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In The News

Hamas military commander in Tulkarem eliminated by IDF

In a dramatic operation, the IDF eliminated the Hamas military commander in Tulkarem, Azkhem Naafa, in a drone strike.

Two Israelis wounded in Samaria bombing

Two Israelis were wounded on Tuesday when a bomb exploded along the security barrier near Mount Gilboa in Samaria, according to the Israel Defense Forces.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Houthis to target Israeli gas rigs, energy facilities—report

A Hezbollah spokesman said on Tuesday that the Houthis are planning a “fifth stage” in their war against Israel, which will include gas rigs and energy facilities.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Turning screws on Hamas, IDF pushes deeper into Khan Younis

The IDF ramped up military operations against Hamas on Monday, re-entering the largest city in the southern Gaza Strip, Khan Younis.

Rivals Hamas and Fatah sign a declaration to form a future government as war rages in Gaza

Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah signed a declaration in Beijing vowing to form a government together, the groups said Tuesday, in the latest attempt at resolving their long rivalry.

UAE signals willingness to join postwar Gaza peacekeeping force

A senior Emirati official signaled this week that Abu Dhabi is prepared to contribute troops to a postwar peacekeeping force in Gaza, making the United Arab Emirates the first Arab country to publicly buy into the effort being quietly advanced by the Biden administration.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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ISA to mount unprecedented security op at Paris Olympics

The Israel Security Agency is preparing the largest-ever security operation of its kind to safeguard Israeli athletes taking part in the Paris Olympics, according to The Telegraph.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israeli security forces thwart plot to kidnap Israelis in West Bank

The Shin Bet security agency, the Israeli army, and Israel Police thwarted a plot to kidnap Israelis in the West Bank, according to a statement on Monday.

IDF confirms two hostages have died in Hamas captivity

The Israel Defense Forces on Monday confirmed the deaths of two Israeli hostages in Hamas captivity in Gaza.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Netanyahu: Strike on Houthi port shows Israel will reach enemies however far away

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel’s attack on a Houthi-controlled port in Yemen on Saturday “makes it clear to our enemies that there is no place that the long arm of Israel will not reach.”

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Netanyahu heads to DC to ‘anchor bipartisan support’ for Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took off on Monday for Washington, where he will seek to solidify bipartisan support for the Jewish state on the backdrop of President Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the 2024 election.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Top commander in Hezbollah’s elite Radwan force killed in south Lebanon strike

The Israel Defense Forces late Thursday killed a senior commander in Hezbollah’s elite Radwan force in southern Lebanon, the military and the terror group said.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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British FM announces new Labour government to restore UNRWA funding

Britain’s new Labour government said on Friday it would resume funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), in the first major change by the new government to British policy regarding the Israel-Hamas war.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Trump: Those holding US hostages will pay if they’re not freed by time I return to office

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump warned that countries holding American hostages will pay “a very big price” if they are not released, as he accepted the GOP presidential nomination on Thursday at the Republican National Convention.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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CAIR head suggests Jewish state forged reports Iran trying to kill Trump

Nihad Awad, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, responded on social media to news reports that there is U.S. intelligence that Iran is trying to assassinate former President Donald Trump.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF releases tape of Gazans lauding death of Mohammed Deif

According to telephone conversations recorded by the IDF, people inside Gaza are praising the deaths of Hamas “military” leader Mohammed Deif and his deputy Rafa’a Salameh, who were targeted by an IDF airstrike on July 13.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israeli killed, four hurt as ‘aerial target’ strikes Tel Aviv

An Israeli man was killed and four others were wounded overnight Thursday when what the Israel Defense Forces described as an “aerial target” exploded in a residential neighborhood in central Tel Aviv.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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The rise and fall of the US-built floating Gaza pier – analysis

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin spoke to Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant this week.

Argentina vows justice from Iran on 1994 bombing

Argentina's Jewish community commemorated Thursday the 30th anniversary of a targeted bombing which killed 85 people, with President Javier Milei promising to right decades of inaction and inconsistencies in the investigations into the attack.

Soldier’s killer among 20 Hamas fighters eliminated in IDF strike

The Israel Defense Forces announced on Thursday afternoon that a Hamas sniper who murdered Sgt. First Class Tal Lahat was among 20 terrorists eliminated in a joint operation with the Israel Security Agency.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate