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Netanyahu’s office says he spoke with Trump, agreed to meet soon

Netanyahu’s office says he spoke with Trump, agreed to meet soon

PM congratulates US president on the country’s 250th Independence Day amid tensions over Washington’s ongoing negotiations with Iran

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Mourners enter Khamenei’s funeral venue ahead of processions; huge crowds expected

Mourners enter Khamenei’s funeral venue ahead of processions; huge crowds expected

Tehran intends events as a show of strength to Islamic Republic’s foes * Extreme heat bears down as America’s 250th celebrations ramp up

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Two men given suspended sentences after going ‘fishing for Jews’ in London

Two men given suspended sentences after going ‘fishing for Jews’ in London

Adam Bedoui, 20, and Abdelkader Bousloub, 21, traveled to Stamford Hill with a bank note on a fishing rod to make a TikTok clip

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Senior Likud renegade Yuli Edelstein leaving party to forge a ‘new political path’

Senior Likud renegade Yuli Edelstein leaving party to forge a ‘new political path’

Ex-refusenik, who broke with government over effort to exempt Haredim from IDF service, said to be in talks to join possible ‘statesmanlike’...

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US national studying at Jerusalem’s Mir yeshiva charged with spying for Iran

US national studying at Jerusalem’s Mir yeshiva charged with spying for Iran

Eli Levon, 21, allegedly sent pictures via Telegram of city sites including Central Bus Station, and hid a flash drive in a restaurant, in exchange...

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Trump claims ‘spoiled child’ Iran has agreed to most US demands in negotiations

Trump claims ‘spoiled child’ Iran has agreed to most US demands in negotiations

US president touts conflict successes including ‘more rational’ Iranian leadership, ponders how American Jews can vote for Democrats when he is...

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Sa’ar accuses Turkish FM of ‘incitement to genocide’ for saying humanity ‘cannot bear’ Israel

Sa’ar accuses Turkish FM of ‘incitement to genocide’ for saying humanity ‘cannot bear’ Israel

Hakan Fidan repeats accusation that Israel is ‘problem’ for the whole world, urges international sanctions on Jerusalem following Armenian...

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US indirectly warned Iran during talks that Israel might try to kill its top negotiators — NYT

US indirectly warned Iran during talks that Israel might try to kill its top negotiators — NYT

US reportedly feared that Israeli assassinations of Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran’s parliament speaker, and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, would...

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Trump claims Iran has agreed to most US demands, questions why Jews support Democrats

Trump claims Iran has agreed to most US demands, questions why Jews support Democrats

US president also denies Iran will turn into ‘forever war’ * Sa’ar accuses Turkish FM of ‘incitement to genocide’ for saying humanity...

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‘We won’t give up’: Crowd marking 1,000 days since Oct. 7 vows to keep demanding state inquiry

‘We won’t give up’: Crowd marking 1,000 days since Oct. 7 vows to keep demanding state inquiry

Former hostage Rom Braslavski says ‘personal war’ against PTSD continues; at least 7 arrested blocking Ayalon Highway ahead of rally at Hostages...

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Debate returns to Old Knesset building for first time in 60 years

Debate returns to Old Knesset building for first time in 60 years

Hebrew University students launch Oxbridge-style debating society to provide alternative to ‘loud, shallow, public discourse’

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Three Arab Israelis to be charged for assisting June terror attack in central Israel

Three Arab Israelis to be charged for assisting June terror attack in central Israel

Indictments set to be filed against man from Baqa al-Gharbiyye who supplied gun used to kill reservist, and 2 Tayibe men who knew about attack plans...

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Two more slain in Arab community, raising this week’s toll to nine

Two more slain in Arab community, raising this week’s toll to nine

18-year-old gunned down in Haifa, two seriously hurt; hours later, 30-year-old shot dead in Reineh; watchdog figures show 149 homicides in Arab...

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Families marking 1,000 days since October 7 with memorials, protests, moment of silence

Families marking 1,000 days since October 7 with memorials, protests, moment of silence

October Council requests Israelis fall silent for a minute at 10 a.m. to observe somber anniversary, which will also include a convoy touring hard-hit...

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Qatar: US, Iran agree to hold further negotiations following Khamenei funeral

Qatar: US, Iran agree to hold further negotiations following Khamenei funeral

Man shot dead in Haifa, 2 others seriously wounded * Explosive-laden drone hits Iranian Kurdish opposition group camp in Iraq, sources say

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Netanyahu claims he saved Israel from destruction as Iran ‘already obtained’ atomic bomb

Netanyahu claims he saved Israel from destruction as Iran ‘already obtained’ atomic bomb

Source says claim made to right-wing Channel 14 is ‘complete lie’; election rivals Eisenkot, Bennett both pillory PM for fear-mongering, peddling...

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Report: Harris calls Mamdani, meets pro-Palestinian activists as she weighs 2028 bid

Report: Harris calls Mamdani, meets pro-Palestinian activists as she weighs 2028 bid

Former VP said to discuss future of Democratic Party days with Mamdani, days after candidates he backed swept New York primaries; the two reportedly...

