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In The News

German neo-Nazi rappers push hate speech and antisemitism on TikTok, Instagram, Spotify

Far-right German-language rappers are flouting hate speech rules by spreading extremist rhetoric and disinformation on platforms such as TikTok, an AFP investigation found.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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IDF reservist slain in Rafah, in latest Hamas violation of truce

Israel Defense Forces Master Sgt. (res.) Yona Efraim Feldbaum was killed by Hamas in southern Gaza on Tuesday, in a breach of the U.S.-brokered truce with the Palestinian terror group.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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UNICEF data show there was no famine in Gaza

Critics have long said that accusations of famine in Gaza have a gaping hole right in the middle: the staggering amount of emaciated, dead bodies, part and parcel of a famine, are simply nowhere to be found.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IAF strikes cave outside Jenin, eliminating three terrorists

The Israel Defense Forces on Tuesday morning conducted an airstrike near the northern Samaria city of Jenin, eliminating three terrorist operatives and neutralizing an underground terrorist structure.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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In first interview, released hostage says he convinced Hamas captors not to kill him

Former hostage Yosef-Haim Ohana recounted being beaten in captivity and convincing his captors not to kill him by appealing to their desire to see Palestinian prisoners released, in his first interview with Israeli television since his release.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Palestinian Authority caught hiding terror payments despite claims of reform

The Palestinian Authority not only continues to make payments to terrorists’ families as part of its “pay-for-slay” program, but is attempting to hide that fact, an Israeli media research group reported on Oct. 26.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson praised terror before 2022 appointment

Majed al-Ansari, spokesperson for Qatar’s Foreign Ministry and an adviser to the Qatari prime minister, praised Palestinian terrorism on social media prior to his appointment in 2022, it was revealed on Sunday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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In truce violation, Hamas returns further remains of hostage recovered in 2023

Hamas overnight on Monday only released remains of an Israeli hostage whose body had already been retrieved for burial, and not a 16th body, in violation of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal in the Gaza Strip.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Trump says Hamas withholding bodies of hostages, warns he’s watching ‘very closely’

US President Donald Trump issued fresh threats to Hamas on Saturday, saying the terror group would be to blame if the ceasefire collapsed, and repeating Israeli assertions that the group has been choosing not to hand over the bodies of some deceased hostages despite being able to.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Israel reported to know location of 9 out of 13 deceased hostages still held in Gaza

Israel does not know the location of four of the remaining 13 bodies of hostages held in Gaza, according to a report Sunday, amid increased pressure on Hamas to resume handing over the bodies in accordance with the terms of the ceasefire and hostage deal.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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After two years of war, Israeli defense minister cancels emergency measures in Israel’s south

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz on Monday signed off on the Israel Defense Forces’ proposal to cancel emergency measures in the south that had been in place since Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, attack, having been extended multiple times.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Mossad names IRGC terrorist behind global plots targeting Jews, Israelis

Israel’s Mossad spy agency on Sunday revealed the name of an Iranian commander it said was responsible for coordinating attempted terrorist attacks targeting Jews and Israelis across the globe over the past 24 months.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF marks two years since start of ground operation in Gaza

The Israel Defense Forces on Monday marked two years since the start of the ground operation against the Hamas terror organization in the Gaza Strip.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Hamas uses underground prisons to crush rivals in Gaza

In addition to abusing Gazans and carrying out executions above ground, the Hamas terrorist organization has stepped up efforts to suppress internal opposition in the Strip by secretly detaining rivals in underground prison facilities.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF killed terrorists who took three hostages on Oct. 7

The Israel Defense Forces killed eight Palestinian terrorists involved in the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, massacre, including three who abducted Noa Argamani, Avinatan Or and Eitan Mor, the military announced on Thursday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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‘TikTok amplified pro-Hamas content during Israel-Gaza war’

A study by the research center Cybersecurity for Democracy (C4D), conducted in partnership with New York University (NYU) and Northeastern University, has revealed the extent to which the social-video platform TikTok amplified pro-Hamas content in the Israel-Gaza war discourse.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israel prepares for handover of two deceased hostages

After three days without deceased hostages being released, police received instructions on Friday afternoon to prepare for the possibility that Hamas will release two deceased hostages in the evening, from the 13 the terrorist organization still holds in the Gaza Strip.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Rubio visits US-led Gaza ceasefire command, urges action on hostages and stabilization force

At the newly established U.S.-led command center in Kiryat Gat, multinational troops representing a wide array of countries — including the United States, France, Britain, Spain, Australia, Greece and Cyprus — gathered Friday, alongside senior officials from Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Canada, Denmark and the U.S. ambassador to Yemen.
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IDF trains for October 7-style Hezbollah attack from Lebanon in major northern border drill

The IDF conducted 30 hours of training for defensive battles across the entire northern border over the last week in preparation for the attempt of an October 7-like attack from Lebanon.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Israeli jets strike Hezbollah training camp, missile manufacturing facility in Lebanon

Acting under direction from the Military Intelligence Directorate, Israel Air Force jets struck a series of Hezbollah terror targets, including a training camp, in the Bekaa area of Lebanon on Thursday, the IDF stated.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post