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US envoy: Lebanon a ‘failed state,’ is unlikely to be able to forcibly disarm Hezbollah

Tom Barrack suggests Beirut should follow Damascus’ lead and open dialogue with Jerusalem, as Israel’s frustration reportedly mounts at...

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Palestinian property torched, olive harvesters assaulted in separate settler attacks

Assaults near villages of Far’ata, Jaba and Burin come amid surge in West Bank settler violence during olive harvest season, with near-daily reports...

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Israel-Saudi deal ‘virtually impossible’ this year, Saudi insider tells NY Times

Israel-Saudi deal ‘virtually impossible’ this year, Saudi insider tells NY Times

Only a ‘miraculous change’ in Israel toward Palestinian statehood seen as enabling deal; Saudi crown prince said to seek F-35s, backing...

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Iran has ‘no desire’ for talks with US, ‘cannot stop uranium enrichment,’ says FM

Iran has ‘no desire’ for talks with US, ‘cannot stop uranium enrichment,’ says FM

Abbas Araghchi tells Al Jazeera Washington has offered ‘unacceptable and impossible conditions,’ warns Israel of ‘dire...

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2/3s of Israelis think US currently calling shots on IDF operations in Gaza — poll

2/3s of Israelis think US currently calling shots on IDF operations in Gaza — poll

Nearly 70% percent of respondents to TV survey say Israel a ‘vassal state’ of US * Cuomo campaigns with Republican Jewish lawmaker who...

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Palestinian teen killed by IDF in clashes near Ramallah; IDF says he had ‘flaming object’

Palestinian teen killed by IDF in clashes near Ramallah; IDF says he had ‘flaming object’

PA names victim as 15-year-old Yamen Hamed of Silwad; settlers attack several towns, torch vehicles, while video shows settlers killing sheep in farm...

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Right-wing politicians seize on Sde Teiman scandal to renew attacks on judicial system, AG

Right-wing politicians seize on Sde Teiman scandal to renew attacks on judicial system, AG

Smotrich calls leaked abuse video ‘tip of the iceberg’ of alleged corruption in legal system, as Levin vows to ‘stand up to’...

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Full text of top IDF lawyer’s resignation letter over detainee abuse video leak

Full text of top IDF lawyer’s resignation letter over detainee abuse video leak

Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi ends 30 years of service, including four-year tenure as Military Advocate General: ‘I bear full responsibility...

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Return of last Nir Oz hostage’s remains brings closure to ‘locus of disaster’

Return of last Nir Oz hostage’s remains brings closure to ‘locus of disaster’

Amiram Cooper, 84, is 76th and final member of hard-hit Gaza border kibbutz to be repatriated; community vows to support families of 11 other slain...

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‘An eye for an eye’: Hamas wrote message to Ben Gvir on hostage Maxim Herkin’s back

‘An eye for an eye’: Hamas wrote message to Ben Gvir on hostage Maxim Herkin’s back

Freed hostage recounts in interview how his captors would beat him after far-right minister worsened conditions for Palestinian prisoners; Ben Gvir...

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Ex-cop with PTSD seriously hurt after self-immolating outside top defense official’s home

Ex-cop with PTSD seriously hurt after self-immolating outside top defense official’s home

Ex-policeman who was wounded in service sought to be recognized as fully disabled by ministry’s rehab department; incident a ‘wake-up...

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Energy minister says US counterpart nixes visit to Israel in spat over gas deal

Energy minister says US counterpart nixes visit to Israel in spat over gas deal

Minister Eli Cohen says move comes after he wouldn’t OK export deal with Egypt * US government shutdown said to threaten aid to 74,000 Jewish...

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Palestinian man who stabbed two soldiers in 2023 sentenced to 36 years in prison

Palestinian man who stabbed two soldiers in 2023 sentenced to 36 years in prison

Court says Muhammad Awadeh of the West Bank town of Dura confessed to the attack without a trial

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Hostages forum demands Haredi yeshiva quit ‘cynical’ use of movement’s symbols

Hostages forum demands Haredi yeshiva quit ‘cynical’ use of movement’s symbols

Organization threatens legal action after Ateret Shlomo spoofs ‘Bring them home’ posters to demand release of yeshiva student arrested for...

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Likud taps Yair Netanyahu for senior WZO role, risking compromise deal on appointments

Likud taps Yair Netanyahu for senior WZO role, risking compromise deal on appointments

Minister from ruling party defends nomination of PM’s son for cushy gig, asserting he ‘merely wants to promote Zionist advocacy in the...

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Likud taps Yair Netanyahu for senior WZO role, risking compromise deal on appointments

Likud taps Yair Netanyahu for senior WZO role, risking compromise deal on appointments

Minister from ruling party defends nomination of PM’s son for cushy gig as Yair Lapid vows Yesh Atid ‘will not sign any such deal’ *...

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Likud firebrand Tally Gotliv to replace Edelstein on key Knesset defense committee

Likud firebrand Tally Gotliv to replace Edelstein on key Knesset defense committee

Bennett slams ‘extremely irresponsible’ appointment of rabble-rousing MK who exposed Shin Bet agent in conspiracy theory post on Oct. 7...

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Ben & Jerry’s co-founder: Unilever blocked pro-Palestinian flavor

Ben Cohen accuses parent company of ‘corporate butt kissing’ to Trump, launches online campaign to create his own ice cream in support of...

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‘I need to learn to be free’: Ex-hostage Yosef-Haim Ohana adapting to life after captivity

‘I need to learn to be free’: Ex-hostage Yosef-Haim Ohana adapting to life after captivity

Ohana, who spent two years held in Gaza, recounts in first interview the horrors of being the only survivor of a group shot at by Hamas and his...

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Israelis rescued from Nepal snowstorm: ‘There was panic, could have ended much worse’

Israelis rescued from Nepal snowstorm: ‘There was panic, could have ended much worse’

Around 150 trekkers realized they couldn’t see route as weather deteriorated; one person medivacked to nearby town; group stuck in village at...

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Judges say Netanyahu will no longer have to face the press at court hearings

Judges say Netanyahu will no longer have to face the press at court hearings

PM tells court he’s ‘in the most difficult position in the world,’ cannot attend 3 hearings a week; his lawyers say they will be...

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Hamas says it managed to ‘retrieve’ bodies of two hostages

Hamas says it managed to ‘retrieve’ bodies of two hostages

But terror group’s military wing does not say when it intends to return the remains from Gaza * Hamas-run agency raises death toll in Israeli...

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Anger as police video equates Hapoel Tel Aviv fans to Palestinian rioters

Anger as police video equates Hapoel Tel Aviv fans to Palestinian rioters

Soccer club threatens to boycott cup final after force publishes clip of fans, East Jerusalem protesters aiming fireworks at officers and asks to...

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Stray bullet lodges in man’s neck, causing minor injuries

Stray bullet lodges in man’s neck, causing minor injuries

Amiram Dvir hit by 5.6 caliber bullet, thought to have been fired from a nearby town, while out on evening stroll in the north

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154 deported terrorists moved from 5-star Cairo hotel to new luxury resort after exposé

154 deported terrorists moved from 5-star Cairo hotel to new luxury resort after exposé

Palestinian convicts deported in Gaza truce deal relocated from Marriott’s Renaissance Cairo Mirage to lower-profile resort; terror victim support...

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Seeing Israel as a beacon, regional minorities gather in Tel Aviv to discuss future

Seeing Israel as a beacon, regional minorities gather in Tel Aviv to discuss future

Representatives of the Druze, Kurdish, Alawite communities attend conference aimed at forging ties between Israel and historically persecuted Middle...

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Slain hostage’s family blasts Hamas ‘manipulation’ after fake recovery of remains

Slain hostage’s family blasts Hamas ‘manipulation’ after fake recovery of remains

Ofir Tzarfati’s mother laments having to open grave for third time, accuses terror group of torpedoing ceasefire deal; sister urges public to...

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Saudi ‘Davos in the Desert’ kicks off, with focus on AI, urban megaprojects

Saudi ‘Davos in the Desert’ kicks off, with focus on AI, urban megaprojects

Future Investment Initiative conference comes ahead of Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman’s first trip to the US since 2018 and as talk ramps up...

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Woman convicted for fleeing scene of 2023 hit-and-run that killed 4-year-old boy

Woman convicted for fleeing scene of 2023 hit-and-run that killed 4-year-old boy

Carol Fessler, 81, found guilty of leaving accident site, was not indicted for causing Rafael Adana’s death; case sparked protests in...

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Trump said to withdraw nomination for State Department’s top Mideast post

Trump said to withdraw nomination for State Department’s top Mideast post

Joel Rayburn didn’t have enough votes for Senate confirmation amid claims he misled officials on number of US troops in Syria during...

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In first interview, released hostage says he convinced Hamas captors not to kill him

In first interview, released hostage says he convinced Hamas captors not to kill him

Yosef-Haim Ohana recalls captor putting gun to his head, asking hostages to choose who among them would be killed or hurt; describes beatings in...

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‘Belated justice’: After two years, hostage Yossi Sharabi laid to rest in Be’eri

‘Belated justice’: After two years, hostage Yossi Sharabi laid to rest in Be’eri

Ofir Engel, who was kidnapped alongside Sharabi on Oct. 7 and held with him for months in captivity, recalls kibbutznik surfer sharing scraps of food...

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British Airways ends sponsorship of Louis Theroux podcast over Bob Vylan interview

UK journalist doesn’t challenge Pascal Robinson-Foster as he stands by ‘death to IDF’ chant, blames Israel for racism in US law...

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US officer who probed Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing says he’s confident it was deliberate

US officer who probed Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing says he’s confident it was deliberate

Col. Steve Gabavics tells NYT clues showed IDF sniper knew he was firing at journalists, but not Palestinian-American’s identity, and Washington...

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IDF marks 2 years since start of Gaza ground op by releasing previously unseen photos

IDF marks 2 years since start of Gaza ground op by releasing previously unseen photos

Army’s ground troops first entered Gaza 20 days after Hamas-led terrorists attacked Israel on Oct. 7, and have since operated in almost all...

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Israel reported to know location of 9 out of 13 deceased hostages still held in Gaza

Israel reported to know location of 9 out of 13 deceased hostages still held in Gaza

Amid stalled handover of bodies, top Hamas negotiator suggests that, despite terms of US-brokered deal, the terror group won’t give up its...

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‘Turning point’ for Argentina: Milei celebrates midterm election victory

‘Turning point’ for Argentina: Milei celebrates midterm election victory

Trump departs Malaysia for second leg of Asia tour * Eric Trump doesn’t rule out future presidential run in interview with Israel’s...

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Freed hostage Bar Kuperstein: Captors beat us and ‘said it was because of Ben Gvir’

Freed hostage Bar Kuperstein: Captors beat us and ‘said it was because of Ben Gvir’

Kuperstein says he resents that far-right national security minister bragged about harsh conditions imposed on Palestinian security prisoners; Ben...

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JD Vance mocks Zohran Mamdani for focusing on indignities suffered by Muslims after 9-11

JD Vance mocks Zohran Mamdani for focusing on indignities suffered by Muslims after 9-11

‘According to Zohran the real victim of 9/11 was his auntie who got some (allegedly) bad looks,’ Vance says after NYC candidate said aunt...

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Einav Zangauker: Netanyahu’s allies waging campaign to besmirch ex-hostages’ families

Einav Zangauker: Netanyahu’s allies waging campaign to besmirch ex-hostages’ families

Outspoken mother of released hostage Matan Zangauker says ‘poison machine’ trying to ‘rewrite history’ after Likud member...

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‘Sovereignty Square’: Smotrich urges pro-annexation rallies, riffing on hostage protests

‘Sovereignty Square’: Smotrich urges pro-annexation rallies, riffing on hostage protests

Far-right finance minister says Israel can show Trump importance of applying sovereignty, and get US nod for move, by staging protests, wearing pins,...

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Rubio says he doesn’t expect permanent division of Gaza, floats UN backing for int’l force

Rubio says he doesn’t expect permanent division of Gaza, floats UN backing for int’l force

Far-left candidate who said Israel behaving like ‘terrorist state’ elected Irish president * Gaza Humanitarian Foundation says ready to resume...

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Israeli envoy in NY laments ‘strategic error’ of allowing Qatari cash transfers to Gaza

Israeli envoy in NY laments ‘strategic error’ of allowing Qatari cash transfers to Gaza

Ofir Akunis says funds ‘essentially gave Hamas the ability to build the tunnels,’ seeming to contradict Netanyahu’s claim that the...

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Rubio meets families of slain US hostages, vows remaining captives will be returned

Rubio meets families of slain US hostages, vows remaining captives will be returned

Top US diplomat vows ‘we won’t rest’ until Hamas hands over remains of Omer Neutra, Itay Chen and all other hostages as he leaves...

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Families urge public to rally in support of ‘promise to bring home’ final 13 slain hostages

Families urge public to rally in support of ‘promise to bring home’ final 13 slain hostages

Sister of fallen soldier held in Gaza since 2014 says Hamas ‘playing with us,’ knows where bodies are; anti-government protesters slam...

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Brazil’s Lula says UN ‘stopped working,’ failed halt Gaza war

Brazil’s Lula says UN ‘stopped working,’ failed halt Gaza war

South American leader again accuses Israel of committing genocide ahead of meeting with Trump, as he looks to mend strained ties with US

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Three cars set ablaze in overnight settler attack on West Bank’s al-Mughayyir

Three cars set ablaze in overnight settler attack on West Bank’s al-Mughayyir

Violence comes amid repeated assaults on Palestinian olive harvesters and farmland, reflecting a broader pattern of attacks during the harvest season

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Terror convicts deported under Gaza ceasefire staying at plush Cairo hotel — report

Terror convicts deported under Gaza ceasefire staying at plush Cairo hotel — report

Daily Mail describes some of 154 former life-term prisoners enjoying the pool and buffet alongside unsuspecting tourists at Marriott’s...

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US said flying drones over Gaza as more nations join ceasefire-monitoring HQ

US said flying drones over Gaza as more nations join ceasefire-monitoring HQ

Australia, France, Spain, UAE send personnel to new center in southern Israel overseeing fragile truce; US drones look for ceasefire violations amid...

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Jewish top Hollywood agent honored after home vandalized by anti-Israel protesters

Jewish top Hollywood agent honored after home vandalized by anti-Israel protesters

Jay Sures flanked by major clients as he honors parents, salutes wife Linda’s bravery in face of student activists: ‘Don’t mess with a...

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