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The IDF confirmed carrying out an airstrike targeting Hezbollah infrastructure in the Lebanese city of Tyre on Thursday.
According to the IDF, the site belonged to Hezbollah’s Construction Unit. It was used to manufacture equipment used by the terror group to rebuild its infrastructure that had been previously targeted and dismantled during the...
Recently released Israeli hostage Rom Braslavski has revealed for the first time that he was sexually abused and tortured by his captors in the Gaza Strip.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
Remains returned from Gaza to Israel overnight were identified as those of Tanzanian national Joshua Loitu Mollel, Israeli authorities said Thursday.
Military and Foreign Ministry representatives notified Mollel’s family that his body was returned to Israel after forensic experts completed the identification.
Read more: The Times of Israel
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A 35-year-old man rammed his car into pedestrians and cyclists on Wednesday on the French Atlantic island of Oleron, wounding 10 people, four of them seriously, a prosecutor said.
Read more: The Times of Israel
An Israeli medical delegation is heading to Jamaica to provide humanitarian assistance to the Caribbean island nation in the aftermath of last week’s Hurricane Melissa, Jerusalem’s health and foreign ministries announced on Wednesday.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
IDF soldiers killed two terrorists in the central Gaza Strip who were attempting to cross the Yellow Line and approach troops stationed in the area, the military said on Wednesday.
Read more: The Jerusalem Post
Military representatives notified the family of Staff Sgt. Itay Chen that his body was returned to Israel by Hamas on Tuesday night, following the completion of identification efforts by forensic experts.
Read more: The Times of Israel
Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday was elected mayor of New York City, capping a stunning rise for the far-left anti-Israel activist and state assembly member who, at 34, will be the city’s youngest mayor in over a century.
Read more: The Times of Israel
Speaking at a youth conference in Germany on Monday, Jordan’s Queen Rania appeared to equate Israel’s attitude toward the Palestinians to Nazi Germany’s dehumanization of Jews.
Read more: The Times of Israel
Thousands of Israelis paid their last respects to Israel Defense Forces Col. Asaf Hamami on Tuesday at the Kiryat Shaul Military Cemetery in Tel Aviv, two days after his body was released from Gaza by Hamas.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
Hamas has announced it will return the remains of an Israeli hostage at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
The hostage was reportedly killed east of the Shejaia neighborhood, Hamas said.
Read more: The Jerusalem Post
In a “60 Minutes” interview at Mar-a-Lago on Oct. 31, which aired on Sunday, U.S. President Donald Trump said that “Hamas could be taken out immediately if they don’t behave.”
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
Former U.S. vice president Dick Cheney died on Monday at the age of 84, his family announced on Tuesday. The conservative Republican served two terms as the nation’s 46th vice president under president George W. Bush.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
The Israel Defense Forces thwarted a weapons-smuggling attempt overnight Saturday, intercepting a drone that crossed into Israeli territory from Egypt.
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A victim of child marriage may be executed by the Islamic Regime after authorities claim she played a role in the death of her abusive husband in May 2018, according to human rights activists and international media reports.
Read More: The Jerusalem Post
The IDF will not actively block any deal to allow Hamas terrorists to move from the buffer zone on the Israeli side of Gaza's Yellow Line to the areas of the strip under Hamas's control, The Jerusalem Post learned on Monday.
Read More: The Jerusalem Post
Slain hostages Amiram Cooper, 84, and Sahar Baruch, 25, were laid to rest on Sunday in their homes of Nir Oz and Be’eri, respectively, after their bodies were returned to Israel last week.
Read More: The Times of Israel
The Hamas terror group returned to Israel the remains of three deceased hostages — Col. Asaf Hamami, Cpt. Omer Neutra and Staff Sgt. Oz Daniel — on Sunday evening, with Israeli authorities confirming their identities the following morning. All three were soldiers who were killed battling invading Hamas-led terrorists on October 7, 2023, and their...
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