Reports by the New York Times and the Associated Press over the weekend say that US negotiators are making progress on a potential hostage deal that would see Israel suspending
A report in the Wall Street Journal on Sunday said that US and Israeli officials estimate as much as 80% of Hamas’s “vast warren of tunnels under Gaza” are still intact even after weeks of IDF forces risking their lives to destroy them. “Hamas’s strategy revolves around the tunnels—it is their center of gravity. They […]
El Al Airlines on Friday announced that it is suspending all flights to South Africa as of April 1. The announcement was made hours before the International Court of Justice
New York City Councilman Yusef Salaam, best known for being a member of the exonerated “Central Park Five,” experienced a stop by the NYPD in Harlem that he says targeted him, but the NYPD has commended the officer’s conduct as “professional” and “respectful.” In a statement, Salaam recounted, “Last night (Friday), while driving with my […]
President Joe Biden on Friday pressed Congress to embrace a bipartisan Senate deal to pair border enforcement measures with Ukraine aid, but House Speaker Mike Johnson suggested the compromise on border and immigration policy could be “dead on arrival” in his chamber. The Democratic president said in a statement late Friday that the policies proposed […]
U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan pressed Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during talks in Thailand to use China’s influence with Iran to ease tensions in the Middle East. The
The Biden administration has approved the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey following the Turkish government’s ratification this week of Sweden’s membership in NATO. The move is a significant development in the expansion of the alliance, which has taken on additional importance since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The State Department notified Congress of its […]
The Republican National Committee has pulled a resolution to consider declaring Donald Trump the party’s “presumptive 2024 nominee” before he formally clinches the requisite number of delegates, a person familiar with the decision said Thursday. News of the withdrawal came shortly after Trump posted on his Truth Social site that, while he “greatly” appreciated the […]
The crew aboard a Marshall Islands-flagged tanker hit by a missile launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels extinguished an hourslong fire onboard the stricken vessel Saturday sparked by the strike, authorities
It’s been three weeks since three Kansas City fans joined friends to watch the Chiefs play the Los Angeles Chargers in the final game of the regular season. Their bodies
Gad Partok was 10 years old in 1942 when Nazis stormed his street in the coastal Tunisian town of Nabeul. He saw them going door to door, hauling out his
Crashes involving more than 40 vehicles closed all lanes on the heavily-traveled U.S. 50 Bay Bridge in Maryland on Saturday, injuring 13 people and snarling traffic for about six hours,
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu held a press conference on Motzei Shabbos and spoke about the decision of the International Court of Justice in the Hague and the war in Gaza.
Rosh Yeshivas Slabodka HaGaon HaRav Moshe Hillel Hirsch departed from Israel on a chizzuk trip to the US on Motzei Shabbos. The Rosh Yeshivah is scheduled to spend two weeks
Italy’s president on Friday denounced rising antisemitism and delivered a powerful speech in support of the Jewish people as he commemorated a Holocaust Remembrance Day. In a ceremony at the Quirinale Palace attended by the premier and leaders of Italy’s Jewish community, President Sergio Mattarella called the Holocaust “the most abominable of crimes” and recalled […]
A video shared online shows hundreds of Gazans evacuating to a secure humanitarian area while chanting “Down with Hamas.” The video, shared by COGAT [Coordination of Government Activities in the
Hamas released another psychological terror video on Friday evening showing three female captives held by Hamas in Gaza. The video shows Daniella Gilboa (19), Karina Arieve (19), and Doron Steinbrecher (31), reading scripted comments dictated to them by Hamas. The hostages mention “107 days in captivity” which if true, means the video was filmed six […]
The Biden administration announced on Friday that it is halting funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), following allegations of involvement by 12 UNRWA staff members in the October 7 attacks by Hamas against Israel. “The United States is extremely troubled by the allegations that twelve UNRWA employees may have been involved […]
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman Warning labels come in all shapes, forms and sizes. Allergens, for example are listed on labels. Imagine, for a moment, if foods that were susceptible to halachic problems, came with halachic warnings. In terms of the Shabbos Malacha of Borer – selecting, most people know the three permitted methods. It has […]
The IDF has announced the death of a reservist soldier amid fighting in the Gaza Strip, bringing the ground operation’s death toll to 220. The murdered soldier was identified as Eliran Yeger, a 36-year-old from Tel Aviv who was serving with the Combat Engineering Corps’ 8170th Battalion. Military officials said Yeger was killed during a […]
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