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Netanyahu battles court over attempt to unseat Ben-Gvir

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Kibbutz hit on October 7th rallies to help northern border kibbutzim

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Police arrest 200 at London Palestine Action ban rally

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Netanyahu: an address to the nation

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Taskforce steps up national response to antisemitism in education

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Sydney Jewish comedy showcase returns with laughs, stories and a stacked line-up

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She lost her father at Bondi. Now she’s fighting the hate that killed him

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AIJAC criticises government position on Lebanon

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Sydney preacher’s latest sermon targets Jews and Christians

Sydney-based Islamic preacher Wissam Haddad has released a new sermon attacking Jewish and Christian beliefs.

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Jerusalem to hold direct talks with Lebanon aimed at disarming Hezbollah

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday announced that Jerusalem intends to hold direct negotiations with Lebanese interlocutors with a view to disarming Iran’s terror proxy Hezbollah.

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Counting down

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NCJWA launches workshops for Royal Commission submissions

Survivors’ lives rebuilt in Australia to shape Sydney Yom Hashoah commemorations

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Ceasefire questions leave Israel wary of what comes next

Messages from the Israeli government following U.S. President Donald Trump’s Iran ceasefire announcement on Tuesday were few and brief. Read more

Netanyahu trial to resume Sunday after wartime court shutdown

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Brae Sokolski shows solidarity as new Star of David colours get green light from stewards

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Backlash grows over Sydney event defending ‘globalise the intifada’

A City of Sydney council venue will host a public forum next month defending the phrase “globalise the intifada”, prompting strong criticism from Jewish leaders and renewed scrutiny of Cumberland councillor Ahmed Ouf.

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IDF soldier KIA in Southern Lebanon, bringing total war toll to 937

 

Israel Defense Forces Staff-Sgt. Touvel Yosef Lifshiz, 20, from the northern city of Beit She’an, was killed fighting Iranian-backed Hezbollah terrorists in Southern Lebanon, the military announced on Wednesday night.

Lifshiz served in the 13th Battalion of the IDF’s Golani Brigade, the statement said. Five other soldiers sustained injuries of varying degrees and were evacuated to a hospital in Israel, it added.

The total death toll among Israeli troops since the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, cross-border massacre now stands at 937. Twelve IDF soldiers have been killed since the expansion of ground operations in Southern Lebanon in early March.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in response to the announcement that “our hearts are with the family of the heroic Golani soldier, Staff-Sgt. Touvel Yosef Lifshiz, of blessed memory, who fell in battle in Southern Lebanon.”

“We pray for the swift and full recovery of our soldiers who were wounded in the same incident, after fighting bravely against Hezbollah terrorists,” he stated. “We will continue to act with full force to remove the threat to the residents of the north. May the memory of Touvel, of blessed memory, be a blessing and be preserved forever.”

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz in an X post extended his “heartfelt condolences” on behalf of the Jewish state’s defense establishment.

“I wish to send a speedy recovery to all the wounded heroes and to strengthen the commanders and soldiers of the IDF who are currently fighting bravely in Southern Lebanon and across the other fronts,” he tweeted. “May his memory be blessed.”

Hezbollah began firing rockets and suicide drones at Israel on March 2, in retaliation for the Jewish state’s targeted killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Khamenei was killed in the opening strikes of “Operation Roaring Lion/Epic Fury” against the regime on Feb. 28.

In response to the terrorist organization’s violation of the U.S.-brokered Nov. 27, 2024, truce agreement, Jerusalem launched an aerial campaign against Hezbollah and ordered IDF troops to advance and take control of additional areas in Southern Lebanon to halt cross-border attacks.

Netanyahu stressed in an address on Wednesday night that Lebanon is not part of the truce with Iran that the United States and Tehran agreed to on Tuesday.

“I insisted that the temporary ceasefire with Iran not include Hezbollah. And we continue to strike them forcefully,” the premier said in a prime time address following the conclusion of the Passover holiday in Israel.

Earlier on Wednesday, the Israeli Air Force launched its largest coordinated strikes against Hezbollah terror targets in Lebanon since the start of “Operation Roaring Lion” on Feb. 28.

The large-scale wave of attacks targeted Hezbollah headquarters, military infrastructure and command-and-control centers in Beirut, the Beqaa Valley and Southern Lebanon, according to the Israeli army.

Netanyahu said Hezbollah on Wednesday suffered “the greatest blow since the pagers,” in reference to the Sept. 17-18, 2024, attacks in Lebanon, which wounded thousands of terrorist operatives. “We attacked 100 targets in 10 minutes, in places Hezbollah was certain were immune,” he said.

All holy sites in Israel including the Western Wall reopen to public

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Australia and Israel at odds over Lebanon ceasefire

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Gunmen attack Israeli consulate building in Istanbul

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War updates

7,183 people wounded in missile/rocket attacks since the start of the Iran War. Read more

Australia, UNESCO open pilot program to train educators on combating Jew-hatred in schools

Australia has launched a pilot program in the country’s schools to help educators identify and address antisemitism in the classroom. Read more

Victorian Multicultural Commission forced to change charter after antisemitic statements

A Melbourne Jewish community advocate has secured changes to the Victorian Multicultural Commission (VMC)’s charter. The changes follow a legal complaint over antisemitic social media posts by a former commissioner.

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Trump: Iran must surrender or go back to the Stone Age

President Trump has left Iran with no option but to end Operation Epic Fury by surrendering its armed forces and handing over its remaining weapons of mass destruction. Read more

After everything, Macquarie is still teaching the same poison

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Elderly couple, son and partner killed in Haifa strike

Israeli rescue teams recovered the bodies of four people from the rubble of a residential building in Haifa on Monday, ending an 18-hour search after an Iranian ballistic missile struck the structure and triggered a partial collapse. Read more

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