‘Cold-hearted vandalism’ of 176 gravestones at two Ohio Jewish cemeteries
The Jewish Federation of Cincinnati discovered on Monday that 176 gravestones had been defaced at two Ohio Jewish cemeteries.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
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Meta to end ban on use of word ‘shaheed’
Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, announced Tuesday it will lift its comprehensive ban on the word "shaheed" (martyr).
Read more: Israel Hayom
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IDF chief: Over 900 Hamas terrorists killed in Rafah
Israeli forces have killed over 900 terrorists during the ongoing offensive in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah, Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi said on Tuesday.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
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Biden expected to meet Netanyahu in Washington
U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when the latter travels to Washington later this month, according to CNN.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
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Israeli killed, another wounded in terror stabbing by Israeli Arab citizen at Karmiel mall
An Israeli man was killed and a second was wounded in a terror stabbing attack at a shopping mall in the northern city of Karmiel on Wednesday, police and medics said.
Read more: The Times of Israel
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Gallup: Gen Z believes antisemitism less of a problem in the US
Only one in three Americans under the age of 35 believe antisemitism is a “very serious problem” in the United States, a significantly lower figure than among the broader public, according to a Gallup survey.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
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Soldier killed, another seriously hurt by roadside bomb in West Bank’s Nur Shams
An Israeli soldier was killed and another was seriously wounded by a roadside bomb during a counterterrorism raid in the West Bank on Monday morning, the military said.
Read more: The Times of Israel
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Netanyahu: IDF nearing ‘end stage’ against Hamas terror army
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that the Israel Defense Forces is on the verge of destroying Hamas’s terror army, a key goal of the nearly nine-month-old war.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
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Two IDF soldiers killed battling terrorists in central Gaza
Two Israel Defense Forces soldiers were killed in action in central Gaza on Monday night, the military announced on Tuesday.
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Blinken: Israel effectively lost sovereignty in North due to Hezbollah
Israel has “lost sovereignty” in the northern part of its country due to the persistent cross-border attacks Hezbollah has launched against Israel since October, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday.
Read more: The Jerusalem Post
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Iranian general says itching to carry out another direct missile attack on Israel
A senior Iranian military commander said that the country is waiting for a chance to launch another direct attack on Israel as a follow-up to a barrage of hundreds of missiles and drones it fired in April, Iranian media reported Tuesday.
Read more: The Times of Israel
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IDF releases 50 security prisoners, including Shifa Hospital chief
The Israel Defense Forces has released some 50 security prisoners from the Gaza Strip, including Shifa Hospital director Muhammad Abu Salmiya, Israeli authorities confirmed on Monday.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
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Iraq, Iran step up training of militia fighters
Iraq and Iran are reportedly ramping up efforts to train hundreds of fighters for pro-Iranian militias, particularly the Hezbollah Brigades in Iraq, according to Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar.
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Turkish airport workers refuse to refuel El Al plane after emergency landing
An El Al flight from Warsaw en route to Tel Aviv was not allowed to refuel after making an emergency landing in Antalya, Turkey, on Sunday to evacuate a passenger in need of medical attention.
Read more: The Times of Israel
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20 rockets fired from Gaza in largest barrage in months; soldier killed in Rafah
An Israeli soldier was killed during fighting in southern Gaza’s Rafah on Monday morning, the military said, as Palestinian terrorists in the Strip launched at least 20 rockets at Israeli border communities, marking the largest barrage in at least seven months.
Read more: The Times of Israel
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Hezbollah drone attack wounds 18 IDF soldiers, one seriously
Eighteen Israel Defense Forces soldiers were wounded, one seriously, by a Hezbollah suicide drone attack near a kibbutz in the northern Golan Heights on Sunday afternoon, the army confirmed.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
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McCaul: Biden admin ‘effectively withholding seven weapon systems’ from Israel
The Biden administration has held up transfers of seven weapon systems to the Jewish state, Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, told Shannon Bream on the program Fox News Sunday.
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House votes to bar State Department from citing Hamas casualty figures
The U.S. House of Representatives passed an amendment to the annual U.S. State Department appropriations bill on Thursday that would bar the department from citing casualty figures from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Health Ministry.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
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Weary Iranians head to polls to replace president killed in chopper crash
Iranians were voting Friday in a snap election to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi, killed in a helicopter crash last month, as public apathy has become pervasive in the Islamic Republic after years of economic woes, mass protests and tensions in the Middle East.
Read more: The Times of Israel
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PA: Samaria terrorists could acquire advanced rockets within a year
Palestinian terror groups might be able to launch advanced rockets toward central Israel from Samaria within a year, Palestinian Authority security officials told Israel’s Kan News public broadcaster on Thursday.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
