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In The News

Khamenei is increasingly engaged in Iranian gov., Tehran still has drone arsenal, Rubio says

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers on Tuesday that Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is increasingly engaged at some level and that Iran retains a large number of drones despite its "conventional shield" being substantially eroded by US-Israeli strikes.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Hamas terrorist who kidnapped four on Oct. 7 eliminated in Gaza strike

The Israel Defense Forces has eliminated a Hamas terrorist responsible for abducting four Israeli civilians during the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre, the military said on Tuesday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF strike reported near Beirut, sirens blare in north after peace talks in DC

Lebanese media reported on Wednesday that an Israeli strike hit a car on a highway just south of the capital, Beirut, as the Hezbollah terror group continued its attacks on Israeli troops and civilians despite a nominal ceasefire.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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US forces down Iranian missiles and drones across Gulf region

U.S. Central Command said early on Wednesday that American and partner forces had intercepted multiple Iranian missile and drone attacks across the Gulf region overnight, while also conducting retaliatory strikes and enforcing maritime restrictions.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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1 killed in Iranian drone attack on Kuwaiti airport; flights suspended

Kuwait said Wednesday it had suspended commercial flights after an Iranian drone attack heavily damaged the country’s airport killed one person and caused injuries, hours after Iran and the United States traded missile strikes in the region.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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US Jews mark a year since Colorado firebombing, but most Americans never heard of it

US Jews on Monday marked the one-year anniversary of the firebombing attack in Boulder, Colorado, in which an anti-Zionist attacker hurled gasoline bombs at a rally for Israeli hostages, killing an elderly woman and wounding more than a dozen.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Iraqi Jewish survivors mark 85 years since Farhud at President’s Residence

“It is no secret that many of you feel that the events of the Farhud did not always receive their place in Israeli national consciousness,” Israeli President Isaac Herzog told the audience at an 85th-anniversary commemoration of the 1941 pogrom against Iraqi Jews on Monday. “That is true.”

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Iran military sites ‘completely hidden,’ can sustain production, senior IRGC general boasts

Iran’s military industries are operating and completely hidden, Brigadier General Mohammad Jafar Asadi, a senior Iranian military commander, was quoted as saying on June 2.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Israeli forces nab Samaria terror cell preparing imminent attack

Israeli forces arrested three terrorists over the weekend in northern Samaria as they were preparing to carry out an attack, the military said on Tuesday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Hezbollah launches rockets, drones after Trump says terrorists agreed to halt attacks

The Iranian-backed Hezbollah terrorist organization continued to launch rockets and drones overnight on Monday, the Israel Defense Forces said, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump announced an end to hostilities.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Palestinian terrorist injures two teens in Judea attack

Two Israeli teenagers were injured, one seriously, when a Palestinian terrorist rammed them with his vehicle at the Gush Etzion Junction in Judea on Sunday evening.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF soldier killed in combat in Southern Lebanon

The Israel Defense Forces on Monday cleared for publication the name of a soldier killed in combat in Southern Lebanon, after notifying his family.

Read more: Jerusalem Post

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Iran executes two men over January mosque arson amid trial outcry

The Islamic regime executed two men on Monday who were alleged to have burned a mosque during the January protests, the Iranian judicial outlet Mizan news agency reported.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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IDF: Hamas terrorist posing as a doctor killed in targeted strike

Israeli forces on Saturday killed a Hamas terrorist who also worked as a hospital doctor in a targeted strike in central Gaza, the military said on Monday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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US and Iran exchange strikes amid fragile ceasefire, as talks to end war stall

The United States bombed Iranian radar and drone control sites in Iran after Tehran shot down an American MQ-1 Predator drone this weekend, the American military said Monday. Iran acknowledged launching a retaliatory strike, while Kuwait said it had intercepted incoming drone and missile fire.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Hamas likely possesses, uses FPV drones similar to Hezbollah, IDF Southern Command officer says

The IDF believes that Hamas is operating fiber-optic drones in the Gaza Strip, similar to the drones Hezbollah uses to inflict casualties and injuries in the North, a Southern Command officer told Walla.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Greater proportion of non-Iranian ships crossing Strait of Hormuz, data shows

The proportion of vessels not linked to Iranian ownership that are transiting the Strait of Hormuz has risen, according to data from maritime firm Lloyd’s List Intelligence shared Thursday.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Helen Mirren attacked in London over her support for Israel

Footage circulated online by an account called Anti-Fascist Action UK shows actress Helen Mirren smiling at a passerby who approached her on the streets of London, a smile that quickly faded.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israeli AI tool helps rescue workers navigate collapsed buildings

When Iranian missiles hit Israeli cities in March, rescue teams often arrived at the scene of destroyed buildings knowing nothing about the structural plans or the location of safe rooms. They typically had to wait an hour for a municipal worker to print out the building permit from an archive and send over a physical copy.

Read more: Jewish...

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IDF: One-third of Hezbollah force eliminated, ‘we will not relent’

IDF Spokesman Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin expounded on Israel’s goals for the northern front on Thursday following a targeted strike carried out by the Israel Defense Forces in Beirut, the first such strike in more than three weeks.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate