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IDF strikes Hezbollah site in Lebanon after gunfire into Israel

The Israel Defense Forces on Sunday struck a command-and-control center in Southern Lebanon used by Hezbollah’s Radwan Force.

Israeli hostage negotiators meet with top Egyptian officials

Israeli negotiators met in Egypt with senior Egyptian officials on Sunday to discuss the issue of the 59 hostages still held by Hamas terrorists in Gaza after 527 days.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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US launches fresh strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen

The United States’ military operation against Houthi terrorists in Yemen continued throughout the day on Sunday, as the Iranian-backed militia group launched fresh attacks on U.S. aircraft carriers in the Red Sea.

Katz says IDF will stay at 5 key points in southern Lebanon, despite talks on border disputes

Defense Minister Israel Katz says the IDF will stay at five strategic points in southern Lebanon “indefinitely,” regardless of negotiations over 13 disputed points on the border.

’40 minutes too late’: IDF report details Hamas’ attack on Nir Oz and systematic failures

The terrorists executed entire families, burned people alive and abducted civilians without interference until they were ordered from Gaza to return to Khan Younis. Only six homes in the entire kibbutz were left untouched.

IDF strikes Gazan terrorists planting bombs near troops

The Israel Defense Forces on Friday attacked several terrorists attempting to plant explosive devices close to soldiers operating in the central Gaza Strip.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF strikes Hezbollah strategic weapons site

The Israel Defense Forces hit a site in Lebanon used by Iranian-backed Hezbollah to produce “strategic weapons,” it stated on Thursday night.

Hamas says it has agreed to release US-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander, bodies of 4 slain dual nationals

Hamas in an official statement says it has agreed to a proposal to release hostage soldier Edan Alexander, who is a US citizen, as well as the bodies of four other slain captives who are dual nationals.

‘Blood Rights Council’: Netanyahu, MKs bash UN report on IDF in Gaza

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu bashed a UN report accusing Israel of carrying out “genocidal acts” against Palestinians by systematically destroying women’s healthcare facilities during the conflict in Gaza, and using sexual violence as a war strategy on Thursday.

Israel sends humanitarian aid to Druze in Syria

Foreign Ministry says over 10,000 packages of humanitarian aid have been transfered to southern province of Suwayda.

Arab foreign ministers meet with Witkoff on Cairo’s Gaza plan

The Doha discussions, which reportedly included P.A. official Hussein al-Sheikh, also covered the establishment of an administrative committee to manage the coastal enclave.
Read more: JNS

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US sanctions Swedish drug gang tied to Iran that has attacked Israelis, Jews in Europe

“Iran’s brazen use of transnational criminal organizations and narcotics traffickers underscores the regime’s attempts to achieve its aims through any means,” the U.S. treasury secretary stated.
Read more: JNS

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Katz confirms IDF attacks in Damascus to stop future Islamic Jihad terror ops

Defense Minister Israel Katz on Thursday confirmed IDF air force attacks on terror groups in Damascus. Defense sources confirmed to the Jerusalem Post earlier Syrian media reports that the targets were Islamic Jihad locations in Syria’s capital city and added that the groups were planning future terror operations against Israel.

Yemen’s Houthis to resume attacks on Israeli vessels

Yemen’s Houthi militia said on Wednesday that it would resume its attacks on “any Israeli vessel” in nearby maritime routes, citing Israel’s refusal to allow the entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip.

Israeli troops return child allegedly sent to military post by Hamas

Israeli troops returned a four-year-old Palestinian child to Gaza after he was spotted approaching a military position in a secured area of the Strip, Lt. Col. Avichay Adraee, head of the Arab Media Branch in the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit, tweeted on Wednesday.

Gaza hostage survivor recounts horrifying abuse by Hamas captors

Omer Wenkert, 23, described on Tuesday the brutal abuse he endured in the Gaza Strip at the hands of his Hamas captors.

Iran’s Pezeshkian rejects Trump’s offer of nuke talks: ‘Do whatever the hell you want’

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tuesday that his country would not negotiate with the United States over its rogue nuclear program while being threatened, telling President Donald Trump to “do whatever the hell you want,” as Iran held joint drills with Russia and China in an effort to demonstrate power.

Israel reshapes the northern front

Israel is engaged in a dual effort to shape both its northern fronts – Syria and Lebanon.