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Israel offered aid to Greece in the wake of wildfires that have killed at least 50 people, The Times of Israel reported Tuesday. “In light of the severe #Greecefires, Israeli authorities (the National Security Council in the Prime Minister’s Office and the Israeli Embassy in Athens) contacted their counterparts in...

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Israeli Patriot missiles shot down a Syria Sukhoi fighter jet that entered one mile into Israeli airspace, The Times of Israel reported Tuesday. Israel said that it tracked the plane from the time it took off from the T-4 airbase and traveled “at high speed” towards the Golan. IDF spokesperson...

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Israel’s national under-20 basketball team won its first European championship on Sunday evening in Chemnitz, Germany, beating the previously undefeated Croatian team 80-66. After losing their opening game to Germany earlier this month, the Israeli team won six consecutive games in order to bring home the gold for the first...

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The United States, United Kingdom, European Union all expressed appreciation for what a top U.S. official called the “daring” rescue of over 400 members of the Syrian Civil Defense organization, also known as the White Helmets, and their families, from southwestern Syria into Jordan. Following the rescue, Jason Greenblatt, the administration’s...

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Elinor Roizman of Ashkelon won first prize in the “Dogs at Play” category of the British Kennel Club’s Dog Photographer of the Year competition. It’s the first time an Israeli has won in the 13-year history of the international contest, which this year drew more than 10,000 entries from 70...

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Following what it described as a “serious shooting incident” where its soldiers were targeted by snipers at the border with Gaza, the IDF has launched attacks “deep” into the Gaza Strip attacking elements of Hamas’s military infrastructure, The Times of Israel reported Friday. The renewed Gaza attacks by the IDF...

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