Videos show Hamas fighters attacking Israel using motorized paragliders amid a wave of surprise attacks

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Cars are burning after a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hit a parking lot and a residential building in Ashkelon, southern Israel, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023.
Cars are burning after a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hit a parking lot and a residential building in Ashkelon, southern Israel, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023.

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Senators warn Biden that a defense pact with 'authoritarian' Saudi Arabia in exchange for normalizing ties with Israel hurts American interests

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US President Joe Biden boards Air Force One before departing from King Abdulaziz International Airport in the Saudi city of Jeddah on July 16, 2022.

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4 Roman-era swords were found perfectly preserved in their scabbards in a cave. They were as sharp as if they were hidden today, scientists said.

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A still from a video shows researchers smiling widely as they pull the sword from the rock.
Scientists discovered four perfectly preserved Roman swords hiding in a cave near the Dead Sea, the Israel Antiquities Authority said Wednesday.

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The US had a plan in the 1960s to blast an alternative Suez Canal through Israel using 520 nuclear bombs

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An annotated map of Egypt and Israel shows the placement of the existing Suez Canal and an approximation of plans for a canal through Israel that the US considered in the 1960s.

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White House blasts Israel for passing sweeping judicial changes with 'the slimmest possible majority'

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President Joe Biden
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to mayors from across the country during an event at the East Room of the White House on January 20, 2023 in Washington, DC. President Biden hosted mayors who are attending the U.S. Conference of Mayors Winter Meeting at the White House to discuss bipartisan achievements.

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Progressives dish on 'chilling effect' on Israel criticism after uproar over Pramila Jayapal's comments: 'We never do anything constructive on this issue'

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Rep. Pramila Jayapal, flanked by members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, speaks at a news conference at the Capitol on May 24, 2023.
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, flanked by members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, speaks at a news conference at the Capitol on May 24, 2023.

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Trump slammed his hand on his desk and questioned why he 'only got 25% of the Jewish vote' when presented with antique Israeli artifacts, Republican donor says

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Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Las Vegas, Nev., on July 8, 2023.

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These 9 House Democrats voted against a resolution declaring Israel is 'not a racist or apartheid state'

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Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota was among the lawmakers who voted against the resolution.
Rep. Ilhan Omar said the purpose of the resolution was to "target and shame" Rep. Pramila Jayapal.

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Ancient Israeli artifacts intended for an exhibition in Washington in 2019 are stuck at Mar-a-Lago, with Israel struggling to get them back

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Mar-A-Lago, Palm Beach, Florida, August 16, 2022.

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Israel's workhorse Merkava tank could soon be refilling foreign arsenals depleted by the war in Ukraine

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Israel Defense Forces IDF Merkava tank
An Israeli Merkava tank trains in the Golan Heights in March 2008.

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