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IDF says it carried out weeklong raid on Hezbollah sites beyond Lebanon’s Litani River

The Israel Defense Forces announced Tuesday that its troops recently crossed the Litani River for a weeklong raid against Hezbollah, as the terror group’s leader rejected any attempt by Israeli and Lebanese officials to achieve its disarmament during upcoming peace talks in Washington.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Sexual violence was ‘systematic, integral’ to Hamas-led October 7 terror assault, study finds

An investigation has found that sexual and gender-based violence perpetrated during the October 7, 2023, massacre and atrocities by Hamas and other terror groups in Israel was systematic, widespread, and a key, calculated component of the brutal terror assault.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Trump calls Iran ceasefire deal ‘unbelievably weak’

U.S. President Donald Trump told press on Monday at the White House that the ceasefire deal with Iran is “unbelievably weak” and is “on life support.”

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Thousands protest antisemitism in London amid attacks on Jews

About 20,000 people attended a demonstration against antisemitism in London on Sunday, following a surge in attacks on Jews, the Board of Deputies of British Jews said.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Border Police kill terrorist who opened fire on troops in Kalandiya

Border Police officers killed a terrorist who opened fire on troops using an M-16 equipped with a telescopic sight, in Kalandiya in the West Bank, on Monday morning, the IDF and Israel Police said in a joint statement later that afternoon.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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UAE, Kuwait and Qatar all report drone attacks as Iran ramps up its threats

The United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Qatar all reported likely Iranian attacks on Sunday in their territories, as Tehran appeared to be ramping up its strikes in the region despite the fragile ceasefire.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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IDF soldier KIA in Hezbollah drone attack on Israel-Lebanon border

An Israel Defense Forces soldier was mortally wounded in a Hezbollah attack near the Jewish state’s border with Lebanon, the military confirmed on Monday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Trump: Iranian response ‘totally unacceptable’

The Iranian regime’s response to the latest U.S. proposal to end hostilities was “totally unacceptable,” U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday.

“I have just read the response from Iran’s so-called ‘representatives.’ I don’t like it — totally unacceptable!” Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social platform.

Read more: Jewish News...

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IDF kills Hamas terrorist linked to Mia Schem abduction

The IDF has killed several terrorists, including one who participated in the abduction of a young Israeli woman on Oct. 7, 2023, the Israeli army said on Thursday. Israel also dismantled eight Hamas tunnels, according to the army.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Iran launches third missile attack on UAE this week

The government of the United Arab Emirates said on Friday that its territory had been targeted by Iranian drones and missiles for the third time this week.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Hezbollah fires rockets at Haifa area, Nahariya and Acre

Terrorists in Lebanon fired rockets into Israel on Friday, targeting Nahariya, Acre and the Haifa suburbs, two days after Israel killed a senior Hezbollah terrorist in Beirut.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Three IDF soldiers moderately, severely wounded in two separate incidents in Lebanon

Two soldiers were moderately wounded, and an additional soldier was severely wounded in two separate incidents involving explosive drones launched by Hezbollah, the IDF confirmed on Friday.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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US strikes Iran following clash in Strait of Hormuz; Trump says ceasefire still in effect

The United States and Iran exchanged fire on Thursday in the most serious test yet of their month-long ceasefire, but Iran said the situation returned to normal while the US said it did not want to escalate.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Op-Ed: Boris Zilberman: Say no to the LAF funding end around

While the pearl clutchers continue to rail against investing in joint military defense for Israel, and by extension America, there should be a larger conversation about why such defenses are so essential; especially in Israel’s north.  In 2006, United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 required the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) to disarm...

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‘Woefully inadequate’ plea deal, with just a year in jail, for man who killed elderly Jew in LA, Jewish groups say

The plea deal, under which Loay Abdel Fattah Alnaji, who admitted to charges related to the 2023 death of a 69-year-old Jewish man near Los Angeles, gets probation and a year in jail, is “woefully inadequate,” according to Joshua Burt, a regional director of the Anti-Defamation League.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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SCOOP: In webinar with current and former UN staff, anti-Israel coalition admits secret coordination with US-sanctioned group

Varsha Gandikota-Nellutla, executive secretary of the Hague Group, seemed to think that she was speaking confidentially during a webinar last Thursday, during which she said that the “Hague Group and South Africa and Colombia’s co-chairs are advised by a variety of Palestinian organizations,” from “Al Haq to Al-Shabaka, both based in Ramallah,...

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US Jewish group calls for ‘zero tolerance’ as antisemitism surges in school district

The Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington is calling on a local school district in Maryland to adopt a “zero tolerance policy” toward antisemitism following what it described as a recent wave of anti-Jewish incidents across its schools.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Turkey unveils new Yildirimhan intercontinental ballistic missile with 6,000km range

Continuing to expand its local defense industry, Turkey unveiled its first domestically developed intercontinental ballistic missile with a range of up to 6,000 km., putting most of Europe, Africa, and much of Asia in its crosshairs.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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London police investigate after car drives toward Jewish students

The Metropolitan Police said on Thursday that they were investigating reports that a vehicle drove toward and endangered Jewish school children on April 20.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Netanyahu: US, Israel aligned on Iran

Israel is in “full coordination” with Washington on Iran and is preparing for all possible scenarios, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday as he convened his Security Cabinet.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate