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Shin Bet arrests Palestinians in connection with Tel Aviv attack

The Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) has arrested several Palestinians in connection with Saturday night’s deadly terrorist attack in Tel Aviv.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Syria: Four soldiers killed in Israeli strikes near Damascus

Four soldiers were killed and four others wounded in an Israeli missile strike near Damascus early on Monday, according to Syrian state media.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israel says US has given green light to send David’s Sling to Finland

The US approved the sale of David’s Sling, the air defense system jointly developed by Israel and the US, to Finland, according to the Israeli military, clearing likely the last diplomatic hurdle for the $345 million deal.

Read more: Breaking Defense

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Japan to host Iran’s FM, urge Tehran to stop arms supply to Russia – report

Japan will host Iran's foreign minister Amir Abdollahian on Sunday, Japanese media reported on Friday.
Abdollahian will meet his Japanese counterpart and Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, according to broadcaster TBS. Tokyo will tell Tehran to stop supplying arms to Russia at Abdollahian's Tokyo visit, the report said, citing unnamed...

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Palestinian said killed amid armed clashes with IDF troops in West Bank refugee camp

An 18-year-old Palestinian was shot dead by Israeli forces during an army raid in the Nur Shams refugee camp, adjacent to the West Bank city of Tulkarem on Friday morning, Palestinian media reported.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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US weighs putting troops on commercial ships in Strait of Hormuz amid Iran seizures

The US military is considering putting armed personnel on commercial ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, in what would be an unheard of action aimed at stopping Iran from seizing and harassing civilian vessels, American officials told The Associated Press on Thursday.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Clashes continue for a third day in Ain al-Hilweh as ceasefire efforts fail

Clashes between Fatah and an Islamist group in the Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon continued for a third day on Tuesday, as efforts to reach a ceasefire continued to fail.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Erdan warns UN Security Council of ‘powder keg’ on cusp of Hezbollah ignition

The Israeli ambassador to the United Nations implored its Security Council to help clamp down on Hezbollah’s repeated provocations along the Israeli-Lebanese border.

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Hezbollah could take possession of Syrian chemical weapons

Iran is working to seize control of an extensive network of Syrian military industry facilities, collectively known by their French acronym of CERS, or the Scientific Studies and Research Center in English, according to a report released on Wednesday by the Alma Research and Education Center.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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US jury hands death penalty to gunman for killing 11 at Pittsburgh synagogue

The gunman who stormed a synagogue in the heart of Pittsburgh’s Jewish community and killed 11 worshippers will be sentenced to death for perpetrating the deadliest antisemitic attack in US history.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Armed clashes erupt overnight between PA forces and terror group fighters in Jenin

Armed clashes erupted between the Palestinian Authority’s security forces and members of local armed terror groups on the streets of Jenin Tuesday night.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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At Lebanon border, Herzog warns Hezbollah not to test IDF

Israel’s President Isaac Herzog on Wednesday visited a military post at the Lebanon border, delivering a stern message to Hezbollah amid increased provocations by the Iran-backed terror group.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israeli injured in Jordan Valley shooting, IDF searching for terrorist

An Israeli family miraculously escaped serious harm Wednesday when terrorists blocked their car in the West Bank's Jordan Valley and opened fire on them.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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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.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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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.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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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.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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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.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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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.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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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.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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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.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate