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Yemen’s Houthis threaten potential closure of key Red Sea strait if Gulf states join war

Yemen’s Houthis threaten potential closure of key Red Sea strait if Gulf states join war

As Iranian proxies keep up attacks, senior official says the Yemeni rebels could also move to close Bab el-Mandeb ‘should the aggression against...

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Trump declares US ‘nearing completion’ of ‘core strategic objectives’ in the Iran war

Trump declares US ‘nearing completion’ of ‘core strategic objectives’ in the Iran war

In national address, president says American forces will strike Islamic Republic ‘extremely hard’ over next 2-3 weeks * Iranian ballistic missile...

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Fourth soldier killed in southern Lebanon clash on Monday laid to rest in Modiin

Fourth soldier killed in southern Lebanon clash on Monday laid to rest in Modiin

Flowers sent by Staff Sgt. Gilad Harel to his girlfriend before entering combat arrive hours before funeral; family recalls driven, sensitive young...

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British gunners are first to get ‘ace’ title for downing UAVs

British gunners are first to get ‘ace’ title for downing UAVs

Four servicemen earn honor dating back to WWII by destroying at least 5 Iranian drones each in Mideast operations

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11-year-old girl critically wounded by Iranian cluster bomb as repeated salvos target center

11-year-old girl critically wounded by Iranian cluster bomb as repeated salvos target center

At least 13 others hurt in strike in Bnei Brak, including seriously injured boy * IDF downs Houthi projectile targeting south * White House says Trump...

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Funerals held for 3 of the 4 soldiers killed fighting Hezbollah in southern Lebanon

Funerals held for 3 of the 4 soldiers killed fighting Hezbollah in southern Lebanon

‘My son is a hero, but I don’t want a hero for a son. I want my son at home,’ says father of Staff Sgt. Maxsim Entis, 21; Cpt. Noam Madmoni, 22,...

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Lapid: Netanyahu incapable of reaching victory, is dismantling Israel from within

Lapid: Netanyahu incapable of reaching victory, is dismantling Israel from within

Opposition leader rejects PM’s claim that Israel has inflicted ’10 plagues’ on Iran-led axis, noting that Hamas still rules Gaza, Hezbollah...

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UN probe shows roadside blast killed 2 UNIFIL troops; IDF: Hezbollah planted bombs

UN probe shows roadside blast killed 2 UNIFIL troops; IDF: Hezbollah planted bombs

UN security source says 3rd Indonesian peacekeeper killed this week was hit by Israeli tank fire, says debris from shell found nearby; IDF...

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PA, rights groups denounce death penalty law for Palestinians convicted of deadly terror

PA, rights groups denounce death penalty law for Palestinians convicted of deadly terror

Palestinian Authority President Abbas says legislation violates international and humanitarian law; Hamas threatens attacks to retaliate for law’s...

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Coalition to advance ultra-Orthodox draft exemption bill after pause due to Iran war

Coalition to advance ultra-Orthodox draft exemption bill after pause due to Iran war

Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chair Bismuth says work will resume on the controversial legislation when war ends, after IDF chief warned...

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Eight lightly hurt, damage reported as Iran fires missile salvos at central Israel

Eight lightly hurt, damage reported as Iran fires missile salvos at central Israel

Four soldiers killed in south Lebanon clash with Hezbollah * Trump said to tell aides he’s willing to end war without reopening Hormuz * PM: I...

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FBI: Armed man who rammed pickup into Michigan synagogue was inspired by Hezbollah

FBI: Armed man who rammed pickup into Michigan synagogue was inspired by Hezbollah

Ayman Ghazali declared he wanted to ‘kill as many of them as I possibly can’ in video he made before attacking Temple Israel while preschool was...

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IDF soldier killed by Hezbollah in south Lebanon; Haifa oil refinery hit by missile debris, sparking fire

IDF soldier killed by Hezbollah in south Lebanon; Haifa oil refinery hit by missile debris, sparking fire

Sgt. Liran Ben Zion, 19, killed by anti-tank missile * IDF says over 80 bombs dropped on Iranian weapons factories last night * IDF: Suspect shot in...

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UK’s Green Party fails to pass ‘Zionism is Racism’ motion after infighting, tech issues

UK’s Green Party fails to pass ‘Zionism is Racism’ motion after infighting, tech issues

After repeated delays at conference, vote on motion demanding abolishment of Israel in favor of ‘a single democratic Palestinian State’ will be...

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US-Israeli plan for Kurdish invasion of Iran reportedly collapsed amid leaks, distrust

US-Israeli plan for Kurdish invasion of Iran reportedly collapsed amid leaks, distrust

Mossad hoped ground campaign could ignite wider rebellion, but after plan was leaked, Iran bolstered defenses and regional US allies lobbied Trump to...

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Pentagon said prepping weeks-long ground operation in Iran, short of full invasion

Pentagon said prepping weeks-long ground operation in Iran, short of full invasion

IRGC threatens American colleges in Middle East, hits aluminum plants in UAE, Bahrain, in response to US-Israeli strikes; Iran targets southern Israel...

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Tens of thousands turn out for central London rally against the far right

Tens of thousands turn out for central London rally against the far right

Leading Jewish groups said they were pushed out from participating in march, although others joined; separate pro-Palestinian protest joined route,...

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Iran’s parliament speaker: US ‘secretly’ plotting ground op despite diplomatic efforts

Iran’s parliament speaker: US ‘secretly’ plotting ground op despite diplomatic efforts

Key US early warning and control plane said heavily damaged in Iranian attack on Saudi base * Knesset to hold final votes on state budget today * Iran...

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CNN crew say troops assaulted them, detained them, then trumpeted far-right ideology

CNN crew say troops assaulted them, detained them, then trumpeted far-right ideology

Soldier guarding illegal outpost tells reporter he’s executing ‘revenge’ for settler’s death because state is failing to do so; army condemns...

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Joining war, Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis launch missile attack on southern Israel

Joining war, Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis launch missile attack on southern Israel

IDF announces overnight strikes on ‘targets of the terror regime throughout Tehran’ * At least 10 US troops hurt, several refueling planes damaged...

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In tense call, Vance knocked PM for overselling likelihood of Iran regime change — report

In tense call, Vance knocked PM for overselling likelihood of Iran regime change — report

US officials said to suspect ‘Israeli op’ against vice president, a longtime skeptic of foreign military engagements, who is set to take leading...

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UN Rights Council set to appoint expert who called Hamas a ‘resistance movement’

UN Rights Council set to appoint expert who called Hamas a ‘resistance movement’

Palestinian academic Zeina Jallad, who wants Israel expelled from international organizations, poised for special rapporteur post, against vetting...

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78% of Jewish Israelis support continuing Iran war — poll

78% of Jewish Israelis support continuing Iran war — poll

Most Jewish citizens say PM’s choice to launch war was mainly security-related while most Arabs say it was political, but majorities of both say...

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Mass cancellations as Arkia changes course, says long-haul flights to depart from Israel, not Jordan

Mass cancellations as Arkia changes course, says long-haul flights to depart from Israel, not Jordan

After saying flights will take off from Jordan and Egypt, Arkia updates that flights to New York, Bangkok and Hanoi will revert to Israel, where...

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‘National security threat’: Pro-Israel US Democrats condemn West Bank settler violence

‘National security threat’: Pro-Israel US Democrats condemn West Bank settler violence

Denunciations from lawmakers, including Ritchie Torres, underscore how attacks on Palestinians are harming Israel’s standing in the US

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US said weighing deployment of another 10,000 ground troops to Mideast; IDF strikes in Tehran

US said weighing deployment of another 10,000 ground troops to Mideast; IDF strikes in Tehran

Military says ‘extensive’ attacks targeted regime targets in the Iranian capital * Senior Hamas official assails Board of Peace envoy for...

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Israelis set to lose even more sleep as clocks to move forward for daylight saving

Israelis set to lose even more sleep as clocks to move forward for daylight saving

2 a.m. to become 3 a.m. in the early hours of Friday; daylight saving time to end on October 25

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Anger mounts in northern communities as Netanyahu urges residents stay put

Anger mounts in northern communities as Netanyahu urges residents stay put

Northern municipal leaders lambaste state’s response to relentless Hezbollah rockets that are sending inhabitants fleeing; Netanyahu tells city...

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11 Palestinian families evicted after court found Jews owned their East Jerusalem homes before 1948

11 Palestinian families evicted after court found Jews owned their East Jerusalem homes before 1948

1970 law allowing Jews to reclaim property lost before establishment of Israel leads to families being forced from Silwan homes where they have lived...

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Russian-Iranian arms smuggling route said cut off by Israel’s Caspian Sea strikes

Russian-Iranian arms smuggling route said cut off by Israel’s Caspian Sea strikes

Heavily sanctioned countries regularly transfer arms and food supplies across the inland sea, assisting each other with production of the Shahed...

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Ahead of Passover, Israelis warned of increased threats worldwide amid war with Iran

Ahead of Passover, Israelis warned of increased threats worldwide amid war with Iran

Jewish events or gatherings abroad considered risks, as National Security Council reaffirms assessment Iran ‘will work more vigorously to carry out...

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Israel’s US envoy says settler violence a ‘stain’ costing the nation friends

Israel’s US envoy says settler violence a ‘stain’ costing the nation friends

‘Where are the rabbis?’ asks Yechiel Leiter; says he’s ‘angry’ at failure to stamp out growing attacks by extremists, while insisting...

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Iran said to toughen negotiating stance, tamping down chances of deal with US to end war

Iran said to toughen negotiating stance, tamping down chances of deal with US to end war

Report suggests Tehran will refuse to limit ballistic missile program, clashing with Trump’s demands; Iranian army official says US ‘negotiating...

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Iran targets major Israeli power plant in missile attacks, no injuries or damage

Iran targets major Israeli power plant in missile attacks, no injuries or damage

Iran military says US is negotiating with itself: We ‘can never get along’ * US notified Israel before presenting Iran with Trump’s conditions...

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Woman shot dead in Galilee, taking 2026 toll in Arab community to 74

Woman shot dead in Galilee, taking 2026 toll in Arab community to 74

Victim, aged around 35, killed in agricultural area in town of Reineh; is year’s 5th female homicide victim in ongoing organized crime epidemic

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Police said to suspect terror motive in fatal ramming of settler teen

Police said to suspect terror motive in fatal ramming of settler teen

Brother, lawyer of driver implicated in lethal crash that killed 18-year-old Yehuda Sherman insist it was an accident; footage from scene shows...

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Polymarket bets on US-Iran ceasefire appear to suggest insider trading

Polymarket bets on US-Iran ceasefire appear to suggest insider trading

The accounts, which stand to make nearly $820,000, seem to have been created late last week when Trump suggested he was considering ‘winding down’...

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Saudi Arabia and UAE ‘inching toward’ joining fighting against Iran — report

Saudi Arabia and UAE ‘inching toward’ joining fighting against Iran — report

‘Only a matter of time’ before Saudis join attacks on Iran, source says; Gulf countries said to be angry over their lack of influence in US war...

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6 people lightly hurt as Tel Aviv hit in Iranian missile attack

6 people lightly hurt as Tel Aviv hit in Iranian missile attack

Officials say munition carried 100kg of explosives * UAE and Saudi Arabia said ‘inching toward’ joining fight against Iran * Iranian cluster...

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Israeli diplomat slams UK anti-Israel art exhibit featuring swastika as antisemitic

Israeli diplomat slams UK anti-Israel art exhibit featuring swastika as antisemitic

Charge d’affaires says ‘Drawings against Genocide’ display is ‘indefensible;’ Jewish writer who confronted artist over Nazi symbolism,...

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Netanyahu said frustrated that Mossad promises of Iran uprising have fallen short

Netanyahu said frustrated that Mossad promises of Iran uprising have fallen short

New York Times report says in leadup to war, spy agency touted plans to ignite resistance that could end war quickly; instead, rulers have dug in and...

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Iranian cluster missile impacts cause damage but no injuries in central Israel

Iranian cluster missile impacts cause damage but no injuries in central Israel

Trump reportedly says ‘sounds like’ he will travel to Israel next month to get Israel Prize * IDF and police: 5 arrested, cop and Palestinians...

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Jerusalem train line restarts after repairs to Tel Aviv station hit in Iranian attack

Jerusalem train line restarts after repairs to Tel Aviv station hit in Iranian attack

Jerusalem-Herzliya route was suspended after cluster munition damaged platforms at Savidor Center on Wednesday

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‘Beyond weird’: CIA, Mossad said looking for signs of Mojtaba Khamenei, who remains unseen

‘Beyond weird’: CIA, Mossad said looking for signs of Mojtaba Khamenei, who remains unseen

Two weeks after son of slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei was chosen to succeed him, intelligence agencies trying to assess his condition and whether...

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Trump threatens to ‘obliterate’ Iran’s power plants if Strait of Hormuz not opened in 48 hours

Trump threatens to ‘obliterate’ Iran’s power plants if Strait of Hormuz not opened in 48 hours

IDF chief approves strikes on ‘all fronts’ after Iranian missile attacks on cities of Dimona, Arad * Police chief: No one reported missing in...

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Education minister scraps some Passover camps after Iran cluster bomb hits daycare

Decision comes a day after central Israel mayors slammed ministry for permitting camps to take place even in cities where in-person teaching hasn’t...

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Israel drops out of top women’s tennis tournament in Bosnia over security concerns

Decision to give up on April’s Billie Jean King Cup takes into account travel to Muslim-majority country and participation of teams from Egypt and...

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Iran fires ballistic missiles at US-UK Diego Garcia military base, does not hit it — report

Iran fires missiles at Israel early Saturday; no injuries reported * Saudi Arabia says it intercepted at least 20 Iranian drones in east of country

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Mossad chief told PM before war that he thought Iran’s regime could be toppled – report

Barnea said to have presented assessment that if the Iranian government were decapitated, and its institutions and means of repression seriously...

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Times of Israel reporter among winners of award for Jewish Diaspora coverage

Zev Stub won B’nai B’rith’s annual prize recognizing excellence in diaspora reportage, alongside Tamar Ish Shalom and Oren Nahari

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