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Authorities investigating the deadly shooting attack at a San Diego mosque are examining a disturbing manifesto believed to have been written by the two teenage gunmen before the massacre, according to law enforcement sources.

Investigators are working to determine whether the 75-page document was authored by 17-year-old Cain Clark and 19-year-old Caleb Vasquez prior to the attack that left three people dead before the two suspects turned the guns on themselves.

According to sources familiar with the investigation, the document contains extremist ideology, racial hatred, and repeated calls for societal collapse and violence.

The manifesto reportedly includes Nazi imagery and symbols identical to those seen on Clark during a livestream of the attack, including references to the Black Sun symbol associated with Heinrich Himmler and Atomwaffen, a violent neo-Nazi organization.

Officials described the writings as a chaotic mixture of antisemitic, anti-liberal, anti-Trump, homophobic, and misogynistic rhetoric, driven largely by anger and resentment over the authors’ personal grievances and frustrations.

Law enforcement sources said investigators possess a copy of the manifesto and currently believe it is authentic.

Jennifer Du, who lives across the street from Clark’s Southern California home, said she encountered the teen one day before the shooting.

“It’s been unreal. I saw him literally the day before. He just stood there,” Du, 30, told The California Post.

“I didn’t know if he was watching me or something, but he just got food delivery and went back in.”

Another neighbor, identified only as Marne, said Clark’s family appeared ordinary and recalled frequently seeing the teenager practicing martial arts.

“As far as we knew he was very nice. They were a nice family,” said the neighbor, Marne, 85, who declined to provide her last name.

“We were just flabbergasted,” she added of finding out about the attack. “We thought, ‘Oh my god,’ we couldn’t believe it. Just flabbergasted.”

One section of the document, believed to have been written by Clark, reportedly rejected both left-wing and right-wing politics while expressing hatred toward both sides.

Investigators said Clark allegedly wrote that he identified ideologically with Adolf Hitler and cited notorious mass murderers including Ted Kaczynski, Timothy McVeigh, and Anders Breivik as inspirations.

The document also reportedly praised the gunman responsible for the 2019 Christchurch mosque massacre in New Zealand, referring to him as “Saint Terrant” and describing that attack as a model for livestreaming mass violence intended to inspire copycat attacks.

Authorities said the writings contained racist and hateful attacks directed at numerous groups, including Muslims and Jews, while describing the authors as “accelerationists” seeking to ignite an “all-out race war” that would lead to societal collapse.

In another portion believed to have been written by Vasquez, he allegedly expressed anguish and humiliation over his height.

Investigators said Clark also wrote that he felt no remorse over the planned attack and indicated that, if he survived, attorneys would deal with the aftermath.

The manifesto further reportedly stated that the shooting was not motivated by a desire for fame, but rather by hatred toward the victims and other cultures, while also indicating that Clark never expected to survive the assault.

Online accounts linked to Clark allegedly featured Nazi slogans as well as images of Adolf Hitler and German military formations from World War II.

Police said Clark and Vasquez killed three people during Monday’s attack, including mosque security guard and father of eight Amin Abdullah, whom authorities credited with helping prevent an even larger loss of life. An online fundraiser established for Abdullah’s family raised nearly $2 million within its first day.

The other two victims were identified as mosque members Nader Awad and Mansoor Kazziha.

Investigators also said at least one of the suspects allegedly took a firearm from his parents’ residence and left behind a suicide note referencing racial pride.

According to authorities, the livestream footage appears to show Clark fatally shooting Vasquez before turning the weapon on himself.

The FBI and local law enforcement agencies continue to investigate the massacre and are expected to carry out additional search warrants in the coming days.

{Matzav.com}

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A terrible tragedy struck the Los Angeles frum community on Tuesday when a 4-year-old girl was niftar after being unintentionally left for hours inside a hot vehicle following her morning ride to school in Valley Village, California.

According to sources, the young child was picked up in the morning as part of a carpool headed to Yeshiva K’tana of Los Angeles. For reasons that remain unclear, the girl never left the vehicle upon arriving at the school.

Authorities believe the driver, seemingly unaware that the child was still seated inside, parked the vehicle and left, not realizing the little girl remained trapped in the intense heat for hours.

The devastating discovery was made later in the day when the child’s mother arrived at the school expecting to pick up her daughter, only to be told that the girl had never entered the school building that morning.

Panic immediately spread as the horrifying realization set in, and emergency responders rushed to the scene in a desperate effort to save the child. Despite their efforts, the girl could not be revived.

The tragedy has sent shockwaves throughout the Jewish community, leaving families and neighbors shattered by the unimaginable loss.

Israeli officials currently expect Ben Gurion Airport to remain operational even if fighting with Iran resumes, marking a significant shift from previous rounds of conflict in which Israeli airspace was shut down immediately after hostilities began.

According to a report by Channel 14, the assessment is based on what Israeli officials describe as a dramatic decline in Iran’s missile-launch capabilities following earlier military operations.

During Operation Am K’Lavi, Iran reportedly opened the conflict with barrages of roughly 100 missiles. In the later Operation Shaagas HaAri, the opening salvos had already declined to only several dozen missiles.

Now, Israeli security assessments reportedly indicate that Iran is no longer capable of launching large-scale barrages and could likely fire only limited volleys consisting of several missiles at a time — perhaps 10 to 15 at most.

As a result, current planning calls for Ben Gurion Airport to continue functioning even during renewed hostilities, although officials stressed that the policy could be reevaluated continuously depending on developments on the ground.

Under the current outlook, Israeli airlines are expected to continue operating flights, though many foreign carriers that recently resumed service to Israel would likely suspend operations again if conflict breaks out.

{Matzav.com}

Deep concern continues to spread among the talmidim and admirers of the tzaddik of Tiveriah, Rav Dov Kook, whose condition reportedly worsened suddenly on Tuesday morning after several days of cautious optimism.

Rav Dov Kook has been hospitalized in serious condition at Poriya Medical Center in Teveria since the end of last week and remains in need of rachamei Shamayim.

Family members and close associates had expressed guarded hope earlier this week after a slight improvement was recorded in the rav’s condition, including a successful attempt by doctors to reduce the level of sedation.

However, talmidim were informed Tuesday that Rav Dov’s condition had suddenly deteriorated, forcing the medical staff to return him to full sedation in an effort to stabilize him.

Shas chairman Aryeh Deri visited the hospital Tuesday to fulfill the mitzvah of bikur cholim. During the visit, he met with the rav’s sons, Rav Shmuel and Rav Yisroel Meir Kook, as well as hospital director Prof. Noam Yehudai, ICU director Dr. Moshe Matan, MK Uriel Busso, Deputy Mayor Yossi Oknin, and city council member Yosef Chaim Bernes.

The visit came one day after Rav Yitzchok Zilberstein, father-in-law of Rav Dov Kook, broke down in tears at the conclusion of his shiur while pleading for tefillos on behalf of his son-in-law.

Rav Zilberstein emotionally declared, “He is a person that the generation stands upon.”

Rav Moshe Chaim Schneider, a close talmid of Rav Dov Kook and chairman of the Sifsei Kohen Institute, which disseminates the rav’s Torah teachings, issued a heartfelt call urging the tzibbur to intensify tefillos ahead of Shavuos.

“We are now approaching Shavuos, an especially auspicious time, when all of Klal Yisroel was healed at Har Sinai,” Rav Schneider said. “Precisely now, we must unite כאיש אחד בלב אחד for the recovery of our rebbe, who dedicated his entire life for the benefit of the tzibbur, worked tirelessly on behalf of the sick, and whose pure tefillos stood by countless Yidden in their times of distress.”

He continued, “The zechus of our rebbe, who serves as a support for thousands and through whose brachos countless people have experienced yeshuos, should stand for all of us. We beg the tzibbur: tear open the gates of Heaven and arouse abundant Heavenly mercy for the complete recovery of our master and rebbe.”

All are asked to daven for the complete recovery of Rav Dov ben Shoshana.

A massive atzeres tefillah is scheduled to take place Wednesday evening, ערב חג השבועות, at 6:00 p.m. on the soccer field facing Rav Dov Kook’s home in Teveria.

{Matzav.com}

Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu is facing growing criticism within his own party over efforts to appoint his longtime personal attorney, Michael Ravilo, as Israel’s next state comptroller, with senior Likud figures warning the move could politically backfire just months before elections.

According to a report by Channel 12 News, several coalition members had sought to advance the candidacy of Supreme Court Justice Yosef Elron, who in the past challenged Supreme Court President Yitzchak Amit. However, sources inside Likud claimed Netanyahu’s office applied heavy pressure surrounding the appointment process, leaving Elron without enough political backing.

The controversy has now drawn in opposition lawmakers as well. Although opposition parties reportedly had no initial intention of supporting Elron, they ultimately decided he was a suitable candidate for the position.

Senior Likud officials sharply criticized Netanyahu’s push for Ravilo, arguing that appointing the prime minister’s former personal lawyer to oversee state accountability would create serious public backlash.

“The insane pressure coming from Netanyahu’s office surrounding the appointment of attorney Ravilo as state comptroller is a strategic mistake that will come back to hit us like a boomerang,” a senior Likud official said. “It is not appropriate for someone who served as the prime minister’s personal attorney to be the person overseeing him. This is a secret-ballot vote, and this whole situation could blow up in our faces.”

The official added even harsher criticism, warning that the political damage could hurt Likud at the ballot box.

“Just months before elections, Netanyahu is doing everything possible to push voters away from Likud,” the official said.