Morning news brief: 16 killed in Israeli airstrikes in Rafah; Jewish sites in NYC receive bomb threats; & more
Morning news brief
Sixteen people were killed in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip's Rafah city, the news agency AFP reported early Monday (May 6), citing medics and first responders. In other news, multiple emails containing disturbing bomb threats were sent to more than two dozen Jewish institutions and synagogues in New York City on Saturday (May 4), as per the New York City Police Department.
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Gaza war: 16 killed in Israeli airstrikes in Rafah after Hamas killed 3 IDF soldiers
Sixteen people were killed in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip's Rafah city, early Monday (May 6). "The toll of martyrs in Rafah reached 16," emergency first responders told AFP, adding that seven people from one family and nine from another family were killed.
Dozens of Jewish sites receive disturbing bomb threat emails in NYC: Report
Multiple emails containing disturbing bomb threats were sent to more than two dozen Jewish institutions and synagogues in New York City. However, theNYPDfound the threats to be 'fake'.
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