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US reportedly mulls pulling troops from Saudi Arabia as ties sour over Iran war

US reportedly mulls pulling troops from Saudi Arabia as ties sour over Iran war

Riyadh initially refused Washington request to use bases critical to Hormuz ship escort operation, prompting US ire; Riyadh interprets Rubio skipping...

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Man given 1-year sentence in death of Jewish protester at dueling California rallies

Prosecutors object to court’s decision, saying pro-Palestinian demonstrator should go to state prison, not county jail plus probation; victim’s...

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Anti-Israel candidate wins Colorado primary, says aiming to ‘end genocide in Palestine’

Anti-Israel candidate wins Colorado primary, says aiming to ‘end genocide in Palestine’

Democratic socialist Melat Kiros has refused to label deadly firebombing at Boulder support rally for Gaza hostages as antisemitic, and has said...

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Trump weighed return to full war against Iran, but prefers diplomatic efforts – report

Trump weighed return to full war against Iran, but prefers diplomatic efforts – report

White House official says deconfliction channel including IRGC, US military has been used by both sides; Tehran’s chief negotiator: Iran prioritizes...

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Armenian PM offers cold response to Israeli recognition of genocide against his people

Nikol Pashinyan suggests decision was politically motivated, given that it came amid major decline in Israel’s ties with Turkey, which also rejects...

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Iran says it won’t meet with US envoys, clouding prospects for peace deal

Iran says it won’t meet with US envoys, clouding prospects for peace deal

Kushner and Witkoff huddle with Qatari PM instead to discuss building on Iran MOU, as Doha says it remains committed to mediating between the sides *...

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Crime figure killed in Haifa car blast, Arab community’s 7th fatality in 3 days

Crime figure killed in Haifa car blast, Arab community’s 7th fatality in 3 days

Rabee Abu Haikal, a suspect in a 2023 double murder, targeted in city’s Kiryat Haim neighborhood as violence crisis persists

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Eisenkot accuses Bennett and Lapid of weakening Zionist opposition with merger

Eisenkot accuses Bennett and Lapid of weakening Zionist opposition with merger

Yashar party chief says ‘Together’ heads turned down his earlier offer of three-way ‘super-party,’ reportedly rejects Smotrich as coalition...

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Haredi rabbi’s rant against ‘accursed’ IDF chief sparks political firestorm

Haredi rabbi’s rant against ‘accursed’ IDF chief sparks political firestorm

Netanyahu, Shas issue condemnations of Rabbi Aryeh Yazdi’s invective during Bnei Brak rally, Bennett vows to end state funding for ‘anyone who...

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Ministers, coalition MKs push pardon for PM after judges urge dropping of key charge

Ministers, coalition MKs push pardon for PM after judges urge dropping of key charge

Levin, Eliyahu, Katz and others again call for clemency or for dismissal of charges, as judges repeat recommendation that prosecutors withdraw...

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Bill to ban Red Cross visits to Palestinian prisoners fails as Haredim boycott vote

Bill to ban Red Cross visits to Palestinian prisoners fails as Haredim boycott vote

Coalition chief reportedly asked opposition MKs not to vote against measure but was rebuffed; Ben Gvir feuds with Shas as he rails at the...

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Further TV poll shows Eisenkot’s Yashar party gaining strength

Further TV poll shows Eisenkot’s Yashar party gaining strength

Lebanese state media reports Israeli strike in south of the country * Israel to send official delegation of experts to assist quake-stricken Venezuela

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Trump says next US-Iran meeting to be held in Doha Tuesday amid conflicting reports

Trump says next US-Iran meeting to be held in Doha Tuesday amid conflicting reports

White House says Witkoff, Kushner to attend ‘high-level’ talks coinciding with technical talks; Iranian officials meet with Oman to discuss Hormuz...

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High Court tells state to launch speedy probe into underfunding of secular public schools

High Court tells state to launch speedy probe into underfunding of secular public schools

Petition says religious state schools receive higher share of funds than secular and Arab-sector schools; Education Ministry acknowledges gap but...

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Smotrich takes credit for return of all hostages; former captive: ‘Gaslighting propaganda’

Smotrich takes credit for return of all hostages; former captive: ‘Gaslighting propaganda’

‘I think it is thanks to me,’ the far-right minister asserts, despite having opposed various deals throughout the Gaza war that would have seen...

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Azerbaijan slams ally Israel’s recognition of Armenian genocide: ‘Distortion of historical facts’

Azerbaijan slams ally Israel’s recognition of Armenian genocide: ‘Distortion of historical facts’

Baku urges Jerusalem to ‘reconsider the decision’; Azerbaijan, while close with Israel, takes Turkey’s stance in rejecting label for WWI atrocities

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Report: IDF warns Hamas is readying to return to war; US opposes new Israeli offensive

Report: IDF warns Hamas is readying to return to war; US opposes new Israeli offensive

Unsourced report claims terror group is recruiting new fighters, has resumed training its elite Nukhba force as US peace plan fails to progress; IDF...

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Man, 30, killed near Nazareth, in 6th fatality in Arab community in just over 24 hours

Man, 30, killed near Nazareth, in 6th fatality in Arab community in just over 24 hours

Reports say man gunned down in car in Yafia, police open homicide probe; senior police officials blame ‘total collapse of system’ for crime wave,...

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US, Iran agree to halt Hormuz attacks, hold talks about strait in Qatar on Tuesday — report

US, Iran agree to halt Hormuz attacks, hold talks about strait in Qatar on Tuesday — report

US official says sides to stand down ‘for now’ after Tehran skips technical talks scheduled for Sunday; Iran’s FM threatens to ‘increase...

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Hezbollah-allied Lebanese parliament speaker says deal with Israel ‘will not pass’

Hezbollah-allied Lebanese parliament speaker says deal with Israel ‘will not pass’

Iran-backed terrorist group claims ‘right to defend its homeland’ in Lebanon * IDF says troops stationed in southern Syria fired upon; no injuries...

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Israel sold advanced F-15 systems and gear to Qatar and Saudi Arabia – report

Israel sold advanced F-15 systems and gear to Qatar and Saudi Arabia – report

Three Qatari royal jets said to have Elbit air defenses, including one that flew the emir to Iran last year; both Doha and Riyadh received advanced...

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Israeli-American businessman extradited to US on felony fraud charges

Israeli-American businessman extradited to US on felony fraud charges

Department of Justice says Michael Fein, 47, under indictment for $28 million fraud linked to investment properties; faces court in St. Louis after...

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Dedy Simhi says his emerging alliance with Gantz would sit with anyone but Arab parties

Dedy Simhi says his emerging alliance with Gantz would sit with anyone but Arab parties

TV pundit, a former rescue chief whose son died fighting on Oct. 7, says party would join a single bloc’s government only if ‘proper and...

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US launches fresh strikes on Iran: Tehran had ‘chance to honor the ceasefire but elected not to’

US launches fresh strikes on Iran: Tehran had ‘chance to honor the ceasefire but elected not to’

Trump says strikes targeted missile and drone storage sites, warns US may be ‘forced to militarily complete the job’ in Iran

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Two 13-year-old girls found dead after being swept away by Jordan River

Two 13-year-old girls found dead after being swept away by Jordan River

Group reportedly entered water in Galilee recreation area without adults present; intensive hours-long search included helicopter, elite rescue unit

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Hezbollah says Israel-Lebanon agreement ‘null and void,’ as its allies threaten civil war

Hezbollah says Israel-Lebanon agreement ‘null and void,’ as its allies threaten civil war

Naim Qassem calls deal a ‘humiliation’; terror group’s MP slams Beirut’s ‘complete submission’; Houthis: Lebanese have right to...

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GOP NY governor candidate says fellow Jewish politician Lander would have helped Nazis

GOP NY governor candidate says fellow Jewish politician Lander would have helped Nazis

Mamdani ally, who ousted centrist incumbent congressman in Democratic primary, slams Bruce Blakeman, says standing up for Palestinians ‘doesn’t...

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Transportation Ministry says it reached deal to clear US jets clogging up Tel Aviv airport

Transportation Ministry says it reached deal to clear US jets clogging up Tel Aviv airport

Reports say agreement reached after minister asked Netanyahu to intervene personally, will see 30 jets leave Ben Gurion for Israeli Air Force bases by...

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Nearly three-quaters of Israelis fear a repeat of Oct. 7-style attack, poll finds

Nearly three-quaters of Israelis fear a repeat of Oct. 7-style attack, poll finds

66% of respondents to Channel 12 survey also want security debacle to be probed by a state commission of inquiry appointed by the chief justice, which...

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US strikes in Iran after attack on cargo ship; Revolutionary Guards threaten response

US strikes in Iran after attack on cargo ship; Revolutionary Guards threaten response

Vance tells Tehran to ‘pick up the phone’ if there is a disagreement on MOU, warns ‘violence will be met with violence’ * Hezbollah supporters...

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External AI tools blocked from public hospital networks over cyber safety fears

External AI tools blocked from public hospital networks over cyber safety fears

Hospital employees can no longer reach ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini from work computers, as Health Ministry sounds alarm over potential cyberattacks,...

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Dozens of protesters block road in Bnei Brak in demand for ultra-Orthodox military draft

Dozens of protesters block road in Bnei Brak in demand for ultra-Orthodox military draft

Demonstration led by mothers of soldiers; group says police stood by and watched as they were attacked by ultra-Orthodox men: ‘I cried out to one of...

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Work started to restore historic Jewish cemetery in Damascus, heritage group says

Work started to restore historic Jewish cemetery in Damascus, heritage group says

Syrian Mosaic Foundation posts clip of graves being cleaned, repainted; resting place of Rabbi Nissim Nadavo, local rabbi who was with Eli Cohen...

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