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IDF launches new ground op in north Gaza’s Jabaliya to foil Hamas efforts to regroup

Army says preparing for evacuation of all civilians from north of Strip into expanded humanitarian zones; confirms strikes on operatives at former...

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Emanuel Fabian

Thousands join anti-Israel rallies across globe as anniversary of Oct. 7 massacres nears

15 arrested in London amid scuffles and banners declaring support for Hezbollah; marches held in France, Italy, South Africa, India, Philippines;...

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Agencies

IDF calls on parts of central Gaza to evacuate ahead of fresh incursion

Military preparing for expected Hamas attacks on anniversary of October 7; says it struck former school used as Hamas command post

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Emanuel Fabian

Large Israeli strike reported in Beirut after 2 missiles fired at coastal plain

Qatari officials said to tell hostage families Sinwar no longer calling them, but is alive * Report says Quds Force chief was in Beirut last week...

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Toi Staff

Across North America, Jews and their allies prepare for a poignant Oct. 7 commemoration

Falling during the Days of Awe, the anniversary of the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust still painfully resonates – and brings people...

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Cathryn J. Prince

A year after Oct. 7, Kfar Aza and Nir Oz are mostly empty, with residents in anguish

Residents return to visit their homes, sift through wreckage and shake their heads in disbelief that some loved ones are still held hostage in Gaza

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Jessica Steinberg

Foiled attack on Chabad Athens offers glimpse into Iran’s anti-Jewish terror plots

Since 2020, Islamic Republic is thought to be behind at least 33 thwarted kidnappings and murders of officials, Jewish and Israeli targets in West...

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Renee Maltezou

After 40,000 planned to attend, alternative Oct. 7 memorial limited to 2,000 people

Organizers say wartime cap on gatherings will limit crowd, invite public to watch in their own communities; Herzog says Israel can’t fully heal...

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Toi Staff

Scaled-down rallies for hostage deal held nationwide, a year into loved ones’ captivity

Weekly rally in Tel Aviv, which has previously drawn hundreds of thousands, is capped at 2,000 by Home Front Command, amid ground op in Lebanon and...

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Toi Staff

Netanyahu: Israel has duty and right to hit back at Iran for missile attack, will do so

Prime minister says no country would accept rocket barrages on its citizens, and neither will Israel, touts successes in north against Iran’s...

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Lazar Berman

Biden says holding ‘discussions’ on possible Israeli strike on Iran’s oil facilities

Israel said closely coordinating with US on response to Iranian missile attack, expected in coming days; oil prices jump, Gulf states wary Iran...

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Toi Staff

Boris Johnson hints Netanyahu left a bug in his bathroom during 2017 visit

In new memoir, Johnson says listening device was found in routine sweep of ‘secret annex’ bathroom where PM ‘repaired for a while’ during...

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Toi Staff

Yeshayahu Gavish, Six Day War general who captured the Sinai, dies at 99

Known as ‘Shaike,’ Palmach alum was last living senior commander from 1967 war, where he led massive Sinai battle; felt Paratroopers ‘stole the...

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Toi Staff

France slams Israel’s ‘unjustified’ move to label UN leader ‘persona non grata’

Paris stresses its ‘full support for and confidence’ in Antonio Guterres, who drew Israeli fire for failing to specifically condemn Iran’s...

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Agencies

Amid failing economy, West Bank Palestinians risk crossing security barrier into Israel

After pre-Oct. 7 employment in Israel vanished and debts started piling up, many chance arrest or death to find jobs, sometimes with help of...

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Toi Staff

Swedish intelligence says Iran may have had role in Israeli embassy attacks in Nordics

There were explosions, gunfire near Israel’s embassies in Stockholm, Copenhagen this week; Sweden has previously accused Iran of recruiting...

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Agencies

Officer killed in Lebanon; strike hits Hezbollah commander behind rocket attack on kids

IDF warns Lebanon to stop Hezbollah smuggling Iranian arms through civilian border posts; army chief vows IDF will keep Hezbollah out of southern...

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Emanuel Fabian

FIFA again defers decision on Palestinian request to suspend Israel from world soccer

World body says it will instead launch a disciplinary investigation of possible discrimination alleged by Palestinian soccer officials.

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Agencies

Victor Perahia, Holocaust survivor, head of French Union of Auschwitz Deportees, dies at 91

After years of silence, Perahia became a leading Holocaust educator; Macron: ever-present ‘racism and antisemitism tormented him and fueled his...

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Agencies

Foreigners flee Lebanon on flights and ferries as Israeli offensive intensifies

Dozens of nations are putting contingency plans into action to evacuate citizens as many airlines end flights to region; several countries send...

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Reuters

Shutdown of public transport hampers reservists called up over long holiday weekend

Transportation Ministry seeks to shift blame over latest failure to accommodate soldiers; some troops stranded abroad as foreign carriers scrap...

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Toi Staff

IDF says over 250 Hezbollah operatives killed in southern Lebanon ground offensive

Military sources report signs of ‘exhaustion’ among terror group’s fighters; Gallant warns Israel has ‘more surprises in store’; over 180...

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Emanuel Fabian

Khamenei says Iran ‘won’t back down, Israel won’t last long’; hails Hamas Oct. 7 massacre

Supreme leader, gun in hand at sermon, claims Israel will ‘never defeat Hamas and Hezbollah’ after terror chiefs killed, calls missile attack...

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Agencies

US and British militaries strike over a dozen Houthi targets across Yemen

American officials confirm aircraft and warships bombed strongholds of the Iran-backed rebels, who have threatened ‘escalating military...

