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In The News

Iran didn’t direct but could’ve inspired attacks at Michigan temple and Old Dominion, experts say

The recent attacks at Temple Israel, a Reform congregation in West Bloomfield, Mich., and Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va., may have been inspired by the Iranian regime or the ongoing war against Iran but aren’t necessarily the result of Iranian sleeper cells, experts told JNS.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Iran missile fragments hit Jerusalem holy sites

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar told the Greek Orthodox Patriarch in Jerusalem on Tuesday that Iran is deliberately targeting civilians and holy sites after missile fragments damaged the Church of the Holy Sepulchre’s roof in the Old City, where the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem is headquartered.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF pushes deeper into south Lebanon as Hezbollah keeps up fire at northern Israel

The Israel Defense Forces said Tuesday that it has pushed even more forces deeper into southern Lebanon to create an expanded buffer zone, as Hezbollah attacked towns in northern Israel with rockets and drones.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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US embassy in Baghdad hit by Iranian drones

An attack drone struck the U.S. embassy compound in Baghdad, Iraq on Tuesday, causing a fire, witnesses told international media.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israel says Iran’s ‘de facto leader’ Ali Larijani, Basij force chief killed overnight

Top Iranian official Ali Larijani was killed in an Israeli airstrike overnight, the Israeli military and Defense Minister Israel Katz announced on Tuesday.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Herzog tours missile-hit home in Rishon Letzion

Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Monday visited the site of the missile strike in Rishon Letzion, south of Tel Aviv, touring a family home that was destroyed in the attack earlier in the day and viewing the damage up close, his office said.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF 9900 intel official: We destroyed Iran’s base for attacking satellites to keep space supremacy

In an extremely rare public statement, an IDF Unit 9900 intelligence official said on Monday that Israel has destroyed an Iranian base which was focused on building technologies to shoot down Israeli satellites and other adversaries' satellites.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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IDF begins ‘targeted ground operation’ to expand south Lebanon buffer against Hezbollah

The Israel Defense Forces said Monday it had begun a “targeted ground operation against key targets” in southern Lebanon, pushing more forces deeper into the area as part of an expanded buffer zone, after the Hezbollah terror group began attacking Israel earlier this month amid the US-Israeli war with Iran.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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‘Kill a Jew, go to heaven’ graffiti found on NYC bike trail

A graffiti message reading “Kill a Jew, go to heaven” was found over the weekend on a bike trail in New York City’s Riverside Park.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IAF destroys Khamenei’s aircraft in Tehran

The Israeli Air Force knocked out the Iranian Supreme Leader’s official aircraft in a “precise strike” at Tehran’s Mehrabad International Airport overnight Sunday, according to the Israel Defense Forces.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Four US soldiers killed as refueling plane crashes in Iraq due to apparent accident

The US Central Command has said that four soldiers died after a KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed in Iraq in an apparent accident involving another tanker.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Two killed in Oman following drone strike, Iranian missile reportedly targets Turkish NATO airbase

Two UAVs crashed in Oman, killing and wounding several, the state news agency announced on Friday.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Old Dominion shooter previously convicted for supporting ISIS

A gunman who opened fire at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va., on Thursday and killed one person and wounded two others was previously convicted of attempting to aid the terrorist group ISIS.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Iranian missile wounds two in Galilee as IAF strikes Iran and Lebanon

As the Israeli Air Force conducted extensive strikes on hundreds of military targets in Iran and Hezbollah in Lebanon, two people sustained moderate wounds and dozens of others were lightly injured on Thursday when an Iranian missile struck the Israeli Bedouin town of Zarzir in the Lower Galilee.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Suspect dead after truck-ramming, shooting at Detroit-area Reform temple, largest in North America

A man who drove a truck into the largest Reform temple in North America and opened fire on security guards, injuring one, in suburban Detroit is confirmed dead, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Iranian-born scholar warns regime was an ‘aggressively patient threat waiting to pounce’ on America

Anti-war activists gathered in cities across the U.S. to condemn military strikes against the Iranian regime. One Iranian scholar, however, says the protesters have it wrong and is warning Americans not to fall for what she calls a dangerous narrative.

Read More: Fox News

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Iranian regime’s ‘deep fear’ made apparent by attempts to quash potential dissent – analysis

The Islamic regime has continued to crack down on signs of – and opportunities for – dissent, despite an apparent end to the protests seen in earlier months, according to statements by Tehran officials and continued actions and threats from the Islamic Republic.

Read More: The Jerusalem Post

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Hezbollah, Iran unleash coordinated cluster bomb strikes on Israel in major escalation

Hezbollah and Iran launched a coordinated strike strategy Tuesday, a national security expert claimed, as reports emerged that deadly cluster munitions were hitting Israel in synchronized attacks.

Read More: Fox News

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Iran’s cluster bombs raise war crime concerns

Iran has fired missiles carrying cluster-munition warheads at Israel, raising concerns among observers about a possible violation of the laws of war.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Satellite imagery shows heavy damage at Iranian nuclear test facility

The Israel Defense Forces said it struck another facility tied to Iran’s nuclear weapons development program as part of ongoing operations during Operation Rising Lion, targeting what it described as critical infrastructure used to advance Tehran’s nuclear capabilities.

Read more: i24 News