US Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff was met with thunderous applause Motzei Shabbos Chol Hamoed Sukkos as he opened the weekly rally calling for the release of hostages still held
A top Hamas official tells AFP that the release of the 48 hostages held by Palestinian terrorists in Gaza will begin on Monday morning. “According to the signed agreement, the prisoner exchange is set to begin on Monday morning as agreed, and there are no new developments on this matter,” Osama Hamdan says in an […]
SING Entertainment has announced that sales for this Sunday’s concert starring Benny Friedman have soared beyond 90%, with tickets expected to be bought out by Motzei Shabbos. Anticipation is through the
President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff joined Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner in visiting and davening at the Kosel on Friday, just days after helping broker a historic ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Speaking from the Kosel plaza, Witkoff told reporters he was “very happy” about the truce, which he said would “hopefully” see […]
In a televised address on Friday, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu called the newly approved hostage-ceasefire deal a triumph of Israeli resolve, crediting a mix of “relentless military pressure” and “unwavering diplomacy” — including help from U.S. President Donald Trump — for forcing Hamas to agree to release the remaining captives and end the Gaza war. […]
The United States will send a 200-person military team to the Middle East to help monitor and enforce the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, senior U.S. officials said Thursday, marking Washington’s most direct on-the-ground role in the conflict since the Gaza war began nearly two years ago. Admiral Brad Cooper, head of U.S. Central […]
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, winning recognition as a woman “who keeps the flame of democracy burning amid a growing darkness.” The former opposition presidential candidate was lauded for being a “key, unifying figure” in the once deeply divided opposition to President Nicolás Maduro’s government, said Jřrgen […]
In the annals of American political theater, few storylines are as richly ironic as Thursday’s federal indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James. The Democrat, who built her career
A multinational task force including Israel, the United States, Turkey, Egypt, and Qatar will be established to locate the bodies of Israeli hostages still missing in the Gaza Strip. The
The IDF completed its withdrawal to agreed-upon deployment lines in the Gaza Strip on Friday, officially activating a fragile ceasefire and triggering a 72-hour deadline for Hamas to release all
Israel’s Justice Ministry on Friday published the names of 250 Palestinian security prisoners serving life sentences who are slated for release under the U.S.-brokered hostage and ceasefire agreement, a deal officials hope will mark the formal end of the Gaza war. The list’s publication follows the cabinet’s late-night approval of the agreement, which conditions the […]
The IDF has announced that an Israeli reservist was killed yesterday afternoon in Gaza City after being struck by Hamas sniper fire. The soldier has been identified as Sgt. First Class (res.) Michael Mordechai Nachmani, 26, of Dimona, who served in the IDF’s 614th Combat Engineering Battalion under the Technology and Maintenance Corps. The deadly […]
President Donald Trump marked the U.S. Navy’s 250th anniversary with a speech that veered into personal territory Sunday, declaring himself the “best physical specimen” among recent presidents while addressing sailors and dignitaries in Norfolk, Virginia. Speaking aboard the USS George H.W. Bush, Trump was midway through his remarks thanking officials when he turned his attention […]
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Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana has officially invited US President Donald Trump to address the Knesset, following earlier informal offers extended ahead of Trump’s expected visit to Israel next week. In a letter posted to X, Ohana praised President Trump for his role in brokering the Gaza ceasefire deal, which includes the release of all 48 […]
President Donald Trump lashed out at a CNN journalist during a White House roundtable, cutting her off mid-question and branding her “one of the worst reporters” before refusing to answer. The confrontation erupted as Trump fielded questions during a session on Antifa at the White House. Moments earlier, Secretary of State Marco Rubio had passed […]
Vice President JD Vance delivered a scathing speech during Thursday’s White House Cabinet meeting, lavishing praise on President Donald Trump while torching Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer over the ongoing government shutdown. At the meeting, top administration officials took turns thanking Trump for his leadership. When it was Vance’s turn, he used the moment to […]
Two men accused of plotting an ISIS-inspired terrorist attack targeting the Jewish community in northwestern England went on trial Wednesday, in a case prosecutors say could have resulted in “hundreds of innocent deaths.” The 12-week trial, which opened at Preston Crown Court, centers on Walid Saadaoui, 38, and Amar Hussein, 52, who were arrested in […]
Washington Post columnist David Ignatius, one of Washington’s most respected foreign affairs commentators, offered rare praise for President Donald Trump, crediting him with achieving what he said former President Joe Biden “could never do” — securing a permanent Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal. Appearing Thursday on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Ignatius said Trump’s breakthrough marked […]
Mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani spent some time in Williamsburg on Chol Hamoed Sukkos, meeting with local community leaders, from both Satmar factions. His first visit was to the sukkah of
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