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Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:01:30 GMT
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US forces operating in the Strait of Hormuz, July 17, 2026. (photo credit: Screenshot/X/@PeteHegseth)
According to CENTCOM, US forces struck Iranian surveillance sites, military logistics infrastructure, underground weapons storage, and naval capabilities using fighter jets, drones, and warships.
Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:49:32 GMT
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Tiago Avila, a Brazilian citizen and leading pro-Palestinian activist, next to Greta Thunberg, in front of the Global Sumud Flotilla in June 2025. In the top photo, he is seen paying his last respects at the funeral of Hezbollah Secretary General and terrorist leader Hassan Nasrallah. (photo credit: FOREIGN MINISTRY)
Sa’ar described the links between radical left-wing political movements in the West and Islamist terrorist organizations, asserting that the ties pose a threat to the values of freedom and democracy.
Fri, 17 Jul 2026 23:28:44 GMT
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 A new surface-to-surface ballistic missile called Khaibar with a range of 2,000 km, unveiled by Iran, is seen in Tehran, Iran, May 25, 2023 (photo credit: WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY) VIA REUTERS)
According to Iranian state media, drones targeted US ammunition stores and communication assets at Kuwait’s Ali Al Salem Air Base and US military assets at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan.
Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:49:33 GMT
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People stand at polling station during the Likud party internal elections, which were halted following a court order, at Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv, July 16, 2026. (photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI/FLASH90)
At the center of the dispute was a set of election rules approved by the Likud Constitution Committee, headed by Katz and supported by Netanyahu.
Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:28:01 GMT
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View of the Israeli border area with Syria, as seen from the northern Golan Heights, April 11, 2026. (photo credit: MICHAEL GILADI/FLASH90)
The IDF noted that it has identified a recent increase in illegal border crossing attempts into Syria, both successful and unsuccessful.
Sat, 18 Jul 2026 02:36:31 GMT
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International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan talks during an interview with Reuters in The Hague, Netherlands January 16, 2025.  (photo credit: REUTERS/PIROSCHKA VAN DE WOUW)
A lawyer identified only by her first name, Sarah, told CNN that the alleged sexual misconduct lasted for over a year after she started working as Khan’s assistant in February 2023.
Fri, 17 Jul 2026 23:43:00 GMT
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Former US ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel met President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem on July 7, 2026. (photo credit: HAIM ZACH/GPO)
That’s the challenge facing Democrats like Emanuel, who still believe in the US-Israel relationship: that the far Left sees Israel as, absurdly, the global symbol of evil.
Sat, 18 Jul 2026 03:54:42 GMT
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LOU DIAMOND PHILLIPS (right) stars with Dana Namerode in "Gangland." (photo credit: Courtesy Vincent Grashaw)
Director Vincent Grashaw found the screenplay for ‘Gangland’ online, then worked with Native American advisers and actors to bring its fictional reservation to life.
Sat, 18 Jul 2026 03:53:42 GMT
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IDO TAKO in the two-character movie ‘Where To?’ which explores a bond that forms between Palestinian Hassan and Israeli Amir. (photo credit: Maayane Bouhnik)
Through heartbreaking documentaries and dramas, Israeli movies explore the war and the future.
Sat, 18 Jul 2026 06:33:55 GMT
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 Utah State Police officer stands guard behind tape during a crime scene investigation by FBI and state forensic agents at an apartment complex in Washington, Utah, U.S., September 12, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/ANDREW HAY)
US rights advocates have said Islamophobia has risen in recent decades following the September 11, 2001, attacks.
Sat, 18 Jul 2026 01:46:34 GMT
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Aerial view of the Haifa university. September 20, 2018. (photo credit: MATANYA TAUSIG/FLASH90)
I recalled, of course – as had all those who spoke before me – the unprecedented wave of hatred that has swept across the world since October 7. But I also insisted that the battle is far from lost.
Thu, 16 Jul 2026 07:37:07 GMT
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Sylvan Adams speaks at the WJC Governing Board in Geneva, in May (photo credit: Shahar Azran/WJC)
Sylvan Adams, President of the World Jewish Congress, Israel, explains why he believes the US president sees through Iran’s tactics – and why he trusts his judgment
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 22:55:43 GMT
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DF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir attends the graduation ceremony of an IDF officers’ course in southern Israel, June 25, 2026. (photo credit: FLASH90)
The return of the American coordinator signals progress in attempts to deploy the Lebanese Army and expel Hezbollah from some areas in southern Lebanon.
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:05:30 GMT
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Ultra-Orthodox (haredi) Jewish men rally against the imprisonment of yeshiva students who failed to comply with IDF draft orders, on June 18, 2026; Illustrative. (photo credit: CHAIM GOLDBERG/FLASH90)
A rally is planned in the city for Thursday amid escalating tensions, arrests, and accusations of selective police enforcement.
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:37:56 GMT
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US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee speaks during the Jerusalem Summit, a conference on antisemitism and Christian support for Israel, at the Israel
“President Trump’s been incredibly clear that he’ll stay with his commitment that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon,” Huckabee said. “They’re not going to be able to be a continued threat."
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:16:35 GMT
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 Members of the Azeri Jewish population. (photo credit: COURTESY/Rabbi Shneor Segal)
Rabbi Shneur Segal, Chief Rabbi of the Ashkenazi Jewish Community of Azerbaijan, sent the letter to Ofir Katz, Chairman of the Likud Faction, on Monday following the Israeli government's vote.
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:44:01 GMT
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Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa
The moral question, however, never changed. If recognizing the Armenian tragedy is a moral imperative today, why was it not one in 2006, or in 1996?
Fri, 17 Jul 2026 20:52:40 GMT
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One of two US Air Force F-22 stealth fighter jets receives fuel mid-air from a KC-135 refueling plane over Norway en route to a joint training exercise with Norway
According to Israeli officials, the US military prefers having the refueling planes operate from Ben-Gurion Airport as it is less exposed to Iranian attacks than other bases in the region.
Fri, 17 Jul 2026 20:57:02 GMT
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Israir plane takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, May 24, 2026. (photo credit: YOSSI ALONI/FLASH90)
According to Israir, this was the third incident of its kind at the airport, and no investigation had been conducted into any of the cases.
Fri, 17 Jul 2026 20:08:00 GMT
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 Committee Chairman Meirav Cohen leads status of Women and Gender Equality committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on November 25, 2025. (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)
Yael Yechieli fights for gender equality in the Israeli government.
Sat, 18 Jul 2026 02:37:52 GMT
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Man in handcuffs - illustrative (photo credit: INGIMAGE / ASAP)
The suspect’s attorney said the alleged contact was consensual, while the court extended the teacher’s detention and barred publication of his name.
Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:52:32 GMT
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Amid reports that the Shas Party could be willing to sit with him in government, Yashar Party head Gadi Eisenkot did not rule out that option entirely. Here, Eisenkot attends the Sagi Laws for Equality Confrence at the Peres Center in Jaffa earlier this week. (photo credit: MIRIAM ALSTER/FLASH90)
POLITICAL AFFAIRS: Yitzhak Yosef’s embrace – and Eisenkot's effort to distance himself from it – reflects Israel's shifting political landscape.
Sat, 18 Jul 2026 03:08:43 GMT
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Some Argentinians have shot back at the narrative that theirs is the pro-Israel team, while others have pointed to an Argentinian soccer great who once told Mahmoud Abbas, “My heart is Palestinian.”
Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:16:22 GMT
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United Torah Judaism MKs Moshe Gafni and Yitzhak Goldknopf attend a Knesset vote on a bill to freeze arrests of haredi draft evaders, in Jerusalem, July 14, 2026 (photo credit: CHAIM GOLDBERG/FLASH90)
In Keinon’s reading, Gaza’s devastation was not an unforeseen consequence. It was a price Sinwar was prepared to pay in the hope of igniting a regional war that would ultimately destroy Israel.
Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:14:15 GMT
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Smoke rises following an Israeli strike on a metal foundry in Gaza City, July 12, 2026.  (photo credit: REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Israel will attack, not defend. It will initiate, not respond. It will hunt down its enemies, not be hounded by them.
Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:16:10 GMT
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Israeli Air Force fighter pilots prepare to strike Iran, February 28, 2026 (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON
Move is part of broader push to reduce Israel's reliance on foreign munitions, expand domestic weapons production • Germany deals lead to quadrupled Arrow production