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An Israeli soldier was killed in the southern Gaza Strip overnight Tuesday, according to the Israel Defense Forces.
Staff Sgt. Ofri Yafe, 21, from HaYogev, a moshav in northern Israel, served in the Paratroopers Reconnaissance Unit.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
The Lebanese military will need at least four months to carry out the second phase of its plan to disarm the Hezbollah terrorist group and other non-state actors in the country’s south, Beirut said on Monday, according to AFP.
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The U.S. Department of Justice said last week that it is investigating alleged discrimination against Jewish students at Lincoln Memorial University, a private school in Harrogate, Tenn.
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Israeli Minister of Culture and Sports Miki Zohar urged the International Olympic Committee on Tuesday to censure Switzerland’s Broadcasting Corporation after one of its commentators accused an Israeli athlete of supporting “genocide.”
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Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei threatened the US military, saying that the “strongest military force may be struck so hard that it cannot get up again,” in a post on X/Twitter on Tuesday.
Read more: The Jerusalem Post
Iran and the United States held a second round of talks over Iran’s nuclear program in Geneva on Tuesday, with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi saying afterward that an understanding had been reached on the main “guiding principles” but work still needed to be done.
Read more: The Times of Israel
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stressed on Sunday the challenge in negotiating with the Islamic Republic of Iran due to the “pure theology” that drives its decision-making.
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The online publishing platform Substack profited from subscription-based newsletters that spread Nazi propaganda, white supremacy, and antisemitism, according to an investigation published by The Guardian.
Read more: The Jerusalem Post
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with Rafael Grossi, head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog, in Geneva on Monday, ahead of a second round of indirect nuclear talks there with the United States on Tuesday.
Read more: The Times of Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday reiterated his doubts regarding the possibility of any deal with Iran, which he said must include the dismantling of Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, and not just stopping uranium enrichment.
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Bondi Beach killer Naveed Akram appeared in a Sydney court for the first time via video link on Monday. Akram, 24, faces 59 charges, including 15 counts of murder and one of committing a terrorist attack at an outdoor Chanukah party in December.
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Sen John Curtis of Utah said he opposes Jeremy Carl for a State Department post in part because of his “anti-Israel views and insensitive remarks about the Jewish people.”
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The draft constitution also called for the “right of return” for refugees, caring for families of “martyrs, prisoners, and exiles,” and reaffirming the PLO’s position as representing Palestinians.
Read More: The Jerusalem Post
Source says USS Ford to join USS Lincoln as Trump ups pressure on Tehran to reach nuclear deal; Iranians hold 40-day mourning events for victims of regime’s crackdown on protests.
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The Israel military said the strike targeted a terrorist violating Israel-Lebanon understandings.
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Documents from Hamas’s Ministry of Interior and National Security prove that Mohammed Halabi worked with the terror group.
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A stone seal believed to have been used by a high-ranking administrative official during the time of the Kingdom of Judah in the late 8th century BC was discovered by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) during excavations in northern Israel.
Read More: The Jerusalem Post
A delegation of senior Hamas officials met in Doha on Wednesday with the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council to discuss regional developments and the condition of the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, Palestinian and Iranian media reported.
Read more: The Jerusalem Post