Jerusalem Post
Lebanon front as important as Iran – Zamir
Lebanon is now a co-equal primary front with Iran in the current war, IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir said on Thursday. Zamir’s comments came amid a flurry of messages from top Israeli defense officials about the next stage in the conflict with...
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IDF moves forces, poised for Lebanon incursion
IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir on Wednesday ordered significant reinforcements to the North, indicating that Ground Forces involvement in Lebanon might escalate. He instructed the IDF to reinforce Northern Command and redeploy the Golani...
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Trump hints at exit, Israel not ready
In a CBS interview on Monday, US President Donald Trump said the war was “very complete, pretty much.” The words had an immediate calming effect on markets. Oil prices, which had been hovering above $100 a barrel amid fears of a prolonged conflict...
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One killed, many casualties from Iranian rocket barrages
One person was killed and multiple others were seriously wounded during one of several Iranian ballistic missile barrages toward central Israel, Magen David Adom confirmed on Monday afternoon. Cluster munitions were reportedly used by Iran, with...
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Iranian cluster missile wounds seven in major hit
At least seven people were wounded, with one in serious condition, on Sunday afternoon after fragments of Iranian ballistic missiles showered down over the Gush Dan portion of central Israel, according to the Israel Police and rescue services. Despite...
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IAF kills thousands of Iranian regime forces
As the war with Iran entered its second week, the air force has killed thousands of Iranian regime forces, especially in its internal repression apparatus, with some of the 6,500 bombs it has dropped on the Islamic Republic, IDF sources said on...
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IDF chief Zamir announces new phase of war on Iran
After establishing air superiority, the IDF will transition to the next phase of the war against Iran, IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir said Thursday. “We are now transitioning to the next phase of the campaign, in which we will intensify...
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IAF drops 5,000 bombs, US strikes 2,000 targets in Iran
The IAF has dropped 5,000 bombs on Iran since the start of the war on Saturday, the IDF said Wednesday. US CENTCOM said it had struck 2,000 targets, more targets than Israel has struck and with fewer bombs. As of Tuesday, the IDF had dropped 4,000...
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IDF expands incursion in S. Lebanon, no invasion until after Iran front calms
The IDF on Tuesday slightly expanded its security zone in southern Lebanon, it said, adding to the five positions that it has held there since the November 2024 ceasefire in the area. However, the IDF Northern Command said that it was unlikely to...
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IDF says hundreds of Iranian missiles destroyed
The IDF reported on Monday that it has hit 600 Iranian targets with 2,500 bombs since the start of the conflict on Saturday morning. It said the pace and effectiveness of the operation were increasing as the air force broadens its air supremacy from...
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Iranian missile kills nine in Beit Shemesh
An Iranian ballistic missile on Sunday killed nine people, some of whom were in a bomb shelter, left several missing, and wounded dozens, including several children, in Beit Shemesh. There were also some other minor hits in other parts of the country,...
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US said to be ‘disappointed’ after Geneva talks with Iran
The US left the negotiating table during the third round of talks between the Americans and Iran on Thursday, Iranian media reported. The talks had made “significant progress,” Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi said, adding that...
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Modi outlines shared future with Israel
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the shared bond between Israel and India during a Knesset plenum address on Wednesday, while outlining plans to strengthen relations by working together in innovation, technology, and economic...
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Envoy: Modi visit set to open ‘new phase’ in ties
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit is expected to launch “a new phase” in India-Israel relations, with a broader agenda centered on advanced technology, trade, and strategic cooperation, according to Ambassador J.P. Singh in an interview with...
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Netanyahu: Israel to respond with ‘unimaginable’ force
Israel will reply with “unimaginable” force if Iran launches an attack on Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Monday evening while speaking at a 40-signature debate at the Knesset. The prime minister said Israel was facing “very...
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Experts: Hezbollah is ‘weakened but willing to fight’
Hezbollah remains capable and willing to join an Iranian attack on Israel, but such a move would prove costly for the Lebanese terror group, experts told The Jerusalem Post. The experts spoke to the Post after the Institute for the Study of War (ISW)...
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IAF targets Hezbollah sites in south Lebanon, killing 10
At least 10 people were killed and 50 wounded in Israeli strikes in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, two security sources told Reuters, after the IDF said it had targeted Hezbollah sites in the Baalbek area. The strikes on Friday were among the deadliest...
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World will know in 10 days if Iran peace possible, Trump tells BoP
US President Donald Trump presided over the first meeting of his Board of Peace on Thursday, with unresolved questions on the likelihood of war with Iran hanging over the event that included representatives from more than 45 nations. The president...
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US likely to strike Iran, but Trump has yet to call it
The United States is likely to attack Iran eventually but not necessarily in the coming days despite the spike in global media “noise” surrounding the conflict, The Jerusalem Post has learned. Sources indicated that Israel’s impression is that US...
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‘Gaps remain’ between Iran and US as latest talks conclude in Geneva
Progress was made in the framework of the nuclear deal talks between the US and Iran in Geneva on Tuesday, although many details still need to be discussed, a US official told The Jerusalem Post. “The Iranians said they would return with detailed...
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US not very optimistic of deal as Iran, IAEA discuss uranium enrichment
Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, met the UN nuclear watchdog chief on Monday ahead of US-Iran nuclear talks to tackle their dispute over Tehran’s nuclear program and avert conflict as US warships deploy to the Middle East. The two sides held...
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US, Israeli officials see little chance of US-Iran deal
Just days before Tuesday’s meeting in Geneva between US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner and Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, officials in both the United States and Israel assessed that the chances of a deal between Iran and the US are...
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‘US military preparing for potentially weeks-long Iran operations’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The US military is preparing for the possibility of sustained, weeks-long operations against Iran if US President Donald Trump orders an attack, two American officials told Reuters, in what could become a far more serious...
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High Court blasts Levin for hampering appointment of judges
The High Court of Justice on Thursday criticized Justice Minister Yariv Levin for refusing to convene the Judicial Selection Committee. A severe shortage of judges has created a crisis in which murder suspects are being released to house arrest due to...
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Trump: I told Netanyahu Iran talks must continue
Negotiations between the US and Iran on the nuclear issue will continue, US President Donald Trump said after his meeting on Wednesday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the White House. “There was nothing definitive reached other than I...
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Herzog: Don’t be afraid, stand proud
SYDNEY – President Isaac Herzog had a simple message to Australia’s Jews on Tuesday, as anti-Israel protests rocked the city of Sydney during the second day of his Australian visit: Stay proud, Jewish, and Zionist. The message was delivered at two...
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Herzog condemns ‘Globalize the intifada’ as chant rings out in Sydney
SYDNEY – As President Isaac Herzog drew a straight line in the capital of New South Wales on Monday night connecting the antisemitism embodied in the chant “Globalize the intifada” and the attack on Bondi Beach, police just a few kilometers away were...
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‘Trump expects Iran to offer concessions at next meeting’
The Trump administration has conveyed to Iran that it expects the Iranian delegation led by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to arrive at their next meeting “with meaningful substance,” two people familiar with the matter told The Jerusalem Post on...
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Israel team marches to smattering of boos at Games’ opening ceremony
MILAN (Reuters) - Israel’s Olympic team walked into the stadium during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony on Friday to a smattering of boos at what had otherwise been an upbeat and festive celebration of the global winter sports...
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Never mind Iran nukes, proxies – for Israel now, it’s about ballistic missiles
This writer has called for striking Iran’s nuclear weapons program for years, including in my book Target Tehran. Israel and the US finally did it – in just about the largest way possible. Jerusalem and Washington should not lose sight of ending or...
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Haredim block roads near IDF recruitment center to protest draft
Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) demonstrators gathered next to the IDF recruitment center in Tel Hashomer on Wednesday morning, protesting the drafting of haredim into the military. N12 reported that about 80 of the new haredi recruits were due to enlist in...
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Netanyahu hosts Witkoff as US looks to talks with Iran
US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Tuesday after flying in ahead of scheduled discussions set for Istanbul on Friday, where the US and Iran will seek a path to de-escalate tensions. The Jerusalem...
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Rafah border crossing fully opens
Israel fully reopened the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt on Monday for pedestrians, a day after rolling out a limited pilot test to sort through unforeseen logistics issues. Collectively, the Sunday-Monday rollout allows Palestinians to...
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Israeli officials estimate US military action on Iran unlikely this week
A strike on Iran is unlikely to take place this week, although tensions with Tehran have entered a particularly sensitive period and Washington is weighing its next moves, Israeli officials said Sunday. In Jerusalem, Israeli officials tracked US...
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Tens of thousands rally in Tel Aviv over violence in Arab society, call for gov’t action
Tens of thousands of people gathered at Habima Square in Tel Aviv on Saturday night to protest the government’s handling of violent crime in Israel’s Arab society, with Arab and Jewish Israelis marching together, calling for stronger law enforcement...
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Trump weighs new, major action against Iran
US President Donald Trump is considering strikes on Iranian regime leaders and security forces to inspire protesters in the country and create conditions for “regime change,” two American sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on...
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‘Our souls are bound with you’
St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili, the last Israeli hostage held in Gaza, was laid to rest in his Negev hometown of Meitar on Wednesday afternoon. Thousands of people had lined the roads of the South as his body was en route to the cemetery. At the funeral,...
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Outcome of state budget vote uncertain amid coalition crisis over haredi draft
The 2026 state budget vote is expected to be brought to the Knesset plenum for a first reading vote on Wednesday amid the ongoing crisis in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition with the two haredi (ultra-Orthodox) parties – Shas and United...
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IDF retrieves Ran Gvili’s body after covert op in north Gaza
The IDF found the remains of the last Israeli hostage from the October 7 invasion, St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili, on Monday at around 2:00 p.m. at al-Batesh cemetery in the Shejaia-Daraj-Tuffah part of northern Gaza. His funeral will be held on Wednesday in...
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‘Israel quietly backing Gaza militias against Hamas’
Israel continues to back Gazan militias over the Yellow Line to fight Hamas in areas under the terrorist group’s control, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday. Prior to the ceasefire in October, it was confirmed that Israel – generally through...
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Iran: US attack will mean all-out war
The specter of a US attack on Iran reached a fevered pitch over the weekend as the head of the US Central Command (CENTCOM), Gen. Brad Cooper, arrived in Israel on Saturday and met with senior IDF officials in Tel Aviv. Iran will treat any attack “as...
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Court allows naming of suspect who infiltrated IDF base on Oct. 7
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the identity of a man accused of infiltrating IDF command facilities in the immediate aftermath of the October 7 Hamas attack may be published, marking a significant shift in a case that has raised acute...
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PM accepts Trump’s invitation to become founding member of his Board of Peace
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accepted US President Donald Trump’s invitation to join the Board of Peace and is set to become one of the board’s founding members, the Prime Minister’s Office announced on Wednesday. The Board of Peace...
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‘We in Iran are 80 million hostages’
Many have described the current protests inside Iran as a “Berlin Wall” moment, meant to evoke the unforgettable, positive transformation European geopolitics underwent when the wall came down. Instead, for the past few weeks, what has taken place in...
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Two infants dead, dozens injured in J’lem daycare center incident
Two babies died and at least 55 others sustained injuries in an incident at a daycare center in Jerusalem’s Romema neighborhood on Monday, Magen David Adom (MDA) reported. Three-month-old Lia Tzipora Golovnetsitz and sixmonth-old Aharon Katz were...
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US beefs up military presence in region, strike on Iran ‘still possible’
The United States Armed Forces continue to reinforce their military presence in the Middle East amid the possibility that US President Donald Trump may order an attack against Iran. Aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and its strike teams have...
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‘We didn’t agree to Trump’s Board of Peace members’
The makeup of the Gaza Board of Peace (BoP) contradicts Israeli policy and was not brought up with Israeli authorities, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a Saturday statement. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar to...
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Qatar, Saudi lead drive to persuade Trump against attacking Iran
Officials from Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Oman worked “behind the scenes” to defuse tensions between the US and Iran in an attempt to prevent an attack, a person with knowledge about the matter told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday. Egypt was also...
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Iranian official admits at least 3,000 killed in protests, UN dismayed
Around 3,000 people have been killed in Iran amid the ongoing protests, a senior Iranian Health Ministry official speaking on condition of anonymity, told The New York Times on Tuesday. Another source, speaking to Reuters, blamed “terrorists” for the...
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Pezeshkian faults Israel, US as over 2,000 likely dead
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian blamed the United States and Israel for ordering “rioters” to create instability in Iran, in a speech released Sunday. He called on Iranians to distance themselves from “rioters and terrorists,” adding that his...
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PM: Lebanon not doing enough to disarm Hezbollah
Lebanon’s government and army have not made sufficient efforts to disarm Hezbollah, and this is evidenced by the terror group’s efforts, with Iran’s help, to rearm and reestablish its infrastructure, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office stated on...
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One killed at J’lem haredi draft law protest after driver rams crowd
An 18-year-old man was killed and three others were injured after a bus driver rammed into a crowd of protesters during a massive haredi (ultra-Orthodox) draft protest in Jerusalem on Tuesday. Reports said that a group of protesters was arguing with...
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America is weighing Iran intervention, ‘Post’ learns
Jerusalem Post has received multiple potential indications that the US is considering some kind of intervention in the Iran protests standoff, while Israel is checking whether the removal of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro will make action against the...
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When Khamenei speaks, Iran’s crackdown on demonstrators hardens
It took until the seventh day of the Iranian protests for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to utter a public statement. The protests began last Sunday when Tehran’s bazaaris (merchants) shut their shops and took to the streets over the country’s...
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US captures Maduro in daring overnight operation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States attacked Venezuela and captured its long-serving President Nicolás Maduro in an overnight operation on Saturday, US President Donald Trump said, promising to put the country under American control for now,...
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Several reported killed as Iran protests intensify
Several people were killed during unrest in Iran, Iranian media and rights groups said on Thursday, as the biggest protests to hit the Islamic Republic for three years over worsening economic conditions sparked violence in several provinces. The...
