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In The News

Star singer, ‘Fauda’ actor Idan Amedi seriously hurt fighting in Gaza

Star singer and “Fauda” actor Idan Amedi was seriously injured while fighting as an Israel Defense Forces reservist in the central Gaza Strip, and was airlifted to a hospital on Monday, where he was sedated and receiving treatment.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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IDF uncovers largest Gaza weapons plant since start of war

Israeli forces operating in central Gaza have found the largest weapons manufacturing site discovered since the start of the war, containing rockets capable of reaching north of Tel Aviv, the Israel Defense Forces announced on Monday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Gaza blast and fighting kills nine troops as IDF expands ground push southward

Six troops were killed in an explosion in central Gaza and three others died during intense battles in the south of the Strip, Israel’s army announced Tuesday, as heavy fighting persisted a day after military leaders indicated that combat was shifting into lower gear after over three months of war.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Hezbollah attacks IDF Northern Command HQ in Safed

Hezbollah attacked the IDF’s Northern Command headquarters in the Upper Galilee city of Safed with several drones on Tuesday.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Hamas is using North Korean weapons in Gaza, South Korea confirms

South Korea's spy agency said Monday that Hamas is using weapons made in North Korea to fight Israel in Gaza, according to a report in the South Korean outlet Yonhap.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Gaza civilians reveal Hamas abuses

Gaza civilians reveal incidents of Hamas murder and abuse in phone calls with Israeli military officers released by the Israel Defense Forces on Monday.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Hezbollah special forces commander dies in Israeli strike

An Israeli attack in Southern Lebanon on Monday killed a senior commander in Hezbollah’s elite Radwan force
“This is a very painful strike,” Reuters reported, citing a security source.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF says it struck 30 ‘significant’ Hamas targets amid fierce fighting in south Gaza

Intensive fighting took place in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis overnight Sunday and into Monday, with the Israeli Air Force carrying out some 30 strikes on Hamas targets in the area, as the Hamas-run health ministry said that 73 Palestinians had been killed by Israeli forces in the last day.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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ISIS claimed deadly Iran blasts ‘under Zionist guidance’ – IRGC

The Tasnim News Agency, associated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Iran, claimed on Wednesday that ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack in Iran under ‘Zionist guidance.’ The deadly attack in Kerman killed upwards of 80 people, and wounded scores more.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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ISIS: Kill Jews ‘wherever you find them’

Islamic State spokesman Abu Huthaifa al-Ansari, in a speech published by the terror group’s media arm Al-Furqan on Thursday evening, called on ISIS supporters around the world to attack Jews and avenge the killing by the Israel Defense Forces of Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF says 3 Israelis missing since October 7 are among Gaza hostages; 1 of them is dead

Three Israelis declared missing since October 7 were confirmed to be held hostage by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said Thursday, as troops continued to focus operations on the enclave’s central and southern areas.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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In Gaza push, IDF kills Hamas terrorists in tunnels, others surrender

The Israel Defense Forces offensive against Hamas’s tunnel network in the southern Gaza Strip is yielding results, with many Hamas terrorists killed and the group’s command and control capabilities sustaining severe damage, the Israel Defense Forces said on Thursday.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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US lambasts ‘meritless’ South African request for ICJ to charge Israel with genocide

The Biden administration on Wednesday tore into South Africa for filing an application at the International Court of Justice to begin proceedings to declare that Jerusalem was violating its obligations under the 1948 Genocide Convention in its war against Hamas following the Gaza-ruling terrorist group’s murderous October 7 onslaught.

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Nasrallah warns Israel of war ‘with no rules’

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah warned on Wednesday of a “very costly” war “without limits” if the situation at the Lebanon-Israel border escalates into a full-scale conflict.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF questions hundreds of terrorists in Samaria raid

The Israel Defense Forces has questioned “hundreds” of Palestinian terror suspects during an ongoing 30-plus-hour raid on the Nur Shams camp in western Samaria, the military said on Thursday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Fighting intensifies in Gaza as Israel-Hamas war enters 90th day

Heavy combat continued in the Hamas stronghold of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip as the war entered its 90th day on Thursday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Pro-Iranian militias have attacked US bases 118 times since Oct. 17

Pro-Iranian militias have attacked American bases in Syria and Iraq at least 118 times since Oct. 17, including five attacks since the start of the year, according to U.S. sources.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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How Israel’s alleged assassination of al-Arouri ends an era for Hamas

The killing of Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri in Beirut is a game changing event and represents the end of an era for his Hamas organization. For decades Hamas has enjoyed growing impunity for its crimes.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Shifa Hospital was Hamas command center, US confirms

U.S. spy agencies verified Israeli claims that Hamas and another Palestinian terrorist group used Shifa Hospital in Gaza City as a command center and to hold hostages, The New York Times reported on Tuesday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF intensifies attacks on Hamas stronghold of Khan Yunis

Sirens sounded in Israeli communities near Gaza on Wednesday morning as the IDF intensified its attacks on the Hamas stronghold of Khan Yunis in the southern Strip.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate