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Amid US pressure, PA announces administrative reforms

Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh announced a series of administrative reforms on Monday aimed at reducing widespread corruption and improving ties with the United States.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Bomb found near Israeli embassy in Sweden

An apparent explosive device was found on Wednesday near the Israeli embassy in Stockholm, local police said.
The object was found outside the embassy grounds and the national bomb squad was dispatched to investigate, Reuters reported, citing Swedish public broadcaster SVT.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Police say officer Ran Gvili was slain Oct 7, taken to Gaza; 3 troops killed in Strip

Israeli authorities confirmed Wednesday morning that a hostage kidnapped to Gaza by Hamas-led terrorists on October 7 had been killed that day, as the military separately announced that three soldiers were killed Tuesday in battles in the Strip.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Amid ceasefire chatter, IDF kills dozens of terrorists across Gaza

Israeli soldiers killed more than 15 Hamas terrorists and arrested 10 Palestinian Islamic Jihad operatives in northern Gaza, the IDF said on Wednesday morning.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Terrorgram: More evidence of UNRWA support for Hamas

A UN Watch report released this week further bolsters the assertions of UNRWA’s critics that the Palestinian aid agency, rife with terrorism supporters, is beyond repair.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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MA man arrested, accused of threats to kill Jews, bomb synagogues

Federal authorities arrested a Massachusetts man on Monday morning for allegedly threatening to kill Jews and to bomb synagogues, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts announced.

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IDF says it killed 3 terrorists planning Oct. 7-like attack hiding in Jenin hospital

Israeli commandos killed three members of an armed Hamas cell hiding inside a hospital in the northern West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday morning, the military said, with dramatic footage circulating of the operation.

Read more: The Times for Israel

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Secret document details Hamas psychological warfare

Israeli forces in Gaza recently found a secret document written by a senior Hamas official detailing the terrorist group’s psychological warfare strategy against the Israeli public, Channel 12 reported on Monday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly shooting at Istanbul church

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for an attack on a Roman Catholic church in Istanbul during a Sunday Mass that killed one person, in a statement issued late Sunday.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Two killed in alleged Israeli strike near Damascus

Two people were killed and several others were injured in an alleged Israeli attack on the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus on Monday, according to Reuters, citing Iranian media.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF to boost presence in north Gaza amid Hamas resurgence

The Israel Defense Forces is expected to increase troop activity in northern Gaza in the coming weeks following attempts by Hamas to reestablish a foothold there.

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UNRWA workers accused of kidnapping woman, taking part in kibbutz massacre – report

Employees of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees kidnapped Israelis, transported ammunition and the body of a dead soldier, and took part in a murderous assault on a kibbutz on October 7, according to a report published late Sunday.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Troops battle Hamas operatives in Khan Younis as IAF strikes RPG-wielding cell

Fighting between Israel Defense Forces and the Hamas terror group continued deep within Khan Younis on Friday, the military said, as families of hostages held by terror groups in the Gaza Strip blocked trucks of aid from entering the enclave via the Kerem Shalom crossing for a third consecutive day.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Israel says WHO ‘colluding’ with Hamas by ignoring ‘terrorist use’ of Gaza hospitals

Israel on Thursday accused the World Health Organization of collusion with Hamas by ignoring Israeli evidence of the “terrorist use” of hospitals in the Gaza Strip, during a session when the global health body’s chief described conditions in the coastal enclave as “hellish.”

Read more: The Times of Israel

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‘Extremely troubled’ by allegations 12 UNRWA staff took part in Oct 7 attack, US suspends funding

The United States is suspending additional funding to the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East temporarily as it reviews charges that 12 UNRWA employees took part in Hamas’s Oct. 7 terror attack on Israel.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Top UN court rejects South African bid to halt war against Hamas

The International Court of Justice, the main judicial arm of the United Nations, rejected a request on Friday from South Africa to order a halt to Israel’s defensive war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF strikes Iran-Hezbollah airport, launching major escalation

The IDF on Thursday attacked a key Hezbollah-Iran airstrip at Kilat Jaber for launching aerial attacks against Israel in a major escalation between the sides.

In September 2023, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant revealed pictures showing the joint Hezbollah-Iranian terror base in southern Lebanon only 20 kilometers from the border with Israel.
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Israeli forces nab 16 terrorists in Judea and Samaria

Israel security forces arrested 16 terrorists across Judea and Samaria overnight Wednesday, while killing one Palestinian gunman and thwarting potential terror attacks by seizing weapons and explosive devices, the IDF said on Thursday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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As battles rage in Khan Younis, first rocket alert from Gaza in 4 days sounds in Israel

Israel Defense Forces troops continued to battle Hamas terrorists in all parts of Gaza on Thursday, as air raid alarms marked the first time in almost four days that projectiles were apparently launched from the Strip toward Israel.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Hamas banks up to $12 million a month through online donations

Hamas has been receiving $8 million-$12 million per month through online donations since its bloody Oct. 7 assault on Israel, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate