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Dear A.,
Over the weekend, the IDF carried out a
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precision strike near Beirut killing Hezbollah's military chief of staff, Haytham Ali Tabatabai.
Tabatabai joined Hezbollah in the 1980s and rose through the ranks to serve as the terror group's second-in-command behind Secretary-General, Naim Qassem. The IDF
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said that before he was eliminated, Tabatabai directly "commanded most of Hezbollah’s units and worked hard to restore them to readiness for war with Israel."
The United States was offering a
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$5 million reward for information on Tabatabai, a U.S. Specially Designated Global Terrorist.
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"Tabatabai is a mass murderer. His hands are soaked in the blood of many Israelis and Americans," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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said after the targeted strike.
"The policy I am leading is absolutely clear: Under my leadership, the State of Israel will not allow Hezbollah to rebuild its power, and we will not allow it to pose a threat to the State of Israel again."
Defense Minister Israel Katz
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added , "We will continue to act forcefully to prevent any threat to the residents of the north and the state of Israel."
Asked about whether the president supports the Israeli strike, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt
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said , "Of course, the president supports Israel’s right to defend itself and to take out any terrorist threats."
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The Israeli strikes follow a year of the Lebanese government and armed forces failing to stop Hezbollah's increasing violations of the November 2024 ceasefire agreement.
Following the strikes, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said that the country is ready to
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negotiate an agreement that would end the strikes and have Israeli soldiers pull back.
The United States must continue to increase the pressure on Lebanon to compel it to fulfill its stated commitment to fully disarm Hezbollah.
Continue to
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follow AIPAC on social media for the latest updates.
Jake Braunstein
Senior Director, Policy Communications
Tell Congress: Reject False Accusations of Genocide Against Israel
Anti-Israel Rep. Rashida Tlaib is pushing a resolution falsely accusing Israel of committing genocide in Gaza for defending itself against Hamas’ horrific October 7 massacre. The resolution calls to block arms to Israel, prosecute American citizens and companies, and put sanctions on the Jewish state.
TAKE 45 SECONDS: Contact your members of Congress and urge them to condemn the resolution and refute this false accusation.
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IDF takes out Hamas terrorists, as group continues to violate ceasefire
The IDF carried out a series of strikes on Hamas terrorists over the weekend, as the terror group continues to violate the ceasefire deal.
One of the strikes eliminated Alaa' Haddadeh, the Head of Hamas' supply and equipment unit.
"Haddadeh was a central source of knowledge for supply and production systems, and operated to transfer weapons from Hamas’ headquarters to battalion and field commanders," the IDF
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said .
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Earlier today, the IDF
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eliminated three more terrorists who crossed the Yellow Line in violation of the peace deal.
The Trump administration had made clear that it backs the retaliatory Israeli strikes, because "Israel has a policy, agreed upon with the mediators, that ceasefire violations will be met with immediate response," a
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U.S. official told Axios' Barak Ravid.
Meanwhile, a senior Hamas official, Osama Hamdan, is doubling down on the terror group's violations, refusing to lay down its arms as required by President Trump's 20-point peace plan.
The United States must increase the pressure on Hamas and its sponsors in Qatar, Turkey and Iran to fully comply with the agreement and release all the hostages.
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U.S., Israel working on future of Gaza; civilians in need of treatment leave Strip for Jordan
As Hamas violates the agreement, America and Israel are working to improve the lives of Gazans in the Strip.
Working in conjunction with the Israelis, the United States is moving forward with
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plans to build communities for Palestinians on the Israeli side of the Yellow Line, in the hopes that it will draw civilians away from the Hamas-controlled part of Gaza.
Meanwhile, today, Israel helped facilitate the evacuation of nearly 300 Gazans in need of medical treatment and their caregivers, and those with dual citizenships or visas, into Jordan and to third countries.
"Israel remains committed to working closely with its international partners to actively facilitate and support the medical evacuation of patients and caregivers," Israel's COGAT
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Trump signs Executive Order on designating Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist group
Today, President Trump signed an
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Executive Order initiating the process of designating chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) and Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs).
This important executive order follows bipartisan, bicameral support in Congress for designating the Muslim Brotherhood.
The Muslim Brotherhood amounts to terrorism incorporated. The group and its extremist ideology threaten American interests, regional stability, and the security of our allies. Hamas is a Muslim Brotherhood affiliate that conducted the barbaric attack on Israel on October 7.
Prime Minister Netanyahu praised Trump for the decision,
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saying , "On this occasion, I also want to commend President @realDonaldTrump on his decision to outlaw and designate the 'Muslim Brotherhood' organization as a terrorist organization. This is an organization that endangers stability throughout the Middle East and beyond the Middle East."
We commend President Trump and his administration for taking this important step, and urge the administration and Congress to continue the vital process of designating Muslim Brotherhood affiliates and supported entities.
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You can read AIPAC's full statement here.
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IDF arrests over 60 terrorists in West Bank
Over the past week, the IDF and Shin Bet have carried out a
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series of raids in the West Bank, arresting more than 60 wanted terrorists.
The operations targeted Hamas' West Bank cells and weapons trafficking hubs, and also resulted in the IDF seizing equipment for manufacturing weapons.
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New Iron Dome interceptor production facility in Arkansas
A joint venture between Israeli defense contractor Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and RTX (Raytheon), known as R2S, has opened a U.S. Iron Dome interceptor production facility in Camden, Arkansas.
At the ceremony opening the facility, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders
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said , "The weapons built by this facility won't just support Israel's Iron Dome, they'll also be used by U.S. Marines in some of their critical weapons systems."
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Watch Gov. Sanders' speech here.
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Rafael President and CEO Yoav Tourgeman
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said , "The opening of this facility marks another meaningful step in strengthening the availability of proven air-defense capabilities for the United States and its partners. Rafael’s decades of operational experience, scientific excellence, and technological innovation are now joined with a robust American production base, ensuring that interceptors can be delivered efficiently and at scale. We value the partnership that made this possible and remain committed to supporting the security needs of the U.S. and its allies."
America’s partnership with Israel helps keep both countries safer, fuels the U.S. economy, and creates American jobs.
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The mission of AIPAC is to encourage and persuade the U.S. government to enact specific policies that create a strong, enduring and mutually beneficial relationship with our ally Israel.
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