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Cypriot maritime authorities are searching for a yacht that left Ashdod for Cyprus on Sunday, N12 reported. Contact was lost with the vessel shortly before it would have approached the island.

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Cyprus searches for Israeli yacht lost in storm Byron | The Jerusalem Post
There were five people aboard the vessel, and their current condition remains unknown.
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December 9, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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UN spokesperson condemns a referral by the Houthis of detained UN staff to a special criminal court.
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UN condemns Houthi's referral of detained staff to court | The Jerusalem Post
UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said the Houthis have arbitrarily detained 59 Yemeni UN personnel, who have been held "incommunicado - some for years - without any due process."
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December 9, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana and US House Speaker Mike Johnson unveiled a global parliamentary initiative to nominate Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.
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Knesset, House speakers promote Donald Trump for Nobel Peace Prize | The Jerusalem Post
Meeting at the US Capitol for the first time since the ceasefire took effect, Ohana and Johnson signed a joint letter to the Nobel Committee urging Trump’s selection.
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December 9, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed a new law granting more protection to immigrants in light of President Donald Trump's increased anti-immigration actions.
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New Illinois law protects immigrants from Donald Trump | The Jerusalem Post
Among other protections, the bill restricts immigration enforcement efforts outside of state courthouses and allows plaintiffs to sue for damages.
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December 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Egypt has conditioned the trilateral summit planned for the end of December on Israel’s agreement to the proposed gas deal and IDF withdrawal from key areas in Gaza. | Report
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Sisi: Israel must sign gas agreement with Egypt to meet | The Jerusalem Post
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is also reportedly demanding Israel withdraw from the Philadelphi and Netzarim corridors, Ynet said, quoting sources familiar with the matter.
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December 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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A member of the UK armed forces was accidentally killed in Ukraine while observing a Ukrainian test of a new defensive capability.
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UK armed forces member killed in Ukraine accident | The Jerusalem Post
The accident occured on Tuesday, while observing Ukrainian forces test a new defensive capability, away from the front lines.
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December 9, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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The United States Senate will vote Thursday on the Republican-proposed healthcare plan, says Senate Majority Leader John Thune.
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US Senate to vote Thursday on Republican healthcare plan | The Jerusalem Post
The Republican-proposed alternative plan aims to address expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies
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December 9, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Likud filed a police complaint accusing protesters of “incitement to murder” after a display of Netanyahu's "severed head" appeared outside the Tel Aviv District Court during the prime minister's hearing.
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Likud: Anti-Netanyahu display incites public to murder | The Jerusalem Post
The complaint further criticized Israel Police, noting that officers were present at the scene, but did not intervene when the display was presented.
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December 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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As America risks losing its measles-free status, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continues undermining the country's vaccination capabilities.
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Measles spread, Kennedy continues anti-vaccine crusade | The Jerusalem Post
Instead of acting quickly to prevent a measles comeback, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has undermined public health officials' ability to prevent and contain outbreaks.
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December 9, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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MK Karhi vowed that his broadcasting reform would pass "with full force" after the Knesset approved a special panel dedicated to advancing it.
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Knesset panel on broadcast reform results in clashes | The Jerusalem Post
A new special committee was formed exclusively to advance the reform, prompting critics to argue that it was created to push the legislation forward without internal objections.
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December 9, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Analysis: Mike Waltz’s Israel visit wasn’t routine diplomacy — it was the first on-the-ground rollout of the Trump administration’s Gaza plan, just days after the UN renewed UNRWA’s mandate in a lopsided vote.

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UN envoy Waltz backs Israel-led Gaza control plan | The Jerusalem Post
Waltz’s first major foreign trip since taking office is more than a symbolic gesture; it is the operational rollout of the Trump administration’s Gaza plan.
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December 9, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Rep. Mike Lawler’s September letter to PM Netanyahu resurfaced, urging that dual US-Israeli citizens not be subjected to draft-evasion sanctions or travel bans.

