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President Donald Trump declared that Hamas faces “complete obliteration” if it refuses to relinquish control of Gaza, as he continues to push forward his ceasefire and peace proposal.

“Complete Obliteration!” Trump told CNN’s Jake Tapper in a text message yesterday when asked what would happen if Hamas insists on maintaining power in Gaza.

Tapper questioned Trump about the group’s reaction to his 20-point ceasefire framework, referencing Sen. Lindsey Graham’s assessment that Hamas had effectively turned down the plan by demanding “no disarmament, keeping Gaza under Palestinian control and tying hostage release to negotiations.”

“Is he wrong?” Tapper asked.

“We will find out. Only time will tell!!!” Trump replied.

The president said he expects to know “soon” whether Hamas is serious about pursuing peace.

“Yes on Bibi,” Trump answered when asked if Israeli Prime Minister Binyomin Netanyahu supports ending the air campaign in Gaza and is aligned with the broader peace initiative.

Trump expressed optimism that his proposal will take hold and emphasized that he remains actively engaged in seeing it through.

Earlier on Saturday, Trump said that Israel had agreed to the initial withdrawal line described in his ceasefire blueprint.

In a social media post, he wrote that the administration is now waiting for Hamas to confirm its acceptance.

If Hamas consents, Trump said, the truce would take effect immediately and an exchange of hostages and prisoners would begin.

“After negotiations, Israel has agreed to the initial withdrawal line, which we have shown to, and shared with, Hamas. When Hamas confirms, the Ceasefire will be IMMEDIATELY effective, the Hostages and Prisoner Exchange will begin, and we will create the conditions for the next phase of withdrawal, which will bring us close to the end of this 3,000 YEAR CATASTROPHE. Thank you for your attention to this matter and, STAY TUNED!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

The president also announced that Israel had paused its airstrikes on Gaza, describing the move as a crucial step toward implementing the ceasefire, securing the release of captives, and signaling to Hamas that it must act quickly.

Despite that pause, CNN reported earlier the same day that at least 67 people in Gaza had been killed in Israeli strikes, citing local hospital sources.

Trump said Friday that Hamas had provided a favorable response to his 20-point peace proposal aimed at concluding the war. In a video shared on Truth Social, he called it “a big day,” describing the developments as “unprecedented.”

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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth helps set a world record at the Navy football game for the most people doing push-ups simultaneously — 3,068

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem revealed Sunday that violent cartels have placed cash rewards on the heads of multiple federal immigration agents — offering $10,000 for their deaths and $2,000 for their capture.

Noem said the threats, along with doxing efforts targeting officers, have shaken federal law enforcement. She did not clarify whether the danger was directed specifically at agencies such as U.S. Border Patrol or Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

“We have specific agents who have had bounties put out on their heads,” Noem said during an appearance on Fox & Friends Weekend Sunday.

“It’s been $2,000 to kidnap them, $10,000 to kill them. They’ve released their pictures; they’ve sent them between their networks. It’s an extremely dangerous and unprecedented situation.”

Because of ongoing investigations, Noem declined to name the groups responsible for the threats.

“It is gangs, it is cartel members and known terrorist organizations,” she said, describing the situation in general terms.

“They are making sure that they know which officers are out there and being extremely effective, and they want to take them down, because they want to try to stop the operations that are going that are that are keeping them from making money off their criminal networks.”

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With negotiations in Cairo set to begin on Monday between Israel and Hamas, Secretary of State Marco Rubio told “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that Hamas’ release of hostages is the “most emergent and immediate phase” of the proposed peace plan. “That has to happen very quickly — that cannot drag on,” he added.

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Virginia’s attorney general race has been thrown into chaos after Democratic candidate Jay Jones was forced into damage control over a string of vile, violent text messages — including one in which he suggested a Republican colleague should get “two bullets to the head.” The revelation, first reported by The National Review, has detonated like a grenade in an already vicious campaign, shredding Jones’s credibility and forcing Democrats onto the defensive just weeks before Election Day. Jones — a former state legislator who once marketed himself as a voice of civility — confirmed the texts were authentic and issued an apology, saying he takes “full responsibility” for his “actions.” But that admission has done little to stem bipartisan outrage over the messages, which go far beyond a lapse in judgment. The comments were aimed at Todd Gilbert, then the Republican speaker of Virginia’s House of Delegates. In one exchange, Jones described Gilbert’s children “dying in the arms of their mother,” a line that stunned even his allies and prompted widespread calls for him to withdraw from the race. “This isn’t a gaffe,” said Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares, Jones’s opponent and the state’s top prosecutor. “You have to be coming from an incredibly dark place to write what he wrote — not about a stranger, but a colleague, someone you’ve worked with.” Miyares, who has met with families of murder victims during his tenure, delivered one of the campaign’s most searing rebukes: “There is no cry like that of a mother who has lost her child. For him to invoke that image — to weaponize it — is unspeakable.” Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger said she told Jones directly she was “disgusted” by his words. Lt. governor hopeful Ghazala Hashmi condemned the remarks as “reprehensible,” insisting, “political violence has no place in our country, and we must demand better from our leaders.” The Republican Attorneys General Association weighed in, calling the texts “abhorrent” and urging Jones to drop out. Its chair, Kansas AG Kris Kobach, said, “There is no place for violent rhetoric — least of all from someone who wants to represent law enforcement.” The timing could hardly be worse for Democrats, who are already battling internal fractures and public weariness over rising political hostility nationwide. The controversy also lands amid a wave of politically motivated killings, including last month’s shooting deaths of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband. Jones’s campaign has scrambled to contain the fallout, insisting he was not in office when the messages were sent and that they were “an immature and inexcusable lapse in judgment.” But the explanation rings hollow. In one text from 2022, Jones wrote: “Three people, two bullets… Gilbert, Hitler, and Pol Pot. Gilbert gets two bullets to the head.” Delegate Carrie Coyner, a moderate Republican who received the texts, reportedly urged him to stop. His reply: “Lol … ok ok.” Now, as early voting continues across Virginia, the fallout is spreading fast. Democratic insiders privately admit the scandal could cost them the race for attorney general — and tarnish their broader message about restoring decency in politics. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday on NBC’s Meet the Press that while negotiations between Israel and Hamas are progressing, the discussions do not yet signal the official conclusion of the war. He added that creating a new governing structure for Gaza will require patience, though he stressed that a framework for doing so already exists.

His comments came as both sides move closer to adopting President Donald Trump’s comprehensive 20-point peace initiative aimed at ending the conflict and establishing long-term stability in Gaza.

When asked by moderator Kristen Welker whether the talks mean the war is effectively over, Rubio replied, “not yet.”

“There’s some work that remains to be done,” he said, referring to the detailed meetings now underway to finalize the logistics of the peace arrangement.

“Everyone has agreed, including Israel, that eventually, at some point here as this process plays out, Gaza will be governed by a Palestinian technocratic group that’s not Hamas, that are not terrorists, with the help and the assistance and the guidance of an international consortium like the board of peace,” Rubio explained, reiterating one of the core elements of Trump’s plan.

At the same time, he cautioned against unrealistic expectations. “You can’t set up a governance structure in Gaza that’s not Hamas in three days,” Rubio said.

“I mean, it takes some time,” he added.

According to the peace plan, Gaza would “be governed under the temporary transitional governance of a technocratic, apolitical Palestinian committee.” It further specifies that Hamas, which currently holds control over the territory, would have no governing role moving forward.

Israeli Prime Minister Binyomin Netanyahu has publicly endorsed Trump’s proposal, which also calls for Hamas to release all Israeli hostages, a point he reiterated during his meeting at the White House last week.

Hamas has indicated its readiness to release all hostages, both living and deceased, and plans to dispatch a delegation to Cairo on Sunday for additional talks scheduled to begin Monday. Representing the United States at those discussions will be Trump administration special envoy Steve Witkoff and the president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner.

The next phase of negotiations will focus on two main issues — the mechanics of freeing the hostages and the establishment of a new Palestinian governing body.

“How do you create this Palestinian technocratic leadership that’s not Hamas, that’s not terrorists, and with the help of the international community?” Rubio asked. “How do you disarm any sort of terrorist groups that are going to be building tunnels and conducting attacks against Israel?”

He noted that significant logistical challenges still remain in coordinating the release of captives.

“You have to make sure the Red Cross can get there, what time they’re going to be there, where they’re going to be,” Rubio said. “All that has to be worked through.”

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Two years after Hamas’ October 7, 2023, massacre in Israel, antisemitism has surged into what experts describe as a global crisis — spreading across continents, entering mainstream discourse, and showing no signs of slowing. A new report released by the Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) paints a grim picture of the post–October 7 world, documenting 13,339 antisemitic incidents worldwide between the attack and October 1, 2025. The data shows a dramatic escalation that researchers say represents the largest surge in antisemitism in modern history. “The Hamas massacre was not only an attack on Israel; it was a turning point for Jews everywhere,” said Sacha Roytman Dratwa, CAM’s CEO. “Two years later, the wounds have not healed — and the hatred has not faded. What followed was the largest surge in antisemitism in modern history — and that surge has not slowed. It has deepened, spread, and been excused.” According to the report, the final three months of 2023 nearly matched the total number of antisemitic incidents recorded in all of 2022. The trend accelerated sharply through 2024, which saw more than 6,300 incidents, double the previous year’s total. In the United States, antisemitic acts on university campuses nearly tripled — from 249 in 2022 to 742 in 2024 — as college protests, harassment, and vandalism surged in the wake of the Gaza war. By early October 2025, CAM had already recorded over 5,100 incidents, with projections suggesting that the total could reach 6,800 by year’s end. The incidents tracked range from violent assaults and synagogue vandalism to harassment, intimidation, and public calls for violence. CAM researchers described a normalization of antisemitic rhetoric across media and politics that has made open hostility toward Jews “socially and politically acceptable in ways unseen in decades.” “This is no longer a Jewish problem. It is a moral test for humanity,” Dratwa said. “When Jews are targeted with impunity, every democratic value is endangered. Silence is complicity — and silence is exactly what hatred feeds on.” He warned that the spread of antisemitism has broader implications for democratic societies, calling it “the frontline battle for truth, freedom, and human dignity itself.” The release of the CAM report coincides with renewed global attention to antisemitic violence. On Thursday, two British Jews were killed when a Syrian-born British citizen rammed his car into mispalelim outside a Manchester shul on Yom Kippur and began stabbing victims before being shot dead by police. CAM’s findings echo a separate analysis published in September by the Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI), which warned that antisemitism since October 7 has reached levels “unseen in generations” and is undermining the resilience of Diaspora Jewry. “This is a troubling and alarming report with many challenges,” said Israeli President Isaac Herzog, who received the JPPI’s report in Jerusalem. “What’s most important for us is Jewish resilience — the ability of all communities to function and flourish amidst these challenges, to keep the centrality of Israel in their heart and in their deeds, and most importantly, to see our hostages back home and an end to the war.” “The danger,” Dratwa said, “is not only in the hate itself, but in how many have learned to tolerate it.” (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

Newly uncovered aerial photos from 1938 may finally hold the answer to one of aviation’s greatest mysteries: what happened to Amelia Earhart and her Lockheed 10-E Electra. Researchers at Purdue University on Thursday announced the discovery of images showing a metallic anomaly in the lagoon of Nikumaroro, a remote South Pacific island more than 2,000 miles from Hawaii. The find — captured just a year after Earhart vanished during her record-setting attempt to fly around the world — has been dubbed the “Taraia Object.” A joint Purdue and Archeological Legacy Institute (ALI) team of 15 researchers will depart Nov. 4 for a three-week expedition to the island, located near the midpoint between Hawaii and Fiji. The team believes the object could be the main body and tail of Earhart’s missing aircraft, lost since 1937. “Finding Amelia Earhart’s aircraft would be the discovery of a lifetime,” said ALI executive director Richard Pettigrew, who has long argued that Nikumaroro holds the key to the mystery. “Confirming the plane wreckage there would be the smoking-gun proof.” Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan disappeared on July 2, 1937, while flying from Lae, Papua New Guinea, to Howland Island — one of the final legs of a flight that would have made Earhart the first woman to circumnavigate the globe. Her radio transmissions grew faint, then fell silent. Despite a 16-day search by the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard, no trace of the pair was found. Declared dead in 1939, Earhart has since become the subject of near-mythic speculation: shot down by the Japanese, captured as a spy, survived under a new identity, or simply swallowed by the Pacific. Over the decades, dozens of expeditions have scoured the ocean floor and surrounding islands. Just last year, a million-dollar hunt led by South Carolina deep-sea explorer Tony Romero generated headlines when sonar scans revealed an aircraft-shaped image — later confirmed to be a rock formation. The new Purdue-led mission, Pettigrew insists, is different. Unlike sonar anomalies, the 1938 photos show an object above water, visible to the naked eye, at a site where other evidence — including anecdotal reports of radio transmissions and remnants of a female castaway — has long pointed. Purdue University’s involvement is more than academic. Earhart joined the school’s faculty in 1935, advising female students and working on aviation programs. Her Electra, financed in part through Purdue donations, was intended to be returned to Indiana after her historic flight. “A successful identification would be the first step toward fulfilling Amelia’s original plan to return the Electra to West Lafayette,” said Steve Schultz, Purdue senior vice president and general counsel. “We feel we owe it to her legacy, which remains so strong at Purdue, to bring it home.” The research team plans to focus on the Taraia Object, first noticed in satellite images of Nikumaroro in 2015. The November mission will use drones, divers, and remote-operated vehicles to verify whether the shadowy shape is indeed Earhart’s plane. The team is expected to return Nov. 21, with analysis to follow. If successful, the mission would cap nearly nine decades of false starts, sensational claims, and frustrated searches. It would also intersect with political intrigue: President Donald Trump announced last month he would declassify government records tied to Earhart’s final flight, raising expectations that fresh revelations […]

A visiting lecturer at Harvard Law School has been placed on administrative leave after allegedly discharging a pellet rifle outside a Brookline synagogue on the eve of Yom Kippur.

Police arrested 43-year-old Carlos Portugal Gouvea on Wednesday night, saying he fired two rounds near Temple Beth Zion on Beacon Street. Gouvea later told officers he was “hunting rats,” according to Brookline.News.

Authorities said there was no evidence the synagogue was the intended target. Nonetheless, Gouvea was charged in Brookline District Court with illegally firing a pellet gun, disorderly conduct, disturbing the peace, and causing malicious property damage, court documents show.

Harvard Law School spokesperson Jeff Neal told The New York Post that Gouvea “has been placed on administrative leave as the school seeks to learn more about this matter.”

The Harvard Crimson first broke the story of Gouvea’s suspension, though the university has not yet announced whether additional disciplinary steps will follow. The Post said it has requested comments from Harvard Law School, Temple Beth Zion, and Gouvea.

According to police, the incident prompted a significant law enforcement response as more than a dozen officers converged on the area, where congregants had assembled for Kol Nidrei services marking the start of Yom Kippur.

Two private security guards stationed outside the synagogue reportedly confronted Gouvea after hearing “two loud shots” and spotting him carrying a pellet rifle.

When they approached, Gouvea allegedly set the gun down before engaging in a “brief physical struggle” as the guards tried to detain him, according to a police account cited by Brookline.News.

Officers said Gouvea then fled to his nearby home but reemerged moments later, at which point he was arrested. Investigators later found a broken car window and a pellet lodged inside the vehicle, according to the police report.

Court records indicate Gouvea was arraigned Thursday, pleaded not guilty to all counts, and was released on personal recognizance. He is scheduled to return to court in early November.

Neither Gouvea nor the attorney listed in his case responded to inquiries from The Crimson or Brookline.News. Police reiterated that there was “no indication the synagogue itself was targeted.”

Gouvea is a Harvard Law School graduate who earned his doctorate in 2008. He also holds a position as an associate professor at the University of São Paulo Law School and directs a Brazilian think tank focused on social and environmental justice.

Brookline police declined to provide further comment on the investigation. Gouvea’s next court appearance is slated for November.

The incident took place during a particularly sensitive period for the Jewish community, as Yom Kippur observances and other high holy day gatherings took place across the world.

Earlier in the week, tragedy struck in the United Kingdom when a man drove into a group of worshippers near a Manchester synagogue before stabbing several victims. Two people were killed and three others seriously injured before police fatally shot the assailant.

Authorities later arrested six individuals on suspicion of terror-related offenses. Investigators believe one victim, Adrian Daulby, was inadvertently killed by police gunfire as congregants barricaded the synagogue to prevent further attacks.

The situation unfolds amid ongoing scrutiny of Harvard’s handling of antisemitism on campus.

The Trump administration has accused the university of failing to protect Jewish and Israeli students from harassment and has warned that billions of dollars in federal funding could be withheld unless the school implements substantial reforms.

Harvard has since filed a lawsuit disputing the legality of those actions, claiming the funding threats are politically motivated and punitive. Negotiations between the university and the administration are said to be moving toward a potential settlement.

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Republican and Democratic lawmakers at an impasse on reopening the federal government provided few public signs Sunday of meaningful negotiations talking place to end what has so far been a five-day shutdown. Leaders in both parties are betting that public sentiment has swung their way, putting pressure on the other side to cave. Democrats are insisting on renewing subsidies to cover health insurance costs for millions of households, while President Donald Trump wants to preserve existing spending levels and threatening to permanently fire federal workers if the government remains closed. The squabble comes at a moment of troubling economic uncertainty. While the U.S. economy has continued to grow this year, hiring has slowed and inflation remains elevated as Trump’s import taxes have created a series of disruptions for businesses and employers have hurt confidence in his leadership. At the same time, there is a recognition that the nearly $2 trillion annual budget deficit is financially unsustainable yet there has to be a coalition around the potential tax increases and spending cuts to reduce borrowing levels. House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries, among those appearing on the Sunday news shows, said there have been no talks with Republican leaders since their White House meeting Monday. “And unfortunately, since that point in time, Republicans, including Donald Trump, have gone radio silent,” Jeffries said. “And what we’ve seen is negotiation through deepfake videos, the House canceling votes, and of course President Trump spending yesterday on the golf course. That’s not responsible behavior.” Trump was asked via text message by CNN’s Jake Tapper about shutdown talks. The Republican president responded with confidence but no details. “We are winning and cutting costs big time,” Trump said in a text message, according to CNN. His administration sees the shutdown as an opening to wield greater power over the budget, with multiple officials saying they will save money as workers are furloughed by imposing permanent job cuts on thousands of government workers, a tactic that has never been used before. Even though it would Trump’s choice, he believes he can put the blame on the Democrats for the layoffs because of the shutdown. “It’s up to them,” Trump told reporters on Sunday morning before boarding the presidential helicopter. “Anybody laid off that’s because of the Democrats.” While Trump rose to fame on the TV show “The Apprentice” with is catchphrase of “You’re fired,” Republicans on Sunday claimed that the administration would take no pleasure in letting go of federal workers, even though they have put funding on hold for infrastructure and energy projects in Democratic areas. “We haven’t seen the details yet about what’s happening” with layoffs, House Speaker Mike Johnson said on NBC. “But it is a regrettable situation that the president does not want.” Kevin Hassett, director of the White House National Economic Council, said that the administration wants to avoid the layoffs it had indicated could start on Friday, a deadline that came and went without any decisions being announced. “We want the Democrats to come forward and to make a deal that’s a clean, continuing resolution that gives us seven more weeks to talk about these things,” Hassett said on CNN. “But the bottom line is that with Republicans in control, the Republicans have a lot more power over the outcome than the Democrats.” […]

Former NATO ambassador Kurt Volker discusses Hamas’ pledge to release hostages ahead of new peace talks on ‘Fox Report.’

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When Hamas replied with a conditional “yes, but” to President Trump’s Gaza peace initiative on Friday, Trump quickly phoned Israeli Prime Minister Binyomin Netanyahu to share what he viewed as an encouraging sign, according to Axios.

Netanyahu was not as enthused. “Bibi told Trump this is nothing to celebrate, and that it doesn’t mean anything,” a U.S. official familiar with the call told Axios.

Trump reportedly snapped back: “I don’t know why you’re always so [expletive] negative. This is a win. Take it.”

The sharp exchange, which a second U.S. official confirmed, underscored Trump’s resolve to push past Netanyahu’s doubts and persuade him to bring the conflict to a close if Hamas agreed to a deal.

Hamas’ official reply to the Trump plan stated that the group was prepared to free all remaining hostages in exchange for an end to the fighting and a full Israeli military withdrawal from Gaza, while asking to negotiate many of the plan’s specifics.

Behind closed doors on Friday, Netanyahu told American officials he regarded Hamas’ response as a rejection of Trump’s proposal. He emphasized the need for close coordination with Washington to ensure it wouldn’t appear as though Hamas had reacted positively, an Israeli official told Axios.

Trump’s perspective was the opposite. Having feared Hamas would dismiss the offer entirely, he took the measured response as a potential opportunity for progress, a senior U.S. official said.

According to two American officials, Trump was frustrated when Netanyahu’s reaction during their call was far more cautious than he had expected, prompting the president’s blunt retort.

In a brief Saturday interview with Axios, Trump recounted their exchange, saying he told Netanyahu this was his “chance for victory” and insisted that Netanyahu ultimately aligned with his position. “He was fine with it. He’s got to be fine with it. He has no choice. With me, you got to be fine,” Trump said.

Only a few hours after speaking with Netanyahu, Trump released a public statement urging Israel to pause its air strikes in Gaza. Roughly three hours later, Netanyahu issued the command to halt the bombardments.

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POTUS and FLOTUS arrive at Naval Station Norfolk Chambers Field ahead of today’s Navy 250 Celebration. They are greeted by Captain Matt Schlarmann, commanding officer of Naval Station Norfolk.

The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office said that a delegation led by Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer will depart tomorrow for Gaza negotiations in Sharm el-Sheikh.

President Donald Trump is sending 300 California National Guard members to Oregon after a judge blocked the administration from deploying that state’s guard to Portland, according to California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Newsom pledged Sunday to fight the move in court. There was no official announcement from Washington that the California National Guard was being called up and sent to Oregon, just as was the case when Illinois’ governor made a similar announcement Saturday about troops in his state being activated. Newsom, a Democrat, said in a statement that California personnel were on their way Sunday and called the deployment “a breathtaking abuse of the law and power.” “The commander-in-chief is using the U.S. military as a political weapon against American citizens,” Newsom said in the statement. “We will take this fight to court, but the public cannot stay silent in the face of such reckless and authoritarian conduct by the president of the United States.” A Trump-appointed federal judge in Oregon on Saturday temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s plan to deploy the Oregon National Guard in Portland to protect federal property amid protests after Trump called the city “war-ravaged.” Oregon officials and Portland residents alike said that description was ludicrous. U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut, who was appointed by Trump during his first term, issued the order pending further arguments in the suit. She said the relatively small protests the city has seen did not justify the use of federalized forces and allowing the deployment could harm Oregon’s state sovereignty. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland has recently been the site of nightly protests. Trump has characterized both Portland and Chicago as cities rife with crime and unrest, calling the former a “war zone” and suggesting apocalyptic force was needed to quell problems in the latter. Since the start of his second term, he has sent or talked about sending troops to 10 cities. Trump authorized the deployment of 300 Illinois National Guard troops to protect federal officers and assets in Chicago on Saturday. (AP)

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WATCH: More footage of the Hachnosas Sefer Torah by the IDF’s Chashmonaim Brigade prior to being deployed into Gaza today.

The Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Bnei Brak, Hagaon Rav Masoud Ben Shimon, was hospitalized at Maayanei HaYeshua Hospital after suffering a leg fracture from a fall in his home. His name for tefillah is: Masoud ben Yaffa Jamila