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In The News

Israeli, 85, dies of injuries caused by Iranian missile, upping war toll to 30

An 85-year-old man who sustained moderate injuries in an Iranian missile attack during the 12-day war with the Islamic Republic in June has succumbed to his wounds, local media reported on Monday night.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF to continue attacking Hezbollah until it disarms, even if leads to another war

The IDF has said that it will continue regular attacks on Hezbollah – despite the November 2024 ceasefire – until it disarms, even if this leads to another war.

A significant part of this calculation is the ongoing substantial harm that the IDF has caused to Hezbollah’s ability to threaten Israel to date.
Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Specialized Israeli group joins Texas Hill Country flood recovery efforts

Since the devastating July 4 floods, Texas has received support from across the U.S. and Mexico. Recently, a group from Israel also joined the recovery effort.
Marnix Van Ede, director of international relations with ZAKA Search and Rescue, was 7,000 miles away when he heard about the deadly flooding in the Hill Country.
Read more: KSAT News

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US skips UN two-state solution event, but hosts France and Saudi say they align with Trump

Monday’s United Nations conference on the subject of a two-state solution offers “a rare and indispensable opportunity” that “can and must serve as a decisive turning point,” António Guterres, the U.N. secretary-general, said at the opening of the two-day event.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Former Hamas captive joins Israeli team for final stage of Tour de France

Freed Hamas captive Ofer Kalderon joined the final stage of the 2025 Tour de France in Paris on Sunday as the special guest of the Israeli cycling team, Israel-Premier Tech (IPT).

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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WSJ’s Hezbollah Coverage Led by Reporter Who Praises Terrorist Group’s Leaders and Fumes Against ‘The Israeli Enemy’

A freelance reporter who plays a leading role in the Wall Street Journal's coverage of Hezbollah has repeatedly praised the terrorist group while condemning "the Israeli enemy," a Washington Free Beacon analysis has found.

Read more: The Washington Free Beacon

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Foreign ministers gather at UN for French-Saudi conference on Palestinian state

Dozens of countries were expected to gather at the United Nations in New York on Monday for a France- and Saudi Arabia-led conference aimed at advancing Palestinian statehood, six weeks after the war between Israel and Iran led to the postponement of the summit.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Trump hits EU for lack of Gaza aid, says Israel needs to ‘make a decision’ with Hamas not releasing hostages

President Donald Trump blasted the European Union for not providing aid to Gaza on Sunday, adding that Israel must "make a decision" about how to handle the region with Hamas still holding hostages.
Read more: Fox News

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Witkoff cuts short Doha talks, blasts Hamas for ‘bad faith, lack of desire to reach agreement’

The United States is cutting short Gaza hostage talks and recalling its negotiating team from Doha to reconsider its strategy after Hamas’s latest response “shows a lack of desire” to reach a truce, President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff said Thursday.

Read more: i24 News

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IDF to allow foreign countries to drop aid in Gaza Strip

The IDF announced that it will allow foreign countries to drop aid into the Gaza Strip starting on Friday, Army Radio reported, citing a senior military source.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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US envoy confirms talks between Israeli and Syrian officials in Paris

United States Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack confirmed on Thursday that he had participated in a landmark meeting between Israeli and Syrian officials in Paris earlier in the day.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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France to recognize Palestinian state, drawing Israeli, US reproach

French President Emmanuel Macron stated on Thursday that “consistent with its historic commitment to a just and lasting peace in the Middle East,” Paris intends to recognize a Palestinian state.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Russia launches Iranian communications satellite into orbit

A Russian rocket successfully put an Iranian communications satellite into orbit Friday, a launch that highlighted strong ties between the two countries.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Soldier seriously hurt in Gaza combat; IDF chief says war at ‘significant juncture’

A tank soldier was seriously wounded during fighting in southern Gaza on Wednesday, as Israeli security chiefs suggested the war was at a turning point and could intensify while talks on a possible ceasefire and hostage release deal continued.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Israel studying Hamas response to Gaza proposal; officials warn hostage deal not imminent

Israel has received Hamas’s latest response to a proposed ceasefire and hostage release deal, the Prime Minister’s Office confirmed on Thursday morning, adding that it was reviewing the response in full.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Terrorists fire projectile at Gaza aid distribution site

A projectile launched from the Khan Yunis area in southern Gaza hit approximately 250 meters (about 820 feet) from a humanitarian aid distribution point near the Morag Corridor in Rafah late Wednesday night, the Israel Defense Forces said.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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52 Jewish kids kicked off plane in Spain for singing in Hebrew

More than 50 French Jewish youths were removed from a Vueling flight in Valencia, Spain, on Wednesday, allegedly following their singing in Hebrew.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Eight IDF soldiers hurt in car ramming at central Israel bus stop

The Israel Defense Forces confirmed on Thursday afternoon that eight soldiers were wounded in a car-ramming attack earlier in the day at the Beit Lid/Hasharon Junction, east of Netanya.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Study that claims ‘small group’ of US professors hate Jews finds 54% call Israel ‘apartheid’

A new report from the Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies at Brandeis University in Waltham, Mass., claims that only a minority of professors at colleges and universities in the United States are antisemitic.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Mysterious fires break out across Iran, officials suspect Israel

A series of mysterious explosions and fires in apartment buildings, oil refineries and factories across Iran in the last two weeks have set many Iranians on edge.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate