Efforts to broker a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas appeared to be gaining momentum Thursday, with Hamas reportedly signalling satisfaction with assurances outlined in a Washington-backed proposal. The proposal comes as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to meet with President Donald Trump Monday, with the U.S. leader increasing pressure on Israel to end […]
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with President Donald Trump at the White House Monday as the president makes renewed calls for Israel to come to a ceasefire agreement with Hamas. “MAKE THE DEAL IN GAZA. GET THE HOSTAGES BACK!!! DJT,” wrote Trump in a post on Truth Social Sunday night. The visit, which […]
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Dozens of Jewish settlers rioted outside of a multi-million dollar security facility in the West Bank Sunday night and set it ablaze in a continuation of far-right settler protests against the IDF in recent days. The violence comes after six settlers were arrested overnight Friday for assaulting a group of IDF reservists near the Palestinian […]
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As the death toll of Gazans around aid distribution sites continues to rise, some Israeli soldiers and officers told the newspaper Haaretz that they are ordered to indiscriminately shoot at people seeking aid as a method of dispersal. According to the report, the Israeli Military Advocate General instructed the IDF General Staff’s Fact-Finding Assessment Mechanism, […]
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stopped aid from entering northern Gaza Wednesday for 48 hours as a video circulated on social media allegedly depicting Hamas fighters stealing food from civilians. The announcement came Wednesday after Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich threatened to leave the coalition if, he asserted, aid continues to fall into the hands of […]
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In a rare and unexpected instance of intervention, President Donald Trump railed against the corruption charges faced by Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, referring to the ongoing trials as a “ridiculous witch hunt.” “Such a WITCH HUNT, for a man who has given so much, is unthinkable to me,” wrote Trump in a post on Truth […]
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Hours after the ceasefire between Israel and Iran took effect on Wednesday, Chaya Kaplan-Lester shared a Facebook memory from six years ago: for her bat mitzvah project, her daughter Beriah had enlisted a group of friends to clean and renovate their neighborhood shelter in Jerusalem. It was a “sweet and symbolic” gesture to instill responsibility, […]
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This article was produced as part of (JEWISH REVIEW)’s Teen Journalism Fellowship, a program that works with Jewish teens around the world to report on issues that affect their lives. On June 17, Mark Labaton was sheltering in his apartment’s safe room after receiving a safety alert when an Iranian ballistic missile slammed into a parking […]
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JERUSALEM — Hours before she became one of the final victims of the 12-day Israel-Iran war on Tuesday, Naomi Shaanan was engaged in an activity that had made her famous in her city: She stood on the side of the road to demonstrate on behalf of the Israeli hostages in Gaza. In a photograph that […]
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As Iran and Israel enter a ceasefire following 12 days of heavy bombardment between the countries, the leaders of Israel and the United States are hailing the strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities as a victory. But as the smoke clears, some experts are questioning the extent of the damage to Iran’s nuclear program. An assessment […]
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