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Right-wing Israeli TV report fuels rumors Israel supplying arms to Iran protesters

Channel 14’s Tamir Morag says arms from ‘foreign actors’ let protesters kill hundreds of officers; Iranian FM: ‘Trump should...

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Trump to further monitor Iran’s response to unrest before deciding on extent of attack — report

WSJ reports US president’s advisers told him that major strikes were unlikely to topple Islamic Republic * Trump announces Board of Peace’s...

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Israel shutters UNRWA health clinic in Jerusalem’s Old City for 30 days

Israel shutters UNRWA health clinic in Jerusalem’s Old City for 30 days

Closure comes after laws banned UN agency from Israeli territory, cut off access to electricity and water; spigots, power to soon shut off in other...

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4.2-magnitude earthquake recorded in southern Israel; no reports of injuries

4.2-magnitude earthquake recorded in southern Israel; no reports of injuries

Epicenter of quake identified near Dimona, setting off warning sirens and sparking fears of missile attack among some residents amid heightened...

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US, Britain issue travel warnings for Israel; several countries tell citizens to leave Iran

Alerts cite ‘regional tensions’ as Washington weighs strike on regime; UK shuts Tehran embassy; Lufthansa group says it will limit flights...

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US and UK advise against travel to Israel; Iran closes airspace to commercial flights

US and UK advise against travel to Israel; Iran closes airspace to commercial flights

Rights group says execution of Iranian protester postponed but warns his life still at risk, as Islamic Republic’s FM says there won’t be...

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Former IDF chief Herzi Halevi gives testimony in Bild leak affair probe

Former IDF chief Herzi Halevi gives testimony in Bild leak affair probe

Halevi, who led the army at time of leak, is not a suspect; at court hearing, judge says he ordered Kan to hand police raw footage from Feldstein...

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Israel, Arab nations said to urge US to wait to strike Iran until regime further weakened

Israel, Arab nations said to urge US to wait to strike Iran until regime further weakened

Trump threatens ‘very strong’ response if Tehran hangs protesters; Riyadh reportedly tells Iran it won’t allow Saudi airspace to be used for...

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Tehran doctors say security forces intentionally firing at protesters’ eyes, heads

Tehran doctors say security forces intentionally firing at protesters’ eyes, heads

Hundreds of eye injuries documented at hospital in capital, according to doctors, who say birdshot used to inflict debilitating wounds; death toll...

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Israel said to suggest US wait to strike Iran until heat further turned up on regime

Israel said to suggest US wait to strike Iran until heat further turned up on regime

NBC reports that Israeli officials told administration they back fall of Islamic Republic but proposed non-military actions * Trump threatens ‘very...

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Jerusalem severs ties with 7 UN agencies, citing anti-Israel bias

Jerusalem severs ties with 7 UN agencies, citing anti-Israel bias

Sa’ar decries UN Women for ignoring sexual violence cases on Oct. 7, slams another agency for wastefulness, will examine ties with further UN...

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Jewish terrorist who killed Palestinian family said allowed conjugal visits

Jewish terrorist who killed Palestinian family said allowed conjugal visits

Amiram Ben Uliel, who perpetrated 2015 Duma firebombing that killed 18-month-old Ali Dawabsha and his parents, has been in prison for a decade and is...

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‘Help is on its way’: Trump urges Iranians to keep protesting, seize institutions

‘Help is on its way’: Trump urges Iranians to keep protesting, seize institutions

US president says he has canceled unspecified meetings with Iranian officials, declines to elaborate on offer of help; Witkoff said to meet with son...

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After decade-long trial, attorney Ronel Fisher gets 9 months’ community service

After decade-long trial, attorney Ronel Fisher gets 9 months’ community service

Prosecution wanted prison for lawyer, convicted of attempted bribery in plea deal; court faults police internal investigation unit for mishandling...

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Knesset advances bill establishing military tribunal to try October 7 perpetrators

Knesset advances bill establishing military tribunal to try October 7 perpetrators

Legislation would allow for death penalty and bar suspects from being released in prisoner exchange deals; hearings to be open to the public and...

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Celebrities, NGOs sign letter accusing Israel of ‘direct attack’ on Gaza health care

Celebrities, NGOs sign letter accusing Israel of ‘direct attack’ on Gaza health care

Actors and human rights groups, demanding unfettered aid to Palestinians, use language lifted from Genocide Convention and accuse Israel of...

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UK school nixed Labour MP’s civics talk, after outcry over his support for Israel

UK school nixed Labour MP’s civics talk, after outcry over his support for Israel

Bristol Brunel Academy says visit by Damien Egan, a leader of Labour Friends of Israel, was merely postponed to avoid a clash with public protesters,...

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Jerusalem woman dies as winter storm lashes Israel with wind and rain

Jerusalem woman dies as winter storm lashes Israel with wind and rain

Shuafat resident apparently hit by heavy object; several people lightly injured in other locations, others rescued from flood-swamped cars

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Freed hostage David Cunio says he weighed suicide by overdosing during captivity

Freed hostage David Cunio says he weighed suicide by overdosing during captivity

In interview, Cunio says for a long period, he lived off of 250ml of water, half a pita a day; walked 20km from morning to evening through tunnel to...

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IDF has demolished over 2,500 buildings in Gaza since start of ceasefire – report

IDF has demolished over 2,500 buildings in Gaza since start of ceasefire – report

NYT says Israel destroying buildings past Yellow Line, quotes Gazan as saying Hamas ‘militarized civilian spaces,’ gave IDF...

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Israel draws opponents for Eurovision semifinal slated for May 12 in Austria

Israel draws opponents for Eurovision semifinal slated for May 12 in Austria

Past winners Greece, Portugal, Serbia and Sweden to face off against Israel in Vienna as song contest overshadowed by anti-Israel boycotts and...

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Australia to hold ‘day of mourning’ on Jan. 22 for Hanukkah terror attack

Australia to hold ‘day of mourning’ on Jan. 22 for Hanukkah terror attack

Hamas civil defense reports three killed by structural collapse due to stormy weather * Former NYC mayor Adams launches cryptocurrency he says will...

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Netanyahu dismisses probe of his chief of staff, accuses critics of ‘hunting’ him

Netanyahu dismisses probe of his chief of staff, accuses critics of ‘hunting’ him

In social media video, PM accuses unnamed opponents of ‘extortion,’ says law enforcement wants to search his aides’ phones for...

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Levin threatens to paralyze Supreme Court, sets out plans for renewed judicial overhaul

Levin threatens to paralyze Supreme Court, sets out plans for renewed judicial overhaul

In livestream with Likud activists, justice minister says he intends to discipline court president Amit for alleged conflict of interest, again...

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Police declare Netanyahu’s ex-campaign adviser Einhorn a ‘fugitive’ evading arrest

Police declare Netanyahu’s ex-campaign adviser Einhorn a ‘fugitive’ evading arrest

Cops say warrant issued for Yisrael Einhorn, seek to bar Jonatan Urich from contact with those tied to classified document leak; both are also...

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Three sentenced for Oct. 8 looting of belongings of Nova festival victims

Three sentenced for Oct. 8 looting of belongings of Nova festival victims

Beersheba residents entered site day after massacre under false pretenses, broke into abandoned vehicles and stole a laptop, credit cards and ID cards

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Braverman, appealing terms of release, says police probe is ‘delusional, political’

Braverman, appealing terms of release, says police probe is ‘delusional, political’

Netanyahu’s chief of staff, suspected in leak of classified documents, is barred from Prime Minister’s Office, can’t leave country...

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Exiled crown prince says those cracking down on Iran protests are ‘legitimate targets’

Exiled crown prince says those cracking down on Iran protests are ‘legitimate targets’

Reza Pahlavi calls for Iranian embassies to wave pre-revolution flag after Islamic Republic one briefly torn down from UK mission * Ultra-Orthodox...

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Masses gather in London, Paris, Istanbul to support Iran’s anti-regime protests

Masses gather in London, Paris, Istanbul to support Iran’s anti-regime protests

‘My son is there, and I don’t know if he’s alive or not,’ says one protester in London, ‘We just want this murderous...

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PM’s chief of staff banned from leaving the country following police interrogation

PM’s chief of staff banned from leaving the country following police interrogation

Tzachi Braverman, who is suspected of obstructing an investigation into a classified intel leak, is also forbidden from contacting Netanyahu or...

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UAE said to slash scholarships to study in UK, citing fear of Muslim Brotherhood

UAE said to slash scholarships to study in UK, citing fear of Muslim Brotherhood

Emiratis ‘don’t want their kids to be radicalized on campus,’ source tells Financial Times; business-friendly Gulf nation leaders...

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‘Arab blood isn’t cheap’: Hundreds rally in capital over police failure on violent crime

‘Arab blood isn’t cheap’: Hundreds rally in capital over police failure on violent crime

Protesters call for sacking Ben Gvir amid surge in homicides, call to ‘free Tarabin al-Sana’; police withdraw from Bedouin town after...

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Israeli reportedly held for nine days in Dubai due to mistaken identity

Israeli reportedly held for nine days in Dubai due to mistaken identity

Authorities hold man believing he owed money for a rental car, offered to pay for missed flight once matter clarified; attorney pans Israeli diplomats...

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Circumcision could be child abuse if done wrong, draft UK guidelines say — report

Circumcision could be child abuse if done wrong, draft UK guidelines say — report

Jewish community activist tells the Guardian that document’s wording is ‘misleading,’ would ‘very much expect’ it to be...

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Turkey said ‘very likely’ to join Saudi Arabia-Pakistan mutual defense pact

Turkey said ‘very likely’ to join Saudi Arabia-Pakistan mutual defense pact

Riyadh’s deal with nuclear-armed Islamabad was signed after Israel’s botched strike on Hamas in Doha, which sparked alarm in Gulf nations;...

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15-year-old boy shot, killed in Nazareth after phone call telling him to leave house

15-year-old boy shot, killed in Nazareth after phone call telling him to leave house

Azmi Gharib is 2nd teen killed by gunfire in city within days; no arrests; separately, man dies after apparently being pushed from Haifa building,...

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Right-wing activist uses pepper spray on anti-government protesters

Right-wing activist uses pepper spray on anti-government protesters

Police question two men on suspicion of assaulting each other at Tel Aviv rally; marchers project ‘You are guilty’ on wall of...

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Israel on high alert for possibility of US intervention in Iran — report

Israel on high alert for possibility of US intervention in Iran — report

Death toll reportedly passes 100 in anti-regime protests * IDF soldier moderately wounded in Nablus shooting, manhunt underway * Bangladesh seeks to...

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Report: Argentina halts Jerusalem embassy move over Falklands drilling dispute

Report: Argentina halts Jerusalem embassy move over Falklands drilling dispute

Tensions between President Milei and Netanyahu reportedly flare due to Israeli-owned firm’s plan for offshore drilling near disputed islands,...

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As Iranian regime shuts down internet, even Starlink seemingly being jammed

As Iranian regime shuts down internet, even Starlink seemingly being jammed

Receivers for satellite service face connectivity challenges, with an expert reporting that the Islamic Republic seems to be ‘doing something...

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Protester replaces Islamic Republic flag with shah-era banner at Iran’s London embassy

Protester replaces Islamic Republic flag with shah-era banner at Iran’s London embassy

British cops say 2 arrested for aggravated trespassing as hundreds rally in UK capital, call for a ‘free Iran’

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Ex-Haaretz columnist received payments from Qatar lobbyist while working for paper

Ex-Haaretz columnist received payments from Qatar lobbyist while working for paper

Alon Pinkas received hundreds of thousands of dollars in 2024-2025 from Jay Footlik; former Israeli consul in NYC wrote seven columns endorsing Qatar...

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Health of detained anti-Israel activists in UK said ‘deteriorating’ amid hunger strike

Health of detained anti-Israel activists in UK said ‘deteriorating’ amid hunger strike

Reports say 2 remaining hunger strikers have lost 10-16 kilograms as they refuse to eat until Palestine Action is delisted as terror group, Britain...

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6 Israelis hurt, one critically, in minibus accident in Thailand

6 Israelis hurt, one critically, in minibus accident in Thailand

Vehicle reportedly tried to overtake another car, veered off road and hit a tree; Foreign Ministry in touch with the wounded and their families,...

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Jewish woman whose baby photo was chosen by Goebbels as Aryan exemplar dies at 91

Jewish woman whose baby photo was chosen by Goebbels as Aryan exemplar dies at 91

Fearing retaliation, Hessy Levinsons Taft and her family kept truth about the picture a secret until decades after leaving Nazi Germany

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Einav Zangauker considering entering politics ‘to send home’ Netanyahu

Einav Zangauker considering entering politics ‘to send home’ Netanyahu

Prominent activist and mother of freed captive Matan Zangauker declares her ‘life’s mission’ is to remove from power those...

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Netanyahu says he seeks to end US military aid to Israel within a decade

Netanyahu says he seeks to end US military aid to Israel within a decade

PM tells Economist he won’t seek full renewal of 10-year assistance package in 2028; key Trump ally Graham welcomes comments, amid growing MAGA...

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Welcoming PM’s remarks, GOP senator calls for Israel aid money ‘to be recouped ASAP’

Welcoming PM’s remarks, GOP senator calls for Israel aid money ‘to be recouped ASAP’

Lindsey Graham says he’ll present proposal ‘to dramatically expedite timetable’ for ending the billions in annual US military...

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Powerful storm kills kitesurfer; plane reportedly hit by lightening, lands safely

Powerful storm kills kitesurfer; plane reportedly hit by lightening, lands safely

Heavy rainfall, strong winds reaching 105 km/h (65 mph) nationwide bring down trees, causing a number of injuries; El Al flight reportedly struck in...

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Israelis pick ‘homecoming’ as Hebrew word of the year

In annual vote celebrating Hebrew Language Day, most chooses ‘habaita,’ after return of all living, and all-but-one deceased, hostages...

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