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Israel On Trial Day 2: Israeli defense requests ICJ dismiss South Africa’s genocide charge

THE HAGUE — Pushing back against South Africa’s complaint at the International Court of Justice, Israel argued on Friday morning that it is Hamas perpetrating genocidal acts, not the IDF.

‘’If there have been acts that may be characterized as genocidal, then they have been perpetrated against Israel,’’ stated Tal Becker, who opened Israel’s…

US, UK airstrikes pound Yemen for first time after weeks of Houthi Red Sea attacks

ANAA, Yemen — Heavy US and British airstrikes pounded targets in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen early Friday after weeks of disruptive attacks on Red Sea shipping by the Iran-backed rebel forces.

The strikes targeted an airbase, airports and a military camp, the Houthi rebels’ Al-Masirah TV station said.

Read More: The Times of Israel

Report raises questions about Qatar’s knowledge of Oct. 7 attack

Western intelligence officials interviewed by Politico in recent weeks say that Qatar, a longtime patron of Hamas in Gaza, may have had prior knowledge of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Relatives use giant loudspeakers to shout messages to Gaza, in hope hostages can hear

Relatives of hostages held by terrorist groups gathered in Kibbutz Nirim near the Gaza border on Thursday, using powerful loudspeakers to broadcast messages to their loved ones in the Strip, both as an act of protest and on the slim chance that the hostages will hear them.

Read more: The Times of Israel

‘No food shortage in Gaza,’ says IDF official overseeing transfer of aid

The Israel Defense Force unit overseeing the transport of humanitarian aid into Gaza said on Wednesday that there are no shortages of food in the Strip and that existing problems were caused by the inability of the United Nations to properly distribute the goods once they entered the enclave.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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South Africa acting as Hamas’s legal arm, Israel says after ICJ hearing

The Israel Foreign Ministry accused South Africa on Thursday of acting as the “legal arm of the Hamas terrorist organization,” as two days of preliminary hearings kicked off at the U.N.’s top court in The Hague.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

Watchdog finds UNRWA workers praised Hamas massacres in internal Telegram channel

An investigation by the UN Watch monitor group found that United Nations workers in Gaza used an internal Telegram channel, which was meant to facilitate their work, to praise the Hamas massacres on October 7.

Read more: The Times of Israel

UK, US forces repel 21 drones and missiles in ‘largest attack’ yet by Houthis

US and UK forces have shot down 21 drones and missiles over the Red Sea launched by Yemen’s Houthis, in what London branded Wednesday the “largest attack” yet by the Iran-backed group.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Five Hamas leaders planned Oct. 7 attack, 70 Nukhba fighters led the charge

Five Hamas leaders secretly planned the bloody invasion of southern Israel on Oct. 7, with 70 commandos from the terrorist group’s elite Nukhba Force leading the charge across the Gaza border, the London-based, pan-Arab Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper reported on Wednesday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Antisemitic incidents surge amid Hamas-Israel war, dwarfing annual statistics

According to data compiled by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), antisemitic incidents rose 360 percent between Oct. 7 and Jan. 7 when compared with the same time frame one year prior.

Read more: The Hill

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Star singer, ‘Fauda’ actor Idan Amedi seriously hurt fighting in Gaza

Star singer and “Fauda” actor Idan Amedi was seriously injured while fighting as an Israel Defense Forces reservist in the central Gaza Strip, and was airlifted to a hospital on Monday, where he was sedated and receiving treatment.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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IDF uncovers largest Gaza weapons plant since start of war

Israeli forces operating in central Gaza have found the largest weapons manufacturing site discovered since the start of the war, containing rockets capable of reaching north of Tel Aviv, the Israel Defense Forces announced on Monday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Gaza blast and fighting kills nine troops as IDF expands ground push southward

Six troops were killed in an explosion in central Gaza and three others died during intense battles in the south of the Strip, Israel’s army announced Tuesday, as heavy fighting persisted a day after military leaders indicated that combat was shifting into lower gear after over three months of war.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Hezbollah attacks IDF Northern Command HQ in Safed

Hezbollah attacked the IDF’s Northern Command headquarters in the Upper Galilee city of Safed with several drones on Tuesday.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Hamas is using North Korean weapons in Gaza, South Korea confirms

South Korea’s spy agency said Monday that Hamas is using weapons made in North Korea to fight Israel in Gaza, according to a report in the South Korean outlet Yonhap.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Gaza civilians reveal Hamas abuses

Gaza civilians reveal incidents of Hamas murder and abuse in phone calls with Israeli military officers released by the Israel Defense Forces on Monday.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Hezbollah special forces commander dies in Israeli strike

An Israeli attack in Southern Lebanon on Monday killed a senior commander in Hezbollah’s elite Radwan force
“This is a very painful strike,” Reuters reported, citing a security source.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF says it struck 30 ‘significant’ Hamas targets amid fierce fighting in south Gaza

Intensive fighting took place in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis overnight Sunday and into Monday, with the Israeli Air Force carrying out some 30 strikes on Hamas targets in the area, as the Hamas-run health ministry said that 73 Palestinians had been killed by Israeli forces in the last day.

Read more: The Times of Israel