Austrian security forces carried out raids against 72 alleged Islamic extremists this week ahead of the 23th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in the United States, citing the potential for
A tech billionaire performed the first private spacewalk hundreds of miles above Earth on Thursday, a high-risk endeavor reserved for professional astronauts until now. Tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman teamed up with SpaceX to test the companys brand new spacesuits on his chartered flight. The daring spacewalk also saw SpaceX engineer Sarah Gillis going out […]
North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea on Thursday, its neighbors said, days after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to put his nuclear force fully
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman What follows will probably be a rather controversial topic. The author invites comments because it may make for some serious differences in halachic observance. One such difference involves the many details in the Mitzvah of Sukkah. This article can be divided into three parts. The first part of this article is […]
The Postal Services new delivery vehicles arent going to win a beauty contest. They’re tall and ungainly. The windshields are vast. Their hoods resemble a duck bill. Their bumpers are enormous. You can tell that (the designers) didnt have appearance in mind, postal worker Avis Stonum said. Odd appearance aside, the first handful of Next […]
President Biden briefly wore a red “Trump 2024” hat during a visit to a fire station in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday, sparking a mix of reactions from supporters and critics.
The Pentagon announced on Thursday that the USS Theodore Roosevelt is returning to the US after arriving in the Middle East in July due to concerns over the Iranian threat
Hamas has reaped at least half a billion dollars from humanitarian aid entering the Gaza Strip, according to a report by Channel 12 on Tuesday. Approximately 200 aid trucks enter
The United States and Britain pledged nearly $1.5 billion in additional aid to Ukraine on Wednesday during a visit to Kyiv by their top diplomats as Ukrainian officials renewed their
The IDF said on Thursday that military forces rescued two Israeli civilians after their boat drifted into Lebanese waters. “Earlier today, a report was received about two Israeli civilians on
Agudath Israel celebrates the favorable vote on Wednesday of The Educational Choice for Children Act of 2024 (ECCA). Following a model already operating successfully in more than twenty states, H.R.
An unusual and dramatic Israeli-attributed operation, including a ground infiltration, took place in the Masyaf area of Syria earlier this week. As YWN reported, the IDF carried out airstrikes in Syria overnight Sunday, described as the most massive wave of attacks in years,” that destroyed an IRGC chemical arms production site. Media reports on Wednesday […]
The IDF and Shin Bet announced on Wednesday evening that two terrorists involved in the October 7 massacre were eliminated in a joint operation in Gaza last week. One of
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has revealed a document, allegedly written by Rafaa Salameh, the former commander of Hamass Khan Younis Brigade, which provides an inside look into the current struggles of the terror group. The document, reportedly addressed to Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and his brother Muhammad, outlines the difficult situation facing Hamas. In […]
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu dissolved the war cabinet in June after the resignation of National Unity chairman Benny Gantz from the government and in the wake of National Security Minister
Several months ago, YWN published an editorial following a tragic incident in Lakewood where a mentally unstable woman took the lives of her two children. The piece called out those gossiping about the story under the guise of spreading awareness. At the time, YWN faced major backlash, accused of vilifying well-meaning people, ignoring those trying […]
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Jacob Lew made a private visit to the home of Harav Dov Landau shlit”a on Monday. During the meeting, Ambassador Lew conveyed a personal message from President Joe Biden, expressing the presidents opposition to Jewish visits to the Har Habayis. The ambassador thanked the gadol hador for his ongoing efforts to […]
A Pakistani national arrested last week in Quebec who was plotting to carry out a mass shooting at Jewish targets in Brooklyn came to Canada on a student visa, Canadas Immigration Minister Marc Miller said Tuesday. Miller said Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, 20, was granted a student visa in May 2023 and arrived in Toronto in […]
The office of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Tuesday evening excoriated International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan, who requested earlier on Tuesday to expedite arrest warrants with “utmost
Police Commissioner Edward Caban and other NYPD and Mayoral officials joined with community leaders for a pre-Yom Tov Security Briefing at NYPD Police Headquarters on Monday September 9, 2024. The
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