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In The News

4 Palestinians killed during clashes with IDF in Jenin refugee camp

Four Palestinians were killed and around 30 were wounded during clashes with the Israeli military in the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank on Tuesday evening, Palestinian health officials said.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Iran’s president warns against normalization with Israel

Iran’s president on Monday warned against normalization with Israel, denied his country had sent drones to Russia for use in the war in Ukraine, and decried the US for “interfering” in the Middle East.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Israel’s UN envoy waves Mahsa Amini photo during Iranian president’s speech

Israel's ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan waved a photo of Mahsa Amini, a Kurdish Iranian killed in the custody of Tehran's "morality police," during an address by Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday night.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Gazan with butcher’s knife arrested at Tel Aviv train station

A Palestinian from the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip was arrested on Wednesday at the Tel Aviv Savidor Central railway station while in possession of a 30-cm. (11.8-inch) butcher’s knife.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Netanyahu lands in New York ahead of Biden meeting at UNGA

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara landed in New York early Tuesday morning to participate in this week’s gathering of world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Tunisia hints Israel behind devastating Storm Daniel due to ‘Zionist name’

Tunisian leader Kais Saied claimed that a massive storm that devastated Libya’s Derna was somehow linked to Zionism because it was named “Daniel.”

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Two Gazans injured as violent rioting at Israeli border continues

Two Palestinians were injured on Monday during violent rioting at the Israel-Gaza border, Israeli media reported, citing Palestinian sources.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israel uncovers Second Temple-era stone workshop in West Bank

Remains of a Second Temple-era quarry and an early stone tool factory site were uncovered during road works on Route 437 in the West Bank, according to a Monday statement from the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT).

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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‘Highly concerned’ EU urges Iran to reaccredit inspectors barred from nuclear sites

The European Union on Sunday told Iran to reconsider its decision to withdraw accreditation from several inspectors from the United Nations nuclear watchdog.  The International Atomic Energy Agency had warned Saturday that the “disproportionate and unprecedented” move would seriously hamper its work.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Hamas issues terror threat to Israel: ‘We will return to the Intifada’

Saleh al-Arouri, Deputy Head of Hamas' political bureau, met in Beirut on Saturday with a delegation from the leadership of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - led by its Deputy Secretary-General, Jamil Mazhar.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Iran: $6b for US prisoner swap already in Qatar

Some $6 billion to be released to Tehran as part of a prisoner swap with the United States is sitting in Qatar, AP quoted an Iranian official as saying on Monday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

 

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Police: Palestinian attempts to stab officers at East Jerusalem checkpoint, is shot

A Palestinian man was shot by police officers after attempting to carry out a stabbing attack at a checkpoint near Jerusalem on Monday morning, law enforcement officials said.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Saudis say Palestinians must be part of Israel peace deal, says Blinken

Saudi Arabia has let the Biden administration know that resolving Palestinian issues is critical for any normalization deal with Israel, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday.

Read More: The Jerusalem Post

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Israel seizes 16 tons of Gaza-bound rocket-making material

Customs inspectors at Ashdod Port impounded 16 tons of rocket-making material in July, it was cleared for publication on Thursday.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israel names Michal Cotler-Wunsh as antisemitism envoy

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has appointed Michal Cotler-Wunsh, a human-rights lawyer and former lawmaker for the Blue and White Party, as the country’s antisemitism envoy.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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Terrorist who stabbed Border Police officer in neck gets 20 years in prison

The Jeruslaem District Court on Thursday sentenced a Palestinian terrorist to 20 years in prison for a May 2022 attack outside the Old City of Jerusalem during which he stabbed a Border Police officer in the neck.

Read More: The Times of Israel

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In rare remarks, Gallant appears to confirm alleged Israeli strikes in Syria

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Thursday hinted at alleged Israeli airstrikes in northern Syria a day earlier, in an apparent rare confirmation by Israeli officials of a specific attack against Iranian efforts to supply its various Middle Eastern proxies with weapons.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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‘Iran and Its Proxies Have Rained Hell’: US House Passes Trio of Bills Targeting Islamic Republic

The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a trio of bills extending sanctions on Iran’s ballistic missile and drone programs and condemning its human rights abuses amid no votes from members of the so-called “Squad” of left-wing progressives.

Read more: The Algemeiner

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Iran rails at EU and UK for maintaining sanctions set to expire under nuclear deal

Iran has warned the European Union that its decision to maintain sanctions on the Islamic Republic beyond a deadline set in a landmark nuclear deal was “illegal.”

Read more: The Times of Israel

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2 suspects detained on central Israel highway after blast in Tel Aviv park

Two suspects were detained by security forces on a highway in central Israel on Friday on suspicion of involvement in an explosion that rocked a park in Tel Aviv hours earlier.

Read more: The Times of Israel