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CENTCOM commander in Israel amid Iranian threats

The U.S. military commander in charge of the Middle East arrived in Israel on Thursday to coordinate with the Israel Defense Forces regarding a possible attack by Iran and its proxies, Axios reported, citing two Israeli officials.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Iranian attack on Israel a ‘matter of when, not if’

Washington and its allies believe a major attack on Israel by Iran is imminent and may be launched in the coming days, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing officials familiar with the intelligence.

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‘Houston to Gaza, globalize Intifada:’ US Rally praises October 7 attacks

Activists praised the October 7 massacre and terrorists during a Friday Al-Quds Day rally in Houston, Texas, according to videos published by Syed Sarim.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Israel threatens ‘powerful response’ in Iran’s territory if it attacks from own soil

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Foreign Minister Israel Katz on Wednesday both threatened that if Iran launches an attack from its own soil then Israel would strike back inside Iran, amid increasingly belligerent rhetoric between the two countries.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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IDF strikes Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure in Syria

The Israel Defense Forces on Tuesday night struck Hezbollah military infrastructure in Syria.

“The IDF holds the Syrian regime accountable for all activities which take place within its territory and will not allow for any attempted actions which could lead to the entrenchment of Hezbollah on the Syrian front,” the military said.

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Hamas again rejects hostage deal, to present ‘roadmap’ for ending war

Hamas has informed mediators that it rejects the latest U.S. proposal for a renewed hostages-for-ceasefire deal, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing sources as saying that the terrorist organization intends to put forward a roadmap for a permanent end to the war.

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Islamic Jihad spokesman admits taking over all Gaza hospitals

The IDF was almost entirely silent in Gaza on Monday, one day after pulling out of Khan Yunis, and leaving only several hundred troops in northern Gaza out of an original force of tens of thousands.

Read more: Jerusalem Post

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In first, IDF says ship-mounted Iron Dome downs hostile drone over Eilat

A ship-mounted version of the Iron Dome missile defense system intercepted a drone that entered Israeli airspace near the southernmost city of Eilat shortly before midnight on Monday, the military said, in what marked the first-ever operational use of the system.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Hamas rejects ceasefire offer in Cairo

Hamas rejected the latest ceasefire proposal on Monday, according to senior officials in the terror organization as reported by multiple news outlets.
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IAF kills Hamas ’emergency committee’ leader in central Gaza

An Israeli air strike on Monday night killed a top Hamas terrorist, who headed the organization’s “emergency committee” in the camps of central Gaza.
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IDF ends active ground invasion, completely withdraws from southern Gaza

The IDF on Sunday announced that it had concluded the active invasion stage of the war for now while leaving open the possibility of a future new invasion of Rafah in deep southern Gaza.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Over 300 aid trucks enter Gaza in highest daily total since start of war

Israeli authorities on Sunday reported the highest number of humanitarian aid trucks entering Gaza since the start of the war six months ago.
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IAF strikes rocket launchers in Khan Yunis humanitarian zone

Israeli Air Force fighter jets in recent days attacked three Hamas rocket launchers embedded in the humanitarian zone in western Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, the military said on Monday.

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IDF kills Hezbollah Radwan commander in Lebanon

An Israeli strike in Southern Lebanon on Sunday night killed a field commander in Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force, the Israel Defense Forces confirmed on Monday morning.

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IDF explains mistaken deaths of WCK aid workers, consequences in place

In a statement on Friday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) explained the series of errors that led it to mistakenly kill seven World Central Kitchens aid workers on Monday night.

Read more: Jerusalem Post

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Vowing revenge, Iran pays homage to IRGC generals killed in strike blamed on Israel

Thousands of people gathered in Tehran on Friday for the funerals of seven members of the Revolutionary Guards killed in a strike in Syria that Iran blamed on Israel.

Read more: The Times Of Israel

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No changes in instructions to civilians amid Iranian threat

There are no changes to current civilian guidelines issued by the Israel Defense Forces Home Front Command, the military said on Thursday amid mounting fears of an Iranian retaliatory attack that could target large population centers and critical infrastructure in the Jewish state.
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‘The murder of Jews does not matter,’ Israeli envoy says of UN Human Rights Council resolution

After the U.N. Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on “Human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, and the obligation to ensure accountability and justice,” Israel’s envoy to the United Nations in Geneva denounced what she said was that body’s 105th anti-Israel resolution.
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Israel will pay a ‘heavy price’ for strikes, Iranian president says

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi spoke to Iraq’s Prime Minister on Wednesday evening. In the conversation with Iraq’s Shia al-Sudan, the Iranian said that Israel would pay a “heavy price” for an airstrike in Damascus, which Iran has accused Israel of.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Israeli wounded in Gan Yavne terror stabbing dies

One of three Israelis wounded on Sunday night in a terror attack at a mall in the southern city of Gan Yavne has died, Tel Aviv’s Ichilov Hospital announced Thursday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate