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Israel Pushes Back on UN, Foreign Media Figures in Gaza

Thursday, 27 June 2024 | The Israel Defense Forces [IDF] disputes UN figures of the scope of destruction in Gaza. Figures revealed for the first time by Ynet on Thursday, claim only 16% of buildings in the Strip were destroyed since the start of the war, as opposed to 50% according to UN figures and

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IDF: Gazan ‘Doctor’ Killed in Drone Strike Was PIJ Bombmaker

Thursday, 27 June 2024 | An Israel Defense Forces [IDF] drone strike in Gaza City on Tuesday killed Palestinian Islamic Jihad [PIJ]terrorist Fadi al-Wadiya, who was involved in developing missiles for the Iranian proxy group, the army announced. The strike was denounced by the Paris-based Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) NGO, which named al-Wadiya

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Wives of Reserve Soldiers Say Their Family Is Collapsing Under Duty’s Toll

Thursday, 27 June 2024 | Since the October 7 massacre, Dalit Nalkan’s husband has been called up for three rounds of Israel Defense Forces [IDF] reserve duty. “He was supposed to finish his last round on June 26, but they informed him it would be extended by a month,” Dalit says. “We’re collapsing. There are

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Life Triumphs over Death as Kibbutz Be’eri Rebuilds

Wednesday, 26 June 2024 | The scene that greeted Itzik and his family was like something out of an apocalyptic movie. Family homes reduced to piles of charred rubble. Bodies tossed like limp ragdolls on the sidewalk. Bits of furniture strewn across the remains of once immaculate lawns and prize gardens. When Itzik slammed the

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US: Hamas Formally Rejected Hostage Deal

Wednesday, 26 June 2024 | An official in Washington on Tuesday for the first time confirmed that Hamas’s response to the hostage deal outlined by US President Joe Biden on May 31 amounted to a rejection. “They came back several weeks ago and rejected the proposal that was on the table,” said US State Department

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Jew-hatred in Germany Up by 80% in 2023

Wednesday, 26 June 2024 | The 4,782 documented instances of Jew-hatred in Germany in 2023—2,787 of which happened after October 7—represent an 80% increase over 2022, according to a report from the Federal Association of Departments for Research and Information Centers on Anti-Semitism [RIAS]. On average, about 33 anti-Semitic incidents occurred per day in Germany

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Parents Make Aliyah after Lone Soldier Son Dies in Battle

Wednesday, 26 June 2024 | Master Sergeant (res.) Eliahou Benjamin Elmakayes came to Israel alone from France about 10 years ago out of his great love for the State of Israel, where he wished to build his life. On November 8, he was killed in the Gaza Strip. Now his parents are moving to Israel

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US Warns Hezbollah it Can’t Restrain Israel in Case of All-out War

Tuesday, 25 June 2024 | US presidential envoy Amos Hochstein last week warned officials in Beirut that Hezbollah is wrong to think the Biden administration would be able to stop an Israeli military operation in Lebanon if the Iran-backed terror group continues its attacks, Axios reported on Tuesday. The report, which cited US and Israeli

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Video Shows Hamas Terrorists Taking Hostages October 7

Tuesday, 25 June 2024 | The Hostages and Missing Families Forum on Monday evening released a video of Hamas terrorists abducting three Israeli men, including a dual US citizen, from a bomb shelter near the Supernova music festival on October 7. The video clip, captured by Hamas bodycams, is about two minutes long and shows

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Survivors of Hamas Massacre Sue UNRWA: ‘An UNRWA Teacher Held Me Hostage’

Tuesday, 25 June 2024 | Over 100 Israelis who were victims of the October 7 Hamas massacre intend to file a lawsuit against the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees [UNRWA] in New York’s Federal Court on Monday, alleging it supported murder, crimes against humanity, torture and systematic rape committed by Hamas

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