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On this day eight years ago, 11 Jews were murdered in a terrorist attack by a white supremacist during Shabbat services at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. It was the deadliest antisemitic attack in US history. May the memories of the victims forever be a blessing. 🕯️

On October 23, 1983, Hezbollah suicide bombers detonated truck bombs at the US and French Marine barracks in Beirut, killing 241 US Marines, sailors, and soldiers, 58 French military personnel, and six civilians. The Iranian regime played a role in the attack.

🎯 ELIMINATED: Musa Abd Muhammad Hamouda, a Nukhba terrorist in Hamas’s Al-Qassam Brigades who planned a deadly attack on IDF troops in northern Gaza in September 2025. Recently, Hamouda advanced attacks against IDF troops & Israeli civilians. The IDF will continue to address any imminent threats.

Islamists are having a hard time destroying Israel, so they’re trying their luck in Europe.

1,200 murdered. 251 taken hostage. Infinite lives scarred forever. We will never forget.

Three years ago, at 6:29 AM in Israel, Hamas and other Palestinian terrorists launched a war to wipe Israel off the map. Terrorists horrifically slaughtered 1,200 innocents and abducted 251 into the dungeons of Gaza. We will never forget.

BREAKING: Someone reportedly pulled the fire alarm to disrupt a performance of OCTOBER 7 at Northwestern tonight. It’s the third anniversary of the massacre, and Jewish and pro-Israel students can’t even mourn in peace. (OCTOBER 7 is a verbatim play based on testimonies from 10/7 survivors).

On September 24, SJP, JVP, and YDSA at Cornell University are hosting an event on campus featuring antisemite Hasan Piker. Demand Cornell's leadership cancel the event and uphold their commitment to protect Jewish students: http://iwr.link/cornell-piker

On this day in 2020, the US, Israel, the UAE, and Bahrain signed the Abraham Accords, a groundbreaking treaty that changed the face of the Middle East and proved Arab-Israeli peace is possible. 🇺🇸🇮🇱🇦🇪🇧🇭

WOW: On Thursday night, more than 50,000 people gathered at the Kotel to pray together ahead of Rosh Hashanah. Since the beginning of the Hebrew month of Elul, nearly 1 million people have visited the Kotel.

#BREAKING: The IDF dismantled Hezbollah’s underground terror complex in the Ali al-Taher Ridge area of southern Lebanon. The tunnels contained dozens of Iranian-made rockets, missiles, and UAVs as well as machine guns, anti-tank missiles, and hundreds of mines and explosive devices.

🎯 ELIMINATED: Hamas Nukhba terrorist Ismail Ibrahim Darwish Qandil, who invaded Israel during the October 7 massacre and participated in the killing of Col. Jonathan (Yoni Steinberg). The IDF will continue to hunt down and hold accountable every terrorist who participated in the October 7 attack.

🦅 CENTCOM destroyed 5 Iranian crude oil carriers tonight after the IRGC launched two ballistic missile attacks on a US Navy warship over the past two days. The US warship evaded both Iranian attacks and continued to patrol regional waters. No American personnel were harmed.

#BREAKING: Israel’s National Security Council warns that terror threats against Israelis and Jews abroad remain elevated ahead of the High Holiday season, with the Iranian regime and its proxies identified as the leading threat. Hamas, PIJ, and other Palestinian terror groups also pose a threat.

US Ambassador Mike Huckabee: “Lebanon’s problem is not Israel. Lebanon’s problem is Hezbollah, which is a proxy of the Iranian regime, which has said for 47 and a half years, 'Death to America!'…They have destroyed Lebanon and made a mess of it.”

⚡️ BREAKING: US Treasury is sanctioning Turkey’s Golden Global Bank and its subsidiaries for facilitating transactions to the IRGC-Quds Force. The bank was established to transfer oil revenues from China to Turkey, where they were converted into cash and gold by Iranian front companies.

BREAKING: The Iranian Terror Regime murdered two Filipino sailors on Monday in an attack on a Saudi oil tanker. Where's the outrage?!

🇺🇸🇮🇱 WATCH: US Ambassador Mike Huckabee discusses the forces fueling rising antisemitism among young Americans, including funding from Qatar and the Muslim Brotherhood, social media bias, and corruption within the UN and its affiliated NGOs.

Evyatar David was kidnapped from the Nova music festival on October 7, 2023, and held hostage by Hamas for 738 days. This week, he attended the wedding of fellow Hamas captivity survivor Eliya Cohen and Nova massacre survivor Ziv Abud. Evyatar says watching them get married is "a huge victory."

Evyatar David was kidnapped from the Nova music festival on October 7, 2023, and held hostage by Hamas for 738 days. In his first interview with an international media outlet, he told CNN’s Bianna Golodryga what kept him going through 738 days of captivity in horrific conditions.

Volunteers at synagogues across the US are being trained to respond to mass casualty attacks. This is how serious the threat of terrorism against Jews has become in the US.

#BREAKING: The UAE is halting all trade, commercial exchange. And financial trade with Iran until further notice.

#BREAKING: The IDF recovered the body of IDF soldier Yehuda Yekutiel Katz, who went missing in 1982 during the Battle of Sultan Yacoub in the First Lebanon War. Efforts to recover his body have been ongoing for 44 years. May his memory be a blessing. 🕯️

Tonight, the second yahrzeit of the “Beautiful Six” begins. Two years ago, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Alex Lobanov, Almog Sarusi, Carmel Gat, Eden Yerushalmi, and Ori Danino were murdered by their captors after being held hostage by Hamas for 328 days. May their memories forever be a blessing. 🕯️

#BREAKING: The US Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights has opened investigations into San Jose State University and San Francisco State University for failing to address rampant antisemitism on campus, in violation of Title VI.

On this day in 1994, a suicide bomber drove a car bomb into the AMIA building in Buenos Aires, killing 85 and injuring hundreds — the deadliest terror attack in Argentine history. There is ample evidence that Iran and Hezbollah were behind the attack, but to date, no one has been held accountable.

💔 TRAGEDY: Two US service members were killed in action during the IRGC’s missile and drone attack on Jordan. One additional US service member remains missing. May the memories of the fallen US troops be a blessing. We are forever grateful for their service. 🕯️🇺🇸

🎯 ELIMINATED: Hamas company commander Anas Mahmoud Ahmed Hamdan, who held Israeli hostages captive in Gaza, including civilian Avera Mengistu, who was kidnapped by Hamas in 2014. The IDF will continue to hunt down and hold accountable every terrorist who participated in the October 7 attack.

⚠️ A massive banner featuring President Trump in a coffin is on display in Islamic Revolution Square in Tehran, along with calls for Trump's assassination. The Iranian Terror Regime is showing us exactly who they are.

BREAKING: The US is launching efforts to dismantle the International Criminal Court. The US has never been a member of the Court, meaning the ICC has no jurisdiction over it. But the ICC is trying to take action against US leaders anyway, threatening American sovereignty.

🇺🇸⚡️ US forces hit ~140 Iranian military targets with precision munitions, degrading the regime's ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial vessels freely transiting the Strait of Hormuz.

🎯 The IDF dismantled two Hezbollah terror tunnel routes beneath Majdal Zoun in southern Lebanon. The tunnels extended ~200 meters combined, and contained living quarters, 3 launch shafts aimed at Israel, and dozens of terror weapons. Israel will continue operating in self-defense against Hezbollah.

🧡🇺🇸🇮🇱 US Ambassador Mike Huckabee joined Yarden Bibas at a memorial ceremony honoring the Bibas family. An olive tree was dedicated in memory of Yarden’s wife, Shiri, and their sons, Ariel (4) and baby Kfir (9 months), who were kidnapped on October 7 and barbarically murdered in captivity.

BREAKING: CENTCOM forces are striking Iran in response to Iran’s ongoing violations of the ceasefire. The US is holding Iran accountable for recent unjustified aggression against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and civilian crews freely navigating the vital international waterway.

BREAKING: President Trump says as far as he's concerned, the Memorandum of Understanding with the Iranian regime is over.

Happy 250th Independence Day to Israel's greatest ally! 🇺🇸🇮🇱

Finally, a banner drop we can get behind

🚨 ACTION ALERT 🚨 Radical pro-Hamas students at Dartmouth College have submitted a new proposal demanding the College divest from companies that do business with Israel. Last year's proposal was rightfully rejected. Call on Dartmouth to reject BDS, again: https://iwr.link/dartmouth

⚠️ Catherine Beth Washburn, of Irondequoit, New York, was arrested and charged with providing material support to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist organization. Washburn allegedly sent $30,116 in cryptocurrency to a PIJ terrorist in Gaza.

On this day in 2006, IDF soldier Gilad Shalit was kidnapped by Palestinian terrorists who invaded Israel via a tunnel from Gaza. He was held hostage for 1,942 days before being released in exchange for 1,027 Palestinian terrorists held in Israeli prisons.

Four IDF soldiers were killed in a Hezbollah attack overnight in southern Lebanon. The IDF responded with a wave of airstrikes targeting 80+ Hezbollah sites. The Iranian regime is using Hezbollah to try to inflame tensions between the US and Israel, and to extract more concessions from the US.

In recent days, the IDF eliminated 4 more terrorists who invaded Israel during the Oct 7 massacre. 🎯 Hamas platoon commander Muhammad Sa’id Ahmad Nimrouti 🎯 PIJ platoon commander Mu’awiya Suleiman Saqr Ayadi 🎯 Hamas sniper cell commander Ahmad Abu Hin 🎯 Hamas terrorist Mahmoud Walid Jabr Abu Hin

GOOD NEWS: Smith College rejects BDS Smith College’s Board of Trustees’ Advisory Committee on Investor Responsibility has (once again) rightfully rejected antisemitic divestment demands from SJP. #BDSisBS

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has a message for the Lebanese people ⬇️ ☮️ 🕊️ 🇮🇱 🇱🇧

#BREAKING: A terrorist infiltrated Israeli territory from Lebanon and opened fire at IDF troops near the Ramim Ridge area. IDF troops shot him dead. There are no injuries to IDF troops. According to the IDF, the terrorist entered an Israeli military zone but did not cross the border fence.

NEW FOOTAGE: On June 8, 2024, Israeli special forces rescued hostages Noa Argamani, Almog Meir Jan, Andrey Kozlov, and Shlomi Ziv from Hamas captivity in Gaza. The operation was named Operation Arnon after YAMAM officer Arnon Zmora, who was killed during the rescue. May his memory be a blessing. 🕯️

#BREAKING: Iran-backed Houthi terrorists in Yemen launched a drone at Eilat in southern Israel. The drone was intercepted by Israel's aerial defense array.

TRAGEDY 💔: The victim killed in the terror attack yesterday near Tzur Natan was identified as Master Sgt. (res.) Haim Kalomiti, 55. He served as a regional defense soldier, helping defend his community of Tzur Natan. Haim leaves behind a wife and three children. May his memory be a blessing. 🕯️