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HEADLINES:
1. TERROR TUNNEL EXTENDING INTO ISRAEL NEUTRALIZED
2. TWO WOUNDED IN STABBING ATTACK NEAR SAMARIA ARMY BASE
3. US STUDENT CHALLENGES ISRAELI ENTRY BAN IN COURT
4. THE NARROWEST STREET IN PRAGUE
5. 2 CHILDREN KILLED IN APARTMENT FIRE LAID TO REST
6. WATCH: NIKKI HALEY RESIGNS
7. ISRAEL THANKS NIKKI HALEY
8. RUSSIA: CHANGE IN GOLAN HEIGHTS STATUS A VIOLATION OF AGREEMENTS


1. TERROR TUNNEL EXTENDING INTO ISRAEL NEUTRALIZED
by Arutz Sheva Staff

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In recent hours, IDF forces have neutralized a tunnel of terror in the central Gaza Strip. The IDF said that the tunnel penetrated some 200 meters (220 yards) into Israeli territory.

The IDF also noted that the tunnel was not adjacent to any of the Israeli communities near Gaza, and had been under surveillance until its neutralization today.

"We just destroyed a cross-border terror tunnel that infiltrated Israel from Gaza, built by Hamas with the aim of carrying out an attack on a nearby Israeli community, the IDF said on Twitter.

"This is the 15th tunnel we've destroyed in the last year."

The IDF said that the route of the tunnel was discovered as part of the ongoing technological, operational and intelligence efforts to locate and neutralize terror tunnels which began during Operation "Protective Edge" and have expanded over the last year.

An engineering operation led by the Southern Command, the Intelligence Directorate and MAF'AT (the Administration for the Development of Weapons and Infrastructure) neutralized the tunnel within Israeli territory.

Head of the IDF's International Press and New Media Branch, Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus, said following the demolition,"Beneath the Gaza Strip lies an underground Gaza – a tunnel network equivalent to the 'Subway'. Unfortunately, Hamas does not intend to build the world's next public transportation services. Rather, it uses underground Gaza for its abhorrent strategy to carry out lethal attacks against Israeli civilians."

"Hamas abuses the resources intended to aid the residents of Gaza, using them to construct offensive military infrastructure that seeks to violate Israeli sovereignty and threatens Israeli citizens— whether via violent protests along the security fence or by firing mortars and rockets into Israeli territory. We will continue to fulfill the mission of protecting our territory."

Tunnels that have been thwarted
IDF Spokesperson


2. TWO WOUNDED IN STABBING ATTACK NEAR SAMARIA ARMY BASE
by Arutz Sheva Staff

An Israeli was wounded Thursday afternoon in a stabbing attack near the Samaria Regional Brigade base, according to preliminary reports. His condition is defined as light.

According to reports, another Israeli woman who was in the area was also lightly wounded during fire at the terrorist.

The terrorist managed to escape from the scene and searches are underway to capture him.

An eyewitness to the attack said, "The terrorist stood next to the bus stop, picked up a huge knife, went into the station and stabbed him. Then I started to hear shots and I started to run from here."

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3. US STUDENT CHALLENGES ISRAELI ENTRY BAN IN COURT
by AFP, Arutz Sheva Staff

A US student banned from entering Israel for supporting a boycott of the country appeared in court on Thursday to challenge the decision.

Lara Alqasem, 22, arrived at Israel's Ben-Gurion airport on October 2 to study for a master's degree at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, but was not allowed to enter.

She has been allowed to remain in a room at the airport, choosing to challenge the entry ban rather than fly back to the United States.

A hearing was being held on her case in Tel Aviv district court on Thursday.

In March 2017, Israel's parliament passed a law banning the entry of supporters of the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.

Alqasem, who claims to be descended from Palestinian Authority (PA) Arabs, served as president of a chapter of the anti-Israel Students for Justice in Palestine while an undergraduate student at the University of Florida.

The group has supported boycott campaigns against Israel.

Alqasem claimed she that she does not support BDS, saying that if she did, she "wouldn't be able to come to Israel as a student."

Israeli media has quoted her mother, Karen Alqasem, as saying that she had enrolled for a one-year master's course in human rights at Hebrew University, for which she had an Israeli visa.

The United States said Wednesday it supports freedom of expression and that its embassy in Jerusalem was offering Alqasem consular assistance.

"As a general principle, we value freedom of expression even in cases where we don't agree with the political views expressed and this is such a case," State Department deputy spokesman Robert Palladino told reporters.

"Our strong opposition to the boycotts and sanctions of the state of Israel is well-known," he said.

"Israel is a sovereign nation that can determine who enters."

Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Gilad Erdan has said that he would consider allowing Alqasem to take up her university place if she publicly denounces BDS.


4. THE NARROWEST STREET IN PRAGUE
by Matanel Roth

If you go to Prague on one of the main streets you may miss a small alley that's known as the "narrowest street in the world".

The small street, whose width ranges from 60 cm to the 70 cm wide at its widest point, may not be particularly inviting, but it's worth trying to pass through it and maybe even skip breakfast for it.

The street was actually built decades ago as an escape route to help local residents in the event of a fire, and after a while the passage became a "street". Since the passage is so narrow, there's no possibility for pedestrians to come from both directions.

To prevent traffic jams, the municipality set up a traffic light for pedestrians so only one party can pass to the other side at a time. Over time, the transition became a tourist attraction and many travelers love to be photographed getting stuck in the alley or standing next to the pedestrian traffic light.

Those who make it through the street will have an amazing view of the city and a small restaurant next to it. It's customary to warn everyone who arrives via the street not to eat too much in the restaurant so they can return later and not get stuck crossing the narrow pathway.

Although the place is famous as "the narrowest street in the world", it didn't enter the Guinness Book of World Records because it's not really a street. This still doesn't prevent the place from being famous and causing people to skip breakfast to try it out.

You're welcome to pull your stomach in and check out the narrowest street in the world:

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5. 2 CHILDREN KILLED IN APARTMENT FIRE LAID TO REST
by Arutz Sheva Staff

Two-year-old Tzvi Ginzburg and his four-year-old sister Efrat, who were killed in a fire that broke out in their home in Beitar Illit, were laid to rest Wednesday in Jerusalem, side by side.

The family is currently living in a temporary apartment until the restoration of their apartment, which was completely burned down.

The investigation, which opened after the disaster, shows that a fallen lamp apparently caused the fire. The parents had gone to a family event in Jerusalem and their five children remained at home. In one room there were three sisters aged 11, 9 and 6, and in the other room were Tzvi and Efrat.

A neighbor who lives nearby was asked to take care of the children and occasionally entered the Ginzburg apartment to make sure everything was alright.

When the fire broke out, the three sisters fled to the apartment of neighbor Dvora Indorsky and asked in horror, "Where are our siblings?" Indorsky told Yediot Aharonot that "They were frightened and black with coal. I went out to the balcony and shouted to the neighbors, 'Fire, come help.'

Neighbors and volunteers at ZAKA and United Hatzalah tried to enter the site, but the fire and thick smoke did not allow them to approach the burning house. Firefighters rescued some of the residents trapped in the building, but at that time the two little children were no longer alive.

The focus of the fire was in the room where the siblings had perished. "The apartment was completely burned down, the fire was strong, the chances of survival were nil," said firefighting services investigations commander Ran Shelef, who heads a team to examine the circumstances of the disaster. According to Shelef, when the call to firefighters came, at 9:08 pm, the children were no longer alive.


6. WATCH: NIKKI HALEY RESIGNS
by Gary Willig

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US President Donald Trump has accepted US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley's resignation.

Ambassador Haley discussed her resignation with President Trump when they met at the White House last week, according to Axios.

The resignation has reportedly shocked the Washington Foreign Policy establishment.

Ambassador Haley has been an outspoken critic of the UN's corruption, bias, and inability to deal with human rights crisis around the world. She was also Israel's biggest supporter at the UN.

The ambassador said that her service at the UN "has been the honor of a lifetime."

Haley criticized Trump's rhetoric during the 2016 Presidential Election and endorsed his rival Marco Rubio for the Republican nomination. Her relationship with Trump improved after the election and she was offered the post of Ambassador to the United Nations.

The ambassador has stated that she is unafraid to criticize the president in private meetings with him.

Sources in the White House stated that Trump said Haley would leave at the end of the year and that she would be "taking a break."

Haley stated that she will not run in the next presidential election and that she will be campaigning for Trump's reelection in 2020.

During a live announcement of the resignation, Trump said Ambassador Haley "has been very special to me" and "a fantastic person."

"She is somebody who gets it. She has been at the United Nations from the beginning with us and worked with us," Trump said.

"She told me six months ago, she said: 'You know, maybe at the end of the year I want to take a little time off."

Turning to Haley, Trump said "hopefully you'll be coming back at some point, maybe in a different capacity."

He praised Haley for "knowing all the players" at the UN. "She got to know China, Russia, India. She knows everybody on a first name basis and they like her ... And maybe more importantly, they respect her."

Haley pointed to her accomplishments over the last to years. "Now, the United States is respected. Countries may not like what we do, but they respect what we do. They know that if we say we're going to do something, we follow it through."

