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In The News

IDF confirms Hezbollah drone hit a sensitive military site; damage being assessed

Hezbollah managed to hit a sensitive military facility in the Lower Galilee with an explosive drone on Wednesday evening, the Israel Defense Forces confirmed Thursday, as fighter jets responded by striking targets belonging to the terror group in northeastern Lebanon.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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5 soldiers killed, 7 hurt in ‘friendly fire’ incident in northern Gaza’s Jabaliya

Five Israeli soldiers were killed and another seven were wounded, including three seriously, in an incident of so-called friendly fire in northern Gaza’s Jabaliya on Wednesday evening, the military announced Thursday.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Egypt rejects Israeli proposal to reopen Rafah Crossing

Egypt has rejected an Israeli proposal to work together with Israel to reopen the Rafah Crossing into the Gaza Strip and manage its operation jointly, two security sources in Cairo told Reuters on Thursday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israel releases new Gaza death toll, claims historically low civilian deaths

The ratio of terrorists to Palestinian noncombatants killed during Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip is approximately one to one, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed this week.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Jordan thwarts Iranian plan to smuggle weapons into kingdom

Amman thwarted a suspected Iranian-led plot to smuggle weapons into Jordan to carry out acts of sabotage and undermine the ruling Hashemite dynasty, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing two sources familiar with the matter.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Hezbollah fires 60 rockets at Upper Galilee

Hezbollah launched a heavy barrage of 60 rockets from Lebanon at northern Israel on Wednesday, in the terrorist group’s first response since an overnight IAF strike that killed a senior commander.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Top Hezbollah field commander killed in IDF drone strike in south Lebanon

A top Hezbollah field commander was killed in an Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon on Tuesday night, the military said. In response to the death of the commander, the terror group launched a barrage of some 60 rockets at a sensitive air traffic control base in northern Israel.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Congress Launches Probe Into Groups Funding ‘Pro-Hamas’ Unrest on Campus

Congress on Tuesday initiated a wide-ranging probe into 20 nonprofit groups bankrolling and supporting anti-Israel protests on college campuses across the nation and are petitioning federal authorities to turn over internal documents that could tie them to money laundering and terrorism financing, the Washington Free Beacon has learned.

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Hamas planned to set up a base in Turkey before October 7 according to secret papers

Documents discovered by the Israelis and seen by The Times newspaper reveal Hamas plans to set up a secret base in Turkey where they could plan attacks against Israeli targets in neighboring countries.

Read more: The Jewish Chronicle

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US sending Israel $1 billion in military aid, Biden administration tells Congress

The Biden administration has told key lawmakers it is sending a new package of more than $1 billion in arms and ammunition to Israel, three congressional aides said Tuesday.

Read more: The Times of Israel

 

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Israeli fighter jets kill Hezbollah terrorist, strike targets overnight in southern Lebanon

Israel Air Force fighter jets eliminated a Hezbollah terrorist in a military structure in the area of Odaisseh in southern Lebanon late on Monday, the IDF announced on Tuesday.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Israeli tanks push into built-up areas in eastern Rafah, residents say

Israeli tanks pushed deeper into eastern Rafah on Tuesday morning, entering the neighborhoods of Al-Jneina, Al-Salam and Al-Brazil, residents said.

Read more: Ynetnews

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With subdued state ceremony, Israel begins marking a somber 76th Independence Day

Israel’s annual state torch-lighting ceremony aired Monday night in a radically atypical format, as the country began marking a bleak 76th Independence Day, the first since Hamas’s October 7 terror massacre in southern Israel.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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House to vote Wednesday on bill to compel Biden to sell arms to Israel

The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on Wednesday on a bill that would compel the Biden administration to approve arms sales to Israel.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Erdogan: more than 1,000 Hamas members being treated in Turkish hospitals

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that more than 1,000 members of the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas were being treated in hospitals across Turkey as he reiterated his stance that it was a "resistance movement."

Read more: Jerusalem Post

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Anti-Israel protests begin to fade as US universities close spring semester

Anti-Israel protests are starting to dwindle on US campuses as universities wrap up the semester and adjourn for summer break, but the sentiments that drove the protests over the past few weeks still remain, with many college students taking advantage of graduation ceremonies to publicly oppose Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza.

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Four IDF soldiers wounded by anti-tank missiles fired from Lebanon

Four Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers were wounded by anti-tank missiles fired from Lebanon into northern Israel, the IDF reported on Monday.

Read more: i24 News

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UN data suggests large revision in Gaza war casualty figures

Recent data published by the United Nations indicates a significant revision in the estimated number of women and children killed during the conflict in Gaza.

Read more: i24 News

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How bad is the US weapons freeze for Israel?

Diplomatic shockwaves have been traveling between Washington and Jerusalem in the aftermath of a paused weapons shipment that was due to arrive in Israel last week.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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‘A tear in the heart of Israel’: Nation marks a visceral post-October 7 Memorial Day

Israel began marking a uniquely somber Memorial Day on Sunday evening, the first since Hamas’s brutal October 7 massacre in southern Israel, as the country commemorated the deadliest year in five decades for those killed in war and terror.

Read more: The Times of Israel