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Top commander in north says IDF ready for war against Hezbollah

The military’s top general in northern Israel said Thursday the army was ready to expand its conflict with the Hezbollah terror group if need be in order to bring months of deadly cross-border hostilities to a close, a day after a reservist was killed and 10 others injured in an explosive drone attack on a northern town.

Read more: The Times of...

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Netanyahu to defend ‘just war’ in July 24 speech to joint session of US Congress

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address a joint session of Congress on July 24, top US lawmakers announced on Thursday, locking down a speech that is slated to further drive the wedge between Democrats and Republicans regarding support for Israel.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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UN nuclear agency’s board votes to censure Iran for failing to cooperate fully with the watchdog

The U.N. nuclear watchdog’s board on Wednesday censured Iran for failing to cooperate fully with the agency, diplomats said, calling on Tehran to provide answers in a long-running investigation and reverse its decision to bar several experienced U.N. inspectors.

Read more: AP News

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Houthis unveil solid-fuel ‘Palestine’ that resembles Iranian hypersonic missile

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels have unveiled a new, solid-fuel missile in their arsenal that resembles aspects of one earlier displayed by Iran that Tehran described as flying at hypersonic speeds.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Hamas said to have rejected ceasefire proposal

Hamas has rejected the Israeli hostage-ceasefire deal, claiming that it is fundamentally different than the one presented by U.S. President Joe Biden on May 31, the Saudi daily Asharq al-Awsat reported on Thursday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF soldier killed during Hamas infiltration attempt from Gaza

The IDF announced on Thursday afternoon that a soldier was killed during a pre-dawn infiltration attempt from Gaza by Hamas terrorists that was thwarted by Israeli forces.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Reserve soldier killed, 10 hurt, in Hezbollah drone attack on northern town

An Israel Defense Forces reserve soldier was killed and 10 other people were wounded in a Hezbollah-claimed attack with explosive-laden drones on northern Israel on Wednesday, the military and medics said.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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IDF Northern Command chief: Military ready for potential all-out war against Hezbollah

Chief of the IDF Northern Command, Maj. Gen. Ori Gordin, speaking at a ceremony marking 18 years since the Second Lebanon War, says the military is prepared to face the Hezbollah terror group once more.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Hundreds volunteer for new Gaza border counterterror unit

Days after its official inauguration, hundreds of Israel Defense Forces reservists have already volunteered to serve in a new elite counterterror unit created to protect Gaza border towns, the army said on Wednesday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Spain’s Ramallah embassy plan stalls as diplomats unwilling to relocate

The Spanish government’s plan to open an embassy in Ramallah has hit a snag as Spanish diplomats based in Israel are refusing to move to the city, according to Spanish media.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Nine IDF soldiers hurt in blast at base in southern Israel

Nine Israeli soldiers were injured on Tuesday night, two seriously, by an explosion at a base in the south of the country, according to the Israel Defense Forces.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Iran says IRGC general killed in alleged Israeli strike in Aleppo Monday

Iranian media said an IRGC general was killed in an early Monday Israeli strike on Syria’s northern city of Aleppo, which a war monitor said killed 16 members of pro-Iran groups.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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IDF launches two counter-terror ops in central Gaza

Israeli forces on Tuesday started targeted operations in two areas of the central Gaza Strip based on intelligence indicating terrorist activity there—Bureij and eastern Deir al-Balah.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Netanyahu warns: We’re ready with ‘extremely powerful’ response to Hezbollah attacks

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Wednesday that Israel was prepared with an “extremely powerful” response to attacks from Hezbollah in Lebanon, which have escalated significantly in recent days.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Timing for Netanyahu address to Congress uncertain after floated date is ruled out

A date for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress remains uncertain after one date initially floated was ruled out because it fell on a Jewish holiday.

Read more: CNN 

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European draft IAEA resolution presses Iran on key issues

France, Britain and Germany (the E3) submitted a draft resolution to the International Atomic Energy Agency’s Board of Governors on Monday pressing Iran on uranium traces at undeclared sites and the barring of inspectors, according to text seen by Reuters.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Iran’s hard-line parliament speaker emerges as the theocracy’s top figure in the presidential vote

Iran’s hard-line parliament speaker emerged on Monday as the most-prominent candidate from within the country’s Shiite theocracy in the race for the June 28 presidential election to replace the late Ebrahim Raisi, killed in a helicopter crash last month.

Read more: AP News

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IDF soldier moderately injured, fires rage as Hezbollah ramps up attacks

Shrapnel fragments from Israeli interceptors moderately injured an IDF soldier on Tuesday morning, while also sparking a fire near the northern Israeli city of Safed.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Shin Bet foils Hamas suicide bombing plot directed from Turkey

Israeli authorities earlier this year thwarted a large-scale suicide bombing attack directed by Hamas’s terrorist headquarters in Turkey, the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) revealed on Monday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Jerusalem fire that damaged Israel Museum building being investigated as arson

Authorities are investigating the fire that broke out in Jerusalem’s Valley of the Cross as suspected arson, Hebrew media reported on Monday.

The fire started in the valley around 12:40 p.m. on Sunday. Investigators have identified at least three locations from which the fire is believed to have started, according to the Kan public broadcaster....