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French court overturns ban on Israeli firms at arms expo

Citing constitutional principles of equality, a Paris court on Wednesday reversed a decision to ban Israeli firms from the Euronaval Defense Exposition.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

Hezbollah reportedly agrees to withdraw beyond Litani River, Lebanese reports claim

Despite Hezbollah’s declarations throughout the war, the terrorist organization has agreed to drop its demands and is ready to withdraw beyond the Litani River, Lebanon's MTV website, which is associated with Hezbollah opponents, reported Wednesday night.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

Russia’s ‘comprehensive’ treaty with Iran will include defence, Lavrov says

A treaty that Russia and Iran intend to sign shortly will include closer defence cooperation, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday. Military ties between the two countries are a source of deep concern to the West as Russia wages war in Ukraine while Iran and Israel have exchanged missile and air strikes in the Middle East.
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Iran said threatening ‘definitive, painful’ response to Israel, likely before US election

Iran will deliver a “definitive and painful” response to Israel’s recent attack on its territory, likely before the US presidential election on November 5, CNN reported Wednesday, citing an anonymous senior source.

Read more: The Times of Israel

Hezbollah rockets kill seven in northern Israel

Seven people were killed and one person was seriously wounded on Thursday in two separate Hezbollah rocket attacks on Israel’s north.
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Drone hits Nahariya, IDF warns Lebanese to flee Baalbek as US mediators head to region

A drone fired from Lebanon hit an aviation plant in northern Israel, and Israel warned residents of a Hezbollah stronghold deep inside Lebanon to flee ahead of airstrikes, as Israel and the terror group continued to trade blows ahead of the arrival of senior US officials hoping to halt the deadly fighting.

Read more: The Times of Israel

US offers $5m for info on Hezbollah-linked 1994 plane bombing

The United States is offering a $5 million award for information leading to the arrest of any individual who abetted the 1994 bombing of a commercial flight in Panama believed to have been carried out by Hezbollah, the U.S. State Department announced on Tuesday.
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German charged in Islamist plot against Jewish institution

German prosecutors have charged a 25-year-old man with planning a terrorist attack on a Jewish institution. The suspect, whose identity remains undisclosed due to privacy laws, was arrested in May.

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Biden advisers heading to Israel to discuss Lebanon deal

Two senior White House officials are traveling to Israel this week to discuss a potential ceasefire agreement between Jerusalem and the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah.
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Israel’s Iron Dome performs overseas as Marines adopt system

The US Marine Corps has successfully completed its first live-fire test of an air defense system incorporating the Iron Dome interceptor. The system combines American and Israeli technology: US-made radar and command-and-control center, alongside Rafael Advanced Defense Systems' Iron Dome interceptor (the Tamir model) and mobile launcher. Raytheon...

Chicago Jewish leaders ‘disappointed’ law enforcement downplaying antisemitism as motive in shooting

Jewish leaders in Chicago are urging the local prosecutor to upgrade the charge against a Muslim man who allegedly shot a Jewish man walking to synagogue on Saturday in West Rogers Park, home to one of the city’s largest Orthodox Jewish populations, to a hate crime.

Read more: Jewish Insider

Naim Qassem elected to replace slain Hezbollah leader Nasrallah

Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah on Tuesday elected its deputy secretary general Naim Qassem to replace secretary general Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut on Sept. 27.

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Israel’s Strike on Iran Also Hit Russian Arms Industry’s Once-Strong Image

Israel’s airstrikes early Saturday didn’t just destroy critical Iranian military infrastructure. They also battered the reputation of Russian military equipment, which has already been pummeled by poor performance during Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

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Iran Moves To Triple Military Budget Amid Israel Tensions

Iran's government has proposed to triple its military budget, its spokeswoman said Tuesday, as tensions with arch-rival Israel rise following recent tit-for-tat missile strikes.

Government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani outlined the move that would see "a significant increase of more than 200 percent in the country's military budget" at a news...

Hezbollah rocket kills one in Ma’alot-Tarshiha

One person was killed in the northern Israeli town of Ma’alot Tarshiha on Tuesday by a Hezbollah rocket fired from Lebanon.

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Knesset bans UNRWA, outlaws all official contact

Israel’s Knesset on Monday made it illegal for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) to operate in Israeli territory, and for state officials to cooperate with the agency.

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Cabinet weekly sessions moved underground amid war threats

The Israeli government took the extraordinary step Monday of convening its weekly cabinet meeting in a fortified underground facility in Jerusalem, marking what security officials called a "new reality" in protecting the country's senior leadership. The unprecedented relocation from the cabinet's traditional chamber at the Prime Minister's Office...

Rebuffing ban claim, Germany OKs $100m arms sales to Israel

Germany has approved $102 million in arms sales to Israel since August, officials in Berlin revealed on Thursday.
The German Foreign Ministry announced the figures after a far-left lawmaker in the country’s federal parliament sought clarification regarding recent reports that Germany was holding up arms exports to the Jewish state, according to...

Iron Beam laser interceptor gets massive boost toward final phase

In a significant advancement toward completing its high-powered laser interception system, the Israeli Defense Ministry announced Monday morning the signing of a $550 million deal to expand its laser-defense capabilities through the Iron Beam program, partnering with lead developer Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Elbit Systems.

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IDF chief on Israel’s attack in Iran: ‘We have the ability to do much more’

The head of the Israel Defense Forces has said Israel restrained itself in its weekend attack on Iran, in comments published Sunday, as the country girds for a possible response from Tehran.

Read more: The Times of Israel