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Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar on Monday accused Turkey of cooperating with Iranian attempts to smuggle money to Hezbollah in a meeting with a bipartisan group of US senators.
Read more: The Times of Israel
A bipartisan U.S. Senate delegation led by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) sat down with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Israel Defense Forces’ Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv on Monday.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar told reporters on Tuesday that Jerusalem decided to start talks on Phase 2 of the ongoing hostage release and ceasefire agreement with Hamas.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
Palestinian terrorists targeted Israeli Jews in Judea and Samaria at least 6,343 times in 2024, according to figures published by the Rescuers Without Borders (Hatzalah Judea and Samaria) NGO on Monday.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
Hamas on Tuesday said that it will release the dead bodies of four Israeli hostages on Thursday, including the two youngest people held by the group, Kfir and Ariel Bibas.
Read more: CNN
Israel will remain in Lebanon at “five strategic points that control the communities in southern Lebanon and our communities on the border,” says an Israeli official, confirming earlier reports regarding the planned Israeli withdrawal tomorrow.
Read more: The Times of Israel
Israeli Ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter has accused Egypt of “very serious” violations of its 45-year-old peace treaty with the Jewish state, saying the government in Jerusalem would table Cairo’s military buildup in Sinai “very soon.”
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
Outgoing Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi will depart for the United States on Sunday night for an official visit.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
“All options are on the table” to stop Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, U.S. National Security Advisor Michael Waltz said on Sunday.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
The Israeli Air Force on Monday eliminated the head of Hamas’s Operations Department in Lebanon near Sidon, according to a joint Israel Defense Forces and Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) statement.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
Linda McMahon, a businesswoman U.S. President Donald Trump nominated to be U.S. education secretary, told a Senate committee on Thursday that she would support a commission to investigate how well colleges and universities are fighting the surge in Jew-hatred since the Hamas-led terrorist attacks in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.
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A majority of American Jews report changing their behavior out of fear of antisemitism, according to an annual American Jewish Committee report documenting antisemitism in America published Wednesday.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
The US-India trade route will operate through Israel, US President Donald Trump stated during a joint press conference with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House on Thursday.
Read more: The Jerusalem Post
The Israeli Air Force carried out targeted strikes on Hezbollah military sites in Southern Lebanon on Thursday night.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
The Prime Minister's Office of Israel confirmed Friday that three more Israeli hostages are slated for release from Hamas captivity on Saturday through Qatari and Egyptian mediation: Alexandre Sasha Troufanov (29), Sagui Dekel Chen (36), and Yair Horn (46).
Read more: Israel Hayom
Sens. Tim Scott (R-SC) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV), joined by 32 other senators, will reintroduce the Senate version of the Antisemitism Awareness Act on Wednesday, following the bill’s reintroduction in the House last week.
Read more: Jewish Insider
U.S. Vice President JD Vance will visit the Dachau concentration camp memorial in Germany on Thursday, making a stop at one of the most powerful symbols of the Holocaust amid a burst of global antisemitism.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
Attempts to smuggle weapons using drones, satellite images indicating changes in the Egyptian military's force deployment in Sinai, and concerned security coordinators in Israeli border communities all paint a concerning picture regarding developments in Egypt.
Read more: Israel Hayom
An American intelligence assessment determined that Israel may be considering strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities this year, the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post reported Wednesday night.
Read more: The Jerusalem Post
The Hamas terrorist organization has confirmed to Egyptian officials its commitment to continue with the hostage deal with Israel, including a sixth release of three captives set for Saturday, according to Saudi outlet Asharq News.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
