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US ‘unequivocally’ condemns Ma’ale Adumim terror attack

The United States on Tuesday released a statement condemning the terrorist attack in Ma’ale Adumim, 4.3 miles east of Jerusalem in Judea, earlier in the day.

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Israeli, US navies begin joint exercise

The U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet kicked off its annual joint exercise with the Israeli Navy, called “Intrinsic Defender,” in Haifa on Sunday.
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Suspect in custody after man fires shots near Memphis Jewish school

A Jewish day school in Memphis, Tenn., went into lockdown for about 45 minutes on Monday afternoon after a man fired several shots nearby.
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Hamas releases pics of fallen IDF soldier’s rifle 9 years after his death

Hamas has released photos purportedly showing the gun of IDF Lt. Hadar Goldin, who was killed exactly nine years ago in the Gaza Strip during the 2014 war, i24NEWS reported on Tuesday.

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Six wounded in Ma’aleh Adumim shooting attack, terrorist killed

Two people were seriously wounded and four others were wounded in light-moderate condition in a terrorist shooting attack near a shopping mall in Ma'aleh Adumim in the West Bank on Tuesday afternoon.

Netanyahu meets security chiefs amid ongoing Hezbollah provocations on border

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a security assessment Sunday with Israel’s top defense brass to discuss courses of action proposed by the military, his office said, as tensions with Hezbollah rise on Israel’s border with Lebanon.

Israeli forces arrest two Hamas operatives in Jenin

Israeli forces entered Jenin in northern Samaria on Monday for the first time since the large-scale counter-terror operation in the P.A.-controlled city earlier this month.
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Thousands take to streets in Gaza in rare public protests against Hamas

Several thousand people briefly took to the streets across the Gaza Strip on Sunday to protest chronic power outages and difficult living conditions, in a rare public show of discontent with the territory’s Hamas government. Hamas security forces quickly dispersed the gatherings.

Mossad chief secretly visited DC to discuss Saudi deal

The head of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency secretly traveled to Washington nearly two weeks ago to discuss a deal with Saudi Arabia.
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Former Mexican president calls leading Jewish politician a ‘Bulgarian Jew’

Former Mexican President Vicente Fox apologized to the Jewish community after dismissing political opponent Claudia Sheinbaum, a frontrunner in the developing 2024 presidential race, as a “Bulgarian Jew.”

Erdan: Guterres emboldening Palestinian terror, Jenin remarks a disgrace

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres fabricated facts regarding the IDF operation on the West Bank city of Jenin, and has failed to call out Hamas, Israel’s Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan charged, noting that his remarks on terrorism were a "disgrace" that only "emboldened Palestinian violence against Jews."

Americans who see Israel as top ally highlight defense ties, shared values

Americans who view Israel as the top US ally highlighted the countries’ shared values and defense ties in a new Pew Research Center Poll published Thursday.

US State Department to brief lawmakers on suspension of Iran envoy Malley

Details remain sketchy, but Robert Malley confirmed at the beginning of the month that the U.S. State Department had suspended him from his role as special envoy for Iran.

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Jewish man attacked, tzitzit torn in Southern California

A 65-year-old Jewish man was attacked in “broad daylight” on July 24 at a 7-Eleven just blocks away from the Chabad center at San Diego State University.

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CENTCOM chief talks Iran threat with Gallant

Gen. Michael Kurilla, head of the U.S. military’s Central Command (CENTCOM), met with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi in Tel Aviv on Wednesday.
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Abbas, Haniyeh hold ‘unity talks’ with Erdoğan in Turkey

Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas terror master Ismail Haniyeh held a joint meeting in Ankara on Wednesday with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

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Jenin area terrorists fire rocket at Israeli town

Palestinian terrorists on Thursday fired a rocket from the Jenin area in Samaria towards the Israeli moshav of Ram-On in the Gilboa region.

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‘A Dark Day for Higher Education’: American Anthropological Association Endorses BDS After Referendum

Members of the American Anthropological Association (AAA) overwhelmingly voted to approve a resolution calling for a full academic boycott of Israeli academic institutions.

Rare Great Revolt-era half-shekel found in Judean desert

A 2,000-year-old silver half-shekel bearing the Hebrew inscription “Holy Jerusalem” has been discovered in the Judean desert, the Israel Antiquities Authority revealed on Tuesday.

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Video shows armed Hezbollah terrorists operating on Israeli border

Armed Hezbollah terrorists were recently spotted patrolling the border between Lebanon and Israel in clear violation of a legally binding U.N. resolution, the Israel Defense Forces confirmed to local media on Tuesday.
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