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Suspect dead after truck-ramming, shooting at Detroit-area Reform temple, largest in North America

A man who drove a truck into the largest Reform temple in North America and opened fire on security guards, injuring one, in suburban Detroit is confirmed dead, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Iranian-born scholar warns regime was an ‘aggressively patient threat waiting to pounce’ on America

Anti-war activists gathered in cities across the U.S. to condemn military strikes against the Iranian regime. One Iranian scholar, however, says the protesters have it wrong and is warning Americans not to fall for what she calls a dangerous narrative.

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Iranian regime’s ‘deep fear’ made apparent by attempts to quash potential dissent – analysis

The Islamic regime has continued to crack down on signs of – and opportunities for – dissent, despite an apparent end to the protests seen in earlier months, according to statements by Tehran officials and continued actions and threats from the Islamic Republic.

Read More: The Jerusalem Post

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Hezbollah, Iran unleash coordinated cluster bomb strikes on Israel in major escalation

Hezbollah and Iran launched a coordinated strike strategy Tuesday, a national security expert claimed, as reports emerged that deadly cluster munitions were hitting Israel in synchronized attacks.

Read More: Fox News

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Iran’s cluster bombs raise war crime concerns

Iran has fired missiles carrying cluster-munition warheads at Israel, raising concerns among observers about a possible violation of the laws of war.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Satellite imagery shows heavy damage at Iranian nuclear test facility

The Israel Defense Forces said it struck another facility tied to Iran’s nuclear weapons development program as part of ongoing operations during Operation Rising Lion, targeting what it described as critical infrastructure used to advance Tehran’s nuclear capabilities.

Read more: i24 News

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New Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei sends written message, no proof of life shown

A Thursday message attributed to Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, was read out by a newscaster on Iranian state television while a photo of the supreme leader was shown. There have not been any signs of life from Khamenei since his appointment.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Tehran targets oil supply, threatens to bring down world economy

Iran on Wednesday threatened a “war of attrition” that would destroy the global economy as it targeted oil tankers and neighboring energy infrastructure.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Two injured as Hezbollah pummels Israel in largest barrage of war

Hezbollah terrorists overnight on Wednesday launched their largest barrage of missiles and drones at Israel since the start of the current war, in what Tehran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said was a combined attack from Lebanon and Iran.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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‘Don’t mess with Iran’: Two Jewish men beaten in San Jose after speaking Hebrew

Two Jewish men were beaten, and later briefly hospitalized, after they were heard speaking Hebrew in front of a restaurant in San Jose’s Santana Row in California, local media reported on Tuesday.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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UK bans Al Quds Day march in London over terror and security concerns

The UK's Home Secretary has approved the Metropolitan Police's ban on the upcoming annual Al Quds march and any associated counter-protest marches on account of elevated risk and potential for terror support.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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IDF targets Hezbollah command centers, weapons sites in strikes on Beirut suburbs

Israel launched new waves of airstrikes in Lebanon overnight Tuesday and into Wednesday, striking Hezbollah targets while ramping up its troop presence in northern Israel, amid continuing rocket and drone attacks by the terror group.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Witkoff: Tehran gave zero ground in talks leading up to war

U.S. President Donald Trump’s Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff said in an interview on Tuesday that Iranian negotiators had left no space for compromise on their nuclear enrichment program.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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US destroys Iranian minelayers in Hormuz

U.S. forces destroyed what they said were 16 Iranian mine-laying ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, as Iran continued to strike its neighbors, including in a drone attack near the main airport of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Second construction worker wounded in Iranian missile attack dies

A construction worker who sustained serious injuries when debris from an Iranian missile struck a building site in the central Israeli city of Yehud on Monday afternoon was pronounced dead on Tuesday.

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IDF strikes Hezbollah funding apparatus assets

Israeli Air Force jets on Monday carried out a wave of strikes targeting a Lebanese association used by the Iranian-backed Hezbollah terrorist group to fund its weapons and operatives, the army said on Tuesday.
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US defense secretary warns of ‘most intense day’ of strikes on Iranian targets

The US defense chief warned that Tuesday would be the most intense day of the war against Iran so far, while Israel’s leader said regime change in Iran could only come from the people, as Washington and Jerusalem continued to strike targets across Iran on the 11th day of the conflict.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Trump says he’s ‘not happy’ with Iran’s choice of new supreme leader

President Donald Trump said he is "not happy" with Iran’s choice of a new supreme leader but that early results from Operation Epic Fury have been "way beyond expectation."

Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been installed as the next supreme leader.

Read more: Fox News

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First immigrant since start of war arrives in Israel, ministry says

Henry Garfinkle, 26, on Sunday morning became the first immigrant to return to Israel since the start of “Operation Roaring Lion” against Iran, the Aliyah and Integration Ministry said.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Explosion damages synagogue in Belgium

A powerful explosion rocked the façade of a synagogue in Liège, Belgium, early on Monday morning, resulting in no injuries.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate