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US launches new round of ‘self-defense strikes’ in Iran; Hegseth: ‘Key facilities’ will be bombed

US launches new round of ‘self-defense strikes’ in Iran; Hegseth: ‘Key facilities’ will be bombed

Pentagon chief describes 2nd straight night of attacks on Islamic Republic as part of efforts ‘to ensure we get the kind of deal that President...

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Rothman touts coalition’s ‘wonderful’ term, drawing ire of Oct. 7 victims’ relative

Rothman touts coalition’s ‘wonderful’ term, drawing ire of Oct. 7 victims’ relative

Merav Svirsky tells Religious Zionism lawmaker that some are ‘paying the price for your conduct,’ is reportedly removed from Knesset panel hearing...

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Yeshiva rabbis say they won’t send students to tank units due to integration of women

Yeshiva rabbis say they won’t send students to tank units due to integration of women

Leaders of 12 yeshivas in ‘hesder’ joint study-service program reject plan to allow women to serve with men; IDF source says army in ‘impossible...

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Trump says Netanyahu may quit politics, as poll shows 61% of Israelis want him out

Trump says Netanyahu may quit politics, as poll shows 61% of Israelis want him out

‘Does he want to continue?’ muses US president; survey shows majority of Israelis, including in the center-right, don’t want premier to run for...

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NYT: Iran will dilute rather than hand over uranium stockpile as part of deal with US

NYT: Iran will dilute rather than hand over uranium stockpile as part of deal with US

US officials tout considerable progress in talks they say are focused on four key issues, including halt on Iranian uranium enrichment that they...

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US military strikes Iran after downing of helicopter: ‘A proportional response’

US military strikes Iran after downing of helicopter: ‘A proportional response’

CENTCOM describes the airstrikes as ‘self-defense’ * IDF says it intercepted Hezbollah rocket fired at troops in south Lebanon * ‘Does he want...

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Driver who hit protesters in 2024 gets year in prison for reckless endangerment

Driver who hit protesters in 2024 gets year in prison for reckless endangerment

Haim Sirotkin, a 52-year-old soccer coach, plowed into demonstrators as they were leaving an anti-government rally in Tel Aviv, leaving a woman with a...

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Vance: Iran deal a ‘home run for the American people,’ whether Israel likes it or not

Vance: Iran deal a ‘home run for the American people,’ whether Israel likes it or not

Main US goal is to prevent a nuclear Iran, VP says; Trump says ‘we’re in the final throes’ of peace talks, insists Netanyahu didn’t defy him...

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IDF downs drone over Eilat that was launched by Yemen’s Houthis

IDF downs drone over Eilat that was launched by Yemen’s Houthis

Army confirms sirens in Western Galilee were triggered by Hezbollah drone * ICC chief prosecutor suspended after court’s governing body finds he...

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Concerts postponed, sports stadiums left empty following renewed conflict with Iran

Concerts postponed, sports stadiums left empty following renewed conflict with Iran

Friday’s Tel Aviv Pride Parade thrown into limbo for second straight year; basketball players protest decision to move forward with games; book...

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2 Umm al-Fahm men shot and killed in apparently separate incidents in northern Arab towns

2 Umm al-Fahm men shot and killed in apparently separate incidents in northern Arab towns

Ibrahim Agbaria killed in his own bakery in Kafr Qara during sirens warning of Iranian missle fire, 4 years after brother was shot dead; Wissam...

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Hospitals move operations underground as Iran fires missiles at Israel

Hospitals move operations underground as Iran fires missiles at Israel

Medical facilities instructed to prepare to discharge patients who can go home, mobilize for emergency status; health fund clinics without shelters...

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Pro-government Iranians rally in Tehran after renewed missile attacks on Israel

Pro-government Iranians rally in Tehran after renewed missile attacks on Israel

Footage published by state media appears to show crowd calling on IRGC air force commander to ‘strike the devil, strike Tel Aviv,’ as volleys...

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Updated bill on Oct. 7 probe allows new comptroller to fill spots boycotted by opposition

Updated bill on Oct. 7 probe allows new comptroller to fill spots boycotted by opposition

Michael Rabello, Netanyahu’s former lawyer who argued before High Court against a state commission of inquiry, set to shape politically appointed...

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Netanyahu said to agree to delay strikes on Iran after Trump urges against retaliation

Netanyahu said to agree to delay strikes on Iran after Trump urges against retaliation

US official says Israeli response to Tehran is not likely to be ‘imminent’ * Hospitals move underground, schools shut and bus schedule limited...

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Turkey’s interior minister vows to ‘liberate’ Jerusalem, return it to Turkish hands

Turkey’s interior minister vows to ‘liberate’ Jerusalem, return it to Turkish hands

‘Wake up,’ Israel’s Foreign Ministry tells Mustafa Çiftçi, ‘Ottoman Empire is gone’; in Turkish-language rebuke, Katz says Jerusalem...

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Singer Yishai Levi, staple of Mizrahi music genre, dies at 63

Singer Yishai Levi, staple of Mizrahi music genre, dies at 63

Artist, whose career spanned decades from the 1980s, remembered for unique voice that ‘touched the hearts of millions of Israelis’

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Slovenian president raises Palestinian flag at palace after new PM removes it at parliament

Musar repeats her ‘genocide’ accusation, says banner to fly as reminder of ‘grave violations of international humanitarian law’ worldwide;...

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1 lightly hurt as Palestinian rams settlers who blocked West Bank road and hurled stones at cars

Ramming suspect and several others arrested, though no arrests reported among Israeli rioters * US to make Iranian assets available to Gulf allies to...

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Haredi rioters sought to physically harm deputy Supreme Court chief, police said to find

Haredi rioters sought to physically harm deputy Supreme Court chief, police said to find

Channel 12 says initial probe shows ultra-Orthodox attackers were highly organized, intended to hurt Noam Sohlberg; source says rioters ‘came to...

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Four killed in northern Israel over weekend amid crime wave wracking Arab community

Four killed in northern Israel over weekend amid crime wave wracking Arab community

Farid Issa Mazlavat killed in the Druze town of Maghar; two brothers shot outside of Nazareth, one of whom was to get married on Saturday, prompting...

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Iranian students protest across country over exam changes; several arrests reported

Iranian students protest across country over exam changes; several arrests reported

Students chant slogans such as ‘Justice, education, our undeniable right’ at rallies that began last month, in first sign of dissent since...

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Source close to Netanyahu admits MKs were told to record comptroller votes — report

Source close to Netanyahu admits MKs were told to record comptroller votes — report

In recording aired on TV, source says ‘directive’ to record votes was ‘only way’ PM’s personal lawyer won ballot, conflicting with Likud...

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Pentagon raised threat assessment of Israeli spying on US to ‘critical’ level — report

Pentagon raised threat assessment of Israeli spying on US to ‘critical’ level — report

Allegations vehemently denied by White House and Israeli embassy, follow growing disagreements between Trump and Netanyahu over Iran diplomacy and...

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Suspect arrested for arson at Montreal synagogue, the latest antisemitic attack in Canada

Suspect arrested for arson at Montreal synagogue, the latest antisemitic attack in Canada

Window smashed, minor burn damaged caused to Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom, which was also targeted last year with swastika graffiti; ‘we are...

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US military hits Iranian radar sites after drones launched toward Strait of Hormuz

US military hits Iranian radar sites after drones launched toward Strait of Hormuz

Trump estimates Tehran still has 21%-22% of its missiles, says no deal yet because Iranians are ‘strong, they’re proud’ * IDF says it downed a...

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Hundreds of Haredi rioters try to break into Jerusalem police station, attack cops in Beit Shemesh

Hundreds of Haredi rioters try to break into Jerusalem police station, attack cops in Beit Shemesh

Riots on Shabbat Eve, the day of rest, come days after ultra-Orthodox extremists attacked deputy chief justice’s home, held other anti-police...

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Lebanese president says Iran using his country as ‘bargaining chip’ in talks with US

Lebanese president says Iran using his country as ‘bargaining chip’ in talks with US

Joseph Aoun asks, ‘Aren’t you fed up with war since 1948?’; Lebanese parliament speaker backs pullout of both ally Hezbollah and IDF from south...

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Ex-chief justice warns Israel sliding to ‘anarchy’ after Haredi riot at judge’s home

Ex-chief justice warns Israel sliding to ‘anarchy’ after Haredi riot at judge’s home

Esther Hayut says attacks on justice system constitute violation of democratic principles and rule of law, calls for return to ‘sane behavior’ as...

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‘It’s entombed’: Trump says US can get Iran’s uranium without a deal, but has ‘no reason to’

‘It’s entombed’: Trump says US can get Iran’s uranium without a deal, but has ‘no reason to’

President says he mulled sending troops to take near-weapons grade material at war’s start, but declined to do so given the risks: ‘I don’t want...

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Israel put elite forces in Azerbaijan, operated Somaliland base during Iran war — report

Israel put elite forces in Azerbaijan, operated Somaliland base during Iran war — report

Operations by dozens of commandos and Mossad troops deployed along Iran’s northern border included killing of IRGC special operations chief, CNN...

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Knesset legal adviser upholds comptroller vote, says opposition hadn’t opposed ballot-filming

Knesset legal adviser upholds comptroller vote, says opposition hadn’t opposed ballot-filming

After victory of PM’s lawyer Rabello was claimed to be tainted after Likud MKs documented themselves voting, Sagit Afik says this in itself isn’t...

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Four minors charged over killing of 19-year-old Destao Tzakul in Beersheba in April

Four minors charged over killing of 19-year-old Destao Tzakul in Beersheba in April

Suspects aged 15 to 17 allegedly hit victim with an iron rod until he fell, stabbed him while he was down, then tried to remove the evidence

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‘No reason to. It’s entombed’: Trump insists US could get Iran’s uranium without a deal

‘No reason to. It’s entombed’: Trump insists US could get Iran’s uranium without a deal

US president says he doesn’t want to meet Iranian supreme leader but would be ‘honored’ if they get together * Knesset legal adviser says state...

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Poll shows anti-Netanyahu bloc winning majority; Eisenkot seen as best fit to be PM in separate survey

Poll shows anti-Netanyahu bloc winning majority; Eisenkot seen as best fit to be PM in separate survey

Zman Yisrael has Zionist opposition parties winning 62 seats, enough to form a government, though they would come short of a majority if all Arab...

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‘Jews are eating kids!’: NYC subway rider said to assault 23-year-old Jewish woman

‘Jews are eating kids!’: NYC subway rider said to assault 23-year-old Jewish woman

Suspect, named as young woman from the Bronx, reportedly ranted about Jews and wealth before shoving and choking Upper West Side nurse; she now faces...

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Oxford Union to host banned US commentators via livestream after UK denies them entry

Oxford Union to host banned US commentators via livestream after UK denies them entry

University union president, facing calls to resign for praising Hamas, vows to go ahead with talks from Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker, both accused of...

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Woman killed in car explosion on Ayalon Highway near Tel Aviv; terrorism not suspected

Woman killed in car explosion on Ayalon Highway near Tel Aviv; terrorism not suspected

Footage shows vehicle on fire near Holon junction; woman reportedly not known to law enforcement

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4 more charged in drive-by gel blaster gun shootings targeting Toronto Jews

4 more charged in drive-by gel blaster gun shootings targeting Toronto Jews

Suspects, including teenage girl, accused of assault with a weapon; police say victims, unaware imitation firearms were used, suffered ‘fear,...

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Sara Netanyahu took part in interview of military secretary candidate — reports

Sara Netanyahu took part in interview of military secretary candidate — reports

Sources says premier was not present for PM’s wife’s conversation with Brig. Gen. Guy Markizeno, and that it was ‘not just small talk’

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UK Greens’ Jewish, anti-Israel leader backs ‘monitoring’ British-Israeli IDF soldiers

UK Greens’ Jewish, anti-Israel leader backs ‘monitoring’ British-Israeli IDF soldiers

Zack Polanski signs open letter citing ‘public interest’ to demand disclosure of service in IDF, potential extra screening for all travelers with...

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Human bones found in Kfar Aza; family hopes they belong to son murdered on Oct. 7

Human bones found in Kfar Aza; family hopes they belong to son murdered on Oct. 7

During visit to site, human bones, including skull, found by family members of Nirel Zini, whose head was cut off by terrorists during massacre; his...

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Human bones found in Kfar Aza; family hopes they belong to son murdered on Oct. 7

Human bones found in Kfar Aza; family hopes they belong to son murdered on Oct. 7

In rebuke to Trump, US House backs Democratic-led symbolic resolution aiming to halt Iran war * US president says he wants to separate Lebanon, Iran...

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Smotrich instructs ministry to build task force to help tech firms with shekel surge

Smotrich instructs ministry to build task force to help tech firms with shekel surge

Amid wave of mass layoffs, Finance Ministry officials meet with tech reps, insist that government won’t directly intervene to stabilize currency and...

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British Jewish doctor says colleagues told him they’d let Israeli patient die

British Jewish doctor says colleagues told him they’d let Israeli patient die

Baruch, who is moving with his family to Israel due to surging antisemitism in UK, also tells British TV that he has been repeatedly harassed in...

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Netanyahu downplays row with Trump, says he and US leader agree on the ‘main things’

Netanyahu downplays row with Trump, says he and US leader agree on the ‘main things’

PM insists he and Trump have ‘great relationship,’ both agree that Hezbollah must be disarmed; also says Iran ‘playing with fire’ with attacks...

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Baby in critical condition after being left in hot car in central Israel

Baby in critical condition after being left in hot car in central Israel

Medics say 4-month-old taken to hospital with signs of serious heatstroke after residents of Kfar Chabad noticed an unconscious child left in a car...

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Slovenia turns away Israeli passenger jet, forcing it to land in neighboring Croatia

Slovenia turns away Israeli passenger jet, forcing it to land in neighboring Croatia

Israir plane denied permission to touch down in Ljubljana due to government’s opposition to Israel; Foreign Ministry pans ‘unacceptable’...

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Police arrest settler teen suspected of clubbing dog during West Bank raid

Police arrest settler teen suspected of clubbing dog during West Bank raid

16-year-old had been on the run since the attack last month; police say they won’t tolerate ‘any displays of violence’ against people or animals

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PM announces $4.5 billion for war-battered north at ‘special meeting’ few ministers attend

PM announces $4.5 billion for war-battered north at ‘special meeting’ few ministers attend

Netanyahu vows ‘people will flock to the north’ and that solution will be found to counter Hezbollah drone threat, after showing up late for...

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