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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.
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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.

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

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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
 

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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.

 

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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.
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U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II close air-support attack aircraft, aka “Warthogs,” fly over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Credit: CENTCOM.
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US carries out fresh daytime strikes on Iran

(July 15, 2026 / JNS)
U.S. Central Command announced on Wednesday that it had carried out renewed airstrikes against Iranian regime targets.

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Israel Navy officials visit US in celebration of 250 years of American independence

An Israel Navy delegation led by deputy chief R.-Adm. Guy Levy met with US and global naval leaders to promote maritime security and strengthen professional ties.
 

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Church of England promotes document accusing Israel of genocide

The contested text describes Israel’s military campaign in Gaza following the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, attack as a “genocide” and states that Israel is a “colonial enterprise built on racism.”
 

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Trump: MoU with Iran was a ‘test’ Tehran failed

To the Iranian regime, “deals are made to be broken,” said the U.S. president.
 

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Sixth round of Israel-Lebanon talks begins in Rome, with focus on IDF pullout ‘pilot’

Lebanon wants immediate movement on plans agreed to last month for its army to take control of designated zones, while Jerusalem still has misgivings
 

Read More...The Times of Israel