Graham: ‘Zero chance’ deal will lead ‘Nazi’ Khamenei to abandon nukes
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) urged U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday to allow Israel to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities “while we can.”
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‘Alarming’: Jewish college students report increasing antisemitism, poll says
As many as 74% of Jewish college students believe that antisemitism is a serious problem on campus, according to a recent poll conducted by the Israel on Campus Coalition (ICC).
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Israel, US conduct major joint military drill over Mediterranean
The Israeli and U.S. Air Forces this week conducted a significant joint military exercise over the Mediterranean Sea, in their first collaboration on this scale in two years.
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IDF hits Assad assets in northwestern Syria
Israeli fighter jets attacked a military site of Syria’s former Assad regime near Qardaha in northwestern Syria on Monday night in response to “recent developments in the area,” the Israel Defense Forces said.
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Report: Senior Hezbollah Radwan Force commander killed in Israeli drone strike
An Israeli official confirmed that a senior commander in Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force was killed on Tuesday when a drone targeted a vehicle in Rashkenani, near the southern Lebanon city of Tyre. Footage published by Lebanese media showed the vehicle engulfed in flames after the strike.
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Federal review of more than $5 billion in grants to Columbia over Jew-hatred
Citing Columbia University’s “ongoing inaction in the face of relentless harassment of Jewish students,” the federal government is weighing halting $51.4 million in contracts with and is conducting a “comprehensive review” of more than $5 billion in promised grants to Columbia University.
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A new nuclear deal? Trump turns to Putin for help on Iran
Russia has agreed to assist US President Donald Trump's administration in establishing communication channels with Iran regarding nuclear issues and regional proxies, Bloomberg reported. The request came directly from Trump to Russian President Vladimir Putin during a February phone call, according to sources familiar with the situation.
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Russian missile experts said to have visited Tehran in 2024
Seven senior Russian missile specialists visited Iran over the past year, around the time of Iran’s ballistic missile attacks on Israel, Reuters reported on Tuesday.
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Lebanese Army infiltrated by Hezbollah loyalists
A new report by the Galilee-based Alma Research and Education Center reveals alarming details about the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) deployed in southern Lebanon, warning of its increasing “Shi’itization” and cooperation with Hezbollah.
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Leading evangelicals in push to have President Trump recognize Israeli sovereignty over ‘biblical heartland’
Last week, an influential group of American Christians publicly reaffirmed the Jewish people’s right to Judea and Samaria as the biblical heartland of Israel. The Judea and Samaria area is more commonly known as the West Bank.
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Skies reopen to Israelis as airlines return
The flight board at Ben-Gurion International Airport is filling up again as numerous international carriers announce their return to Israeli skies after months of disruption.
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Iran has enough uranium for six nuclear weapons, IAEA warns
IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi on Monday informed the organization’s Board of Governor’s that Iran’s 60% level enriched uranium had increased to 275 kilograms, an increase of approximately one full nuclear weapon’s worth per month since December.
Read more: The Jerusalem Post
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Rubio expedites $4 billion in military assistance to Israel
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday signed a declaration to expedite $4 billion in military assistance to Israel.
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US backs Israel’s aid suspension after Hamas rejects ceasefire extension
The United States has given its support to Israel’s announcement on Sunday morning that it is suspending all humanitarian aid to Gaza after the Hamas terrorist organization rejected a ceasefire extension proposed by Washington.
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One killed, four wounded in Haifa terror attack
One person was killed and four others wounded, three seriously, in a suspected terrorist stabbing attack in the Haifa area in northern Israel on Monday morning, according to Hebrew media reports.
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Recently released hostage recounts extreme hunger, gut-wrenching farewell to still-held captive
Recently freed hostage Eli Sharabi has described being chained, beaten and starved by Hamas terrorists throughout his 16 months of captivity, with the abuse getting worse when his captors perceived Israel to be worsening the conditions of captured Hamas operatives, in a lengthy TV interview broadcast Thursday.
Read more: The Times of Israel
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IDF eliminates senior Hezbollah arms smuggler in airstrike
The IDF said Friday it had killed Mohammed Mahdi Ali Shaheen, a Hezbollah operative, in a targeted strike in Lebanon’s Beqaa Valley.
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Slain Israeli hostage Tsachi Idan laid to rest beside daughter killed on Oct. 7
"The unbearable journey our family has been through to bring our beloved Tsachi back from hell in Gaza has come to an end,” his family said in a statement.
Idan had been held captive for 510 days. Signs of life from him had been received, and he was known to be alive as recently as November 2023. His name was included in an initial hostage...
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Turkey: Israel’s next big threat?
“Recent events in our region, especially in Syria, remind us of an important fact: Turkey is bigger than Turkey itself,” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in a speech at the Turkish Academy of Sciences on Dec. 18.
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Hamas stoking flames in Jerusalem as Ramadan gets underway
With Ramadan set to begin at sundown on Friday, Hamas is aiming to spark a wave of terrorist attacks in Jerusalem, including on the Temple Mount.
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