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Israel said to tell US it will keep targeting Oct. 7 terrorists as Gaza disarmament stalls

Israel said to tell US it will keep targeting Oct. 7 terrorists as Gaza disarmament stalls

Trump teases ‘good response’ to Netanyahu’s rejection of roadmap for disarming the enclave, as Board of Peace says talks ongoing and plan...

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New Colombian government recognizes Israel’s sovereignty over Golan Heights

New Colombian government recognizes Israel’s sovereignty over Golan Heights

South American country is just 2nd in world after US to recognize Israeli claim over territory captured from Syria in 1967; FM Sa’ar thanks Bogota...

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Netanyahu rejects Trump’s 15-point Gaza plan, insists he can stand up to US president

Netanyahu rejects Trump’s 15-point Gaza plan, insists he can stand up to US president

PM stresses Israel’s categorical opposition to Board of Peace’s deal that Hamas agreed to, saying IDF won’t withdraw from any part of Strip...

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Netanyahu’s aides accused of leaking classified intel to Qatar for anti-Egypt push

Netanyahu’s aides accused of leaking classified intel to Qatar for anti-Egypt push

Opposition cries ‘treason’ over Israel Hayom report that alleges Urich, Einhorn, Feldstein told Doha of possible Egyptian treaty violations, which...

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Israelis in Greece warned to lie low ahead of pro-Palestinian ‘day of rage’ protests

Israelis in Greece warned to lie low ahead of pro-Palestinian ‘day of rage’ protests

Foreign Ministry tells visitors to avoid displaying Jewish or Israeli symbols ahead of nationwide rallies; same event came and went without incident...

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Foreign Ministry, Huckabee pan WSJ report on harassment of Christians in Israel

Foreign Ministry, Huckabee pan WSJ report on harassment of Christians in Israel

Jerusalem argues story on rise in attacks on clerics ‘took radical voices, extreme cases and turned them into the face of a country’; US envoy:...

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Is there really progress in Trump’s Gaza, Lebanon and Iran talks?

Is there really progress in Trump’s Gaza, Lebanon and Iran talks?

On all three fronts, mediators claim progress. Trump is still chasing terrible agreements with Tehran, but in Lebanon and even in Gaza, there is...

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As Iran chokes off Hormuz, Gulf turns its back on strait to look at new energy routes

As Iran chokes off Hormuz, Gulf turns its back on strait to look at new energy routes

New pipelines are being created and old ones are being restored to transport oil and gas to the Red Sea and Mediterranean. But Tehran won’t let that...

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Official sees ‘steps in the right direction’ for Gaza plan as Israel curbs its strikes

Official sees ‘steps in the right direction’ for Gaza plan as Israel curbs its strikes

Official involved with proposal says recent IDF restraint has been ‘important to getting the sequencing rolling’; UAE joins other Muslim nations...

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Sa’ar heads to Colombia, Ecuador as Israel warms ties with Latin America’s right

Sa’ar heads to Colombia, Ecuador as Israel warms ties with Latin America’s right

Foreign minister to attend inauguration of pro-Israel Colombian president, who has vowed to renew strategic alliance, open embassy in Jerusalem after...

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Israel-Lebanon talks kick off in Rome despite fierce Hezbollah opposition

Israel-Lebanon talks kick off in Rome despite fierce Hezbollah opposition

As negotiators discuss pilot zones, borders and Iran-backed terror group’s disarmament, Naim Qassem condemns the process as ‘humiliation,’...

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Israel, not Iran, is boxed in as Trump keeps chasing flimsy agreements

Israel, not Iran, is boxed in as Trump keeps chasing flimsy agreements

Tehran isn’t scared of endless US threats, and won’t make concessions. Gaza and Lebanon deals are somewhat more promising, but leave plenty of...

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Former Mossad chief David Barnea to take top role at defense company

Former Mossad chief David Barnea to take top role at defense company

Ondas Defense says recently retired top spy to join as global president and chairman; will will work to develop ‘the next generation of AI-enabled,...

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Israel presses doubts about Gaza plan as Hamas warns airstrikes will derail effort

Israel presses doubts about Gaza plan as Hamas warns airstrikes will derail effort

Amid growing criticism from Board of Peace over continued Gaza strikes, Israeli official says agreement ‘does not reflect’ Israeli stance; Herzog...

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Deal said in the works to revive US-Iran MOU, open Hormuz for 60 days without fees

Deal said in the works to revive US-Iran MOU, open Hormuz for 60 days without fees

Report says Israel planned to join US in attack on Iran’s energy sites, was left in the dark when Trump called it off, having been told by Qataris...

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Police arrest six, mostly minors, for spitting on Armenian patriarchate in Jerusalem

Police arrest six, mostly minors, for spitting on Armenian patriarchate in Jerusalem

Video of overnight incident shows assailants hurling rocks at wall of Old City compound; local says they told her ‘Get back inside, you daughter of...

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Senior minister says Israel not halting attacks in Gaza as 9 said killed in IDF strikes

Senior minister says Israel not halting attacks in Gaza as 9 said killed in IDF strikes

Eli Cohen says cabinet has yet to discuss disarmament plan that Hamas agreed to last week; children reportedly among dead in Gaza, IDF says it hit...

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Victor Davis Hanson: Trump must set up an Iranian government-in-exile

Victor Davis Hanson: Trump must set up an Iranian government-in-exile

Speaking to the Iranians is futile, says the leading classicist and military historian. He explains why American’s don’t have patience for war and...

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Board of Peace said nearing deal with Hamas on disarmament, but Israel opposes offer

Mediators pushing terror group to accept proposal in coming days to ‘place ball in Israel’s court,’ given unlikelihood Netanyahu will agree to...

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Giving Ukraine the cold shoulder in DC, Netanyahu freezes out ally against Iran

Ukraine and Israel are both fighting the Iran-Russia axis; there are many areas of potential cooperation, including drone defense, but Israel won’t...

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In DC, Lapid tells Democrats who voted to block arms sales to Israel that ‘they’re wrong’

Meeting several Democratic senators ahead of the Israeli election, opposition leader tells them ‘not to give up on Israel,’ says boycotts are...

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Netanyahu and Zelensky speak in person for first time in 3 years at Graham funeral

Report says PM’s office rebuffed request to meet with Ukrainian leader, as FM stresses threat that Iran poses to both Israel and Ukraine during call...

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Trump, ahead of meet with Netanyahu: ‘I don’t need Bibi’ for intel on Pickaxe Mountain

US president, in irritated comments before hosting PM at White House meeting, criticizes Netanyahu for speaking publicly about the nuclear site; Katz:...

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Netanyahu, amid reported Iranian security threat, takes off quietly for Trump meeting

Without journalists on board, PM leaves from military base for first White House meeting in five months, as US president seeks to return to...

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Netanyahu talked Graham out of lobbying Trump to join war on Hezbollah – report

Documentary footage seen by WSJ shows late GOP senator boasting about president excitement following first US-Israeli strikes on Iran; doubting envoys...

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Netanyahu vows expanded operations against West Bank ‘terrorist strongholds’

Katz accuses Democrats chief Golan of ‘blood libel’ for blaming deadly Friday shootout on settlers, government; cabinet meeting moved underground...

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Trump eases some fears on Saudi nuclear deal, but Israel has reason to worry

US president insists that agreement already signed depends on normalization, something Riyadh won’t necessarily accept. Either way, it’s clear...

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PM’s office says he’ll fly to DC for Tuesday meet with Trump, Graham memorial service

If Netanyahu makes the trip, it would suggest that major US escalation against Iran is on hold, but leaders have pulled off deception campaign ahead...

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Israel should worry about Saudi deal, but there is good news in Lebanon

Lazar lays out what the US-Iran escalation means for Israel, and why Jerusalem remains on the sidelines. Meanwhile, Arab countries are working to...

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Mossad says it foiled Iranian plot to infiltrate Israel, attack senior officials

French criminal Turut Ozkor, who went by ‘Philip,’ was allegedly recruited to gather intel on a target in Israel and carry out an attack, and was...

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Trump says Saudi civilian nuclear pact is conditioned on normalization with Israel

PM’s office credits Iran war with creating conditions for deal, says it’s a ‘historic leap forward’ for peace, despite no confirmation from...

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Trump: Iran will face ‘major military punishment’ for Houthi attacks on Saudi ships

Several Israeli mayors reopen public bomb shelters amid growing fears of Iranian attack; Rubio: Tehran ‘paying the price’ for breaking deal; Iran...

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Netanyahu promises to unite country in campaign video ahead of Tisha B’Av fast

After attacking rival Eisenkot with AI-generated content, PM urges the public to see beyond political disagreements; Religious Zionism, Yashar, Noam...

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Lebanese PM plants flag in southern village, hailing start of ‘complete Israeli withdrawal’

Nawaf Salam visits Zawtar Al-Gharbiya, vows to start rebuilding; after meeting Trump in DC, Lebanon’s president says state can disarm Hezbollah, but...

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Tiny Nauru to open embassy in Jerusalem, will be tenth country to do so

Pacific island nation, with some 12,000 inhabitants, is firmly pro-Israel, recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in 2019; FM Sa’ar met his...

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Israel remains on sidelines of US-Iran fight, which for Jerusalem is just fine for now

Tehran is determined to impose its control over Hormuz, and hitting Israel doesn’t advance that goal. Normalcy returns, but no solution to the Iran...

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Over a dozen Western embassies call for changes to Israel’s incarceration policies

Embassies pan ‘systematic abuse’ of Palestinians in prisons, call for Israel to reinstate Red Cross visits, and express concern for detained Gaza...

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At meeting in DC, Rubio lauds Lebanon president’s ongoing push to disarm Hezbollah

Aoun says Beirut and Washington must align on achieving initial Israeli withdrawal from negotiated ‘pilot zones,’ ahead of his scheduled meeting...

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Nicholas Carl: US and Iran are now in the Battle of Hormuz

Iran thinks it won the war, which it almost did, argues the Critical Threats Project fellow, saying now is the time for Trump to impose his will as...

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Herzog tells Saudi TV he dreams of peace with Riyadh, ‘heart aches’ for innocent Gazans

In rare interview with state-owned outlet, president says Jerusalem also wants normalization with Syria and Lebanon, and that he respects Trump and...

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Netanyahu pushes off US trip to late July as Lindsey Graham’s funeral delayed

No meeting with Trump scheduled yet; PM had reportedly wanted to meet US president before Lebanon’s Aoun visits Washington next week

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Incoming Colombian FM says country will be ninth to open embassy in Jerusalem

Jerusalem says Omar Bola Escobar and Gideon Sa’ar also agreed to restore full diplomatic ties, after Abelardo de la Espriella campaigned on...

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Netanyahu warns of ‘far more powerful’ response than before if Iran attacks

Trump backtracks on plan for US Hormuz fees; more explosions heard at Iranian sites, Kuwait intercepts projectiles; European aviation authority warns...

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Iran’s strikes show its priority is flexing muscle on Hormuz, not dealing with Trump

Tehran looked to reap massive rewards from the MOU it signed with the US; now it’s risking throwing that all away, as it shuts down the key waterway...

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Sixth round of Israel-Lebanon talks begins in Rome, with focus on IDF pullout ‘pilot’

Lebanon wants immediate movement on plans agreed to last month for its army to take control of designated zones, while Jerusalem still has misgivings

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Sara Netanyahu said pushing to guarantee security detail for family for next 5 years

PM and wife reportedly fear election loss could lead to loss of protection, but agencies see no reason to commit to specific time period; PM’s...

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Report: Ahmadinejad met Mossad chief under Israeli plan to install him as Iran leader

NYT cites US officials, sources as saying yearslong regime change plot involved at least 2 meetings with Mossad in Hungary, as Israel looked to prop...

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Israel’s leaders mourn passing of Lindsey Graham, ‘one of its greatest friends’

GOP senator lauded as American patriot, defender of free world and US-Israel relationship; Netanyahu said to consider attending funeral

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Eyal Hulata: What’s next in the war against Iran

The campaigns against Tehran achieved much, says Israel’s former national security adviser. But the accomplishments will be fleeting unless Israel...

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NATO summit, Trump’s support for F-35s sale, boost Turkey’s standing, as slumping Israel sees clout erode

Ankara and Jerusalem are again trading barbs, but Netanyahu hasn’t dented US president’s desire to sell Erdogan advanced fighter jets, as Turkey...

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