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Lawler urged Benjamin Netanyahu to protect US-Israel dual citizens | The Jerusalem Post
Lawler’s letter, now circulating again, asked Israel to safeguard the mobility of US-Israel dual citizens impacted by attorney-general directives linked to haredi draft evasion.
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December 9, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Syrian state-run TV says that shells of unknown origin fell near Damascus' Mezzah military airport.
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Syrian state TV: Shells land near Damascus military airport | The Jerusalem Post
Syria's state news agency reported the sound of an explosion in the vicinity of Damascus and said the matter was under investigation.
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December 9, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Former IDF chief of staff Lt.-Gen. (ret.) Gadi Eisenkot (Yashar!) vowed “not to lend his hand to a draft-evasion law” as he attended back-to-back meetings to advance the haredi conscription law at the Knesset.
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Gadi Eisenkot warns against haredi draft bill at Knesset | The Jerusalem Post
Additionally, former prime minister Naftali Bennett said if elected, he would cancel the government's haredi IDF exemption bill.
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December 9, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Opinion: Israel's farewell ceremony for Thai hostage, Sudthisak Rinthalak, had astonishingly low turnout.
Joanie Margulies digs deeper.
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Unattended farewell ceremony for Thai Hamas victim | The Jerusalem Post
No ministers were in attendance in this morning’s ceremony, nor were any foreign ambassadors. Though today was for a Thai national, it could have been anyone of their own.
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December 9, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Jewish billionaire couple Laura and John Arnold fell off the Forbes Rich List after donating nearly half of their fortune.
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Philanthropic Jewish billionaires donate their fortune | The Jerusalem Post
While the pair fell of the Forbes list, they appeared high on a separate list released earlier this year highlighting the US’s most generous philanthropists.
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December 9, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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A man in Tulsa was arrested after allegedly using an antique gun to rob a liquor store on Friday.
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Tulsa man robs liquor store with 18th century antique gun | The Jerusalem Post
The firearm is likely from the mid-1800s and is a single-shot percussion derringer, often known as a "Muff Pistol" or "Pocket Pistol."
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December 9, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Sa'ar dismissed NYC mayor-elect Mamdani's threat to arrest Netanyahu in an interview with The New York Post, saying that it hadn't "been a factor" in planning the prime minister's trip.
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Sa'ar laughs off Mamdani's threat against Benjamin Netanyahu | The Jerusalem Post
Sa'ar also slammed Hamas's refusal to disarm and lay down its weapons in accordance with the US-backed Gaza peace deal.
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December 9, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Iran’s looming fuel hike is reviving memories of the deadly 2019 uprising, raising fears that economic pressure could ignite fresh unrest.
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Iranian fuel price hike may spark revolution | The Jerusalem Post
Iran’s looming fuel hike is reviving memories of the deadly 2019 uprising, raising fears that economic pressure could ignite fresh unrest.
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December 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Israel Police open investigation into remains found in a cistern near Beit Guvrin, looking into a possible link to a recently missing Jerusalem resident.
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Israel Police investigates possible murder near Beit Guvrin | The Jerusalem Post
Police are also looking into whether or not the remains belong to a Jerusalem resident who was reported missing earlier this week, according to Israel's public broadcaster KAN News.
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December 9, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Opinion: JD Vance’s silence on antisemitism isn’t caution — it’s complicity.
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American Jews cannot trust JD Vance to lead the GOP | The Jerusalem Post
JD Vance must choose: will he be the man who slams the door on antisemitism, or the one who lets it in?
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December 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Opinion: Phase II of the Gaza deal is coming — and it could have ended a year ago. Now Trump is shaping Gaza’s future, and phase II looks like the first step toward a Palestinian state. Israel won’t get a veto.

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Gaza deal phase II: A State of Palestine is coming | The Jerusalem Post
Phase II of the Donald Trump-backed ceasefire will give the people of Gaza what Palestinians have demanded for decades – international protection against Israel.
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December 9, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Long-planned fuel price increase will finally be implemented by Iran, in a move expected to financially pressure Iranians.
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Iran to increase fuel prices, in long delayed reform | The Jerusalem Post
The proposal had been repeatedly postponed over fears it could trigger unrest similar to deadly protests sparked by a fuel price hike in 2019.
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December 9, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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UNICEF said that thousands of Gazan children were treated for malnutrition since the Israel-Hamas ceasefire.

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Gaza children still malnourished after truce, UN says | The Jerusalem Post
"Most families can't access this, and that's why we're still seeing high rates of malnutrition," UNICEF spokesperson Tess Ingram said.
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December 9, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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A US district court judge granted the Justice Department's move to unseal grand jury documents in the case involving Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell.
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Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell docs to be unsealed | The Jerusalem Post
US District Judge Paul Engelmayer cited a recent law passed by Congress in issuing his order and opinion to unseal grand jury documents in case involving Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell.
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December 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM