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In The News

Israeli Druze leader says Syrian community remains ‘besieged’ months after clashes

Seven months after deadly clashes between Syria’s Druze minority and government‑backed forces, the spiritual leader of Druze in neighboring Israel said members of the community across the border remained in peril.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Leaked security footage debunks Tucker Carlson’s claim of being detained at Ben-Gurion Airport

Tucker Carlson was seen hugging and taking a photograph with a Ben-Gurion Airport employee, according to footage circulating on social media on Thursday, contradicting his claim to The Daily Mail that he was detained and hauled off by security.
Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Rafah fighting drew 100 times more media attention than Iran protests, study shows

Media coverage and demonstrations related to the IDF’s entry into Rafah received approximately 100 times more attention than those addressing the Iranian protests, a Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI) study released Thursday revealed.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Jerusalem police, IDF on alert for first Friday of Ramadan

Thousands of Israel Police and Border Police officers were deployed across Jerusalem and surrounding areas as authorities went on alert for the first Friday prayers of Ramadan, traditionally a period of heightened tensions.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF arrests terrorists in Nablus-area raid

Israel Defense Forces troops on Thursday completed a counter-terrorism operation in the Nablus area in Samaria, apprehending a terrorist previously identified as a member of the Lion’s Den gang, the military said.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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White House: There are many arguments for striking Iran, they’d be wise to make a deal

Trump is reportedly told military ready to launch assault as soon as Saturday, with talks making little progress; Israel on high alert, as Iran said pushing Hezbollah to join if war erupts.

Read More: The Times of Israel

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Trump says Hamas likely to disarm, warns ‘harsh’ response if it refuses

The president spoke at the inaugural meeting of his Board of Peace in Washington, D.C.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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Hamas tightens grip in Gaza, increasing skepticism of Trump’s peace plan

Terror group seeks to be part of postwar government and police, IDF tells PM; inside source says US-backed technocrat panel 'may have key to the car, but it's a Hamas car'

Read More: The Times of Israel

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Tucker Carlson claims detained at airport in Israel, video tells different story

Footage shows conservative commentator smiling, signing documents and posing with security staff at Ben Gurion Airport, as US and Israeli officials say he underwent routine questioning - not arrest or seizure of passport.

Read More: Ynet News

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Iran sentences British couple to 10 years in prison on espionage claims

A British couple detained in Iran since January 2025 have been sentenced to 10 years in jail for espionage, their family announced on Thursday, prompting condemnation from the UK government.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Israel hits Hezbollah terror sites across Southern Lebanon

The Israel Defense Forces struck Hezbollah terror infrastructure sites across Southern Lebanon overnight Wednesday, targeting weapons storage facilities, missile launchers and military installations being used to plan attacks against Israel, according to the military.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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US embassy, Israel refute Carlson’s airport harassment claim

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and the Israel Airports Authority refuted conservative podcaster Tucker Carlson’s claim that he received “bizarre” treatment at the hands of Israeli security during his recent visit to the Jewish state.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Iran insists on ‘right’ to enrichment as US builds biggest Mideast force since 2003

Iran on Thursday repeated its assertion that no country can “deprive” it of its “right” to nuclear enrichment, as US President Donald Trump continued to send US military assets into the Middle East in what a report called the biggest build-up of American air power in the region since the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Read more: The Time of Israel

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Iran EU designates Revolutionary Guards as terrorist organization

The European Council, the European Union’s chief decision-making body, on Thursday formalized its decision to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Iranians chant ‘Death to Khamenei,’ ‘Long live the shah’ at memorials for slain protesters

Iranians shouted slogans against the leader of the Islamic Republic on Tuesday as they gathered to commemorate protesters killed in a crackdown on nationwide demonstrations that rights groups said left thousands dead, according to videos verified by AFP.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Tucker Carlson visits Israel for sit-down with Huckabee: ‘He wouldn’t leave the airport’

Conservative media personality Tucker Carlson visited Israel briefly on Wednesday for a filmed sit-down with US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, focused on claims about the treatment of Christians in Israel and the wider region, sources told The Jerusalem Post.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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ADL: Iranian Spanish-language outlet spreads Jew-hatred, glorifies terrorism

HispanTV, an Iranian Spanish-language news channel, spreads antisemitic tropes and conspiracy theories and glorifies terrorism, according to a report from the Anti-Defamation League released on Tuesday.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Four in 10 Jewish students report experiencing hatred on campus, per study

A new survey released on Feb. 17 finds that a significant share of Jewish college students in the United States report encountering antisemitism on campus, with many altering how they express their Jewish identity as a result.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israeli soldier killed by friendly fire in Gaza

An Israeli soldier was killed in the southern Gaza Strip overnight Tuesday, according to the Israel Defense Forces.
Staff Sgt. Ofri Yafe, 21, from HaYogev, a moshav in northern Israel, served in the Paratroopers Reconnaissance Unit.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Lebanon sets 4-month window for next Hezbollah disarmament phase

The Lebanese military will need at least four months to carry out the second phase of its plan to disarm the Hezbollah terrorist group and other non-state actors in the country’s south, Beirut said on Monday, according to AFP.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate