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25+ min ago  (1728+ words) An Iranian ballistic missile attack on the northern Israeli town of Zarzir moderately wounded a 34-year-old woman and lightly wounded dozens more in the early hours of Friday. The incident came as Iran continued to fire barrages at both Israel…...

44+ min ago  (1015+ words) An exodus of major foreign airlines from routes serving Israel due to the war with Iran has led to sky-high prices and rampant uncertainty for Israelis attempting to book Passover travel or plan for summer trips abroad. On Tuesday, British…...

2+ hour, 56+ min ago  (444+ words) JTA " A nearly monthlong shutdown at the US Department of Homeland Security is halting the review of millions of dollars in security funding for nonprofits, leaving Jewish institutions such as synagogues, as well as other vulnerable groups, in limbo at…...

3+ hour, 57+ min ago  (1399+ words) When shots were fired at two Toronto synagogues last Friday night, only the timing of the gunfire " after the buildings had emptied " prevented anyone from being hurt. Occurring not far from each other, these attacks, Jewish leaders say, reflect an…...

5+ hour, 15+ min ago  (1049+ words) The suspected assailant, armed with rifles and smoke bombs, who rammed into Temple Israel on Thursday encountered a synagogue that was well prepared for just such an attack. He hit and injured the congregation's security director with his car as…...

6+ hour, 50+ min ago  (158+ words) A 17-year-old girl was fatally run over by a car in Rehovot Thursday evening, paramedics said, reportedly while dashing across a street to seek shelter ahead of an Iranian missile attack. The teenager received an early warning of an incoming…...

7+ hour, 42+ min ago  (621+ words) The Times of Israel is liveblogging Friday's events as they unfold. US and Israeli strikes hit parts of Tehran on Friday, Iranian media reports, adding that homes shook from the blasts. "The intensity of the explosions was such that residents…...

9+ hour, 17+ min ago  (721+ words) The ramming attack against a synagogue near Detroit, Michigan, on Thursday was the latest in a string of violent incidents targeting synagogues in the US and other countries. An attacker armed with a rifle rammed a truck through the doors…...

9+ hour, 56+ min ago  (369+ words) The US Central Command on Thursday said a KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed in Iraq in an apparent accident involving another tanker. "The incident occurred in friendly airspace during Operation Epic Fury, and rescue efforts are ongoing. Two aircraft were involved…...

11+ hour, 8+ min ago  (485+ words) National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir has recently been accompanied by a far-right activist with a history of convictions for violence and threats against Palestinians. Osher Gabbay, 28, of Jerusalem, has been working as Ben Gvir's assistant for months now, according…...