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Aviva Siegel, 65, and her husband Keith Siegel, 67, both former hostages, chat with two of their grandchildren at their home in Kibbutz Gazit, northern Israel, August 6, 2026. (Shir Torem/Reuters)
In The News

‘I choose life’: For freed Israeli hostages, every moment is now precious

After weeks, months, or years in captivity, the Israelis who were abducted by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, say they cherish their freedom more than ever, as they look ahead to the future
Read More...The Times of Israel 

Masked gunmen from the Qassam brigade, the militia wing of Hamas, attend the funeral of Mazen Faqha in Gaza City, Saturday, March, 25, 2017. The former Palestinian prisoner whom Israel sent to Gaza after his release was found shot dead at the entrance of his house in Gaza City. (photo credit: Wissam Nassar/Flash90.)
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Iran delays renewing Hamas financial support over failure to undermine West Bank stability – report

A senior Hamas delegation visited Tehran in early September, according to the Kan report, which noted that the delegates met with senior Iranian officials.
Read More...The Jerusalem Post

Screen capture from video of country singer Zach Bryan wearing a 'Free Palestine' shirt as he performs at the Gillette Stadium outside Boston, October 2, 2026. (X: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
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Country star Zach Bryan performs in ‘Free Palestine’ shirt at Gillette Stadium

Musician displays message on stage at same stadium, owned by Robert Kraft, that was embroiled in spat over rapper Macklemore’s accusations of genocide by Israel
Read More...The Times of Israel

Israeli President Isaac Herzog watches as Israeli flags are lowered to half-staff at 6:29 a.m. at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, marking the national day of remembrance for the Oct. 7, 2023, terror attacks and the Swords of Iron war, Oct. 5, 2026. Credit: Spokesperson of the Office of the President.
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‘An entire nation bows its head and mourns’: Israel marks memorial day for Oct. 7

The Jewish state lowered its flags to half-staff at 6:29 a.m. to launch commemorations honoring fallen soldiers and victims of the 2023 assault.
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A terrorist from the Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, gestures inside an underground tunnel in Gaza. (photo credit: REUTERS/MOHAMMED SALEM/FILE PHOTO)
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IDF killed two-thirds of terrorists who invaded Israel on October 7, intel chief tells cabinet

"There are 2,000 remaining, and we will get to every last one of them," Maj.-Gen. Shlomi Binder, head of the IDF's Military Intelligence, told the security cabinet on Sunday evening.
Read More...The Jerusalem Post

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‘Where are they in your film?’: Oct. 7 survivor who lost husband, son confronts ‘NAZA’ directors

A confrontation broke out Thursday evening during a screening of the film NAZA in the Dutch city of Delft after the wife and mother of two Israelis murdered by Hamas during the October 7 massacre confronted the public about the film’s directors, Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, and the assertions they reached during the documentary.

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Louisiana brothers charged with bankrolling Hamas

Omar Adhami and Abdel Adhami, two Louisiana brothers, face federal charges of using online payment services to finance Hamas, and referring to “bread” as a code word on WhatsApp to mask their allegedly illegal activity, according to criminal complaints filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on Sept. 11 and unsealed on...

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UAE president’s senior advisor calls flydubai plane hijacking ‘dangerous terrorist attack’

The United Arab Emirate's president's diplomatic advisor, Anwar Gargash, said on Friday that the recent attempted hijacking of a flydubai flight to Tel Aviv was a "dangerous terrorist act."

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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‘I couldn’t let all of them die’: Flydubai captain recounts opening cockpit door with ‘last push’ after copilot stabbed him

In a call with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Indian airline captain who helped thwart Wednesday’s terrorist attack on a flydubai flight to Tel Aviv recounted how he pushed the cockpit door open while fighting for his life after his copilot stabbed him and the plane began to plummet.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Iran weighing options against US, Israel as nuclear talks stall, Israeli defense official says

Iran is weighing how to respond to growing US pressure as nuclear negotiations with Washington remain stalled, creating an increasingly complex regional situation, a senior Israeli defense official said on Friday.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post 

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IDF says it killed Oct. 7 Hamas operative identified as journalist, vows to expose others

A Palestinian journalist who the Israeli military said participated in the Hamas-led October 7 onslaught was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip on Wednesday as the IDF vowed to expose the terror affiliations of dozens more Palestinian journalists killed in the war.

Read More: The Times of Israel

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Hailing pilot and three Israeli heroes, passengers say midair ‘miracles’ thwarted alleged attempt to crash plane

Passengers saved from a copilot’s apparent attempt to crash a flydubai flight landed safely in Israel on Wednesday, with the heroes who thwarted him sharing the story of their efforts after arriving at Ben Gurion Airport.

Read More: The Times of Israel

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Trump recounts ‘incredible story’ of Israeli plumber who helped save flydubai flight

U.S. President Donald Trump said that he talked to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after an incident in which a co-pilot on a flydubai aircraft heading to Tel Aviv allegedly stabbed the captain.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

A sign at 1111 Constitution Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., in front of the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service, Feb. 7, 2025. Credit: G. Edward Johnson/Creative Commons via Wikimedia Commons.
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House panel urges removal of tax-emption for charity with alleged Palestinian terror ties

Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee said that they were concerned that foreign grants from the Middle East Children’s Alliance benefitted the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
Read More...JNS 

Hezbollah rockets discovered by the IDF in southern Lebanon, May 2, 2026. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
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CENTEF report reveals Hezbollah acquired $157m of weapons in 2024, majority provided freely by Iran

The report, titled Hezbollah Financial Statements, is the first installment in a series set to expose Hezbollah's spending on media, payments to wounded fighters, and its military infrastructure.
Read More...The Jerusalem Post

A protester is detained by Police outside the conference venue during the Mass Action Protest in support of the proscribed group Palestine Action on the first day of the Labour Party Conference at Liverpool Experience Campus. (photo credit: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)
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Palestine Action US founder funded radical media outlets, is tied to Iranian state TV – exclusive

Palestine Action is an anti-Israel protest group founded in the UK in 2020. It was proscribed after being designated a terrorist organization in the UK in 2025.
Read More...The Jerusalem Post

An undated photo of Captain Smit Machchhar, captain of a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv that suffered an emergency mid-air, with the copilot subdued after stabbing Machchhar in an alleged attempt to crash the plane full of Israelis, September 30, 2026. (Danny Danon via X)
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‘Immense courage and resolve’: Pilot feted for crucial role in saving the lives of all aboard flydubai 1073

Indian national Smit Machchhar undergoes surgery in Saudi Arabia after being attacked by Omani copilot, who Netanyahu says ‘obviously hated Israelis’ while acknowledging his ‘exact background’ remains unclear
Read More...The Times of Israel 

Pastor John Hagee speaks during "March For Israel" at the National Mall on Nov. 14, 2023 in Washington, D.C. The large pro-Israel gathering comes as the Israel-Hamas war enters its sixth week following the October 7 terrorist attacks by Hamas. (Noam Galai/Getty Images)
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Evangelical leader slams Palestinian official’s Bible claims as ‘contemptible’

Pastor John Hagee challenged the Palestinian ambassador to the UK's biblical interpretations
Read More...Fox News

CEO of Meta Platforms Mark Zuckerberg attends a meeting on artificial intelligence in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 29, 2026. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images.
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Dem, GOP senators demand answers from Meta on Jew-hating bot networks

“We cannot continue to play catch up as foreign agents and extremists abuse American social media platforms to spread hate and sow discord on American soil and across the globe,” Sens. James Lankford and Jacky Rosen told Mark Zuckerberg.
Read More...JNS

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Florida designates CAIR as domestic terror group

“The free state of Florida will not launder terrorism through our schools,” the state’s attorney general said. “We will name these groups, cut off the money and hold those who bankroll them accountable.”
Read More...JNS