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Dear A.,


Twenty nine AIPAC-endorsed candidates are on the ballot tonight across six states, including in Kentucky-4, where Ed Gallrein will look to unseat seven-term incumbent Congressman Thomas Massie.

Also tonight, in Kentucky-6, former Kentucky State Senator Ralph Alvarado is looking to fill Rep. Andy Barr's seat, who is currently running for Senate.

And in Georgia-10, State Representative Houston Gaines is running against Ryan Millsap, a businessman with a history of antisemitic and racist comments.


We will send updates as the results come in tonight.


Below are more key news updates. Continue to follow our
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Jake Freedman, AIPAC

Two injured in Hezbollah drone strike on Israeli troops; IDF strikes Hezbollah infrastructure


Hezbollah today launched
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multiple explosive drones against Israeli troops operating in southern Lebanon, injuring two soldiers.


In response, the IDF
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struck more than 25 Hezbollah targets across southern Lebanon, including weapons depots, command centers, rocket launchers, and other terrorist infrastructure used to plan attacks against IDF soldiers.


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As Israel continues its operations against Hezbollah, a senior commander of the IDF's Northern Command said yesterday that it has now
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destroyed 60% of the terror group's infrastructure in southern Lebanon.


The commander added that the IDF continues to operate unrestricted, stating, "Everywhere we identify an enemy, we attack."

Treasury sanctions Flotilla organizers, networks generating billions for Iran's terrorist regime


The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today is placing sanctions on "four individuals associated with the pro-Hamas flotilla organized by the U.S.-designated Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad (PCPA) that is attempting to access Gaza in support of Hamas." OFAC is also sanctioning people operating within the Hamas-aligned Muslim Brotherhood terror networks.


Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
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said , "The pro-terror flotilla attempting to reach Gaza is a ludicrous attempt to undermine President Trump’s successful progress toward lasting peace in the region. Treasury will continue to sever Hamas’ global financial support networks, no matter where in the world they are."

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You can read the full press release about the Flotilla sanctions here.


Additionally, OFAC is sanctioning an Iranian foreign currency exchange house, part of a larger network of exchange houses that facilitate hundreds of billions of dollars in transactions that enable the Iranian regime and its terror proxies to evade sanctions.


"Iran’s shadow banking system facilitates the illicit transfer of funding for terrorist purposes. As Treasury systematically dismantles Tehran’s shadow banking system and shadow fleet under Economic Fury, financial institutions must be alert to how the regime manipulates the international financial system to wreak havoc," Bessent
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Read the full press release about sanctions on Iran here.

President Trump: 'very good chance' of reaching deal with Iran; Iranian parliament puts bounty on Trump, Netanyahu


President Trump
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said yesterday that there is a "very good chance" that a deal could be reached with Iran after he announced that he was holding off any military strikes against Iran.


Meanwhile, the Iranian parliament is set to vote on a bill next week to pay anyone who kills President Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and/or CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper nearly $58 million.


Chairman of Iran’s National Security Council Ebrahim Azizi
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said , "We believe the vile president of the United States, the ominous and disgraceful Zionist prime minister, and the CENTCOM commander must be targeted and subjected to reciprocal action."

MUST WATCH
Elon Musk praises Israeli innovation



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In a video address to the Smart Mobility Summit in Tel Aviv yesterday, Elon Musk praised Israel for its innovation.


"I’m a huge admirer of the innovation coming out of Israel. I think it is objectively true that Israel punches far above its weight for population," Musk
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said . "My hat is off to Israel for just how much incredible innovation … I’d say innovation per capita, Israel must be number one by far in the world."


Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter calls out J Street


Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter called out J Street in a speech yesterday at a meeting of the National Task Force to Combat Antisemitism.


"How can you be pro-Israel and advocate for an arms embargo on a state that’s fighting a seven-front war against Iranian proxies?" he
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"But when you come and say in such a two-faced manner, 'We’re pro-Israel, we’re pro democracy,' there’s a democratically elected government in Israel. You don’t like Netanyahu, make aliyah, vote in the next election and express yourself. Don’t say you’re 'pro-democracy' and decry and defy the position of the democratic government of Israel."

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Read more here.

Sen. Cotton leads 24 GOP senators calling on Trump to 'fully dismantle UNRWA'


Sen. Tom Cotton is leading a group of two dozen Republican senators calling on President Trump to "fully dismantle UNRWA" and eliminate it from the U.N. budget.


The senator's letter to the president says, "Any aid organization in Gaza or otherwise must be demonstrably free of ties to terrorism and committed to transparency, accountability, and peace. We must ensure the failed system doesn’t continue reinforcing the conditions that have fueled terrorism for generations. The time to act is now."

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Read the full letter below.


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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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