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Israeli stabbed in suspected NYC antisemitic attack

An Israeli man was stabbed in New York City on late Friday night in a suspected antisemitic attack, according to Israeli media reports.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Air Force successfully tests ‘expanded capability’ of David’s Sling defense system

The Defense Ministry and military said Sunday that the Israeli Air Force and Rafael defense firm had successfully completed a recent series of tests with the David’s Sling medium-range air defense system.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Three young Arab Israelis to be charged for alleged affiliation with Hamas

Three Arab Israelis from the Nazareth area were to be charged on Monday for affiliation with the Gaza Strip-based Hamas terror group, law enforcement officials said.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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USAF, IAF launch joint ‘Juniper Oak’ training exercise

The American and Israeli air forces started a new round of their bilateral “Juniper Oak” training exercise on Sunday night, the IDF announced.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF thwarts terror attack in Samaria

Israeli forces thwarted a Palestinian terrorist attack near Neve Tzuf (aka Halamish) in the Binyamin region of Samaria on Monday.

According to the IDF, the terrorist was stopped for driving suspiciously close to a checkpoint on Route 450. As troops approached the vehicle, the assailant exited and lobbed a grenade at them, and then opened fire...

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Israeli forces conduct targeted operation in West Bank, killing 2 terrorists

Israeli security forces stated that a joint operation was conducted in the West Bank city of Nablus, attempting to arrest two Palestinian terrorists who were suspected of a terror attack on June 5.

Read more: i24 News

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In rare statement, Hamas claims responsibility for string of recent deadly attacks

In a rare move, the spokesman for the military wing of Hamas said Thursday that the terror group was directly responsible for a recent string of deadly attacks in Israel and the West Bank.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards seize commercial ship in Gulf – US Navy

Iran's Revolutionary Guards "forcibly seized" a commercial ship in international waters in the Gulf on Thursday and the vessel was possibly involved in smuggling, a US Navy spokesperson said.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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‘A man of truth’: Staff-Sgt. Shilo Yosef Amir laid to rest at Mt. Herzl

Thousands accompanied Staff-Sgt. Shilo Yosef Amir, a Givati soldier who was murdered in the shooting attack near Kedumim on Thursday, as he was laid to rest at the military cemetery on Mount Herzl on Friday morning.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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French reporter with grenades arrested at Samaria checkpoint

A French journalist was arrested while trying to cross an IDF checkpoint near Jenin in northern Samaria with three grenades in his vehicle, the Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israel strikes Iranian targets in Damascus area

Israeli fighter jets struck Iranian targets in the Damascus area on Wednesday night, according to Hebrew media reports.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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‘I know she’s alive’ after kidnapping in Iraq, Elizabeth Tzurkov’s sister speaks out

"I know she's alive, and that means a lot," Emma Tzurkov, the younger sister of Elizabeth Tzurkov, said in an interview with Israeli media Thursday morning, discussing her sister's abduction in Iraq and how it has caused her and her family considerable worry.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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IDF strikes targets in Lebanon after rocket launch

The Israeli military carried out strikes against a rocket launch site in Lebanon on Thursday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Soldier slain in Jenin buried on Mount Herzl

IDF commando Chief Sgt. David Yehuda Yitzchak was laid to rest at the Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem on Wednesday, hours after being shot as Israeli troops withdrew from Jenin.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Two women still sedated and in serious condition after Tel Aviv terror attack

Six people remained hospitalized Wednesday the day after a terror attack in Tel Aviv, including two women who were in serious condition.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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In response to Gaza rockets, IDF strikes Hamas weapons facilitie

The Israeli military struck Hamas weapons-making facilities in the Gaza Strip overnight Tuesday, in response to a barrage of rockets launched from the Hamas-controlled enclave.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israeli soldier killed as Jenin operation ends

An Israeli soldier was killed in Jenin on Tuesday evening as IDF forces withdrew from the Samaria city following an intensive two-day counterterrorism operation.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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‘We are all behind you’: Opposition gives its blessing to Jenin military operation

Lawmakers from the coalition and opposition threw their support Monday behind a major military operation launched early in the morning against terror infrastructure in the West Bank city of Jenin.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Israel informed US before ‘unavoidable’ IDF action in Jenin

The Israeli government informed the US of its plan to enter Jenin, a senior diplomatic source said on Monday.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Hezbollah removes one of two tents pitched in Israeli territory

The Hezbollah terror group has vacated one of two tents pitched on the Israeli side of the demarcation line separating the Jewish state from Lebanon, according to Hebrew-language reports on Sunday night.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate