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Unexploded ordinance, an artillery shell containing white phosphorous, is detonate (photo credit: AZIZ KARIMOV/GETTY IMAGES)
In The News

Iran used ‘white phosphorus incendiary’ in drone attack, Kurdish dissident group claims

“Based on eyewitness observations, medical examinations, and extensive fires caused at the targeted site, the munitions employed in the drone attack are believed to have contained white phosphorus."
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Rare well-preserved Iron Age wood offers evidence of First Temple’s destruction in Jerusalem

Ahead of Tisha B’av commemoration, archaeologists announce discovery of ruins from fires caused by razing of holy site in 586 BCE, likely kept as-is by returning Israelites
Read More...The Times of Israel

Houthi supporters take part in a demonstration in the terrorist-held capital of Sana’a, July 17, 2026. Photo by Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images.
In The News

Houthis declare maritime embargo against ‘criminal enemy’ Saudi Arabia

(July 20, 2026 / JNS)
The Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist organization in Yemen announced on Monday that it was imposing an immediate maritime blockade on what it called its “criminal Saudi enemy.”

Read More...JNS

U.S. Sailors and Marines conduct live-hoist training with an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter on the flight deck of America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli, April 15, 2026. Credit: U.S. Navy.
In The News

US names two soldiers KIA in Jordan

(July 20, 2026 / JNS)
Washington announced on Monday the names of the two American service members who were killed in action in Jordan over the weekend

Read More... JNS

Video footage shared by US Central Command on July 19, 2026, shows forces launching a ninth
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US strikes Iran for 9th night, confirms American servicemember killed in Iraq

Explosions reported in several Iranian cities as IRGC claims it hit oil tankers trying to cross Hormuz, struck assets in Kuwait; Iran said to suspect US planning ground operation
Read More...The Times of Israel

Israeli soldiers raid the Samaria city of Qalqilya, Dec. 4, 2025. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90.
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Military prosecutors charge terrorist in 2007 murder of Israeli man

(July 17, 2026 / JNS)
Military prosecutors in Judea and Samaria have filed an indictment against a Palestinian terrorist accused of participating in the 2007 murder of Israeli civilian Ido Zoldan, the Israel Defense Forces announced on Friday.

Read More...JNS

IDF Central Command Chief Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth addresses a change-of-command ceremony for the military's 99th Division, July 15, 2026. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
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Hamas unable to conduct terror infiltration, repeat of October 7, IDF commander tells soldiers

Hamas is no longer capable of carrying out a terror infiltration, as seen on October 7, 2023, IDF Central Command Chief Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth said on Wednesday.

Read More...The Jerusalem Post

Swastika graffiti on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City, March 4, 2026. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
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29 percent of young Americans view Jews as a threat to society — poll

A survey released on Thursday found widespread and increasingly prevalent hostility to Jews and Israel among young Americans, alongside general apathy toward taking action on antisemitism, while recognizing it as a problem.

Read More...The Times of Israel 

Israeli President Isaac Herzog addresses the JNS International Policy Summit in Jerusalem, June 22, 2026. Photo by Maayan Toaf/GPO.
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Herzog: Peace with Saudi Arabia remains ‘my dream’

(July 17, 2026 / JNS)
Israeli President Isaac Herzog said on Thursday that achieving peace with Saudi Arabia remains one of his greatest aspirations, expressing admiration for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and calling for closer ties between Jews and Muslims across the Middle East.

Read More...JNS

Military flyovers take place over the National Mall in Washington, D.C. during the Salute to America 4th of July celebrations for America’s 250th anniversary, July 4, 2026. Credit: Molly Riley/White House.
In The News

US hits dozens of Iranian targets in sixth consecutive night of strikes

(July 16, 2026 / JNS) The U.S. military struck dozens of military targets in Iran, including “coastal surveillance and air defense sites, military logistics infrastructure, and maritime capabilities,” U.S. Central Command said on Thursday night.

Read More...JNS

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PM hails Israeli aid team for ‘rebuilding relations’ with Venezuela after 17 years of severed ties

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday hailed the Israeli delegation providing aid following the major earthquake in Venezuela, saying it was not only helping the country recover from last month’s devastating earthquakes, but also “rebuilding relations” with Caracas nearly two decades after it severed ties with Israel.

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A graduation exercise of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Academy in Regina, Canada, Aug. 7, 2017. Credit: Glenn Fawcett/U.S. Customs and Border Protection Photo.
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‘Appalling’ rise in violent Jew-hatred in Canada in recent months, B’nai Brith says

Preliminary data for 2026 suggests a volume of antisemitism that is second only to 2023, during which the Oct. 7 attacks occurred, B’nai Brith Canada said.
Read More...JNS

Houthi supporters hold up weapons as they demonstrate against airstrikes on Sanaa International Airport, in Sanaa, Yemen July 13, 2026. (photo credit: KHALED ABDULLAH/REUTERS)
In The News

Iran tells Houthis to close Red Sea gateway if US hits power network, sources say

A source close to the Houthis said the group had completed preparations to attack shipping by deploying missiles and drones near Bab el-Mandeb Strait, the gateway to the Red Sea.
Read More...The Jerusalem Post 

Colombia’s incoming foreign minister Omar Bola Escobar meets with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar in Washington on July 14, 2026. Credit: Shmulik Almany/Israeli Foreign Ministry.
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Colombia’s new government will open an embassy in Jerusalem

The move comes amid a right-wing wave sweeping across Latin America that is reshaping alliances with the United States and Israel.
Read More...JNS

A view of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Photo by Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90.
In The News

Minority of House Dems vote to continue aid to Israel, as amendment to cut funding fails 104-314

Only 93 members of the Democratic caucus opposed an amendment to end aid Israel in a vote that split the Democratic leadership and further revealed one of the sharpest divides in politics on the American left.
Read More...JNS

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US expands strikes into Tehran area as Iran threatens to ‘resist until the end’

American attacks reported across northern provinces, US fires on Iranian tanker headed for Kharg island; Iran responds with missile and drone fire on Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait
Read More...The Times of Israel

View of the Beit Lid military court, July 30, 2024. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.
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IDF military court jails soldier for 5 years over contact with Iranian intelligence

The Iranian agent offered money in exchange for carrying out “various photography assignments,” the charges said.
 

Read More...JNS

US Navy warships and aircraft transit the Arabian Sea in close formation, in a photo released July 8, 2026. (US Navy photo)
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US reimposes naval blockade as Trump threatens to ramp up strikes on Iran: ‘You better make a deal’

US president demands Iranians ‘get to the table and negotiate’ while at same time saying his negotiators just spoke with Tehran; Iran claims overnight attacks on Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain
 

Read More...The Times of Israel

Israeli soldiers operating in Beit Lahia, the northern Gaza Strip, on Nov. 28, 2024. Photo by Oren Cohen/Flash90.
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IAF kills Hamas Nukhba Force commanders in northern Gaza

(July 15, 2026 / JNS)
The Israeli Air Force killed two Hamas Nukhba Force commanders in a strike in northern Gaza on Tuesday, the military announced on Wednesday.

 

Read More...JNS

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Haifa man, 82, dies three months after Iranian missile strike

Michael Katz “was injured in his home in a criminal attack deliberately targeting civilians in the heart of Haifa,” Mayor Yona Yahav said.
Read More...JNS