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Iranian drones hit US Embassy in Saudi Arabia

The U.S. Embassy in Riyadh came under an Iranian drone attack, causing a “limited fire” and “minor material damage” to the building on Tuesday morning, the Saudi Defense Ministry reported.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Iran claims Hormuz Strait is closed, threatens to set shipping there ‘ablaze’

An Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps senior official said on Monday that the Strait of Hormuz is closed, threatening that if any vessels pass through it, Iran “will set those ships ablaze,” state media reported.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Virginia mosque honors Iran’s slain supreme leader

A mosque in Northern Virginia with alleged financial ties to the Iranian regime held a remembrance service for Iran’s late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed over the weekend in joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Tehran, the Washington Examiner reported on Monday.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IAF hits Iranian regime’s leadership compound in Tehran

The Israeli Air Force overnight Monday struck a Tehran compound used by the Iranian regime’s most senior officials, the military announced on Tuesday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IPM: Iran’s nuke program would have been ‘immune in months’; Witkoff: They bragged to us about enrichment

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said early Tuesday that an attack against Iran was urgently necessary because Iran was building new underground sites to shield its missile and nuclear programs from attacks.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Iranian UAV hits building housing Israeli embassy in UAE

Debris from a downed Iranian drone on Sunday hit the Etihad Towers complex in Abu Dhabi, which houses the Israeli Embassy and several other diplomatic missions, injuring a woman and a child, the Israeli Kan News broadcaster reported.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Three wounded in Iranian missile strike on highway outside Jerusalem

Three people were wounded by the impact of an Iranian ballistic missile on a highway on the outskirts of Jerusalem Sunday evening, medics said, on the second day of the Islamic Republic’s war with the US and Israel.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Nine killed by Iranian missile strike in Beit Shemesh

Nine people were killed and over two dozen wounded by an Iranian missile impact in Beit Shemesh on Sunday, according to Israel’s Magen David Adom emergency medical service.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Hegseth: US strikes on Iran won’t become ‘endless war,’ targeting missiles, navy

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that military operations against Iran would not lead to an "endless war," during a press conference on Monday, though he acknowledged that the operation would not be complete overnight. Hegseth said the aim was to destroy Tehran's missiles, navy, and other security infrastructure.

Read more: The Jerusalem...

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IDF carries out wave of strikes in Lebanon following Hezbollah rocket attack

The Israel Defense Forces on Monday afternoon completed a wave of strikes targeting senior Hezbollah operatives in the Beirut area after the Iranian-backed terror group fired rockets at Israel, the military stated.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Britain pulls staff from Iran as IAEA report reveals site of near weapons-grade uranium

London cites regional tensions and a possible US strike under President Donald Trump, while a confidential UN watchdog report says Iran stored uranium enriched to 60% in an underground area at the Isfahan nuclear site.

Read More: YNet News

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‘Newsweek’ ranks Israel’s Sheba Medical Center seventh-best globally

The hospital climbed one spot from last year. The 2026 ranking marked its eighth consecutive year in the top 10 of Newsweek's "distinguished list."

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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US authorizes non-emergency staff to leave Israel over Iran danger

It also issued a travel warning for the Jewish state, citing "rocket fire and armed UAV intrusions" as possible threats.

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Ex-hostage Matan Angrest reveals Hamas terrorists electrocuted him in captivity

Soldier abducted from his tank on Oct. 7 says he was made to sleep with his right leg in the air, bound to a gas canister; describes withholding army secrets despite beatings.

Read More: The Times of Israel

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Iranian agents blocked care for wounded anti-regime protesters at hospitals, doctors say

Some protesters treated outside hospitals to avoid authorities following deadly crackdown; wounded at health facilities, as well as dozens of doctors, said arrested.

Read More: The Times of Israel

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House Democrats to force vote limiting US military action against Iran

Democratic leaders of the U.S. House announced on Thursday that they will force a vote within the week on a resolution aimed at blocking any military action against Iran without congressional approval.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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Rubio: Iran missile threat to US ‘unsustainable’

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called Iran’s refusal to discuss its ballistic missile program a “big problem” and an “unsustainable threat” to the American home front ahead of Thursday’s indirect nuclear talks in Geneva, the third round this month between Washington and Tehran.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF strikes Hezbollah terror infrastructure in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley

The Israel Defense Forces struck infrastructure of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah terrorist organization in the Baalbek area of Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley on Thursday.

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IDF kills Gaza terrorist, uncovers tunnel network

Israeli forces operating in the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday shot and killed a terrorist who crossed the Yellow Line and approached troops, the Israel Defense Forces said.

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‘Tax the Jews’ chants break out at event held by Jewish mayor of San Francisco

At a political event in San Francisco on Wednesday afternoon, individuals present chanting “tax the rich” switched their chant to “tax the Jews,” San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie stated.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post