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Death toll from Hamas onslaught passes 1,200, as IDF steps up attacks on Hamas

The death toll from Palestinian terror group Hamas’s shock attack on Israel on Saturday surpassed 1,200 on Wednesday, with over 3,000 injured and the fate of an estimated 150 people abducted and taken to the Gaza Strip still unclear.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Hezbollah fires anti-tank missiles at IDF post from Lebanon

Terrorists in Southern Lebanon fired anti-tank missiles at an Israeli military position near the border on Wednesday, the IDF said.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF strikes Hezbollah position in Lebanon after missiles fired at border post

The Lebanese Hezbollah terror group launched anti-tank guided missiles at an Israeli army post on the northern border on Wednesday. The Israel Defense Forces said it responded with a drone strike on a Hezbollah post, as fighting continued in southern Israel in the wake of a devastating attack launched by the Palestinian Hamas terror group in the...

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US sends arms; White House lit up in Israeli colors; Biden: Not some distant tragedy

The US has already begun delivering critically needed munitions and military equipment to Israel, the White House said Monday, as the Pentagon reviews its inventories to see what else can be sent quickly to boost its ally in the three-day-old war with Hamas.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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30 missing people found safe in Gaza border kibbutz after hiding out for 3 days

Israeli forces located 30 missing people in the southern kibbutz of Ein Hashlosha Monday night, three days into Hamas’s lethal assault on southern Israel, it announced Tuesday.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Hamas again using human shields in Gaza

Hamas continues to use Gazan civilians as human shields by building its terrorist infrastructure in densely populated civilian areas, the Israel Defense Forces said on Tuesday, sharing evidence of the Islamist group’s facilities located near medical clinics, schools and U.N. buildings.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Hamas terrorists murdered 40 babies in kibbutz attack

Hamas terrorists murdered approximately 40 babies as part of their Oct. 7 attack on Kibbutz Kfar Aza, Israel Defense Forces soldiers who retook the community told i24News on Tuesday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Chanting ‘700,’ pro-Palestinian activists in New York fete Hamas attack

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators on Sunday in New York celebrated Hamas’s massive deadly terror attack against Israel, as supporters of the Jewish state held rallies to mourn and express outrage over the slaughter.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Hamas carried out years-long campaign to fool Israel before attack, source says

Hamas conducted a years-long campaign to fool Israel into thinking the group did not desire armed conflict and could be placated with economic incentives to maintain relative calm, a source close to the terror organization told the Reuters news agency Monday.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Mortars fired from Lebanon, infiltrators killed as 6 Israelis injured in gunfight

The Israel Defense Forces said two mortars were fired at northern Israel and that troops killed two gunmen who infiltrated into Israeli territory from Lebanon on Monday afternoon, as fighting continued in southern Israel in the wake of a major attack launched by the Palestinian Hamas terror group in the Gaza Strip.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Heavy rocket fire on central, southern Israel; 300,000 reservists mobilized in 48 hours

Five people were wounded on Monday, two of them seriously, as heavy barrages of rockets were fired by terrorists in the Gaza Strip at towns in southern and central Israel, including one that exploded near Ben Gurion International Airport.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi wins 2023 Nobel Peace Prize

Narges Mohammadi, an Iranian women's rights advocate serving 12 years in prison, won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in a decision likely to anger Tehran.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Hezbollah intended to build observation post on Israeli territory

A security source told i24NEWS that a concrete infrastructure removed by the Lebanese army on Thursday, and which crossed the blue line into Israeli territory in an enclave near the Moshav of Shtula, belonged to the terrorist organization Hezbollah and was intended to be used as an observation post.

Read more: i24 News

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Palestinian terrorist opens fire on Israeli family in Huwara

A Palestinian terrorist opened fire at an Israeli vehicle on Route 60 in Huwara, just outside Nablus (Shechem) in northern Samaria, the Israel Defense Forces said on Thursday night.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF says structure found on its side of northern border, taken down by Lebanon

The Israeli military said Thursday it discovered a concrete structure being built on its side of the unofficial border with Lebanon, which was subsequently dismantled by the Lebanese Army.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Canada apologizes for lauding another soldier who fought in Nazi unit

A week after Anthony Rota, the speaker of Canada’s House of Commons, resigned over its parliament honoring a Ukrainian man who fought in a voluntary Nazi unit, another highly decorated member in the Waffen-SS Galicia Division has come to light.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Palestinian Islamic Jihad reveals new, locally-made drones in Gaza

The military branch of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorist movement, the al-Quds Brigades, revealed new, locally-made drones and rockets during a military parade in the central Gaza Strip on Wednesday.

Read More: The Jerusalem Post

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In historic first, Israeli minister delivers speech in Riyadh

Israeli Minister of Communications Shlomo Karhi spoke at a conference in Saudi Arabia’s capital on Wednesday, marking the first speech by an Israeli minister in the country.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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5 Israeli Border Police officers wounded in Tulkarm clashes

Five Israel Border Police officers were wounded by a grenade during clashes with Palestinian terrorists in Tulkarm on Thursday morning, the Israel Defense Forces and Israel Border Police said in a joint statement.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Iranian leader Khamenei warns Saudis against ‘betting on losing horse’ Israel

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said that Muslim countries that are normalizing with Israel are “betting on a losing horse,” state-run media reported Tuesday, as regional rival Saudi Arabia moves toward establishing ties with Jerusalem.

Read more: The Times of Israel