Gallant says bitter combat taking a 'heavy toll,' but hails significant achievements; communications in Gaza cut again as ground and air ops continue overnight
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Patrick Dai faces five years in prison after allegedly posting gruesome threats on forum, sparking alarm on university campus in upstate New York
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Project offers grants from NIS 5,000 to NIS 20,000 for programs helping Israelis deal with war in little ways, like sending birthday cakes to displaced children
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According to Javaid Rehman, Tehran believes it has 'deflected internal criticism' by 'becoming or claiming to become the cheerleaders... of the Palestinian movement'
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Military says it also shot down a surface-to-air missile fired from Lebanon at an IDF drone; Iran warns its proxies could expand operations against Israel amid war against Hamas
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Leftist governments in Chile and Colombia recall envoys to Jewish state in protest of Israeli military operations in war against Hamas, which expresses 'high esteem' for Bolivia
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Two GOP senators vote with Democrats in favor of ex-treasury chief, who will take charge of American mission in Jerusalem in wake of Hamas onslaught on October 7
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Natalie Raanan, who just turned 18, heads back to US following harrowing ordeal, while her mother remains in Israel as several members of wider family still held hostage
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Stance by secretary of state marks first time idea publicly uttered by Biden administration, which has been floating it privately with regional partners since October 7
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At press conference, group of undergrads say many 'don't feel physically safe on campus,' after Israeli student assaulted, swastika found in bathroom and some protesters back Hamas
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