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  Security2026-09-24

  Israel says strike in Khan Younis killed Hamas finance chief

  The IDF and Shin Bet say Muhammad Abu Alwan, who they say directed more than 1 billion shekels to Hamas during the war, was killed in a strike on a vehicle.

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  Security2026-09-23Updated

  Ambassador's son fighting for life; brother fell in Gaza

  Neria Leiter remains in danger after brain surgery; his brother Moshe was killed in Gaza in November 2023, and their father is flying home.

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  Economy2026-09-23

  Reuters: US drafted Rubio statement against UK settlement import ban, never issued

  American officials in Jerusalem and Washington prepared sharp criticism of British, French and Canadian plans to bar settlement imports, but the statement was shelved.

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  Security2026-09-23

  Netanyahu visits family of wounded attack victim before UN flight

  The prime minister stopped at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem to see the family of Neria Leiter, very seriously injured in an attack, before leaving for the UN General Assembly.

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  Courts & Crime2026-09-23Updated

  Elections panel bars Joint List 18-5 on a Likud petition

  Abu Shehadeh now says he is counting on the High Court, which is expected to rule on the disqualifications next week.

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  Security2026-09-23Updated

  IDF names RPGs and mortar shells among arms seized in Syria zone

  The military has broken down part of what its 228th Brigade says it recovered in the Syria security zone, listing RPG rockets, mortar shells and Kalashnikov rifles.

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  Security2026-09-23

  IDF puts 98th Division headquarters in command of two West Bank brigades

  Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir ordered the divisional headquarters to take charge of the Judea and Etzion brigades, a step the military links to recent attacks and heightened tensions.

• Security2026-09-23

  Pezeshkian holds up Khamenei image in UN General Assembly address

  Iran's president told the UN General Assembly that Tehran is a victim of terrorism and will not surrender, a day after Donald Trump's warning from the same podium.

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  Israel2026-09-23Updated

  Liberman says Jordan should run Areas A and B, and the right erupts

  Fresh criticism from Amcha Yisrael's Yosef Haddad, as the Times of Israel publishes Liberman's own words on why Jordan would have "no choice."

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  Security2026-09-22Updated

  French source says Macron's Hamas remark was a translation error

  The Jerusalem Post reports a French source calling the widely circulated wording a misinterpretation, as Israeli criticism of the UN speech continues.

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  Security2026-09-23

  Netanyahu and Katz say strike in Khan Younis killed Hamas finance chief

  Israel's prime minister and defence minister said Mohammed Abu Alwan, head of Hamas's financial department, was killed in an airstrike on a vehicle in southern Gaza.

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  Security2026-09-23

  Witkoff says US and Iran talked through mediators at the UN, not face to face

  The US envoy said intermediaries shuttled between the two delegations at the General Assembly, while Iranian state media described a meeting sought by Washington.

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  Security2026-09-22Updated

  Iran says Araghchi met Witkoff and set Hormuz conditions in New York

  Axios reported Arab intermediaries had been working to arrange a high-level meeting in New York, as accounts still differ on whether the contact was direct.

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  Security2026-09-22

  Two suspects seized after chase on Israel's Jordan Valley border

  The Israeli military says lookouts spotted suspicious movement along the eastern border, prompting a pursuit by soldiers and police that ended in two arrests.

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  Security2026-09-22

  Netanyahu backs death penalty for terrorist who killed Netanel Shukron

  In a condolence call to the family of a reservist killed in an attack in the Binyamin region before Yom Kippur, the prime minister said the law he legislated should now be applied.

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  Security2026-09-22

  IDF returns 14 Israeli activists who crossed the border into Syria

  The military says troops were sent to locate the group near the border community of Alonei Habashan and handed them to the police, calling the crossing a danger to soldiers.

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  Security2026-09-22

  Netanyahu tells Mamdani "shame on you" and vows UN speech reply

  New York's mayor repeated his description of the Israeli prime minister as a war criminal and called for his arrest; Netanyahu said he would use his UN address to answer.

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  Security2026-09-22

  Electric bicycle rider, about 30, killed by truck on Route 4 near Zichron Yaakov

  Magen David Adom paramedics attempted resuscitation at the Zichron Yaakov junction before pronouncing the man dead at the scene.

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  Security2026-09-22

  Israeli PM's office rejects Macron UN claim on Hamas in the West Bank

  After the French president told the UN General Assembly that Hamas is not active in Judea and Samaria, the Prime Minister's Office pointed to the killing of a French citizen days earlier.

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  Government2026-09-22

  Israel launches "UN's Lie Industry" video ahead of Netanyahu speech

  The Diaspora Affairs Ministry's new campaign film shows the General Assembly hall filled with parrots chanting "Blame Israel", timed to the opening of the annual debate.

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  Security2026-09-21Updated

  IDF says Qabatiya arrests part of wider West Bank activity on Yom Kippur

  The Jerusalem Post and Haaretz have now reported the detention of two Palestinians near Jenin, set alongside other Israeli operations during the fast.

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  Government2026-09-21Updated

  Trump speaks without sound as US networks halt pool coverage

  Five American broadcasters suspended White House pool coverage in solidarity with CNN, leaving a presidential event without audio or live pictures.

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  Transport2026-09-22

  Fiber optic cable cut disrupts flights across the US East Coast

  A severed fiber optic cable and a circuit failure disrupted air traffic at major East Coast airports, with ground stops declared in New York, Boston and Philadelphia.

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  Government2026-09-21

  Networks suspend White House pool as Trump speaks with no audio

  Major US broadcasters halted the shared press pool covering President Trump after new restrictions on reporters, and three outlets said they are suing the administration.

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