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  Security2026-10-31

  Jordan says border guards repelled 14 armed men crossing from Syria

  Jordan's armed forces say a group of 14 armed infiltrators was stopped at the northern border with Syria, with casualties among the group and survivors fleeing back.

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  Security2026-10-31

  US tells Gulf allies new Iran strikes could come as early as November 4

  Gulf officials told MSNOW that Washington is preparing allies for a short, intense round of strikes on Iran right after the midterms, raising fears of retaliation.

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  Government2026-10-31

  Qatari mediators spend 12 hours in Tehran pressing for a US-Iran deal

  A diplomatic source told Axios that Qatari negotiators held marathon talks in Tehran while staying in contact with the White House, aiming to unblock a US-Iran agreement.

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  Courts & Crime2026-10-31

  Florida man, 31, charged over alleged threat to shoot at new Jewish community

  Jerry Sneed was arrested in Florida over social media posts allegedly threatening a newly founded Haredi community, according to Israeli and diaspora outlets.

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  Courts & Crime2026-10-31

  Poland suspends constitutional court chief, prompting protests in Warsaw

  The ousting of court president Bogdan Swieczkowski brought police to the court, right-wing protesters to its gates and the country's president home early from abroad.

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  Security2026-10-31

  Tanker hit near Hormuz as Trump says Iran 'wants to talk' and US has time

  Blasts struck shipping in the Persian Gulf while a Qatari delegation reached Tehran, and Trump said Washington is in no hurry to close a deal with Iran.

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  Security2026-10-31

  Al Jazeera airs unseen Hamas footage of Deif meeting with military wing chiefs

  A documentary series broadcast a tunnel gathering of Hamas's armed wing commanders, all of whom Israel has since killed, plus a 2021 Sinwar and Deif phone call.

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  Government2026-10-30

  Trump says Iran wants to talk and the US has time to negotiate

  Speaking at the White House, the US president said talks with Tehran are continuing and described the war with Iran as unusual and cheap for American taxpayers.

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  Security2026-10-30

  Yemen's government says Houthis fired ballistic missiles at Aden airport and palace

  Yemen's government says the Houthis targeted Aden's airport and the Maashiq presidential complex with ballistic missiles, without giving casualty or damage details.

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  Security2026-10-30Updated

  Mossad joins Shin Bet probe into suspected foreign meddling in Israel's vote

  Haaretz says the Mossad agreed to help at the Shin Bet's request after Likud promoted claims of foreign-funded voter fraud among Arab Israelis.

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  Courts & Crime2026-10-30

  Mor Shemali, widowed in the Alexandria shooting, dies three years on

  Mor Shemali, whose husband Alon was shot dead beside her in Egypt on 8/10, has died, Ynet and N12 reported; her family said she never recovered.

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  Security2026-10-30

  Yair Netanyahu says Arab citizens are Israel's 'greatest threat' after Iran

  The prime minister's son ranked Israel's Arab citizens second only to Iran's nuclear programme as a danger to the state, two Israeli outlets reported.

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  Security2026-10-30

  Saudi-led coalition says it destroyed Houthi drone over Riyadh province

  The coalition fighting Yemen's Houthis reported intercepting a drone near the Saudi capital and a ballistic missile aimed at the kingdom's south on Friday.

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  Security2026-10-30

  IDF demolishes Hebron homes of two gunmen who killed two soldiers a week earlier

  Israeli troops blew up the homes of the two Palestinian gunmen behind the October 23 shooting near Hebron that killed two soldiers and wounded three.

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  Security2026-10-30

  IDF says strike in Nuseirat killed Hamas commander tied to holding hostages

  Israel's military says Ihab Jamil Abu Taqiya, a Hamas squad commander it links to holding about a dozen hostages early in the war, was killed with a second commander.

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  Security2026-10-30

  Netanyahu's acting chief of staff passed Ra'am tip to police, reports say

  Ido Norden reportedly sent intelligence on Ra'am activists to the police commissioner's office before election-day arrests, yet police say no case has taken shape.

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  Security2026-10-30Updated

  Trump says Iran war will end soon, claims Tehran wants a deal but lacks leaders

  In a radio interview before the November 3 midterms, Trump said the Iran war will end soon, demanded nuclear guarantees and said fuel prices would then fall, N12 reported.

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  Security2026-10-30

  IDF and Shin Bet say four Hamas operatives killed in Khan Younis and Rafah

  A joint statement says two Wednesday strikes in southern Gaza killed a Nukhba member and a Hamas commander among four, citing violations of the ceasefire.

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  Security2026-10-30

  Saudi paper says Shin Bet phoned Hamas men with ultimatum before strikes

  Asharq Al-Awsat reports Israeli intelligence officers told Gaza operatives to die alone or with their families; one named case is in Khan Yunis.

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  Elections2026-10-30

  Fitch keeps Israel's A rating on negative outlook, warns of election deadlock

  The ratings agency says this week's vote may not produce a stable majority, leaving a caretaker government and a possible downgrade hanging over Israel's economy.

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  Security2026-10-30

  Israeli strikes hit two Hamas weapons stores in Bureij and Gaza City

  The IDF and Shin Bet say overnight strikes destroyed two Hamas depots holding rockets, explosives and rifles, though reports differ on which night the strikes took place.

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  Elections2026-10-30

  Lapid claims 'a win on points' as his share of Bennett merger falls to 5 seats

  After an election that left neither bloc with 61 seats, Yair Lapid asked for patience in coalition talks while Likud figures recalled their predictions of his decline.

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  Security2026-10-30

  Shin Bet reportedly phones Hamas members in Gaza with a rooftop ultimatum

  A Saudi-owned newspaper says Israel's security service calls Hamas operatives and tells them to face a strike alone or with their families nearby, citing one Khan Yunis case.

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  Elections2026-10-30

  Around 300,000 votes go to parties that missed Israel's electoral threshold

  Israeli outlets report that roughly 300,000 ballots went to lists that won no Knesset seats, led by a reservists' list with more than 150,000 votes.

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