"We've cut $1.3 billion in the UN's budget. We've made it stronger, we've made it more efficient. South Sudan, we got an arms embargo, which was a long time coming. Three North Korean sanctions packages, which were the largest in a generation, done in a way that we could really work towards denuclearizing North Korea. The Iran deal, bringing attention to the world that every country needs to understand, you can't overlook the all of the bad things that they're doing. You have to see them for the threat that they are.

She drew attention to the relocation of the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. "I think when you look at the anti-Israel bias and the strength and courage that the president showed in moving the embassy and showing the rest of the world: 'we will put our embassy where we want to put our embassy."

"The US is strong again, and the US is strong in a way that should make all Americans very proud."

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7. ISRAEL THANKS NIKKI HALEY
by Gary Willig

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and other Israeli leaders from across the political spectrum, thanked outgoing US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley for her support following her surprise resignation Tuesday.

"I thank Ambassador Nikki Haley, who led an uncompromising struggle against the hypocrisy of the United Nations and the truth and justice of our country. Best of luck!" Netanyahu said.

President Reuven Rivlin said: "I would like to thank Nikki Haley, a true ambassador, from the bottom of our hearts and on behalf of all the citizens of Israel. Haley presented an uncompromising stance on US positions on the Middle East and Israel, and defended our clear right to protect the security of our citizens. Haley, in her direct statements, often led to the removal of the cynical mask from processes led by the United Nations and international organizations."

"I thank Mrs. Haley for her courage and for her tenure as a turning point in the US attitude toward the international organizations and for the discriminatory treatment that these organizations often take against the State of Israel," the president added.

"We will continue to see Nikki as a true friend and we will be happy to receive her at the President's Residence on her next visit to Israel," Rivlin concluded.

Education Minister Naftali Bennett wrote on Twitter: "Dear Amb@NikkiHaley, on behalf of the Israeli people. Thank you for what you've done for Israel. We will not forget."

Former Israeli Ambassador to the US Michael Oren wrote: "It is with great regret that I heard about the resignation of Ambassador Nikki Haley, who worked for the United States, Israel and the enlightened world against the dark forces of the United Nations. The people of Israel will always appreciate her and wish her success in the future."

Yesh Atid faction leader Yair Lapid, who serves in the Knesset opposition, wrote: "Nikki Haley is a great friend of Israel and an important voice at the United Nations. She took on the hypocrisy and bias at the UN with conviction and clarity. Thank you."

Haley's Israeli counterpart, Ambassador Danny Danon, earlier thanked her for "for standing with the truth without fear. Thank you for representing the values common to Israel and the United States."

"Thank you for your support for the State of Israel, which helped lead to a change in Israel's status in the UN. Thank you for your close friendship and common paths. Wherever you are, you will continue to be a true friend of the State of Israel," Danon said.

Ambassador Haley announced her resignation during a press conference with US President Donald Trump earlier Tuesday. The ambassador said that it was time for her to step down and looked back with pride at her accomplishments over the last two years.

She drew attention to the relocation of the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. "I think when you look at the anti-Israel bias and the strength and courage that the president showed in moving the embassy and showing the rest of the world: 'we will put our embassy where we want to put our embassy."


8. RUSSIA: CHANGE IN GOLAN HEIGHTS STATUS A VIOLATION OF AGREEMENTS
by Arutz Sheva Staff

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Wednesday warned Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu against changing the status quo of the Golan Heights, Sputnik reported.

According to Lavrov, "Any change in the status of the Golan Heights which comes without the United Nations Security Council's approval is a violation of existing agreements."

On Monday, Netanyahu stressed the importance of the Golan Heights to the State of Israel.

"We see today what is happening on the other side of the border, Iran's military buildup and the aggression of the terror fanatics, against which we will continue to stand firm and determined," he said.

"Israel on the Golan is a guarantee of the stability of the space around us. Israel's presence on the Golan is a fact that the international community must recognize, and as long as it depends on me, the Golan, will always remain under Israeli sovereignty, because otherwise we will accept Iran and Hezbollah on the shores of the Kinneret."

"Iran and Hezbollah are constantly trying to establish a force against us that will act against the Golan Heights and the Galilee, and as long as it depends on me, we will continue to thwart this. We will continue to act decisively against Iran's attempts to develop another front against us in the Golan and Syria and we will act against its attempts to deliver deadly weapons to Hezbollah in Lebanon."

Emphasizing the close relationship between himself and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Netanyahu said, "I know that President Putin understands my commitment to Israel's security, and I know that he also understands the importance I attach to the Golan Heights, which we all attribute to the Golan Heights and the heritage of Israel."




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