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In The News

‘Arrow of Bashan’: Israel destroys most of Syria’s strategic weapons

Israel struck most of Syria’s strategic weapons arsenal since the ouster of President Bashar Assad, the IDF announced on Tuesday night, preventing them from falling into the hands of Islamic terrorists.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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“The Zionists are the enemy”: Right-hand man of Syrian rebel leader revealed

The rebels' control over most of Syria and the fall of the Assad regime sparked a faint hope that a new regime in Damascus might adopt a pragmatic stance toward Israel, avoiding open support for its enemies. This hope was bolstered yesterday when al-Julani declared that his government's primary priority is to fight the Iranian axis.

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Hamas hands hostage list to Egypt

The Hamas terrorist group in Gaza has given Egyptian authorities a list of hostages it is holding as interlocuters continue to push for a ceasefire agreement, the Saudi-based Al-Arabiya channel reported on Tuesday.

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US warns Islamic State will attempt to re-establish capabilities in Syria

WASHINGTON — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned on Monday that Islamic State will try to use this period to re-establish capabilities in Syria, but said the United States is determined not to let that happen.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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‘Clear act of intimidation’: University of Michigan Jewish regent’s house, car vandalized

The home and vehicle of a Jewish University of Michigan regent were damaged and vandalized by anti-Israel activists on Monday in the latest incident targeting the homes of the institution’s Board of Regents, according to university representatives.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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IDF eliminates terrorists less than 24 hours after they killed three soldiers

An Israel Defense Forces aircraft killed 10 of the Palestinian terrorists responsible for the deaths of three soldiers in the Gaza Strip on Monday, the military announced in a statement on Tuesday morning.

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IDF hit more than 300 Syrian regime targets in two days, ‘effectively wiping out air force’

The Israel Defense Forces has conducted 300 strikes in Syria since Sunday’s ouster of Bashar Assad, Israeli media reported on Tuesday, marking the heaviest air campaign in the country since the 1973 Yom Kippur War.

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‘Death to Jews’: Inside the Home of 2 SJP Leaders at George Mason University, Police Find Guns, Ammo, and Terrorist Flags

The students were targeted, according to the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), for engaging in "anti-genocide events on campus." The Intercept reported that police found "antique firearms" registered to the students' brother and brought gun-related charges as a result of his family's "pro-Palestine activism."

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Four IDF soldiers killed in Lebanon, bringing military death toll to 813

Four Israel Defense Forces soldier were killed in Southern Lebanon despite the ceasefire currently in effect, the military announced on Monday.

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US has a $10m bounty on Syrian terror leader we’re negotiating with

This is a little awkward, but it’s not the first time it’s happened. Here’s the U.S. government’s Rewards for Justice site on the guy who just took over Syria.

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Israel and Hamas exchange lists of names for release as talks advance – report

Mediated negotiations between Israel and Palestinian terror group Hamas to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip that would include the release of Israeli hostages have advanced to the point where the sides are discussing lists of those who would be released, according to a Monday report.

Read More: The Times of Israel

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Sa’ar: IAF hit suspected chemical arms sites in Syria

The Israeli Air Force has struck suspected sites for the production of chemical weapons and long-range guided missiles in Syria to prevent them from falling into hostile hands, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said on Monday.

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Katz orders IDF to create security zone beyond border with Syria

Defense Minister Israel Katz has ordered the Israel Defense Forces to create a secure area free of “heavy strategic weapons and terror infrastructure” beyond the buffer zone with Syria, the Defense Ministry announced Monday.

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Amnesty International’s antisemitic agenda

Amnesty International released its latest broadside against Israel on Thursday, accusing the Jewish state of committing genocide in Gaza. The nearly 300-page report—“‘You Feel Like You Are Subhuman’: Israel’s Genocide Against Palestinians in Gaza”—is typically mendacious.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israel eliminates terrorist who tortured GazansIsrael eliminates terrorist who tortured Gazans

The Israel Air Force on Wednesday struck and eliminated several terrorists who were in the humanitarian zone in Khan Yunis, with the help and direction of the Israel Defense Forces and the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet).

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IDF to arm border lookouts, move bases to ‘safe distance’

The Israel Defense Forces has decided to provide all female field observers (“tazpaniot”) with weapons and move their bases back from the borders in the north and the south, the military said on Thursday.

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IDF bolstering forces on Israel’s border with Syria in light of civil war developments

The IDF says it is bolstering forces on Israel’s border with Syria, amid the developments in the civil war.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Fire heavily damages Melbourne synagogue, investigation underway

The Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne, Australia, was heavily damaged in an arson attack on Friday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Hamas threatens to ‘neutralize’ hostages if Israel launches rescue operation

Hamas said it had information that Israel intended to carry out a hostage rescue operation similar to one conducted in Gaza's Nuseirat camp in June and threatened to "neutralize" the captives if any such action took place, according to an internal statement seen by Reuters on Wednesday.

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IDF finds slain hostages were likely shot by captors in February amid Israeli airstrikes

More than three months after their bodies were recovered from Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, an Israel Defense Forces investigation has found that six former hostages were likely executed by their captors amid airstrikes on a Hamas tunnel in February.

Read more: The Times of Israel