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August 9, 8:20 PM

Two men wounded in brawl at synagogue in northern Israel during Shabbat services

One of them was stabbed and the other sustained a head injury.

ByELI ASHKENAZI

Medical teams waiting for the arrival of injured people from the scene of a missile attack, at the Ziv Medical center in Tzfat, northern Israel, November 6, 2024.

(photo credit: David Cohen/Flash90)

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August 9, 8:20 PM

Greece, Italy join aid air-drop efforts in Gaza

August 9, 8:20 PM

Russia condemns Israel’s plan to expand Gaza operation

August 9, 6:59 PM

Turkey says Muslim countries must be united against Israel’s Gaza takeover plan

The OIC urged world powers and the United Nations Security Council to “assume their legal and humanitarian responsibilities and to take urgent action to stop” Israel’s Gaza City plan.

ByREUTERS

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan attends an interview with Reuters, in Brussels, Belgium April 4, 2025.

(photo credit: REUTERS/YVES HERMAN)

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August 9, 6:59 PM

Explosion kills at least six members of army in southern Lebanon – report

August 9, 6:47 PM

Witkoff to meet with Qatari PM in Ibiza to discuss new hostage deal proposal – Axios

Witkoff and al-Thani will reportedly discuss a deal to see the release of all hostages at once and a complete end to the war in Gaza.

ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff speaks at the White House in Washington, D.C., US, May 28, 2025

(photo credit: REUTERS/LEAH MILLIS)

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August 9, 5:14 PM

Hamas’s quiet win: How the Gaza terror group won the court of international opinion

Hamas tries to shape our language, not our laws. Or our vies, but not our votes.

ByIRWIN J. MANSDORF

DEMONSTRATORS CALL for an end to the war in Gaza and the return of the hostages, in Rosh Pina, last month. ‘End the war’ is not a plan; it is an aspiration. Demand conditions, not vibes, says the writer.

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August 9, 4:35 PM

Iran arrests 20 alleged Mossad spies amid execution spree

Executions of Iranians convicted of spying for Israel have significantly increased after the 12-day war.

ByREUTERS

Iranian spy in intelligence agency control room uses military tech to identify threats during Arab Israeli conflict. Mossad secret agent uses software to do war covert operations

(photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)

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August 9, 2:37 PM

Syria will not take part in meetings with Kurdish-led SDF in Paris, state TV says

This comes after Syria has struggled to integrate the US-backed group into its military.

ByREUTERS

Syrian Kurds make the peace sign as they gather after Turkey’s jailed militant leader Abdullah Ocalan called on his Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to lay down its arms in Hasakah, Syria February 27, 2025.

(photo credit: REUTERS/Orhan Qereman)

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August 9, 1:38 PM

IRGC blocks popular Iranian classifieds website IPO over founder’s criticism of the gov’t – report

The platform, which has nearly 38 million active users, was blocked from making the move by the IRGC because of its chairman being “outspoken” and “independent-minded.”

ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

People walk outside the Tehran Stock Exchange building, Iran, January 17, 2016.

(photo credit: REUTERS/RAHEB HOMAVANDI)

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