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In The News

Turkey to supply Syria with arms, equipment under new military accord

Turkey will provide weapons systems and logistical tools to Syria under a military cooperation accord signed on Wednesday, a Turkish Defense Ministry source said, adding that Ankara would also train the Syrian army in using such equipment if needed.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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IAF downs Houthi missile from Yemen

The Israeli Air Force early on Thursday morning intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Houthi terrorists in Yemen, according to the Israel Defense Forces.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Palestinian aid-truck drivers found to be terrorist operatives

Several Palestinian aid-truck drivers—with permission to enter Israel—have been arrested in recent weeks on suspicion of belonging to terrorist groups such as Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Israel’s Army Radio reported on Thursday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israel may dispatch negotiators to Doha for talks on freeing all hostages, ending war

Israel may send negotiators to Doha this week for meetings on a comprehensive agreement for the release of hostages held by Hamas and a ceasefire in Gaza, according to an Israeli television report on Tuesday, as Arab states and the US also push for a final deal to end the 22-month war.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Lebanon moves toward disarming Hezbollah as Aoun rejects Iranian intervention

No group in Lebanon is permitted to bear arms or rely on foreign backing, President Joseph Aoun told a senior Iranian official on Wednesday, days after the cabinet approved the objectives of a US-backed roadmap to disarm the Iran-aligned Hezbollah terrorist group.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Netanyahu: Israel ready to solve Iran’s water shortages

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered Israeli assistance with Iran’s water woes once its people shake off the tyrannical regime in Tehran.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Hamas praises Australia’s Albanese on Palestinian statehood

The Hamas terrorist group has welcomed Australia’s decision to recognize a Palestinian state at the U.N. General Assembly annual general debate in September.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israel kills five armed terrorists posing as part of World Central Kitchen

An Israeli airstrike killed five terrorists, who were armed and posing as part of World Central Kitchen, in Gaza last week, the Israel Defense Forces said on Tuesday.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Trump: Hamas ‘can’t stay’ in Gaza

U.S. President Donald Trump during a telephone conversation with Axios on Monday stopped short of endorsing Israel’s plan to step up military activity in Gaza, but “seemed to agree” that increasing the pressure on Hamas was necessary.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Gaza hostages face systematic starvation, constant abuse by Hamas, Israeli medical report finds

The lives of the remaining living hostages in Gaza are under an immediate threat due to physical and mental torture carried out by their Hamas captors, a grim report released by the Health Ministry found on Tuesday.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Family of Nepalese hostage Bipin Joshi arrives in Israel to seek son’s return

The mother and sister of hostage Bipin Joshi, a Nepali agricultural volunteer taken captive from Kibbutz Alumim on October 7, landed in Israel on Monday for their first visit since their loved one’s abduction.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Iran posts chart of Israeli leaders it plans to kill

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz posted to X on Monday a chart of senior Israeli officials Iran intends to assassinate.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF expert review: No signs of famine in Gaza

An expert review initiated by the Israel Defense Forces has concluded that there are “no signs of a widespread malnutrition phenomenon among the population in Gaza,” the military announced on Tuesday morning.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Shoah survivor dies weeks after being wounded by Iran missile

Holocaust survivor Olga Weisberg, 91, from Rehovot, collapsed and died on Saturday, shortly after her ending hospitalization for serious wounds sustained in an Iranian missile attack during June’s 12-day war.

Read more: Jewish New Syndicate

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Israeli military kills Hamas terrorist doubling as Al Jazeera reporter near Shifa Hospital

The IDF killed Anas Al-Sharif, a Hamas terrorist who also worked as an Al Jazeera correspondent inside the Gaza Strip, on Sunday, the military announced.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Oct. 7 ‘courageous and unprecedented,’ former PA prime minister says

Former Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh last month praised the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, massacre of some 1,200 people as “courageous and unprecedented,” according to a translation by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI).

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Trump, Netanyahu discuss plan to control Hamas strongholds in Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump talked about Israeli plans to take “control of the remaining Hamas strongholds in Gaza in order to bring about the end of the war, the release of the hostages and the defeat of Hamas,” per an Israeli readout of the Sunday call.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Faith under fire: Netanyahu calls out efforts to divide Christians and Israel in US

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned of a concerted effort in the United States and beyond to "break down" the bond between Christians and Jews.
Read more: Fox News

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Russian drone hits historic synagogue in Odessa

A historic synagogue in Odessa, Ukraine, was damaged in a Russian drone attack this week when a direct hit caused the shul to catch fire.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israeli energy firm inks $35b gas deal, largest in Israel’s history

NewMed Energy and the rest of the Leviathan reservoir partners on Thursday signed the largest gas export deal in Israel’s history, involving 130 BCM (billion cubic meters) worth an estimated $35 billion to be sold to Egypt through 2040.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate