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In The News

DR Congo will move its embassy to Jerusalem, leader tells Netanyahu at UN sidelines

Democratic Republic of Congo President Félix Tshisekedi told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly that the African country’s embassy in Israel will soon be moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Palestinian terrorist fires at Israeli forces during Gaza border riots

A Palestinian terrorist was shot and wounded at the Gaza border fence on Thursday after opening fire on Israeli security forces amid violent riots, the Israel Police confirmed in a statement.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Tehran ‘tyrants’ nothing but a curse, Netanyahu says at UNGA, calling for a ‘new Middle East,’ peace with Saudi Arabia

The “tyrants of Tehran” have been nothing but a curse since Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last addressed the United Nations General Assembly in 2018, he told the body on Sept. 22 in New York City. But there has also been a blessing.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Saudi crown prince: Israel normalization ‘getting closer every day’

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) in an interview that aired on Wednesday shot down reports that U.S.-led talks over normalization with Israel had been suspended.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Gazan with knives arrested in Tel Aviv, in second such incident in as many days

A Palestinian resident of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip was arrested in Tel Aviv on Thursday in possession of two knives, in the second such incident in as many days.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israeli drone strike kills two in Syria

Two people died on Thursday near Beit Jinn, west of Damascus, in an airstrike attributed to Israel.
Palestinian reports said that the men, members of Palestinian Islamic Jihad, were riding a motorcycle when they were targeted by a drone strike, about six miles from the border with the Israeli part of the Golan Heights.
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Netanyahu to Biden: ‘By working together, we can confront Iran’

U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on Wednesday at the U.N. General Assembly for the first time since the Israeli leader was re-elected last November, and a main topic of discussion was Iran.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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4 Palestinians killed during clashes with IDF in Jenin refugee camp

Four Palestinians were killed and around 30 were wounded during clashes with the Israeli military in the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank on Tuesday evening, Palestinian health officials said.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Iran’s president warns against normalization with Israel

Iran’s president on Monday warned against normalization with Israel, denied his country had sent drones to Russia for use in the war in Ukraine, and decried the US for “interfering” in the Middle East.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Israel’s UN envoy waves Mahsa Amini photo during Iranian president’s speech

Israel's ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan waved a photo of Mahsa Amini, a Kurdish Iranian killed in the custody of Tehran's "morality police," during an address by Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday night.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Gazan with butcher’s knife arrested at Tel Aviv train station

A Palestinian from the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip was arrested on Wednesday at the Tel Aviv Savidor Central railway station while in possession of a 30-cm. (11.8-inch) butcher’s knife.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Netanyahu lands in New York ahead of Biden meeting at UNGA

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara landed in New York early Tuesday morning to participate in this week’s gathering of world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Tunisia hints Israel behind devastating Storm Daniel due to ‘Zionist name’

Tunisian leader Kais Saied claimed that a massive storm that devastated Libya’s Derna was somehow linked to Zionism because it was named “Daniel.”

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Two Gazans injured as violent rioting at Israeli border continues

Two Palestinians were injured on Monday during violent rioting at the Israel-Gaza border, Israeli media reported, citing Palestinian sources.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israel uncovers Second Temple-era stone workshop in West Bank

Remains of a Second Temple-era quarry and an early stone tool factory site were uncovered during road works on Route 437 in the West Bank, according to a Monday statement from the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT).

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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‘Highly concerned’ EU urges Iran to reaccredit inspectors barred from nuclear sites

The European Union on Sunday told Iran to reconsider its decision to withdraw accreditation from several inspectors from the United Nations nuclear watchdog.  The International Atomic Energy Agency had warned Saturday that the “disproportionate and unprecedented” move would seriously hamper its work.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Hamas issues terror threat to Israel: ‘We will return to the Intifada’

Saleh al-Arouri, Deputy Head of Hamas' political bureau, met in Beirut on Saturday with a delegation from the leadership of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - led by its Deputy Secretary-General, Jamil Mazhar.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Iran: $6b for US prisoner swap already in Qatar

Some $6 billion to be released to Tehran as part of a prisoner swap with the United States is sitting in Qatar, AP quoted an Iranian official as saying on Monday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

 

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Police: Palestinian attempts to stab officers at East Jerusalem checkpoint, is shot

A Palestinian man was shot by police officers after attempting to carry out a stabbing attack at a checkpoint near Jerusalem on Monday morning, law enforcement officials said.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Saudis say Palestinians must be part of Israel peace deal, says Blinken

Saudi Arabia has let the Biden administration know that resolving Palestinian issues is critical for any normalization deal with Israel, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday.

Read More: The Jerusalem Post