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Event Recaps

June 4 – Israel Is – Las Vegas, NV

The host pastor is one of the Asian Pastors Israel trip alumni. Pastor Marcelo has been actively sharing the mission of CUFI to the members of her church and to other pastors in their city. She is also using the Israel Course to educate her congregation to motivate them to support Israel and the Jewish people. She and her husband have been...

In The News

Palestinian Authority President Abbas to visit China next week

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will make a state visit to China next week, Beijing said Friday, after China expressed readiness to help facilitate Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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IDF clashes with Lebanese citizens along Lebanon border

The IDF clashed with Lebanese citizens near Mount Dov and Kfar Shouba along the border between Israel and Lebanon on Friday, after the citizens crossed a barbed wire barrier placed by Israeli forces.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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An Iran arrangement would not obligate Israel, Netanyahu tells Blinken

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke about Iran “at length” on June 8.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Israeli NGO Sends Aid After Catastrophic Dam Explosion

Israeli humanitarian aid organization, IsraAID has launched an emergency response to Ukrainians left homeless after a critical dam was destroyed, causing major flooding over a massive area.

Read more: Israel21c

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In first, IDF sends troops to participate in major US-led drill in Morocco

The Israel Defense Forces on Monday said it had sent a delegation of troops to participate in a major American-led military drill held in Morocco and nearby African nations, a first for the Israeli army.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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U.S.-Israel drills show deep ties between the two armies

It's a drill they have all done before. But this time, it's different.
American ground forces training with an IDF armored division, showing the close ties between the two nations and the two armies, but also posing some challenges. Once they are dealt with, both sides will benefit.
Read more: i24 News

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Latest tests of Israel’s maritime Iron Dome, C-Dome, take aim at ‘future’ threats

Israel’s naval version of the Iron Dome air defense system, called C-Dome, successfully completed a new series of tests aimed at countering “existing and future threats,” the Israeli military said, in what could be a business boost as maker Rafael eyes potential sales abroad.

Read more: Breaking Defense

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Israeli lightly hurt in terror attack near Huwara in Samaria

An Israeli driver on Tuesday night was lightly injured by glass shards in a shooting near the Palestinian-controlled village of Huwara, located close to Nablus in Samaria.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Herzog says he plans to address Congress soon

Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Tuesday said that he plans to visit the White House and address a joint session of the U.S. Congress “in the near future.”
He spoke during remarks via video to a gathering at the Israeli embassy in Washington celebrating the Jewish state’s 75th anniversary. U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris then addressed the...

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Gallant tours IDF Northern Command, warns Hezbollah, Iran

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant visited the Israel Defense Forces’ Northern Command on Tuesday in the context of the “Firm Hand” multi-front military exercise.
Gallant held a situation assessment together with senior IDF officers.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF attacked secret Iranian weapon factories in Syria – report

The alleged attack by the Israeli Air Force in Aleppo, Syria in the beginning of May targeted sites belonging to a secret Iranian unit operating in Syria, according to media reports in Saudi Arabia on Monday evening.

The sites were used by the Iranian Unit 18340, which operates in Syria secretly, as weapons factories to produce precision...

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WATCH: Iran unveils ‘Fattah,’ its first hypersonic missile

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) unveiled the "Fattah," the regime's first hypersonic missile, on Tuesday morning, Iranian state media announced.

The unveiling ceremony was attended by Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, IRGC Commander-in-Chief Hossein Salami and other high-ranking officials. Later in the day, Iranian media...

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Netanyahu and Sissi speak in wake of deadly border attack, reaffirm security bond

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on the phone Tuesday with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi in the aftermath of the slaying of three Israel Defense forces soldiers by an Egyptian policeman who crossed the border.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Two IDF soldiers run over in Huwara; Terrorist arrested

Two Israeli soldiers were wounded on Monday night when a terrorist rammed them with his vehicle in Huwara, near Nablus in Samaria.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israel intends to share data for weaving Iron Dome into US air defense

The Israeli military and the U.S. Army are taking steps to tie the Army’s two Iron Dome batteries into the service’s missile defense program of record, potentially moving the Israeli equipment away from its current status as a one-off gap filler in the U.S. inventory, according to officials from both countries.

Read more: Defense News

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Iran to reopen diplomatic missions in Saudi Arabia this week -official

Iran will reopen its diplomatic missions in Saudi Arabia this week, the Iranian foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday, several months after Tehran and Riyadh agreed to end years of antagonism under a Chinese-brokered deal.

Read more: Reuters

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Funerals held for three IDF soldiers killed on Sinai border

The three Israeli soldiers killed by an Egyptian policeman at the border over the weekend were laid to rest on Sunday.
Sgt. Lia Ben-Nun, 19, and Staff Sgt. Uri Iluz, 20, were shot dead overnight Friday while manning an observation post. During the subsequent manhunt, Staff Sgt. Ohad Dahan, 20, was killed in Israeli territory in an exchange of...

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IAEA chief: Iran keeping a ‘fraction’ of commitments

Iran is adhering to a “fraction” of its commitments outlined in a March 4 agreement, International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General Rafael Grossi said on Monday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

Event Recaps

May 28 – Israel Is – Vancouver, WA

CUFI’s Israel Is message was warmly received by the audience of about 250 at Reign Church’s Vancouver WA campus. The feedback was overwhelmingly positive and the Pastor announced to the church that he was stirred for the church to support CUFI and “not expect others to do what needs to be done”. The pastor recruited a college student from the...