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Nobel prizes to coincide with Oct. 7 anniversary; expert urges withholding peace award

Think tank head says move would draw attention to wars in Mideast, Sudan, Ukraine; peace prize has been withheld 19 times, most recently in 1972

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Mark Lewis

2 IDF soldiers killed, 24 wounded in Iraq drone attack on Golan Heights base

Military probing why sirens did not sound for second explosive UAV launched by Iran-backed militia at northern Israel

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Emanuel Fabian

Germany warns Oct. 7 anniversary could be ‘trigger event’ for domestic unrest

Intel chief says antisemitism, hostility to Israel are a ‘connecting element’ between Islamists, pro-Palestinian activists and radical groups on...

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Agencies

Nasrallah temporarily buried amid fears Israel will strike public funeral — source

Source close to Lebanese group says remains of slain terror leader being kept at secret site ‘until circumstances allow’ for public burial

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Emanuel Fabian

Kushner has held talks with MBS on US-Saudi diplomacy, Israel normalization

Source close to Trump’s son-in-law doesn’t specify when the discussions took place and declines to give further details, saying ‘it wouldn’t...

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Reuters

IDF says it struck Hamas command centers embedded in disused Gaza schools

Citing Hamas-run health ministry, Palestinian media reports 20 killed and dozens wounded in strikes; IDF said to carry out early morning raids in...

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Toi Staff

FM Katz bars UN chief Guterres from Israel for failing to condemn Iran over missile attack

Germany summons Tehran’s envoy to denounce barrage, says Katz move unhelpful; other Israeli officials’ doubt he has the authority to ban Guterres

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Toi Staff

11 days in, hunger strikers unwavering as they highlight plight of Israeli hostages

‘We cannot, and we are not, a society which is happier killing our enemies than saving our children’ says hunger striker Rabbi Avidan Freedman

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Jeremy Sharon

Food aid to Gaza falls as relief agencies dispute new Israeli customs rule

Shipments from Jordan halted amid disagreements, while commercial food trade has also become restricted in recent weeks after Hamas found to be...

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Reuters

Feeling out of place at synagogue, Orthodox LGBTQ Jews make their own spaces

Eshel, a US-based organization focused on LGBTQ Orthodox communities, finds that after coming out, people often wonder if they still belong in the...

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María Teresa Hernández

World’s Jewish population hits 15.8 million, on eve of Rosh Hashanah

Jewish Agency says 7.3 million Jews reside in Israel, 6.3 million in US; number of Jews worldwide has increased by 100,000 over the last year

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Hostage families set up Rosh Hashanah dinner table outside PM’s Caesarea home

Relatives of Gaza hostages mark a somber New Year with events outside Netanyahu’s private residence and at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv

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Toi Staff

A nervous Iran wanted to restore old regional order, but Israel is on the offensive

Hardliners seem to have won the day in Tehran, but instead of deterring Netanyahu, they have likely sparked a painful, direct strike on Iranian...

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Lazar Berman

Poll: Two-thirds of Israelis support strike on Iran if Hezbollah attacks continue

Survey finds Jews overwhelmingly distrust PA to prevent repeat of Oct. 7, oppose 2-state-solution; occupation of south Lebanon elicits significant...

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Toi Staff

In first fatalities of Lebanon ground op, 8 IDF soldiers killed in battle with Hezbollah

Military says 36th Division deployed to Lebanon, joining 98th Division; over 100 rockets, drones fired at Israel after multiple strikes in terror...

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Emanuel Fabian

West denounces Iran’s ballistic missile attack, cautions against further escalation

UN chief makes general condemnation of conflict but is mum on Iran attack; Hamas praises ‘revenge for the blood of our heroic martyrs’

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Agencies

Seven people killed in shooting, stabbing terror attack in Jaffa

Two terrorists attack civilians on Tel Aviv light rail, proceed to attack more people on foot before being shot, killed by security guard, civilians

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Emanuel Fabian

Vogelman retires as Supreme Court president in shadow of severe judiciary-gov’t clash

Outgoing Supreme Court acting president laments justice minister’s efforts to weaken judiciary in parting speech, chastises him for refusing to...

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Jeremy Sharon

Israel warns of ‘consequences’ after Iran launches 181 missiles in major attack

IAF, along with US and Jordan, intercept most of the projectiles; 1 Palestinian killed, 2 Israelis hurt; IDF says no harm to ‘competence’ of Air...

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Lazar Berman

Palestinian man killed by shrapnel from Iranian missile near Jericho

Gazan laborer Sameh al-Asali, 37, appears to be the sole victim from the 180 ballistic missiles launched by Tehran, while two people were reported...

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Gianluca Pacchiani

Houthi drone slams into ship, missile hits another in Red Sea attacks

Cordelia Moon hit on way to Suez Canal; bulk carrier Minoan Courage targeted with missile

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Emanuel Fabian

IDF says strike kills head of Hezbollah unit charged with smuggling arms from Iran

Unit 440 chief targeted in Beirut; military says he was also involved in terror group’s precision missile program; Iranian militia commander killed...

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Emanuel Fabian

As Israel braces for a 2nd attack, what are Iran’s missile and drone capabilities?

Iran’s ballistic missiles can reach Israel within 12 minutes, cruise missiles in two hours, and drones some nine hours; in April attack, 99% of...

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Agencies

Israel braces for ‘widespread’ Iran missile attack; central Israel told to stay near bomb shelters

Senior White House official says move will carry ‘severe consequences’ for Tehran as US sends more troops to region; Iran said to inform others...

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Lazar Berman

Disgruntled over immigration, ailing economy, Austrians handed victory to far-right party

Despite its winning 29% of vote, rivals refuse to enter coalition with Freedom Party, with a video surfacing on voting day of members at recent...

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Louis Van Boxel-Woolf

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