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In The News

Israel demands clarification from global media over photographers during Hamas assault

Israel on Thursday demanded that international media outlets explain the circumstances under which photographers in their pay were present at the scene of the surprise October 7 assault by the Hamas terror group on southern Israel, and warned they could be held complicit in the crimes.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Drone hits Eilat school, causing damage; authorities probing origin

A drone of unclear origin crashed and exploded at a school in the southernmost city of Eilat Thursday, causing damage to the building, as the country remained on high alert on all its borders due to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Israeli forces capture key Hamas stronghold in northern Gaza

Israel forces captured a Hamas stronghold in western Jabaliya after 10 hours of fighting, the IDF said on Thursday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF opens evacuation corridor for Gaza civilians to head south

The IDF said it would open a civilian evacuation corridor on Salah al-Din Street in the Gaza Strip from north to south Gaza from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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As Gaza collapses, Hamas leaders make billions abroad

While nearly a million residents of Gaza are displaced by war, Hamas’s top leaders and their families have been enriching themselves.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Thousands of Gazans use humanitarian corridor to move south as IDF presses offensive

Thousands of Gazans on Wednesday again made use of a humanitarian corridor opened by Israel to leave the northern Gaza Strip as Israel pressed ahead with its offensive to oust the Hamas terror group.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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IAF strike kills senior Hamas weapons developer

The head of Hamas’s weapons manufacturing department in the Gaza Strip was killed in an Israel Air Force strike overnight Tuesday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israeli forces thwart attack by woman draped in Hamas flag

Israeli forces on Tuesday foiled a terrorist attack at the Qalandiya Crossing near Jerusalem.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Jewish man dead after ‘altercation’ with anti-Israel protester in LA area

Paul Kessler, a 69-year-old Jewish man, died from injuries sustained in “an altercation” at about 3:20 p.m. on Monday in the greater Los Angeles area. At the time, there were simultaneous “pro-Israeli” and “pro-Palestinian” events at the same intersection, according to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Ground forces push further into Gaza City, ‘deepening pressure’ on Hamas, IDF says

Israeli forces on Monday pushed further into the Gaza Strip and were reportedly nearing the enclave’s main Shifa Hospital — which Jerusalem says is located above Hamas’s command center — as they continued to target Hamas’s underground tunnel network and military capabilities, after launching intensive strikes against the terror group the night...

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IDF takes control of another Hamas compound in Gaza

Israeli forces over the past 24 hours took control of another Hamas “military” compound in the northern Gaza Strip, according to a statement released by the Israel Defense Forces on Tuesday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Sending message, US announces deployment of nuclear-capable submarine to Mideast

The US Central Command said Sunday evening that an Ohio-class submarine has arrived in its area of responsibility, which includes the eastern Mediterranean, Red Sea, Persian Gulf, and Gulf of Oman.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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IDF believes it caused significant damage to Hamas tunnels in overnight strikes

The Israel Defense Forces said Monday that it believes heavy overnight strikes in the northern Gaza Strip caused significant damage to underground and aboveground infrastructure belonging to Hamas, as the military announced that a soldier had been killed in fighting a day earlier.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Hamas claims responsibility for rocket barrage from Lebanon

Hamas terrorists in Southern Lebanon fired some 30 rockets at Israel on Monday night, triggering air-raid sirens in cities including Haifa, Nahariya and Acre.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Terrorist kills Israeli American police officer in Jerusalem

An Israel-American Border Police officer was killed in a terror attack near Herod’s Gate to Jerusalem’s Old City on Monday. Another officer was moderately wounded in the attack.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israel accuses Hamas of using over 100 women and children as human shields in Gaza

Hamas sent a large group of women and children to act as human shields against Israel Defense Forces troops who were attacking a key compound of the terror group in the Gaza Strip, according to soldiers.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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IDF: Hamas hoarding fuel under Gaza hospital

The Israel Defense Forces released on Friday a recording of a call in which a Gaza health official confirms that Hamas is hoarding fuel and has stored more than half a million liters (over 132,000 gallons) under Shifa Hospital.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Five IDF soldiers killed in Gaza, as toll hits 24 since start of ground op

The Israel Defense Forces on Friday released the names of five more soldiers killed in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, bringing the death toll in the week since the start of the ground operation to 24.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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In much-hyped speech, Nasrallah makes threats but does not commit to broader war

In his first speech since Israel declared war on Hamas after the Gaza terror group’s October 7 slaughter of Israelis, Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on Friday lobbed threats at the Jewish state and expressed solidarity with the Palestinians.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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US special forces said deployed to help Israel track down hostages held in Gaza

The US has sent special forces to Israel to assist in finding hundreds of hostages held captive in the Gaza Strip by Hamas, a senior Pentagon official reportedly said Tuesday.

Read more: The Times of Israel