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IDF, US deep in plans for ISF moves, Gaza neighborhood
The Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC), led by the US, with significant Israeli and global participation, is deep into planning the building of new neighborhoods on the Israeli-controlled side of Rafah in Gaza, as well as the deployment of an...
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Trump, Netanyahu make progress on next Gaza phase
US President Donald Trump on Monday said he and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu settled three difficult issues concerning Gaza within five minutes of their meeting. “We had about a five-minute meeting, and we’ve already settled about three of the...
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Stormy weather whips up flood alerts, road rescues
A powerful winter storm swept across Israel on Sunday, bringing heavy rain, strong winds, and snow. Flooding is expected to intensify throughout Monday. There was rainfall from the North to the northern Negev, prompting flood warnings for riverbeds in...
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IDF launches massive op in West Bank town after terrorist attack kills two
The IDF is carrying out a large counterterrorism operation in Qabatiya in the West Bank following a terrorist attack that took place in the North on Friday in which two Israelis were killed, and two more were wounded. Sixty-eight-year-old Shimshon...
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‘I’m not religious but prayer found me’
He had stepped away for food, the kind of mundane errand that is supposed to be safe on a holiday night, even more so on a beach that sells itself as paradise. Arsen Ostrovsky was at Bondi for a Hanukkah celebration. Minutes later, he was injured in a...
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Katz accepts Zamir’s next air force, navy chiefs
IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir on Wednesday was finally able to declare victory in convincing Defense Minister Israel Katz to approve Brig.-Gen. Omer Tishler as the next chief of the air force and V.-Adm. Eyal Harel as the next chief of the...
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Bid for gov’t-run inquiry on October 7 steams ahead
The Ministerial Committee for Legislation approved on Monday a bill proposal by Likud MK Ariel Kallner that would establish a politically appointed commission of inquiry into the failures surrounding the October 7 Hamas attack. The approval came just...
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Iran’s renewed ballistic missile buildup poses grave threat to Israel
Iran’s renewed push to rebuild its ballistic missile arsenal now poses as grave a threat as its nuclear program, US Sen. Lindsey Graham (R South Carolina) warned in an interview with The Jerusalem Post on Sunday. “This trip is about elevating the risk...
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In Reykjavik, Hanukkah offers chance for Iceland’s tiny, isolated Jewish community to come together
REYKJAVIK – December light is brief in Iceland. It was not even 4 p.m. yet when the day had slipped into darkness, and by the time a giant hanukkiah was already lit in downtown Reykjavik. A steady drizzling rain blurred the streetlights and soaked the...
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Funeral held for Matilda, Bondi’s youngest victim
The youngest victim of the Bondi Beach massacre, 10-year-old Matilda, who was remembered as a “ray of sunshine” and loved animals and dancing, was laid to rest on Thursday. Yellow toy bees topped her coffin as Australian Prime Minister Anthony...
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Police arrest suspect linked to missing Safed girl Kasau
In a case that has gripped the country for nearly two years, the first arrest in connection with the disappearance of Haymanut Kasau, who went missing from an absorption center in Safed on February 25, 2024, has been made. Police believe that the...
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Bondi gunmen were inspired by ISIS, had traveled to Philippines, police say
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The two alleged gunmen who attacked a Hanukkah event at Sydney’s Bondi Beach had traveled to the Philippines before the assault, which killed 15 people, and appeared to be inspired by Islamic State, police said on Tuesday. The...
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‘Intifada has been globalized’ – Australian Jews
The Bondi Beach Hanukkah massacre was the expected progression of two years of rising antisemitic actions and rhetoric, two top Jewish officials said. New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies president David Ossip and Executive Council of Australian...
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At least 15 murdered in Bondi Beach Hanukkah massacre
At least 15 people were murdered and dozens more wounded when a mass shooting targeted a Hanukkah celebration in Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia, on Sunday. New South Wales Police, on Monday morning, updated that 40 others remain hospitalized. Among...
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Top Hamas official killed over rearming efforts
An order to assassinate Hamas’s second-highest ranking official, Raad Saad, was given earlier on Saturday due to his leadership role concerning the terrorist group’s rearmament activities, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel...
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Storm Byron wreaks havoc with severe flooding across country
Several Israelis were injured, and at least one was found dead, as Storm Byron made landfall in Israel throughout Thursday. Severe flooding and heavy winds were recorded across the country. Flooding along highways and roads in central Israel trapped...
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Smotrich approves hundreds of housing units in settlements
Israel has given final approval for 764 housing units to be built in three settlements in Judea and Samaria, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (Religious Zionist Party) said Wednesday. The move is part of an ongoing initiative to expand housing in the...
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Ex-Shin Bet chief Bar calls for state inquiry into Oct. 7
Former Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar, in his first public address since leaving his post in June, called on Tuesday for the government to establish a state commission of inquiry into the Hamas invasion on October 7, 2023. It is Israel’s responsibility to...
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