ISSUES

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In The News

Terrorist kills two Israelis, wounds four in shooting in southern Israel

A terrorist shot and killed two Israelis and wounded four others on Friday afternoon at a bus stop near the Re’em Masmiya Junction, near Kiryat Malachi in the northern Negev, medical officials said.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

In The News

IDF exposes another Al Jazeera reporter as a Hamas terrorist

For the second time in a week, the Israel Defense Forces on Wednesday exposed a Palestinian reporter working for Al Jazeera in the Gaza Strip as a Hamas terrorist operative.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Tlaib ‘present,’ as House votes unanimously to condemn Hamas for rape

The U.S. House of Representatives voted unanimously, 418-0, to condemn Hamas terrorists for rape and sexual violence on Oct. 7.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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US says it nabbed vessel carrying arms from Iran to Yemeni rebels

The US military said on Thursday it had seized an Iranian weapons shipment in January that was destined for Yemen’s Houthi rebels who have been attacking vessels in the Red Sea.

Read more: The Times of Israel

In The News

IDF kills 15 Hamas terrorists, including Oct. 7 perpetrators

In recent days, Israeli forces in Gaza have carried out targeted killings of around 15 Hamas terrorists, including some who participated in the Oct. 7 massacres, the Israel Defense Forces said on Thursday.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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‘Hamas is Hitler’s successor’: Hostages’ families head to The Hague to file complaint

A delegation of family members of Israeli hostages being held captive by Hamas in Gaza set off Wednesday morning from Ben Gurion airport to The Hague in the Netherlands, where they will file complaints of war crimes against Hamas leaders at the International Criminal Court.

Read more: The Times of Israel

In The News

IAEA: Iran ‘not entirely transparent’ on its nuclear program

Tehran is being less than forthright with the International Atomic Energy Agency regarding its nuclear program, said IAEA Director-General Rafael Mariano Grossi on Tuesday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Terrorists in Samaria open fire on northern kibbutz

Palestinian terrorists in Samaria opened fire on Tuesday on the northern Israeli farming community of Meirav, located inside the country’s pre-1967 lines, a spokesperson for the kibbutz said.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Hezbollah rocket kills one, wounds eight in Safed

A rocket fired from Lebanon by the Hezbollah terrorist group hit a building in the northern Israeli city of Safed, killing at least one person and wounding eight others.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Victims of October 7 demand declaration of UNRWA as terror group

An initiative to declare UNRWA a terrorist organization is being spearheaded by the Shurat HaDin Law Center, representing dozens of October 7 massacre victims.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

In The News

Commander, 2 troops killed in Gaza blast, raising ground operation death toll to 232

A commander and two soldiers were killed fighting Hamas in the southern Gaza Strip, the military said Tuesday as Israel’s war against the terror group stretched into its 130th day with fresh truce talks on the horizon amid a looming push into the southern Gazan city of Rafah.

Read more: The Times of Israel

In The News

Hezbollah rocket wounds mother and son in Kiryat Shmona

Two Israeli civilians were seriously wounded on Tuesday in a Hezbollah rocket attack on Kiryat Shmona, close to the border with Lebanon.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

In The News

Top Hamas terrorist captured in Jenin raid; 2 soldiers wounded

Israeli security forces arrested a senior Hamas terrorist in Jenin on Tuesday.
Two Israel Border Police officers were lightly wounded by shrapnel during an exchange of fire with a gunman during the operation, which resulted in the capture of Omar Fayed, one of the heads of the Hamas military infrastructure in the city.
Read more: Jewish News...

In The News

Al Jazeera journalist is also a Hamas commander, IDF says

A Palestinian journalist working for Al Jazeera appears to also be a commander in Hamas’s military wing, according to images and documents recovered by the IDF in the Gaza Strip during the ongoing war against the terror Palestinian terror group.

Read more: The Times of Israel

In The News

Two IDF soldiers killed in southern Gaza Strip, bringing ground op death toll to 229

Two soldiers were killed during fighting in south Gaza’s Khan Younis on Sunday, the Israel Defense Forces announced on Monday even as the hopeful news of the rescue of two hostages was celebrated as a moment of light across Israel.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Israeli drone targets senior Hezbollah official in Lebanon

An Israeli drone strike targeted a senior Hezbollah official in Bint Jbeil in Southern Lebanon, according to Arab media reports.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF frees two hostages in daring Rafah operation

Israeli forces in Gaza freed two hostages in an overnight mission Monday in Rafah.
Fernando Simon Marman, 60, and Norberto Louis Har, 70, both kidnapped while visiting Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak, are in good medical condition, according to the Israel Defense Forces.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

Event Recaps

January 21 – Israel Is – Hillside, NJ

Ministry Engagement Director Bob Scott spoke at the Bethany Assembly of God for Israel Trip Alumni Pastor Alykhan Armemento. Bethany Assembly of God has a strong support for Israel, and the event strengthened the connection to the work of CUFI. Pastor Khan is also influential as a regional liaison to Assembly of God churches and will be a great...

Event Recaps

January 7 – IYANA – St. James, MO

Pastor Johnny and Jenny Rhodes started a new work in St. James, MO and wanted to become a supporter of Israel.  They want to become a CUFI Church from the very beginning.  The started the church in May 2023.  I shared a combination Israel Is along with Israel You Are Not Alone message with the congregation and it was well received.  We had 15...

In The News

‘Falafel King’ donates 25,000 portions to Israeli soldiers

In this season of national volunteerism, he has been dubbed the “King of Falafel.”
A falafel restaurant in Be’er Ya’akov, a city south of Tel Aviv, is making waves after donating 25,000 portions of Israel’s national snack to Israel Defense Forces soldiers fighting in the war against Hamas.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate