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Headline / Terrorism / IDF & Security / Palestinian Authority / Jerusalem / India

Israel Rescues 10 Indian Workers Held Captive in Arab Village near Jerusalem

By Jewish Press News Desk

The captors used the foreign workers' passports to bypass the security checkpoints, for over a month.

NY / Terrorism / Left vs. Right / On Campus / Education / Antisemitism

NYPD Responds to Bomb Threat, as Anti-Israel Protesters Storm Barnard Library

By Vita Fellig

“We must not allow the actions of a few interfere with our mission,” said Laura Rosenbury, the college president.

US / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority

Head of 'US Palestinian Affairs' Office Reportedly Tells Staff He Will Resign

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Hans Wechsel is said to have told employees that he "didn't like the direction the ship was heading."

Terrorism / IDF & Security

Terrorist Behind Bat Yam Bus Bombing Arrested

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The Israeli driver who transported the illegal resident who planted the explosive device faces an indictment.

Featured / Antisemitism / Video of the Day / Arts and Entertainment / Judea & Samaria / Pallywood

Pallywood: Oscar-Winning Filmmakers Caught on Video Harassing IDF Troops

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The scene in "No Other Land," described in the film as "settler violence and IDF cruelty," was a staged provocation, according to the local council.

Terrorism / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / United Nations (UN)

UN to Recognize Hostage Families as Victims of Hamas’s Psychological Abuse

By Pesach Benson / TPS

The report called on prosecutors at the ICC “to pursue investigations into and prosecutions of hostage-taking and torture” and for the creation of a UN fund to support hostages that would be “funded in part by confiscations of financial assets and property imposed by sanctions.”

Antisemitism / Europe

Madrid Kosher Restaurant Target of Attempted Arson

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

A swift response by the staff of the establishment, which was crowded at the time, prevented the fire from being lit.

Israel / The Environment

Medicane Warning: Israel Braces for Rare Tropical Cyclone

By Assaf Golan

Risk of severe flash floods in Negev and Arava wadis extending to the Dead Sea area, along with possible flooding on roads leading south toward Eilat.

Hezbollah / Israel At War: Operation Northern Arrows / Lebanon / News Briefs / IDF & Security

Israel Air Force Eliminates Hezbollah Naval Commander

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The IDF stated that Hezbollah's Khader Hashem continued plotting attacks against Israel "even during the ceasefire."

Terrorism / Lebanon / Israel At War: Operation Northern Arrows / Hezbollah

Lebanese Army Infested with Hezbollah Loyalists

By Shachar Kleiman

Alma report questions the force's ability to enforce the ceasefire agreement with Israel.

Israel / US / Police and Crime

Ehud Barak, Ehud Olmert Appear in New Jeffrey Epstein Files

By Akiva Van Koningsveld

According to previous reports, Barak visited Epstein at least 36 times between 2013 and 2017.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Hamas / The Knesset / Judea & Samaria

Israeli MK Not Notified about Release of Her Husband’s Killer in Hamas Hostage Deal

By Joshua Marks

"This morning, I woke up to the news that the terrorist who murdered my husband was released," said Knesset member Limor Son Har-Melech.

Gaza / Hamas / Palestinian Authority / Egypt / Abu Ali Express

Key Points of Egypt's Gaza Reconstruction Plan

By Abu Ali Express

Egypt wants to keep the Gazans in Gaza and put the Palestinian Authority in charge.

Druze / Government / Business and Economy

Israel Approves $1 Billion Development Plan for Druze, Circassian Communities

By Pesach Benson / TPS

“This is an unprecedented plan that will catapult Druze society forward,” Netanyahu said of the largest economic initiative proposed for those communities.

News Briefs / The Knesset / Chessed and Tzedaka

Knesset OKs Kohelet Forum’s Tax-Exempt Status

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Kohelet was excluded in January from a list of some 140 nonprofits eligible for benefits.

News Briefs / The Knesset

Netanyahu Rejects ‘Politically Biased’ Commission of Inquiry as Bereaved Families Scuffle with Knesset Guards

By Pesach Benson / TPS

“We demand the establishment of an objective, balanced investigation committee – not politically biased, whose conclusions are already known in advance,” Netanyahu said.

Syria / Druze

‘Israel is the Iron Dome of the Druze in Syria,’ say Syrian Druze Residents

By Baruch Yedid / TPS

The Druze of southern Syria are optimistic about a recent Israeli pledge to protect their communities.

Terrorism / News Briefs / Israeli Arabs

Minister Arbel to Revoke Jerusalem Residency of Six Terrorists Released in Hamas Deal

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“Anyone who chooses to act against the State of Israel and take part in terrorist activity has no place within it,” Arbel said.

Terrorism / Israel / Iran / News Briefs

Beersheva Resident Indicted for Attempting to Sell Nuclear Info to Iran

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Doron Buchbaza allegedly contacted Iranian intelligence and offered to sell information regarding Israel's Dimona nuclear power plant.

Terrorism / Druze / Israeli Arabs

Haifa Terrorist Identified as Druze, Most of the Victims Were Arab

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Druze community renounced the terrorist and ordered that no one go to his funeral.

Health and Medicine

Scientists Identify Two Types of Heart Scars, Paving the Way for Targeted Therapies

By Pesach Benson / TPS

Using real human heart tissue samples, the research team confirmed the model’s predictions.

Terrorism / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Yemen / Houthis / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

Houthi Leader Threatens to Attack Tel Aviv if Gaza War Resumes

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

"If war returns to Gaza, we will rain fire upon all areas of the enemy regime [Israel], especially Tel Aviv, which is known as occupied Jaffa."

Gaza / Hamas / UK / News Briefs / Islamists

UK Charity Accused of Fundraising for Hamas

By Canaan Lidor

Save One Life UK posted about praying for Gazans even as terrorists were murdering Israelis in border-adjacent communities on Oct. 7, 2023.

IDF & Security / Gaza / Hamas

Israel Extends Ability to Call Up 400,000 Reservists Until End of May

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The move comes amid reported preparations to resume the war against Hamas in Gaza.

Terrorism / Gaza / Hamas / Palestinian Authority / Non-Orthodox

Leading Reform Clergyman: ‘Hamas is the Palestinians,’ Two-State Solution a Delusion

By Andrew Bernard

“The polite lie that we tell ourselves over and over again is that Hamas does not represent the Palestinians. It is simply not true.”

Terrorism / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas

Former Hostage Details Starvation and Beatings by Hamas Captors

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

"You don’t care about the beatings. They’re breaking my ribs, and I don’t care; give me another half-pita,” Eli Sharabi said of his 16 months in Gaza.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas

Report: Israel to Conquer Gaza with Overwhelming Force to Defeat Hamas

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The incoming IDF chief is devising a plan to “eradicate Hamas” with more than 50,000 soldiers and a reduction of aid, Israeli sources say.

US / News Briefs / Judea & Samaria

Ted Cruz: ‘Israel’s Right to Judea and Samaria Starts in the Bible’

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Israel has an "absolute right to determine what happens in Judea and Samaria," said Sen. Ted Cruz.

Hezbollah / Lebanon / IDF & Security / Terrorism

IDF Eliminates Hezbollah Operative Responsible for Lebanon Weapons Smuggling

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Shahin worked with various traders or smugglers who operate on the Syria-Lebanon border.

Terrorism / Hamas / Islamists / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs

Hamas Stoking Flames in Jerusalem as Ramadan Gets Underway

By Shachar Kleiman

A senior official from the terrorist group urged an escalation of "resistance in all its forms in Jerusalem."

News Briefs / Lebanon

Lebanese Parliament Votes for New Government

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“For too long, the Lebanese people were denied a governing body that could unite the country and rebuild institutions,” said the U.S. State Department.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Hamas / Judea & Samaria

Hamas Plotted Major Attack in Judea and Samaria, Defense Minister Says

By Pesach Benson / TPS

Hamas’s attack plans, Katz said, were discovered in files seized by the Israel Defense Forces.

Headline / Terrorism / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

Horrifying List of Terrorists Being Released in This Round

By Jewish Press News Desk

602 living terrorists are being exchanged for the bodies of four murdered hostages.

Haredim & Hassidim / On Campus / Education / NY

NY to Pull Funds from Yeshivahs for Not Being ‘Substantially Equivalent’ to Public Ed

By Vita Fellig

“There’s no crisis here that needs solving except for the dislike people have of the Chassidic community, and that to me is the issue,” said Moshe Krakowski, of Yeshiva University.

Terrorism / NY / On Campus / Education

Anti-Israel Protesters Occupy Barnard Building, Demand ‘Amnesty’ for Expelled Peers

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

"Negotiating with pro-terror protestors who are breaking campus policies should be out of the question," stated the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Headline / Terrorism / Israel / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas

Israel Receives Remains of Four Hostages, Initial Identification Underway

By Pesach Benson / TPS

The completion of Wednesday night’s exchange will mark the conclusion of the first phase of the ceasefire agreement.

IDF & Security / News Briefs / Lebanon / Israel At War: Operation Northern Arrows / Hezbollah

Mossad Chief Praises Netanyahu for Hezbollah Pager Operation

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Countering claims by former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, the Mossad chief said that the operation was far more effective than it would have been if conducted months earlier.

IDF & Security / Iran

Tehran Fears US-Israeli Strikes Could Put its ‘Existence in Danger’

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The regime's air defenses "may not be effective in the event of a large-scale strike," one Iranian official told The Telegraph.

Travel / Israel

Mount Hermon to Reopen to Visitors After Security Closure, but Skiing Delayed

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The ski slope's cable lift was damaged by a Hezbollah rocket barrage.

US / Politics / Global / Left vs. Right

Trump Rescinds Biden-Era Rule Linking Arms Sales and Human Rights

By David Isaac

The Biden directive required recipients of U.S. arms to provide written assurances within 45 days that they were abiding by international law.

Gaza / Judea & Samaria / Sovereignty

Smotrich: Israel to Seize Land if Gaza Hostages Aren’t Returned

By Canaan Lidor

If the captives, both living and dead, are not returned, Israel will expand the agricultural areas of the kibbutzim Be'eri and Nir Oz into the Gaza perimeter, said the Israeli finance minister.

On Campus / Education / News Briefs / Antisemitism / NY

Barnard Expels Two Anti-Israel Student Protesters

By Vita Fellig

“This will send a clear message that the harassment of Jewish students and faculty will not be tolerated at Columbia,” said Brian Cohen, executive director of the Columbia Barnard Hillel.

Terrorism / Government / Palestinian Authority

Israel Imposes New Sanctions on ‘Pay for Slay’ Recipients, Seizes Terror-Linked Funds

By Pesach Benson / TPS

“We will not allow the Palestinian Authority to continue rewarding terrorists for murdering and harming Israeli citizens,” Katz declared.

Gaza / Hamas / Saudi Arabia

Arab Leaders in Riyadh Discuss Alternatives to Trump’s Gaza Plan

By Joshua Marks

The Saudi summit focused on an Egyptian proposal for the war-torn coastal enclave.

NY / Hezbollah / Lebanon / Antisemitism / Left vs. Right / Terrorism

Vigil for Hezbollah's Hassan Nasrallah Held in NYC

By Emily Goldberg

“It has never been more important to condemn this moral depravity, demand accountability and implement President Trump’s America First peace through strength agenda,” Rep. Elise Stefanik said.

Headline / The Knesset / Judea & Samaria / Sovereignty

Ohana: Israeli Sovereignty Over Judea, Samaria 'Only Way' to Peace

By Akiva Van Koningsveld

"On the 7th of October, not only Israeli citizens were murdered but also the idea that was mistakenly called 'the two-state solution."

Headline / Terrorism / Hamas / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs

Released Cafe Hillel Terrorist Dies in Mysterious Fall

By Jewish Press News Desk

Na'el Abid was released a week ago as part of the hostage deal with Hamas.

Terrorism / News Briefs / Judea & Samaria

Most Israelis Fear Oct.7-Style Massacre Could Happen in Judea and Samaria

By Akiva Van Koningsveld

More than two in three Israeli Jews fear Arab terrorists based in the biblical heartland could commit such a bloodbath.

Israel At War: Iron Swords / Hamas / Gaza / Israel / Headline

Forensics Center Confirms Shiri Bibas Murdered in Captivity by Hamas

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

"Our Shiri was murdered in captivity and has now returned home to her children, her husband, her sister, and all her family for her final rest."

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas

IDF: Body Hamas Returned is NOT Shiri Bibas

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“We demand that Hamas return Shiri home along with all our hostages,” the Israeli military said.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

A Closer Look at the Six Hostages to Be Released on Saturday

By Pesach Benson / TPS

Israeli officials confirmed that Hamas will release six hostages on Saturday as the terror group seeks to expedite the handovers of the ceasefire’s first phase.

Antisemitism / News Briefs / The Knesset

Israel Bans Entry for Those Denying October 7 Massacre or Working With ICC

By Pesach Benson / TPS

The International Criminal Court issued unprecedented arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in November, the first time warrants have been issued against leaders from a democratic country.

Terrorism / Gaza / Hamas

Supposedly 'Deported' Freed Terrorist Attended Hamas ‘Ceremony’ in Gaza

By Pesach Benson / TPS

Mohammed Abu Warda, an Arab terrorist freed on Jan. 30, was supposed to be deported to a third country.

Terrorism / IDF & Security

Ari Fuld’s Murderer to be Freed in Hostage Deal

By Akiva Van Koningsveld

Khalil Jabarin is set to be deported and permanently banned from re-entering Israeli territories.

Government / Left vs. Right / The Knesset

Foreign Funding of Judicial Reform Protests Spurs Knesset Legislation

By David Isaac

The current debate swirls around the NGO Blue and White Future, which was heavily backed by non-Israeli sources.

Featured / US / Iran

NSA Waltz: ‘All Options on the Table’ Against Iran

By JNS & JewishPress.com News Desk

Waltz stated that Washington remains open to negotiations—if Iran is willing to dismantle its nuclear program completely.

Headline / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / Government

Hamas Expected to Return Bodies of Several Hostages on Thursday

By JNS & JewishPress.com News Desk

Separately, Jerusalem trying to persuade the terrorists to free six live captives instead of three in the next round slated for Saturday.

Headline / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Government / The Knesset

Marking 500 days, hostage families press gov’t for swift release of all 73 Captives

By JNS & JewishPress.com News Desk

"You decided to negotiate, you decided to go for an agreement — bring everyone back together," said Tikva Forum co-founder Tzvika Mor.

Terrorism / Police and Crime / Israeli Arabs

Two Israeli Arabs Planning Attacks For Hamas Arrested

By Pesach Benson / TPS

The suspects, Yusef and Hadi Nasser, are accused of acquiring military equipment and learning to build explosive devices in preparation for a terror attack.

Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas

‘I Cannot Vote in Favor of the Next Victims,’ Chikli Says of Phase-2 Talks with Hamas

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The ceasefire deal includes the release of "terror experts" who "killed hundreds of Israelis and wounded thousands," the Cabinet minister said.

Israel / Sinai

Leiter: Israel Will ‘Very Soon’ Address Egyptian Military Buildup in Sinai

By Akiva Van Koningsveld

Egypt has constructed military bases in Sinai "that can only be used for offensive operations," the Israeli ambassador to the United States confirmed.

Antisemitism / Police and Crime / NY

Cops Detain Utah Man Who Posted About Storming NYC Synagogue

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Luis Ramirez was arrested at the Lincoln Tunnel after appearing to target Lexington Avenue's Central Synagogue.

IDF & Security / Haredim & Hassidim / History / Lebanon

IDF Arrests 20 Men Crossing Lebanon Border to Visit Talmudic Rabbi’s Grave

By Pesach Benson / TPS

Rav Ashi was laid to rest in the Upper Galilee near the present site of Kibbutz Manara.

News Briefs / Europe / Islamists

Syrian Asylum Seeker Kills Boy, Wounds Four in Austria Rampage

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The incident came two days after an Afghan asylum seeker plowed his car into a crowd of demonstrators in Munich, killing a two-year-old girl and her 37-year-old mother.

IDF & Security / Lebanon / Israel At War: Operation Northern Arrows / Hezbollah

IAF Kills Hezbollah Drone Force Commander

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“As I warned, if there are drones, there will be no Hezbollah,” said DM Katz.

Terrorism / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Hamas

A Closer Look at the Terrorists Freed By Israel

By Pesach Benson / TPS

The list includes 36 terrorists serving life sentences for mass murder.

Lebanon / Hezbollah / United Nations (UN)

Lebanon: Hezbollah Supporters Set UNIFIL Vehicles on Fire, Attack Peacekeepers

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Hezbollah supporters also blocked Beirut airport in response to the Lebanese ban on incoming flights from Iran.

Gaza / Jordan

Jordan: We Don't Want the Gazans

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Trump's plan is meeting resistance from Arabs who don't want the Gazans in their countries.

Terrorism / US / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

‘Starved’ and ‘Tortured,’ Freed Hostage Keith Siegel Describes Time in Captivity

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

He described his conditions as “unimaginable,” feeling that “every single day” could be his last.

US / Antisemitism

Majority of American Jews Say Fear of Antisemitism has Changed Behaviors, AJC Report Finds

By Vita Fellig

Ted Deutch, CEO of the American Jewish Committee, told JNS that the survey data is a crucial tool in combating Jew-hatred.

Headline / Terrorism / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas

Three Israeli Hostages Released After 498 Days in Hamas Captivity

By Jewish Press News Desk

After 498 days in brutal Hamas captivity, Israeli hostages Sagui Dekel-Chen, Alexandre (Sasha) Trufanov, and Yair Horn were freed on Saturday and reunited with their families."

IDF & Security / US / Gaza / Jordan / Egypt

Trump Plan ‘Shook System’ of Arab Views on Gaza, Former IDF General Says

By Andrew Bernard

“The entire region is shaken now, and it's good,” Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Effie Defrin told reporters. “Because for more than seven decades, eight decades, we have repeated the same mistakes.”

Featured / IDF & Security / News Briefs / Lebanon / Israel At War: Operation Northern Arrows / Hezbollah

Lebanon Bans Iran Airlines, Israel Targets Hezbollah Weapons and Launchers

By Joshua Marks

Lebanon barred Iranian airlines Mahan Air and Iran Air from flying to Beirut because they are used to transfer funds to Hezbollah.

IDF & Security / Judea & Samaria / Settlements / Sovereignty

IDF Takes First Step in Regularizing Two Young Settlements in Judea and Samaria

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The military order that establishes the municipal boundaries is the first step in legalizing Adorayim and Ahiya.

Featured / US / Business and Economy / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / India

Trump Unveils Historic Trade Corridor Linking India, Israel, Italy, US

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

"It's a big development. It's a lot of money going to be spent and we've already spent some, but we're going to spending a lot more."

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

Growing Concern in Southern Israel: Hamas Prepares for the Next Attack

By Sveta Listratov

“Hamas is not what it was before October 7, but it still has the capacity to harm our forces, plant explosives, fire a certain number of rockets, and achieve tactical successes.”

Featured / IDF & Security / Sinai

Cairo Ups Sinai Military Presence in Violation of Peace Treaty

By Shirit Avitan Cohen

"The presence of tanks near Israel's border is a blatant violation of the peace agreement," says IDF Lt. Col. (res.) Eliyahu Dekel.

Haredim & Hassidim / Ukraine / Russia

'Wedding of Peace’: Children of Russian and Ukrainian Chief Rabbis Marry in Israel

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“The Chassidic world has always crossed borders,” one of the wedding guests said.

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