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Palestinian terrorist killed in clashes with Israeli military near Bethlehem

A Palestinian terrorist was killed in clashes with the Israeli army near Bethlehem late Monday, the Palestinian Authority health ministry confirmed.
The ministry identified the deceased, who was shot in the head, as 20-year-old Zakaria Zaoul.
Read more: i24 News

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Sheba Medical Center enters partnership with largest UAE healthcare system

Sheba Medical Center in central Israel has announced a new multifaceted strategic partnership with the United Arab Emirates’ PureHealth, the largest integrated healthcare platform in the Middle East.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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US leads 27 nations in castigating an anti-Israel UN commission

The United States issued a joint statement Tuesday on behalf of 27 countries, saying they are “deeply concerned” about a United Nations commission accused of bias against Israel and populated with members with histories of antisemitism.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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After roadside bomb during Jenin raid, Gallant says ‘all options on the table’

As he paid a visit to troops wounded during an army raid in the West Bank city of Jenin, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Tuesday warned that “all options are on the table,” in an apparent reference to a potential larger operation in the area.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Intel to invest ‘unprecedented’ $25 billion in chip manufacturing plant in Israel

US semiconductor giant Intel Corp. has inked an agreement in principle with the Israeli government to build a chip manufacturing plant in Kiryat Gat at an investment of $25 billion.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Intel investment was “unprecedented” in Israel and would go toward building a chip manufacturing plant that will use the…

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Gallant: Israel’s cutting edge tech is best defense from Iran, other enemies

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Monday said that Israel’s cutting-edge technology is the best defense from threats from Iran and its other enemies.

Speaking at the Paris Air Show, Gallant said, “Israel’s ability to face threats is determined by the dedicated individuals who tirelessly work to develop state-of-the-art technology. This ongoing…

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Hamas delegation arrives in Tehran for talks

Hamas politburo chief Ismail Haniyeh landed in Tehran on Monday at the invitation of the Iranian regime.
The terror group announced that Haniyeh would be leading a Hamas delegation to Iran in a statement on Sunday.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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7 IDF soldiers wounded in Jenin ambush of armored vehicle

A total of seven IDF and Israel Border Police soldiers were wounded on Monday during an unusual firefight and ambush of an IDF armored vehicle in Jenin during an operation to arrest two terror operatives: one from Hamas and one from Islamic Jihad.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Argentina seeks arrest of 4 Lebanese suspects in 1994 bombing of AMIA Jewish center

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina on Thursday sought an international arrest warrant for four Lebanese citizens suspected of involvement in a devastating attack at a Jewish center in Buenos Aires in 1994.

Read More: The Times of Israel

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Austin, Gallant talk Iran, Russia at meeting in Brussels

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant met on June 15 in Brussels “to discuss opportunities to expand military cooperation to counter regional threats,” per a U.S. Defense Department readout.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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Iran’s Khamenei hosts Palestinian Islamic Jihad leaders in Tehran

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, hosted leaders of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad on Wednesday in Tehran to “congratulate” them on their conduct during last month’s conflict with Israel.

Read More: The Times of Israel

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Mike Pence to speak at CUFI summit in Washington

Christians United for Israel (CUFI) announced this week that former vice president and current presidential candidate Mike Pence will attend the group’s annual Washington Summit, speaking on Friday at 7 p.m.

Read More:  Jewish News Syndicate

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Israel unveils first-ever hypersonic missile interceptor

Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems on Wednesday announced the development of what it said was the world’s first hypersonic missile interceptor, called SkySonic.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Iranian delegation walks out of Danon address in Morocco

Member of Knesset Danny Danon, speaking in Morocco this week, called on parliaments around the world to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s Working Definition of Antisemitism.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Most Palestinians support ‘armed struggle’ against Israel – poll

The establishment of radical Islamic groups such as Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and their participation in the armed struggle against Israel, was the best thing that happened to the Palestinian people since 1948, a majority of Palestinians think according to a poll published on Thursday.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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US, Iran said nearing informal, limited ‘political ceasefire,’ not full nuke deal

The United States and Iran are homing in on informal, limited understandings aimed primarily at anchoring the current status quo and preventing a potentially catastrophic escalation, referred to by Iranian officials as a “political ceasefire,” The New York Times reported late Wednesday.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Israeli researchers reach ‘breakthrough’ in fight against skin cancer

A new study conducted at Tel Aviv University (TAU) and the Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer reveals how melanoma cancer cells affect their close environment to support their needs by forming new lymph vessels in the dermis (inner layer of the skin) to go deeper and spread through the body.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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UAE expected to join Israel in global communications project

A communications corridor that will transmit digital data between Asian and Arab countries and with Europe and the West through Israel is expected to be constructed in cooperation with the United Arab Emirates and an additional Arab country that has not yet made peace with Israel, Israeli officials said Monday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate