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In The News

Report: Egyptian intel chief in Israel for hostage talks

Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel was leading a delegation to Tel Aviv on Friday to advance negotiations for a hostages-for-ceasefire deal between Israel and the Hamas terror group, the Qatari-owned Al-Arabi Al-Jadid reported.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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US says it downed two Houthi drones, anti-ship missile as rebels renew attacks

The United States military said Friday that coalition forces “engaged and destroyed” two drones in Houthi-controlled parts of Yemen after the Iran-backed rebels launched a ballistic missile into the Gulf of Aden.

Read more: The Time of Israel

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Terrorist stabbing attack leaves 18-year-old woman in serious condition

An 18-year-old woman was stabbed by a terrorist in Ramle, central Israel, on Friday afternoon, according to Magen David Adom.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Israeli killed in Hezbollah anti-tank missile attack

An Israeli man was killed overnight on Thursday in a Hezbollah anti-tank missile attack on the Mount Dov region near the border with Lebanon.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Anti-Israel protests surge on US campuses with Columbia taking lead

Anti-Israel and antisemitic protests are spreading across U.S. college campuses, perversely energized by last week’s arrest of more than 100 students at Columbia University.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Iran’s judiciary confirms dissident rapper sentenced to death for role in protests

Iran’s judiciary confirmed the death sentence of well-known Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi, but added that he is entitled to a sentence reduction, state media reported on Thursday.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Ship attacked off coast of Yemen as Houthi rebel campaign appears reinvigorated

A ship traveling in the Gulf of Aden came under attack Thursday, officials said, the latest assault likely carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebels over Israel’s ongoing war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Israel’s War Cabinet convenes ahead of Rafah op

Israel’s War Cabinet met on Thursday afternoon to discuss the Israel Defense Forces’ pending operation in Gaza’s Rafah city, where four of Hamas’s six remaining battalions are entrenched.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IAF strikes Gaza launch pads after rockets fired at Israel on Passover

Israeli Air Force fighter jets destroyed two Hamas rocket launchers embedded in a humanitarian zone in southern Gaza, the army said Wednesday, as the war started by the terrorist group entered its 200th day.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Argentina asks Interpol to arrest Iranian minister over AMIA attack

Argentina has asked Interpol to arrest Iranian Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi due to his alleged role in the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people and wounded more than 300 others.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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‘This is 1938,’ says Israeli professor blocked from entering Columbia’s main campus

An outspoken Israeli professor was blocked from entering a portion of the Columbia University campus and Jewish members of Congress demanded action from the administration on Monday as pro-Palestinian protests against Israel continued to roil the Manhattan university.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Senate passes foreign aid package including billions for Israel

The U.S. Senate passed a $95 billion foreign aid package late Tuesday that includes $26 billion in wartime assistance for Israel and $9 billion in humanitarian aid, some of which will be allotted for the Gaza Strip.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Activists say Iran launched crackdown on dissent, unrest as Israel tensions spiraled

The same day Iran launched its first-ever direct attack on Israel, it embarked on a less-noticed confrontation at home, ordering police in several cities to take to the streets to arrest women accused of flouting its strict Islamic dress code.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Yale police arrest 47 anti-Israel protesters as ‘Gaza solidarity encampments’ spread

Yale University police arrested 47 anti-Israel protesters for trespassing on Monday morning, as “Gaza solidarity encampments” continue to disrupt college campuses across the country.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Former Gaza hostage Emily Hand sings ‘Ma Nishtana’ with Kibbutz Be’eri children

Nine-year-old Emily Hand, a former hostage who was held captive by Hamas in Gaza, sang the Passover song "Ma Nishtana" with other children from Kibbutz Be'eri in Hostages' Square in Tel Aviv on Monday.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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IDF strikes vehicle in southern Lebanon, kills two senior Hezbollah officials

The IDF killed Hassin Ali Ezkol, a terrorist and central member of Hezbollah's aerial defense unit during a targeted strike on a vehicle he was riding in, the IDF confirmed on Tuesday.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Hezbollah downs IDF drone over Lebanon

An Israeli military drone was shot down over Lebanese territory overnight Sunday, the IDF confirmed.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Palestinian man arrested on suspicion of killing Israeli teen in West Bank attack

A West Bank Palestinian was arrested overnight on suspicion of killing an Israeli teen earlier this month in what authorities described as a terror attack, security officials said Monday.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Columbia-Barnard rabbi tells Jewish students to stay home for safety

Rabbi Elie Buechler, who co-directs the Orthodox Union’s Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus (JLIC) for Columbia University and Barnard College, told Jewish students on Sunday to stay home until the campus environment improves.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Three Israelis injured in car-ramming attack in Jerusalem

Three Israelis were wounded on Monday morning in a car-ramming attack in Jerusalem’s Romema neighborhood.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate