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Pro-Hamas vandals deface, burn ancient Judea synagogue

Palestinians spray-painted pro-Hamas graffiti on and set fire to an ancient Jewish synagogue south of Hebron in Judea on Thursday morning.

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Palestinian Authority, Hamas to discuss Gaza unity government in Cairo

Palestinian Authority officials are poised to meet with Hamas terrorists in Egypt next week to discuss the day after the war in Gaza, Mohammad Mustafa, the authority’s prime minister, stated on Wednesday.

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Farewell Baghdad? Iran shifts to consolidate its power in Iraq

In a communication issued in the early morning hours of September 23, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq took responsibility for launching a drone at an Israeli target in the southern Golan Heights.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

Israeli teams will continue meetings on US ceasefire proposals

Israeli teams met on Thursday to discuss the US ceasefire proposals with Lebanon and will continue the discussions in the days ahead, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday, adding that he appreciated the US efforts.

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IDF downs ballistic missile fired from Yemen at central Israel

Israel’s “Arrow” defense system intercepted a surface-to-surface ballistic missile fired at the Jewish state from Yemen, the Israel Defense Forces stated early on Friday morning.

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Senators: Biden administration delaying bombs, tractors, helicopters from Israel

Sens. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) wrote to U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday alleging that his administration is withholding additional arms to Israel.

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Mossad stopped over 50 Iran-backed attacks against Jews abroad since Oct. 7

The volume of global terrorist attacks planned by Iran against Jews and Israelis in foreign countries since Oct. 7 and prevented by the Mossad has at least doubled that of the preceding year, reaching more than 50 such attempted attacks worldwide, The Jerusalem Post has learned.

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IDF conducts targeted strike in Beirut

The Israel Defense Forces on Thursday carried out a precision airstrike in the Dahiyeh district of Beirut, a Hezbollah stronghold in the Lebanese capital’s southern suburbs.
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Is Israel preparing for a ground operation in Lebanon?

In recent days, the IDF has conducted intensive operations throughout Lebanon, targeting terror cells, weapons stockpiles, and Hezbollah leaders in response to hundreds of rockets fired into Israel. Against this backdrop, the IDF Northern Command Chief and the IDF Chief of Staff issued statements on Tuesday confirming the military's preparedness...

Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire report is false, Netanyahu’s office says

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Office dismissed reports that it had accepted the call for a 21-day ceasefire issued overnight by the United States and France.

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Argentina’s Milei scorches UN for anti-Israel bias

Argentine President Javier Milei criticized the United Nations for what he said was its anti-Israeli bias during a fiery address at the General Debate of the General Assembly’s 79th session in New York on Tuesday.

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Hezbollah uses flexible command and tunnels to sustain operations

Hezbollah's flexible chain of command, together with its extensive tunnel network and a vast arsenal of missiles and weapons it has bolstered over the past year, is helping it weather unprecedented Israeli strikes, three sources familiar with the Lebanese militant group's operations said.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

Trump campaign says former president briefed on ‘real, specific’ Iranian threats to kill him

U.S. intelligence officials briefed former President Donald Trump on Tuesday about “real and specific threats from Iran to assassinate him in an effort to destabilize and sow chaos in the United States,” the Republican nominee’s campaign stated on Tuesday evening.

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1,500 fighters out of action due to injuries from communication device blasts

An unnamed Hezbollah official tells Reuters that the recent attack on the terror group’s communication devices — widely blamed on Israel — put 1,500 fighters out of commission because of their injuries, with many having been blinded or had their hands blown off.

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Iran brokering talks to send advanced Russian missiles to Yemen’s Houthis, sources say

Iran has brokered ongoing secret talks between Russia and Yemen's Houthi rebels to transfer anti-ship missiles to the militant group, three Western and regional sources said, a development that highlights Tehran's deepening ties to Moscow.

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IDF thwarts Hezbollah strike on Mossad HQ in central Israel

The Israel Defense Forces early on Wednesday intercepted a surface-to-surface ballistic missile fired by Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon at central Israel. The Iranian proxy claimed that the target of the attack was the headquarters of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency.

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Hamas armed wing says field commander killed in Israeli strike on Lebanon on Monday

Hamas' armed wing, al-Qassam Brigades, said that its field commander in southern Lebanon, Mahmoud al Nader, was killed in an Israeli strike on Lebanon on Monday.

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US deploying ‘small number’ of new troops to Middle East, as Israel-Lebanon conflict heats up

The United States is deploying additional troops to the Middle East amid heightened tensions in the region, the Pentagon announced on Monday.

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Missile in the attic: IDF releases photos of Hezbollah munitions in Lebanese homes

Israel on Monday published what it said was evidence of Hezbollah munitions being placed in homes, as it sought to pre-empt criticism of wide-ranging strikes that targeted residences across Lebanon and left hundreds in the country dead and over 1,200 injured.

Read more: The Times of Israel

Antisemitic hate crimes in US surged to all-time high last year: FBI

Anti-Jewish hate crimes in the United States soared 63% in 2023, the highest on record, according to data released Monday by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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