Iran posts chart of Israeli leaders it plans to kill
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz posted to X on Monday a chart of senior Israeli officials Iran intends to assassinate.
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IDF expert review: No signs of famine in Gaza
An expert review initiated by the Israel Defense Forces has concluded that there are “no signs of a widespread malnutrition phenomenon among the population in Gaza,” the military announced on Tuesday morning.
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Shoah survivor dies weeks after being wounded by Iran missile
Holocaust survivor Olga Weisberg, 91, from Rehovot, collapsed and died on Saturday, shortly after her ending hospitalization for serious wounds sustained in an Iranian missile attack during June’s 12-day war.
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Israeli military kills Hamas terrorist doubling as Al Jazeera reporter near Shifa Hospital
The IDF killed Anas Al-Sharif, a Hamas terrorist who also worked as an Al Jazeera correspondent inside the Gaza Strip, on Sunday, the military announced.
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Oct. 7 ‘courageous and unprecedented,’ former PA prime minister says
Former Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh last month praised the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, massacre of some 1,200 people as “courageous and unprecedented,” according to a translation by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI).
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Trump, Netanyahu discuss plan to control Hamas strongholds in Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump talked about Israeli plans to take “control of the remaining Hamas strongholds in Gaza in order to bring about the end of the war, the release of the hostages and the defeat of Hamas,” per an Israeli readout of the Sunday call.
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Faith under fire: Netanyahu calls out efforts to divide Christians and Israel in US
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned of a concerted effort in the United States and beyond to “break down” the bond between Christians and Jews.
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Russian drone hits historic synagogue in Odessa
A historic synagogue in Odessa, Ukraine, was damaged in a Russian drone attack this week when a direct hit caused the shul to catch fire.
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Israeli energy firm inks $35b gas deal, largest in Israel’s history
NewMed Energy and the rest of the Leviathan reservoir partners on Thursday signed the largest gas export deal in Israel’s history, involving 130 BCM (billion cubic meters) worth an estimated $35 billion to be sold to Egypt through 2040.
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January to June was second-worst half-year for UK antisemitism
A British report published on Wednesday documented the second-highest number of antisemitic incidents in the first half of any year, surpassed only by the first six month of 2024 in the aftermath of the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, massacre in southern Israel.
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Israeli Security Cabinet approves PM Netanyahu’s plan to occupy Gaza City
Israel’s Security Cabinet approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposal to occupy Gaza City, the Prime Minister’s Office confirmed on Friday morning.
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IDF says strike on Lebanon-Syria border killed senior commander in PFLP terror group
A senior commander in the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) terror group was killed Thursday in an Israeli airstrike at a border crossing between Lebanon and Syria, the IDF and Shin Bet announced on Friday afternoon.
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Germany sees 1,047 antisemitic crimes, two attempted murders, in first three months of 2025
1,047 antisemitic crimes including two attempted murders were recorded in Germany in the first quarter of 2025, the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) revealed in a report on July 31.
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Mahmoud Khalil justifies Oct. 7, downplays antisemitism at Columbia, in NYT interview
Six weeks after being released from US federal detention, Mahmoud Khalil, the first pro-Palestinian protest leader to be arrested by President Donald Trump’s administration last spring, has defended Hamas’s onslaught of October 7, 2023, and said concerns about antisemitism at Columbia University reflect a “manufactured hysteria.”
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Suspect in killing of Israeli Embassy staffers charged with hate crimes
US prosecutors have brought federal hate crime charges against the man accused of fatally shooting two Israeli Embassy staffers outside a Jewish museum in Washington, DC, in May.
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Trump: ‘We’ll be back’ if Iran restarts nuclear program
Questioned about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s possible plans for a full military occupation of Gaza, President Donald Trump emphasized the American role in fostering stability across the region.
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Rubio: Freeing hostages, disbanding Hamas must remain a focus
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio emphasized on Wednesday the importance of freeing the hostages being held by Hamas, dismantling the terrorist group and addressing critical humanitarian needs in Gaza, while calling for greater focus on the first two issues.
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Flotilla activist inherited $27m. from Nazi-profiteering family
A heiress from the German industrial dynasty that profited from producing Zyklon B, the gas used in Nazi death camps, will participate in the next pro-Palestinian flotilla to Gaza, activist groups announced last week.
Read more: The Jerusalem Post