa said on Wednesday that ongoing negotiations with Israel to reach a security pact could lead to results “in the coming days.”

Read more: The Times of Israel

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UNRWA let Hamas to control its schools, report claims

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) knowingly employed Hamas terrorist leaders as principals and teachers in Palestinian schools, “turning classrooms into incubators of hate,” according to a report published on Wednesday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Jordanian humanitarian aid truck driver kills two soldiers at Allenby Crossing at Jordan border

A Jordanian humanitarian aid truck driver killed two Israeli soldiers who were coordinating humanitarian aid at the Allenby Crossing on the Jordanian border on Thursday, defense sources told The Jerusalem Post.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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‘Jews control US politics, Hollywood, big cities,’ Canadian reporter says on live broadcast

After on-air statements in which a French-language Radio-Canada reporter made statements about Jews controlling different aspects of society and countries, the national broadcaster apologized and suspended the journalist.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post