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Witkoff heading to ‘Gaza area,’ says State Dept

U.S. Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff was said to be heading to the region on Tuesday afternoon as Washington and other mediators were awaiting the Hamas terrorist group’s response to the latest ceasefire proposal.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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‘Shadowy financial networks’: DOJ demands confiscation of millions in crypto used to finance Hamas

The US Department of Justice published a forfeiture claim on nearly $2 million in digital currency used to financially support Hamas, in a statement released on Tuesday.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Shin Bet arrests woman on suspicion of plotting to kill Benjamin Netanyahu

A woman in her 70s from central Israel was arrested on Wednesday for intending to plan an assassination plot on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Knife-wielding Palestinian supporter threatens Jews in Switzerland

A group of yeshivah students walking in the street in Lucerne, Switzerland, on Saturday night were attacked by a man who spat on them and threatened them with a knife.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Trump to pull US out of UNESCO, citing ‘anti-American, anti-Israel leanings’

US President Donald Trump will pull the US out of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization), The New York Post reported on Tuesday.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Israeli Bedouin indicted for terrorism incitement, ties to ISIS

Israeli authorities have indicted a 65-year-old man from the northern Bedouin town of Tuba-Zangariyye on charges of incitement to terrorism and supporting terrorist organizations, including Hamas, Al Qaeda and Islamic State, the Israel Police said on Tuesday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Iran reaffirms that it will never give up nuclear enrichment

Iran will not give up its uranium enrichment program, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in an interview with Fox News that aired on Monday evening.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Soldier KIA in Gaza, raising IDF wartime toll to 895

An Israel Defense Forces soldier was killed fighting Hamas terrorists in the southern Gaza Strip, the military announced on Tuesday morning.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Former hostage reveals horrific torture witnessed in Gaza

Six-and-a-half months following his release from Gazan captivity, Keith Siegel gave an interview Sunday morning to Niv Raskin on Channel 12.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Anti-Jewish hate crimes ‘surge’ 58%, now more than 37% of all Chicago hate crimes, per city stats

Earlier this month, Massachusetts reported a “troubling” 20.5% increase in antisemitic hate crimes in 2024 in the state amid an overall decline in hate crimes. Chicago stated on Friday hate crimes in the city “fell by 25% in 2024, with substantial declines across nearly every category.” One of the categories that didn’t see a decline is...

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Iran lawmaker threatens security of Persian Gulf, key strait if UN reimposes sanctions

Iran could withhold security commitments if European states invoke a UN mechanism to reimpose international sanctions on the Islamic Republic, a member of Iran’s parliamentary national security commission said on Monday, according to Borna news.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Israeli drones strike Houthi ‘military infrastructure’ at Yemen’s Hodeida port

Israeli Air Force drones struck Yemen’s Houthi-controlled Hodeida port in response to the Iran-backed group’s continued attacks on Israel, the military said Monday.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Israel sends aid to Syria’s Druze amid tenuous ceasefire

Israel’s Health Ministry has publicly confirmed the delivery on Sunday of urgent medical aid to the Druze community in Syria’s Sweida District.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Iran rushing to rearm Mideast terror proxies after IDF, US strikes on Tehran

Despite significant setbacks following Israeli strikes that killed key military leaders and US attacks on its nuclear facilities, Iran is accelerating efforts to rearm its militia allies across the Middle East, according to a Wall Street Journal report published on Friday.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Israeli envoy condemns ‘glaring silence’ from UN agencies

Reut Shapir Ben-Naftaly, political coordinator for the Israeli mission to the United Nations, criticized several U.N. agencies during a U.N. Security Council meeting on Wednesday, including the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, which she said “has continued to abandon all semblance of neutrality and impartiality.”

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Israel allows limited entry of Syrian security forces into Sweida province for the next 48 hours

In light of the ongoing instability in southwestern Syria, Israel has agreed to allow limited entry of Syrian security forces into the Sweida province for the next 48 hours, an Israeli official said.

Read more: i24 News

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Israel urges UN action over atrocities against Druze in Syria

Israel has called on the United Nations Security Council to act against the Damascus regime for its role in atrocities being committed against Druze civilians in Syria’s Suweida province.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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After Damascus strikes, IDF chief vows to shield Syrian Druze

Israel “will not allow southern Syria to become a terror stronghold,” IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said on Wednesday evening.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Fordow mostly destroyed, but other 2 sites can enrich ‘within months’

The Fordow nuclear site in Iran has mostly been destroyed in the US strikes last month, according to a report in NBC on Thursday, but Iran could resume enrichment in the the other two sites hit "within months."

Read more: i24 News

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Israel to up output of Arrow anti-ballistic missiles

The Israeli Defense Ministry on Thursday announced a contract to significantly increase production of Arrow anti-ballistic missile interceptor systems, highlighting the system’s critical role during the recent war with Iran.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate