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Trump orders development of ‘American Iron Dome’

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order for the development of an Iron Dome-like missile defense shield for the United States.

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Israeli female astronaut will go to space with NASA

Israel has reached an agreement with NASA to send the first Israeli woman astronaut into space, Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology Gila Gamliel said on Monday.

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In light of ‘concrete warnings,’ Israeli minister cancels visit to Brussels

Following concrete security warnings, Amichai Chikli, Israel’s minister of diaspora affairs and combating antisemitism, canceled his Jan. 28 visit to Brussels, where he was due to address a conference in the European Parliament on International Holocaust Remembrance Day and meet with the Jewish community.

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Some hostages spent eight straight months in tunnels

Some of the seven hostages released from Gaza during the current ceasefire had been held in Hamas tunnels for eight consecutive months, deprived of daylight and human contact, an Israeli medical official revealed on Monday.

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After Hamas violates truce, Israel to redeem three more captives

After repeatedly violating the truce deal with Israel, Hamas will release three additional hostages on Thursday, the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem announced on Sunday night.
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Netanyahu, Hegseth discuss ‘unbreakable’ Israeli-US bond

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Pete Hegseth, the newly installed U.S. secretary of defense, spoke on Sunday about the “unbreakable bond that exists between the United States and Israel,” a senior U.S. defense official stated.

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‘Lebanese Armed Forces officers leaked sensitive intelligence to Hezbollah’

A top Lebanese Armed Forces intelligence officer was among dozens who have leaked secrets to the Iranian-backed Hezbollah terror group since the start of the ceasefire with Israel on Nov. 27, The London Times reported on Sunday night, citing intelligence sources and documents.

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Lebanon truce extended to Feb. 18, White House says

The U.S.-monitored arrangement between Lebanon and Israel will carry on until Feb. 18, the White House stated on Sunday evening—the day the prior agreement, struck on Nov. 26, was slated to end.

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Netanyahu to arrive in US for meeting with Trump

The long-planned meeting, which initially included Netanyahu's expected attendance at the president's inauguration, was postponed due to multiple factors, including the prime minister's recovery from prostate surgery and the commencement of testimony in his legal proceedings.

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The dramatic operations Israel coordinated with the US—and those it didn’t

In early September, senior IDF officers were humming the biggest hit by Israeli musician Daniel Solomon, “So Many Ways.”

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Columbia Promptly Suspends Student That Stormed Israeli History Class. It Has a Long History of Dropping Similar Suspensions.

Columbia University announced Thursday that it had identified and suspended one of the pro-Hamas students who stormed an Israeli history class and targeted Jewish students with anti-Semitic flyers two days prior. Whether that suspension sticks could provide early insight into how seriously the Ivy League school is taking threats from President...

GOP-Controlled Congress Considers Bill Sanctioning Palestinian Government Over ‘Pay-to-Slay’ Program

The Republican-controlled Congress is moving on legislation that would authorize wide-ranging sanctions on the Palestinian government and any international partner that has aided its terrorist payment program, known as "pay-to-slay," according to a copy of the bill obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.

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IDF to remain in Lebanon after Jan. 26

Israel does not intend to withdraw all of its forces from Lebanon by Sunday, the goal specified in the terms of its ceasefire with Beirut, the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem said on Friday.
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Hamas says will release second group of hostages on time

Hamas has reportedly committed to publishing ahead of time the names of the four hostages it is due to release on Saturday.

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Holocaust knowledge gaps widen among young adults, study reveals

A groundbreaking eight-country study on Holocaust knowledge has revealed alarming gaps in awareness, particularly among young adults.

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Hamas accused of diverting aid as over 2,400 trucks enter Gaza

Despite over 2,400 aid trucks having entered the Gaza Strip since the Israel-Hamas ceasefire on Sunday, Gaza residents say the aid is not reaching them and are accusing Hamas of diverting it and selling it, Hebrew media reported on Thursday.

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Trump signs executive order calling for Houthis to be relisted as terror group

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday calling on the U.S. secretary of state to designate the Houthis as a terror group within the next 30 days.

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Over 1,000 tons of missile fuel chemicals head for Iran from China – report

Two Iranian cargo ships may be seeking to move key chemicals for missile propellants from China, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. The vessels could depart from China in the next few weeks, it said.

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IDF kills two terrorists behind al-Funduq attack

Israeli forces on Wednesday night eliminated two terrorists near Jenin in northern Samaria who were involved in a Jan. 6 shooting that left three Israelis dead.
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Trump’s executive order allows deportation of foreign Hamas supporters

According to a key section in the order released by the new administration: "To protect Americans, the United States must be vigilant during the visa-issuance process to ensure that those aliens approved for admission into the United States do not intend to harm Americans or our national interests. More importantly, the United States must identify...