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U.S. President Donald Trump warned Iran in a Truth Social post on Wednesday that “a massive armada” is making its way to the region and advised it to negotiate a settlement on its nuclear program as time was running out.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
Twenty Jews were murdered worldwide and some 815 severe antisemitic incidents were documented in 2025, according to a report released Tuesday by the Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Ministry.
Read more: The Times of Israel
The coffin containing St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili, the last Israeli hostage held in Gaza, arrived in his Negev hometown of Meitar for burial on Wednesday afternoon after thousands of people had lined the roads of southern Israel as he was en route.
Read more: The Jerusalem Post
The large majority (89%) of opinion articles published in two of Turkey’s main media outlets take either a positive or neutral stance toward Hamas, according to a new study by the Jewish People Policy Institute, leaving experts concerned over Ankara’s future role in the Gaza Strip.
Read more: The Jerusalem Post
US President Donald Trump said the situation with Iran is “rapidly evolving,” as new intelligence assessments suggest Tehran’s leadership is facing its weakest moment since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, even as the United States sharply increases its military presence in the region.
Read more: i24 News
The USS Abraham Lincoln and its carrier strike group entered the Middle East region on Monday “to promote regional security and stability” amid tensions with Iran, U.S. Central Command stated.
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Standing over the coffin of his son that has been draped in an Israeli flag, Itzik Gvili appeared at a loss for words.
For 843 days, since Ran Gvili left home on October 7, 2023, to fight Hamas terrorists before being killed and taken to Gaza, Itzik Gvili and his wife, Talik, had held out the slimmest of hopes that their boy was still alive —...
Vandals desecrated a number of Jewish graves in a Barcelona cemetery this weekend, Spanish police said Sunday, provoking outrage from Jewish groups and politicians.
Read more: The Times of Israel
Italian authorities recently dealt a substantial blow to the Hamas financial network in the country. On Dec. 27, Italian police arrested seven individuals and issued international arrest orders for two others suspected of funneling millions to Hamas and its affiliated associations.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
Tehran deploys non-Iranian fighters to help crush demonstrations, as they are more willing to open fire on civilians, Roni Insaz, an Iranian-born former member of the IRGC, said in a 103FM interview on Sunday.
Read more: The Jerusalem Post
The Israel Defense Forces struck a Hezbollah terrorist in the Tyre area of Southern Lebanon on Monday, the military said, in response to the Iranian terror proxy’s “repeated violations of the ceasefire understandings.”
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The Israel Defense Forces on Monday confirmed its soldiers recovered the body of Master Sgt. Ran Gvili, the last remaining hostage, from the Gaza Strip.
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"You are a guest in this country. Act like it," Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary of homeland security for public affairs, told "NewsNation."
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Dr. Ardeshir-Larijani is the daughter of Ali Larijani, the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council. The Emory University School of Medicine lists her as an assistant professor.
Read More: The Jerusalem Post
The survey found that 61.6% of US K-12 teachers had personally experienced or witnessed antisemitism in their professional environments.
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The bipartisan bill "ensures U.S. diplomacy keeps pace" as the region emerges as a "central hub for energy and infrastructure," said Rep. Brad Schneider.
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The 15-year-old boys have no criminal history and are being charged with aggravated harassment.
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Supporters have rallied around Charlotte’s Jewish community after signs with a swastika and noose were found at Shalom Park Tuesday morning.
Read More: The Charlotte Observer
The heads of the Armenian and Greek Orthodox Churches in the Holy Land have sparked an intra-Christian feud by blasting Christian Zionists for their support of Israel, exposing the deep fissures within Christianity over ties with the Jewish state.
Miami Beach mayor Steven Meiner said he was "deeply disturbed and disgusted" after a video of influencers chanting Nazi slogans in a nightclub went viral online.
Read More: The Jerusalem Post