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In The News

US official to ‘Post’: International Stabilization Force to be deployed at beginning of 2026

The International Stabilization Force (ISF) will be deployed in the Gaza Strip at the beginning of 2026, a US official told The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday night.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Israel said to believe ‘someone in Islamic Jihad knows’ where Ran Gvili’s body is

Israel has rejected a claim by Palestinian Islamic Jihad that it has returned all the hostages it was holding, with an official reportedly saying the terror group knows the location of the remains of Ran Gvili, the last deceased captive held in Gaza.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Holocaust denier Fuentes being amplified by foreign sources, report suggests

The Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes has grown increasingly prominent on social media not because of “a broad or sudden shift in American political sentiment” but due to “online amplification that was unusually fast, unusually concentrated and unusually foreign in origin.”

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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US press group memorializes Al Jazeera Hamas-linked reporters

The Association and Club of Foreign Press Correspondents USA honored several individuals later identified as Hamas and Islamic Jihad terror operatives at its Dec. 4 gala in Washington, according to media watchdog HonestReporting.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Sa’ar meets lawmakers on Capitol Hill, stresses Middle East peace, fight against radical Islam

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) discussed their “mutual commitment” to countering radical Islam and advancing Middle East peace during a meeting in Washington on Tuesday, according to a readout from Jerusalem.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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CAIR political arm operating illegally in 22 states, linked to Turkish gov’t, report finds

The political arm of the Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has been acting without legal authority, licenses, or registrations in 22 US states. This was revealed in a new joint report by Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI) and Intelligence Advocacy Network (IAN), first published in the Washington Free Beacon.

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‘Because they have money’: Algerian nanny on trial for poisoning Jewish family in Paris

In a case seen as unprecedented in France, a nanny from Algeria is being tried for poisoning the Jewish family she worked for in a suburb of Paris, according to French media.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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‘One of ours’: Officials bid farewell to Sudthisak Rinthalak as his body flown home

As his body was finally flown home to his family in Thailand on Tuesday, more than two years after he was killed, officials paid tribute to slain hostage Sudthisak Rinthalak during a ceremony at Ben Gurion Airport.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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IDF finds rockets, bombs in Samaria tied to roadside attacks

A counter-terrorism operation in the Samaria city of Tulkarem led Israel Defense Forces soldiers to weapons, including rockets and explosives, linked to multiple roadside bombings, the military said on Tuesday.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF slays Hamas terrorist in Gaza; former hostage’s weapon found

The Israel Defense Forces on Monday eliminated a Hamas terrorist who planned to carry out an imminent attack against troops in the central Gaza Strip, the military announced.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Lisbon Jewish monument, Brussels nativity scene defaced

The slogan “Free Palestine” on Saturday was spray-painted in red on a nativity scene in the Grand-Place of Brussels, one of the Belgian capital’s main squares and tourist attractions.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Mother of last Israeli hostage in Gaza: Peace plan cannot proceed until Ran Gvili is home

The mother of police officer Ran Gvili, the last hostage in Gaza, said Israel will not heal, and that the next phase of a peace plan should not proceed until his remains are returned.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Trump to meet on Dec. 29, PMO confirms

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump will meet on December 29, the Prime Minister's Office confirmed on Monday.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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2,000-year-old Jerusalem city wall uncovered

A section of Jerusalem’s city wall dating from the Hasmonean period more than two thousand years ago has been unearthed in the city’s Tower of David Museum, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Monday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Jerusalem Israel’s ‘rightful capital,’ says Trump on anniversary of city’s recognition

President Donald Trump said on Dec. 6 that his decision on that day in 2017 to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and to begin the process of moving the U.S. embassy there was “a transformative step forward in the pursuit of peace in the Middle East.”

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF kills six terrorists, arrest dozens of wanted individuals in ‘Operation Five Stones’

The IDF killed six terrorists and arrested dozens of wanted individuals over the past two weeks in the northern West Bank, in what the military dubbed "Operation Five Stones," the military said in a Friday statement.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Iran, Qatar, other foreign actors backing anti-Israel demonstrations, LA Israeli consulate says

Foreign actors backed protests like the Wednesday Los Angeles synagogue demonstration, claimed the Israeli Los Angeles consulate, also warning that unless authorities checked belligerent behavior, it could lead to another Washington embassy staff terrorist attack.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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In civilian talks, Israel and Lebanon confront Hezbollah’s grip

Israel and Lebanon have launched their first ever direct talks at the civilian level to explore potential economic and other cooperative initiatives that are not tied to the ongoing military campaign against Hezbollah.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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‘We chose life’: Eli Sharabi, Alon Ohel recall helping each other survive Gaza captivity

In an interview that aired Thursday night on Channel 12, reunited freed hostages Eli Sharabi and Alon Ohel recounted their time in Hamas captivity together, each crediting the other with his survival.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Iran holds drills in Gulf, firing ballistic and cruise missiles at simulated targets

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Navy fired ballistic and cruise missiles at simulated targets in the Gulf on Friday during a two-day military exercise aimed at countering foreign threats, state media reported.

Read more: The Times of Israel