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In The News

France: Olive tree planted in memory of Ilan Halimi chopped down

Outrage followed the destruction of an olive tree dedicated to the memory of Ilan Halimi, a Parisian Jew who was tortured to death in 2006, Le Parisien daily reported.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Amazon, Apple caught selling terror merchandise and Nazi texts

The Amazon and Etsy in the United Kingdom sell T-shirts that support Palestine Action, which was declared a terror organization in Britain last month, the Jewish News of London wrote this week.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Murdered Hamas hostage Itzik Elgarat tortured to death, autopsy reveals

Itzik Elgarat, an Israeli hostage whose body was returned in February in the framework of a hostage deal with Hamas, was tortured to death during interrogation in captivity, his brother Danny Elgarat revealed in a post on X/Twitter on Thursday.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Israeli spy chief visits Doha for Gaza talks

The director of Israel's Mossad spy agency David Barnea visited Qatar on Thursday and met Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman al-Thani for talks on the Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal, according to two sources familiar with the visit.

Read more: Axios

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Hezbollah chief threatens ‘no life in Lebanon’ if government tries to seize weapons

Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem threatened the Lebanese government Friday over its efforts to disarm the Iran-linked terror group, claiming that there would be “no life in Lebanon” should its weapons be taken by force.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Trump-aligned evangelicals push Republicans to call out antisemitism on the right

President Donald Trump came into office with a promise to make tackling antisemitism a priority of his second term. So far, the focus of that effort has been almost exclusively on addressing left-wing and Islamist antisemitism, primarily...

Read more: Jewish Insider

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Yemeni forces bust Iranian weapons shipment bound for Houthis, including chemical weapons – report

The Yemeni National Resistance, the main military faction fighting against the Houthis, seized 750 tons of weapons smuggled to the terror group by Iran, including chemical weapons, Sky News Arabia reported on Monday.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Turkey to supply Syria with arms, equipment under new military accord

Turkey will provide weapons systems and logistical tools to Syria under a military cooperation accord signed on Wednesday, a Turkish Defense Ministry source said, adding that Ankara would also train the Syrian army in using such equipment if needed.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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IAF downs Houthi missile from Yemen

The Israeli Air Force early on Thursday morning intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Houthi terrorists in Yemen, according to the Israel Defense Forces.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Palestinian aid-truck drivers found to be terrorist operatives

Several Palestinian aid-truck drivers—with permission to enter Israel—have been arrested in recent weeks on suspicion of belonging to terrorist groups such as Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Israel’s Army Radio reported on Thursday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israel may dispatch negotiators to Doha for talks on freeing all hostages, ending war

Israel may send negotiators to Doha this week for meetings on a comprehensive agreement for the release of hostages held by Hamas and a ceasefire in Gaza, according to an Israeli television report on Tuesday, as Arab states and the US also push for a final deal to end the 22-month war.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Lebanon moves toward disarming Hezbollah as Aoun rejects Iranian intervention

No group in Lebanon is permitted to bear arms or rely on foreign backing, President Joseph Aoun told a senior Iranian official on Wednesday, days after the cabinet approved the objectives of a US-backed roadmap to disarm the Iran-aligned Hezbollah terrorist group.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Netanyahu: Israel ready to solve Iran’s water shortages

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered Israeli assistance with Iran’s water woes once its people shake off the tyrannical regime in Tehran.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Hamas praises Australia’s Albanese on Palestinian statehood

The Hamas terrorist group has welcomed Australia’s decision to recognize a Palestinian state at the U.N. General Assembly annual general debate in September.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israel kills five armed terrorists posing as part of World Central Kitchen

An Israeli airstrike killed five terrorists, who were armed and posing as part of World Central Kitchen, in Gaza last week, the Israel Defense Forces said on Tuesday.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Trump: Hamas ‘can’t stay’ in Gaza

U.S. President Donald Trump during a telephone conversation with Axios on Monday stopped short of endorsing Israel’s plan to step up military activity in Gaza, but “seemed to agree” that increasing the pressure on Hamas was necessary.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Gaza hostages face systematic starvation, constant abuse by Hamas, Israeli medical report finds

The lives of the remaining living hostages in Gaza are under an immediate threat due to physical and mental torture carried out by their Hamas captors, a grim report released by the Health Ministry found on Tuesday.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Family of Nepalese hostage Bipin Joshi arrives in Israel to seek son’s return

The mother and sister of hostage Bipin Joshi, a Nepali agricultural volunteer taken captive from Kibbutz Alumim on October 7, landed in Israel on Monday for their first visit since their loved one’s abduction.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Iran posts chart of Israeli leaders it plans to kill

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz posted to X on Monday a chart of senior Israeli officials Iran intends to assassinate.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF expert review: No signs of famine in Gaza

An expert review initiated by the Israel Defense Forces has concluded that there are “no signs of a widespread malnutrition phenomenon among the population in Gaza,” the military announced on Tuesday morning.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate