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IDF notifies relatives of 199 people that their loved ones are Gaza hostages

The families of 199 people have been notified so far that their loved ones are being held in the Gaza Strip after they were abducted during Hamas’s terror onslaught in southern Israel on October 7, the military said Monday.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Israelis abroad urged to take extra care on Friday as Hamas calls for ‘day of rage’

The Foreign Ministry and the National Security Council issued a joint statement on Thursday evening urging all Israelis who are abroad to take extra care on Friday, citing the Hamas terror group’s call on its supporters worldwide to participate in a “Day of Rage.”

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Hamas rocket targets northern Israel as Iran threatens ‘new front against Zionist entity

Air-raid sirens blared across northern Israel on Friday as Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip fired a long-range rocket at the Galilee, the Israel Defense Forces confirmed.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israeli diplomat repeatedly stabbed by assailant in Beijing

An Israeli embassy worker in Beijing was attacked on Friday, the Foreign Ministry said, with video appearing to show the assailant repeatedly stabbing the man.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Hamas calls on Gazans to disregard IDF evacuation calls

Hamas is telling Gazan civilians to ignore calls by the Israel Defense Forces to evacuate northern Gaza because it wants human shields to protect its military infrastructure, the Israel Defense Forces said on Friday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Showing explicit video of Hamas crimes, Gallant tells NATO: ‘2023 is not 1943’

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant showed uncensored footage of Hamas’s brutal atrocities in Israel as he briefed by video 31 of his counterparts at a NATO meeting in Brussels, his office said Thursday.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Blinken in Tel Aviv: As long as US exists, Israel won’t have to defend itself alone

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken pledged in Tel Aviv on Thursday that Israel will never have to defend itself alone for as long as America exists.

Having flown to Israel in the wake of Hamas’s devastating assault Saturday on southern Israel, in which over 1,300 were killed — most of them civilians — Blinken expressed horror at the killings,…

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Elderly couple survive three Hamas assaults on home in Kibbutz Yitzhak

“You’re not going out. You are not going out.”
Those were 63-year-old Vivian Roitman’s fateful words to her 72-year-old husband Menachem on the morning of Oct. 7, after the Hamas terrorists who had ransacked their home in southern Israel and failed to open the door to the safe room in which they were hiding had left the house.
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Netanyahu, Gantz agree to form unity gov’t

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and National Unity Party leader Benny Gantz reached a deal to establish a unity government on Wednesday, the fifth day of Israel’s war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Death toll from Hamas onslaught passes 1,200, as IDF steps up attacks on Hamas

The death toll from Palestinian terror group Hamas’s shock attack on Israel on Saturday surpassed 1,200 on Wednesday, with over 3,000 injured and the fate of an estimated 150 people abducted and taken to the Gaza Strip still unclear.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Hezbollah fires anti-tank missiles at IDF post from Lebanon

Terrorists in Southern Lebanon fired anti-tank missiles at an Israeli military position near the border on Wednesday, the IDF said.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF strikes Hezbollah position in Lebanon after missiles fired at border post

The Lebanese Hezbollah terror group launched anti-tank guided missiles at an Israeli army post on the northern border on Wednesday. The Israel Defense Forces said it responded with a drone strike on a Hezbollah post, as fighting continued in southern Israel in the wake of a devastating attack launched by the Palestinian Hamas terror group in the…

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US sends arms; White House lit up in Israeli colors; Biden: Not some distant tragedy

The US has already begun delivering critically needed munitions and military equipment to Israel, the White House said Monday, as the Pentagon reviews its inventories to see what else can be sent quickly to boost its ally in the three-day-old war with Hamas.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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30 missing people found safe in Gaza border kibbutz after hiding out for 3 days

Israeli forces located 30 missing people in the southern kibbutz of Ein Hashlosha Monday night, three days into Hamas’s lethal assault on southern Israel, it announced Tuesday.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Hamas again using human shields in Gaza

Hamas continues to use Gazan civilians as human shields by building its terrorist infrastructure in densely populated civilian areas, the Israel Defense Forces said on Tuesday, sharing evidence of the Islamist group’s facilities located near medical clinics, schools and U.N. buildings.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Hamas terrorists murdered 40 babies in kibbutz attack

Hamas terrorists murdered approximately 40 babies as part of their Oct. 7 attack on Kibbutz Kfar Aza, Israel Defense Forces soldiers who retook the community told i24News on Tuesday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Chanting ‘700,’ pro-Palestinian activists in New York fete Hamas attack

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators on Sunday in New York celebrated Hamas’s massive deadly terror attack against Israel, as supporters of the Jewish state held rallies to mourn and express outrage over the slaughter.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Hamas carried out years-long campaign to fool Israel before attack, source says

Hamas conducted a years-long campaign to fool Israel into thinking the group did not desire armed conflict and could be placated with economic incentives to maintain relative calm, a source close to the terror organization told the Reuters news agency Monday.

Read more: The Times of Israel