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Impacts seen in Tel Aviv area after Iran fires hundreds of missiles, drones in response to Israeli attacks

By JTA STAFF

(JTA) — At least one Iranian missile fell in Tel Aviv on Friday evening amid a barrage responding to Israel’s early-morning attack on Iran’s nuclear program. Seven people were listed as injured as a result of the latest...

As Iran fires back, the question looms: How readily will the US come to Israel’s defense this time?

By RON KAMPEAS

The last time Israel hit Iranian targets, in October 2024, the White House expressed understanding and conveyed that the attack had been coordinated.

This time, the statement issued by the U.S. secretary of state in the immediate aftermath...

Israel’s strike on Iran: How we got here, what we don’t know and what happens next

By RON KAMPEAS

(JTA) — Israel’s strike on Iran starting early Friday morning followed a dizzying 24 hours in which the international community rebuked Iran for its nuclear malfeasance, Iranian officials said they would retaliate by accelerating nuclearization and signs...

Israel said to be preparing for Iran strike as nuclear talks stall

By JOSHUA MARKS

(JNS.org) – Several major U.S. media outlets reported over the past 24 hours that Israel is preparing for a possible military operation against Iran, citing unnamed officials. No public confirmation has been offered by Israeli or U.S. officials.

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California ICE protests spark calls for ‘nonviolence’ from Jewish community leaders

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — Rabbis and other Jewish communal leaders are speaking out as protests over federal immigration raids in Los Angeles stretch into their fifth day and spread to other cities.

Rabbi Sharon Brous, the founder of the...

Hamas attacks Gaza aid group, kills at least five, staff feared taken hostage

By VITA FELLIG

(JNS.org) – Hamas attacked a bus carrying about two-dozen members of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation team at about 10 p.m. in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, with “at least five fatalities, multiple injuries and fear that some of...

Federal judge orders Mahmoud Khalil to be released by Friday on $1 bond

By PHILISSA CRAMER

(JTA) — A federal judge has decreed that Mahmoud Khalil, the Palestinian Columbia University protest leader, cannot be detained or deported and set the stage for him to go free as early as Friday.

Khalil was the...

Brooklyn Pride interfaith service canceled, allegedly over synagogue’s ‘public alignment with pro-Israel positions’

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — The Brooklyn 2025 Pride festivities will not include an interfaith service this year after at least one group allegedly pulled out due to the hosting synagogue’s “public alignment with pro-Israel political positions.”

Kane Street Synagogue,...

After IDF intercepts Greta Thunberg’s Gaza flotilla, crew posts videos calling themselves ‘kidnapped’

By PHILISSA CRAMER

(JTA) — The Israeli navy has intercepted the ship carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists who were staging a protest against Israel’s blockade of Gaza.

The interception came early Monday morning, a week after the Madleen set...

IDF troops seize body of Mohammed Sinwar from Gaza tunnel

By JNS STAFF

(JNS.org) – Israel Defense Forces soldiers retrieved the body of slain Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar from a terror tunnel complex under the European Hospital in the Khan Yunis area, the military confirmed on Sunday.

“Following the completion of...