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In The News

US said to have killed 500 Houthi fighters

U.S. military strikes in Yemen in recent weeks have killed at least 500 Houthi fighters, including senior commanders, a Saudi newspaper reported on Tuesday, based on interviews with U.S. officials and Yemen’s information minister.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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China, Egypt hold first joint drill near Israeli border

China and Egypt launched a wide-scale joint military exercise this week near the Israeli border, in what Chinese media described as a “historic” first of its kind.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF ‘decisive answer to horrors of Holocaust,’ says chief of staff at Yom HaShoah seminar

Members of the IDF General Staff Forum held a seminar on Monday to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. They were joined by IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir.

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ADL says 2024 antisemitic incidents in US shattered records for fourth year in a row

Antisemitic incidents in the United States reached unprecedented levels in 2024, breaking annual records for the fourth consecutive year, according to a report released Tuesday by the Anti-Defamation League.

Read More: The Times of Israel

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New ceasefire proposal presented to Hamas in Cairo talks

Qatari and Egyptian mediators have presented a new ceasefire framework to Hamas, including a multi-year truce, the release of all Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian security prisoners and a full Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, according to a report on Monday.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israeli strikes kill senior Hezbollah terrorists in Southern Lebanon

The Israel Defense Forces on Sunday eliminated two senior Hezbollah terrorist operatives in separate targeted airstrikes in Southern Lebanon.

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Pope Francis dies at 88 in Vatican City

Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, died on Monday morning at the Vatican at the age of 88.

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Banners with swastikas hung over Swedish highway

Three flags bearing swastikas were found hanging over Sweden’s busiest highway on Sunday, Swedish media reported.

Read More: The Times of Israel

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Huckabee begins role as US envoy to Israel

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee presented his credentials as United States Ambassador to Israeli President Isaac Herzog, during a ceremony at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem on Monday.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israel urges vigilance ahead of ‘Day of Rage’ against Jewish state

The Israeli National Security Council issued a warning on Monday, ahead of a global “Day of Rage” in protest of the war against Hamas.

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Hamas rejects Israel’s latest hostage deal proposal

Hamas has officially rejected Israel’s latest ceasefire and hostage deal proposal, intensifying tensions and casting uncertainty over the fate of the 59 captives still held in Gaza.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Trump administration sanctions Yemeni bank controlled by Houthis

The Trump administration sanctioned the International Bank of Yemen Y.S.C., along with a number of bank officials, for providing financial support to the Houthis, the U.S. State and Treasury Departments announced on Thursday.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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‘We will bring them home,’ US amb. Huckabee vows at Western Wall

It is the prayer of US President Donald Trump that all the hostages held in Gaza captivity should be returned home now, newly appointed US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said, joining in that prayer, during a speech at the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Friday.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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IDF intercepts Houthi missile after massive US strikes on Iran-backed Yemeni rebels

A ballistic missile launched at Israel by the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen was successfully intercepted by air defenses Friday morning, the military said, adding that it was probing glitches in an early alert system it had just rolled out.

Read more: Times of Israel

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IDF strikes 40 terrorist targets in Gaza

The Israeli military attacked around 40 targets across the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, the IDF said on Friday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Report: Hundreds of Hezbollah commanders ordered to flee Lebanon

Approximately 400 Hezbollah field commanders have been ordered to leave Lebanon for various South American countries, including Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador, according to a report on Wednesday.
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Putin urges freed hostage Sasha Troufanov to ‘thank Hamas’ for release from captivity

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with freed hostage Alexander (Sasha) Troufanov at the Kremlin on Wednesday.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Islamic Jihad releases proof of life of hostage Rom Braslavski

The Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist group on Wednesday released a proof-of-life video of Israeli hostage Rom Braslavski, who has been held captive by the terrorist organization since Oct. 7, 2023.

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Huckabee arrives in Israel to take up ambassadorial posting

US Ambassador-designate Mike Huckabee arrived in Israel on Thursday, and will officially take up his position in Jerusalem next week.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Cash-strapped Hamas can’t pay fighters as Israeli offensive hits funding sources — report

Palestinian terror group Hamas does not have enough cash to pay its fighters, with resources drying up as a result of Israel renewing its offensive in the Gaza Strip last month and halting humanitarian aid deliveries, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday, citing Israeli, Arab and Western officials.

Read more: The Times of Israel