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Live Updates - | U.S. Holds Talks on Gaza Governance, Urges Israel, Hamas to 'Exercise Restraint' U.S. Holds Talks on Postwar Gaza Governance, Urges Israel and Hamas to 'Exercise Restraint'

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Elizabeth Tsurkov: 'I Survived Torture in Iraq – I Won't Be Silenced in Israel'

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Iran Suspected as Influence Op Targets Arab Community and Israel's Crucial Election Nears

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Could an Already Irked Trump Force Netanyahu to Move on to Second Phase of His Gaza Plan?

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The Hasmoneans: Jewish Dynasty That Gave Us Hanukkah Is a Symbol of Murder, Not Heroism

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Alex Kleytman Survived the Holocaust – and Died in an Antisemitic Attack at Bondi Beach

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Lebanon Close to Completing Hezbollah Disarmament South of Litani River, Says PM -- Lebanon Close to Completing Disarmament of Hezbollah South of Litani River, PM Says

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Palestinian Shot Dead at Close Range by IDF in West Bank; IDF Says He Threw a Brick

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Annual Homicide Rate Hits All-time High of 302 as Two Are Shot Dead in Northern Israel

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Report: Netanyahu to Ask Trump to Attack Iran's Ballistic Missiles in Upcoming Meeting

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Trump's Hanukkah Warning: American Jews Have to Face Their Waning Political Influence

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To Distract From Netanyahu's Trial, His Defense Minister Keeps Feeding the Poison Machine

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IDF Finally Closed Case of Soldier Death in Archaeological Excursion to Lebanon - How the IDF Finally Closed Case of Soldier's Death in Archaeological Excursion to Lebanon

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RECAP: Five Gazans killed in IDF strike on displacement shelter, hospital chief says

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Israeli attack on school shelter in Gaza City kills five Palestinians, hospital chief says

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U.S. says it launched 'massive strikes' on Islamic State targets in Syria

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WSJ: U.S. to pay 20 percent of Gaza reconstruction according to new Kushner, Witkoff plan

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Toronto man charged with terrorism-related offenses linked to ISIS, attempted kidnappings of Jews and women

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Syria welcomes the permanent repeal of sweeping U.S. sanctions

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RECAP: Palestinian killed by IDF after approaching Yellow Line in southern Gaza, army says

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Israeli civilian rescued from Palestinian West Bank city after suspected kidnapping and assault

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Rubio says no peace is achievable if 'Hamas is ever in a position in the future that they can threaten or attack Israel'

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UN peacekeeping force says no evidence Hezbollah is rearming in southern Lebanon

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'One hero is still left': Israelis gather to support family of hostage Ran Gvili, whose body is still in Gaza

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Fifteenth victim of antisemitic Sydney shooting identified

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Palestinian killed by Israeli military after approaching border line in southern Gaza, IDF says

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Police to investigate woman filmed blowing out Hanukkah candles at a mall

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Former prime minister Bennett says Telegram hack 'won't deter him' from running in next elections

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Australian prime minister Albanese attends Sydney synagogue ceremony in memory of Bondi Beach victims

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Egypt vows to prevent escalation between Lebanon and Israel amid tensions over Hezbollah

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Iran suspected as influence operation targets Arab community and Israel's crucial election nears

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Far-right activist tried to block Arab-Israeli MK's car at official event, was removed by police

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Lebanon-Israel truce committee talks continue as Hezbollah disarmament deadline nears

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No more famine in Gaza, but more than 100,000 in catastrophic conditions, says global hunger monitor

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RECAP: Israelis run over Palestinian in West Bank's Nablus

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Judges grant Netanyahu's request to cancel hearing in ongoing corruption trial

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Israel's culture minister says soccer fans shouldn't wear shirts that 'do not honor police officers'

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IDF: Hezbollah operative captured in Lebanon last year provided information about an attempt to establish naval terror infrastructure

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German court overturns ban on neo-Nazi Hammerskins group

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Dozens protest in East Jerusalem against Palestinian expulsion and home demolitions; one arrested

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Hundreds of soldiers' parents accuse IDF of cover-up in researcher's fatal Lebanon vist

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Russian foreign worker accused of documenting Israeli facilities for Iran

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Palestinian reports: Israelis ran over Palestinian in West Bank's Nablus

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Australia PM announces gun buyback scheme after Bondi Beach shooting

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Anti-migrant activist placed decapitated dolls in front of homes of former High Court President, Tel Aviv Mayor

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Jewish conservative Ben Shapiro clashes with Tucker Carlson over antisemitism, Israel at MAGA youth conference

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Islamic State calls Saturday's Palmyra attack a blow to U.S. and Syrian forces

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Australia's 'Bondi Hero' handed $1.65 million collected from fundraising

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Australia police say seven detained men likely had ideological links to Bondi gunmen

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Egyptian President al-Sissi set to visit U.S., may meet with Netanyahu, source says

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Two U.K. police forces announce move to arrest protestors over 'globalize the intifada' chant

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Trump: Haven't set up meeting with Israeli PM but he would like to see me

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RECAP: U.S. secretary of state sanctions two ICC judges over 'illegitimate' targeting of Israel

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How a Jewish Oligarch Rescued 5,000 Zoo Animals From the Front Lines of the Ukraine War

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'We Begged Our Gov't to Prevent This': Australian Jews Are Angry After the Bondi Attack

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Dahlia Lithwick and Joshua Leifer on U.S. Jews and Israel Being 'Trump's Chess Pieces'

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Letters to the Editor

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Netanyahu Is Siphoning Off Funds Meant for Israeli Towns Barely Scraping By

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This Hero's Act of Protest Reflects the Solidarity Arab Israelis Feel Toward Gaza

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Netanyahu Incapacitated? It's Israel's Attorney General Who Has Been Locked Out

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Let's Be Honest: The Israeli Mainstream Simply Has No Patience for Arabs

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Isolating Israeli Artists Strengthens the Far Right, Abandons Palestine's Natural Allies

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Netanyahu Is 'The Prince'

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Our First Antisemitic 'Jewish President,' Donald Trump

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An Apocalyptic Chinese Doomsday Cult Is Using AI to Evangelize Jews in Israel

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What U.S. Aid Funds: Israel's Shopping List of American-made War Machines

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Australian Teen Wounded While Shielding Children at Bondi Attack Says She Is Not a Hero

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Five More Victims of Antisemitic Bondi Terror Attack Laid to Rest as 15th Victim Named

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Hundreds Paddle Out From Bondi Beach in Tribute to Antisemitic Mass Shooting Victims

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Mamdani Appointee Resigns After ADL Exposes Decade-old Antisemitic Posts

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U.S. and France Aim to Shore Up Lebanon and Curb Hezbollah. Can They Raise Enough Money?

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U.S. Military, Jordan Launch Strikes in Syria Targeting ISIS After American Deaths

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Syria Welcomes the Permanent Repeal of Sweeping U.S. Sanctions

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Russian Migrant Worker Indicted for Spying for Iran on Israeli Military Sites

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Gazans Say That Contrary to Claims, Al-Shifa Hospital Is 'Far From Fully Operational'

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The Visionary Palestinian Peace Plan for Israel and Gaza That You've Never Heard Of

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The Driving Force for Saving the Gaza Peace Plan: Donald Trump

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Can Abbas' Chosen Heir Lead the Palestinian Authority Without Any Public Support?

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'Altering Demography': Israel Bars Displaced Palestinians From Returning to W. Bank Homes

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Germany Condemns Israeli Plan to Build Over 750 Housing Units Across West Bank

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Israel Weighs Cutting Palestinian Bank Off From Its Banking Links to Israeli Institutions

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Israeli Forces Raid Two Palestinian Universities in the West Bank, Reports Say

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Clear Signs of Torture - | Report: Palestinian Wounded by Settlers, Questioned by Shin Bet, Released With No Charges

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'I Don't Know How Long I'll Be Gone, but It's the Last Time. I Feel Like I've Changed'

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Thousands Protest Netanyahu's 'Despicable' Gov't Across Israel Over Several Flashpoints

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No Body, No Explanation: A Hebron Family Tries to Understand What Happened to Their Son

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Report: Man Who Helped Fight Bondi Terrorists Identified as Israeli Expat Now in a Coma

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A Star of Tel Aviv's Upscale Restaurants Tries His Luck Amid the Sheep of Israel's South

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Saving Jerusalem Nightlife: 'For Some People, Their Pub Is Like Their Synagogue'

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