A 25-year-old Israeli woman helped save her entire kibbutz by arming a neighborhood watch group to fight off Hamas militants, her neighbors and dad say

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Man holding Israeli flag as in the background IDF artillery shooting.
Man holding Israeli flag on October 11, 2023.

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An Israeli family found out 5 relatives were likely kidnapped by Hamas after video showing one of the kids being grabbed by armed militants appeared online

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Erez Kalderon, 12, Sahar Kalderon, 16, Ofer Kalderon, 50, Noya Dan, 12, and Carmela Dan, 80, are believed to have taken hostage by Hamas.
Erez Kalderon, 12, Sahar Kalderon, 16, Ofer Kalderon, 50, Noya Dan, 12, and Carmela Dan, 80, are believed to have taken hostage by Hamas.

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An Egyptian intelligence official said Israel's government downplayed threats from Gaza and was repeatedly warned of 'something big'

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Israelis inspect a damaged residential building after it was hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip, in Ashkelon, Israel, Monday, Oct. 9, 2023.
Israelis inspect a damaged residential building after it was hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip, in Ashkelon, Israel, Monday, Oct. 9, 2023.

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The US Navy turned the tables on Iran, sending drones that look like speedboats to spy on its warships and troublesome gunboats

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An undated still image released on Oct. 6 from video taken by an Arabian Fox MAST-13 of an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy patrol speedboat in the Strait of Hormuz.
An undated still image released on Oct. 6 from video taken by an Arabian Fox MAST-13 of an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy patrol speedboat in the Strait of Hormuz.

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Ukraine is using $100,000 octocopter drones to destroy Russian tanks and artillery worth millions, even in the dead of night, operator says

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A Ukrainian drone operator from the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade tests new military equipment including FPV drones on the training area amid Russia-Ukraine war in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on August 03, 2023.
A Ukrainian drone operator from the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade tests new military equipment including FPV drones on the training area amid Russia-Ukraine war in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on August 03, 2023.

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Cannibalistic Europeans likely ate their dead at funerals 15,000 years ago instead of burying them, study says

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A bone from the Upper Palaeolithic Era engraved with markings associated with ritual cannibalism.
A bone from the Upper Paleolithic Era engraved with markings associated with ritual cannibalism, from London's Natural History Museum

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Cheap drones rigged with explosives have become the leading anti-tank weapon against Russian forces, Ukrainian commander says

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A Ukrainian drone operator from the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade holds a drone during the testing of new military equipment including FPV drones on the training area amid Russia-Ukraine war in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on August 03, 2023.
A Ukrainian drone operator from the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade holds a drone during the testing of new military equipment including FPV drones on the training area amid Russia-Ukraine war in Donetsk Oblast, U

Trump trial: Judge in New York fraud trial issued a gag order after Trump repeatedly attacked his clerk

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media after exiting the courtroom for a lunch recess during the first day of his civil fraud trial in New York.

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Crocodiles seemed to 'escort' a dog in danger to safety, and scientists aren't sure why they didn't just eat it

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Serial frames of a dog being given a ‘safe passage’ by three crocodiles, in a sentient behaviour suggestive of ‘cross-species empathy’.
A dog swims near a mugger crocodile, who didn't seem interested in eating it.

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Mark Meadows had never drunk alcohol before he accidentally downed 3.5 White Claws in the White House, Cassidy Hutchinson says in new book

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Then-Acting White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and Cassidy Hutchinson, one of his top aides, walk through the Capitol in March 2020.

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