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Israeli security forces operate in the West Bank city of Jenin, December 14, 2023. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** פלסטינים כפר מהומות נהרג כוחות ביטחון ג’נין חמוש מחבלים JERUSALEM (JNS) – An Israeli and a Tanzanian taken hostage by Hamas on October 7 have died in captivity in Gaza, their respective kibbutzim announced in a joint statement on Wednesday night. <!– Click to get Text Message Updates right to your phone –> Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email Tal Chaimi, 41, was a third-generation member of Kibbutz Ner Yitzhak. The father of…

Suspects in a terror plot, revealing that seven terrorist operatives acting on behalf of Hamas were involved in a planned attack aimed at killing innocent citizens on European soil. “In recent years, and even more so after the murderous attack on October 7, Hamas strives to expand its operational capabilities around the world and in Europe, in particular, in order to realize its ambitions to hit Israeli, Jewish and Western targets at any cost,” the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement. Danish police arrested several people in the early morning on Thursday suspected of planning terrorist attacks, two…

Israeli soldiers at the Erez Crossing at the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip, December 12, 2023. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** עזה ישראל חמאס מעבר ארז רגב צבא גבול מלחמה רחבות ברזל JERUSALEM — The Israeli army announced on Tuesday that they had retrieved the bodies of two hostages from Gaza in an operation that killed two Israeli soldiers. <!– Click to get Text Message Updates right to your phone –> Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email Soldiers retrieved the bodies of Eden Zakaria, 27, who was kidnapped from the music…

An Israeli combat helicopter fly over the Gaza Strip as it seen from the Israeli side of the border, December 11, 2023. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** עזה ישראל חמאס רגב צבא גבול מלחמה רחבות ברזל טיל מסוק קרב WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has defended the emergency sale to Israel of nearly 14,000 rounds of tank ammunition and also called for quick congressional approval of more than $100 billion in aid for Israel, Ukraine and other national security priorities. <!– Click to get Text Message Updates right to your phone –> Join our…

file – A security and defense drill at the Hahesder Har Etzion yeshiva, in the Israeli settlement of Alon Shvut. May 19, 2016. Photo by Gershon Elinson/FLASH90 JERUSALEM (JNS) – More than 260,000 Israelis have applied for gun permits in the past six weeks, according to Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. <!– Click to get Text Message Updates right to your phone –> Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email Speaking on Monday at a faction meeting of his Otzma Yehudit Party, Ben-Gvir said the applicants were normal people who simply wanted to protect themselves…

The update comes amid increased terror threats against Israelis traveling abroad nearly two months into Israel’s war with Hamas, dubbed “Operation Swords of Iron,” which was launched after the bloody massacre of Oct. 7. The last NSC security update was on Nov. 3. “Since the beginning of the war, increased efforts have been detected on the part of Iran and its proxies, as well as on the part of Hamas and elements of global jihad, to attack Israeli and Jewish targets around the world,” according to the NSC statement. The statement also highlighted “a continuous and significant increase in incitement,…

In the depths of captivity, they formed an unlikely but prized friendship. And reunited in a video call this week, the bond between a recently freed Israeli mother and daughter and a Thai woman who had been held hostage alongside them filled an Israeli hospital room with unbridled joy. “Both of us give you a big hug,” Danielle Aloni, one of dozens snatched by Hamas militants from a kibbutz in southern Israel on Oct. 7, told her friend Nutthawaree Munkan, an agricultural worker who was seized the same day and held captive in the Gaza Strip. “I love you and…

Israeli security forces seen during a raid in Tubas, in the West Bank, November 28, 2023. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** פלסטינים כפר מהומות נהרג כוחות ביטחון חמושים חמוש מחבלים נזק JERUSALEM (AP) – Israel released 30 Palestinian prisoners Tuesday on the fifth day of its temporary cease-fire with Hamas. <!– Click to get Text Message Updates right to your phone –> Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email Earlier Tuesday, Hamas released 12 hostages the group had been holding captive since Oct. 7. Since last Friday, Hamas has released 81 hostages, mostly…

Israeli security forces seen during a raid in Tubas, in the West Bank, November 28, 2023. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** פלסטינים כפר מהומות נהרג כוחות ביטחון חמושים חמוש מחבלים נזק WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has told Israel that it must work to avoid “significant further displacement” of Palestinian civilians in southern Gaza if it renews its ground campaign aimed at eradicating the Hamas militant group, senior U.S. officials said. The administration, seeking to avoid more large-scale civilian casualties or mass displacement like that seen before the current temporary pause in the fighting, underscored to…

CEO of X (formerly known as twitter) Elon Musk, arrives to meet with National Unity leader Benny Gantz in the israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on November 27, 2023. Photo by Chaim GoldbergFlash90 *** Local Caption *** כנסת אילון מאסק גנץ New York – Brooklyn former Assemblyman Dov Hikind posted a video today explaining why he believes whole heartily that Elon Musk is NOT an anti-Semite. “I can recognize a Jew hater from a long distance, and let me be very, very clear. Elon Musk is not an antisemite, and you really know it,” Hikind said in a video on Twitter.…