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Hackers have reportedly breached Iran’s TV networks and broadcast calls for Iranians to rise up against the regime.

CCTV footage shows the moment Israel struck inside Iran’s state broadcaster building.

El Al completed its first return mission from Larnaca to Israel this morning, piloted by Captain Nechama Spiegel, a chareidi woman from Beit Shemesh.

The flight touched down in Israel as part of a broader effort by the Ministry of Transportation to bring home Israeli citizens who were left overseas after commercial air travel was halted due to Operation Rising Lion.

Captain Spiegel, a trailblazer as El Al’s first chareidi female pilot and a mother of seven, carried out the flight as part of a government-authorized repatriation initiative. According to an official statement by the airline, all passengers were assigned their seats in advance at no additional charge.

El Al had announced on Tuesday that it would begin operating emergency return flights from several European cities including Larnaca, Athens, Rome, Milan, and Paris. The company clarified that “the flights will be carried out gradually, subject to state approvals” and that eligible passengers would receive direct notifications from El Al.

These special flights are available to individuals who hold valid El Al or Sun d’Or tickets to Israel and had their original flights canceled. The order of priority for boarding is determined by the date of the canceled flight, with special consideration given to urgent medical or humanitarian cases. The airline also advised travelers still abroad to secure lodging and reminded them that they may be entitled to compensation under existing legal guidelines.

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Since the beginning of “Operation Rising Lion”, dozens of IAF fighter jets have been operating in the skies of Iran and striking military targets belonging to the Iranian regime. The IAF’s aerial refueling aircraft support these fighter jets, conducting dozens of sorties and performing over 600 aerial refuelings in the skies of the Middle East thus far. Aerial refueling is a crucial component of the Israeli Air Force’s operations in Iran, enabling the continued maintenance of aerial superiority in the region.   (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

Iran’s top authority, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is reportedly experiencing an unprecedented psychological strain, according to a Reuters report released Wednesday morning.

The report indicates that the recent Israeli strikes inside Iran have significantly unsettled Khamenei, raising deep concerns for him about the potential for critical misjudgments in the wake of the deaths of numerous senior officials in his inner circle.

Sources familiar with Khamenei’s situation say that the sweeping blow delivered to Iran’s high-level security figures at the onset of Operation “Rising Lion,” along with the swift replacement of those lost, has created instability that could result in grave miscalculations by Tehran’s leadership.

In recent days, the Iranian opposition outlet Iran International revealed that Khamenei and his family had been relocated by security personnel to a heavily protected, undisclosed bunker situated in the mountainous region north of the capital, Tehran.

Earlier in the week, reports emerged that Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu had not dismissed the possibility of targeting Khamenei directly.

In a conversation with ABC, Netanyahu responded to concerns that such a move would escalate tensions, saying, “On the contrary, he argued, it would lead to de-escalation and regime change within the Islamic Republic.”

Meanwhile, according to international media coverage, President Donald Trump recently blocked an operation aimed at assassinating Ayatollah Khamenei.

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A heartbreaking tragedy shook the Jewish community in Antwerp Wednesday morning when an 8-year-old Jewish boy, Yehuda Alter Weiss a”h, was struck and killed by a police vehicle while riding his bicycle to school. The niftar, from a Belzer family, was a grandson of Harav Eliyahu Weiss shlit”a of Yerushalayim and Harav Gershon Padwa shlit”a. The accident occurred around 9:45 a.m. on Provinciestraat, between Ketsstraat and Milisstraat. According to eyewitnesses, a police van responding to an emergency with sirens blaring was driving at high speed when it attempted to swerve around a stationary car. In doing so, the vehicle struck the child, who had been crossing at a pedestrian crosswalk on his bike. Despite immediate life-saving efforts by Hatzolah and police, Yehuda Alter was tragically pronounced dead at the scene. Yehuda Alter, a Belzer chossid had been on his way to his cheder, Machzikei Hadas D’Chasidei Belz, on Van Spangenstraat at the time of the accident. “The entire Jewish community is devastated,” said Tzvi Weingarten, a close friend of the family. “I see the mother—who is expecting—walking her children every day. I daven with the father in shul. This is a chassidish family, and the pain is immense. The whole kehillah is grieving with them.” (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

The IDF publishes footage showing the Israeli Air Force’s 120th Squadron’s aerial refueling activities during strikes in Iran. According to the IDF, more than 600 separate aerial refuelings were carried out over the skies of the Middle East, allowing dozens of IAF fighter jets to operate in Iran, located over 1,500 kilometers from Israel.

The 15,000 Jews living in Iran are living in what members of the kehilla describe as a state of existential dread in the wake of Israel’s launch of the war, Ynet reported. Jewish life in Iran has come to a standstill, sources familiar with the situation said. “People have vanished from the streets,” said one source. “They’re staying inside their homes, terrified. They’re not going to work. There are no gatherings, no tefillos in shuls—nothing. They’re simply afraid to show their faces.” According to the report, the main fear of Iranian Jews is not of the regime but of mob violence, of angry Iranians retaliating for the Israeli attacks and carrying out lynchings, chalilah. Arutz Sheva quoted a source in contact with the community who said, “They’re alive, as of now, but they’re living in constant fear. What was until now an active community has suddenly become a silent congregation of tefillah and fear.” Most of Iran’s Jews live in Tehran, followed by Isfahan. Both cities house nuclear and missile facilities and have been heavily targeted by the IDF. Following the launch of the war, Jewish community leaders issued statements sharply condemning Israel in what are seen as attempts to protect the community from being accused of disloyalty to the regime. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee advised U.S. citizens who are seeking to evacuate from Israel on Wednesday. He directed Americans to a program that guides those who wish to depart toward evacuation flights as well as cruse ships. “Urgent notice! American citizens wanting to leave Israel–The U.S. Embassy in Israel is working on evacuation flights & cruise ship departures. You must enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) You will be alerted w/ updates,” he wrote, providing a link to the program.

1 person was lightly wounded after a fragment from an intercepted Iranian ballistic missile struck a car on a highway in central Israel, Magen David Adom reports. MDA says the man is fully conscious.

Residents of the Pardes Katz neighborhood in Bnei Brak are sharing a powerful story of Hashgocha and a narrowly averted tragedy after an Iranian missile struck a local school building in the early hours of Monday morning, Matzav.com has learned.

The missile made a direct hit on the Beis Yaakov Otzar HaChaim school, a mosad for Sephardic girls in the area, reducing it to rubble. Just days ago, the building had been bustling with hundreds of students. Recently renovated, the school had been fully operational until the missile strike.

According to accounts from locals, the shelter in the school had been meticulously prepared for emergency use only hours earlier by devoted staff members who came in the evening to clean and arrange it. Once they finished, they locked the shelter and handed the key to a neighbor who lives adjacent to the building.

At 4:15 a.m., an air raid siren blared across the city, waking residents and sending them scrambling for cover, as instructed by Home Front Command. Many residents who live near the school ran to the designated shelter—only to find it locked.

With no time to spare, they quickly turned back and rushed to alternate nearby shelters. Moments later, the missile struck the school with a massive explosion, destroying the entire structure and damaging nearby buildings. Windows shattered, and debris was scattered in all directions.

In a chilling twist, it was revealed that the neighbor who had the shelter key had not woken up during the siren. Had the shelter been unlocked and used, it could have ended in unspeakable tragedy. Although the shelter itself remained structurally intact, the surrounding area was strewn with wreckage and hazardous debris that would have made any rescue operation extremely difficult.

“The missile landed in the front section of the building,” one resident explained. “Had it hit the rear, where the shelter is located, we might have faced a devastating loss of life.”

Now standing in the shadow of the destroyed school, residents are overwhelmed by the clear string of miracles that unfolded. “Chasdei Hashem ki lo samnu ki lo chalu rachamav. It is only by Hashem’s mercy that we were not harmed,” one neighbor said emotionally. “We hope the day comes soon when we can return to this building that our daughters loved so dearly.”

While the building lies in ruins, the story of its locked shelter—an obstacle that turned out to be a brocha—continues to serve as a moving reminder of Hashem’s protection in the face of danger.

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Steve Bannon sounded the alarm, cautioning that if the United States enters the intensifying conflict between Israel and Iran, it could not only destroy President Donald Trump’s political alliance but also lead to disastrous consequences for Israel itself.

During an appearance on The Tucker Carlson Show, Bannon reacted to the weekend’s dramatic surge in violence, which saw Israeli strikes hit sensitive nuclear and military targets. In response, Iran launched retaliatory attacks that killed dozens of people in Israel and wounded over 500.

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Bannon expressed deep unease—not just over the geopolitical risks but also the internal political fallout. He said this war could unravel the carefully built MAGA coalition that has powered Trump’s comeback and jeopardize the policies that defined his presidency.

According to Bannon, that political alliance is unified around three central goals: pulling the U.S. out of endless foreign wars, taking control of immigration and removing illegal entrants, and renegotiating trade to bring manufacturing back to American soil.

“They’re trying to shut all three down,” he said. “But the one that they’re obsessed with the most… is the forever wars.”

Bannon argued that efforts pushing the U.S. toward deeper involvement in the Middle East are coming from within Trump’s own circles, with the intent to fracture his political base. He and Carlson have publicly criticized Trump-aligned figures like Sean Hannity and Mark Levin in recent days, accusing them of advocating for war. Carlson slammed them as “warmongers,” while Bannon charged that their positions play directly into the hands of the entrenched Washington elite that Trump vowed to fight.

Looking back on Trump’s accomplishments, Bannon said the administration had already achieved major victories on border security and trade. “Now we’re really going down and actually having the deportation, see the fight [in Los Angeles]. And then out of nowhere comes a war with Persia. It’s like a shooting war with Persian, a massive shooting war of Persia, and it’s like, how did this happen?”

Bannon warned that if Trump’s team becomes consumed by foreign conflict, the movement’s focus on America-first policies could evaporate—and with it, key support for Israel might collapse.

He added: “And that’s why I’ve been up as a defender of Israel, and someone that’s very pro-Israel. I’ve been saying, ‘Hey, this is going to be the end of Israel because of the way these decisions have been made.’ And you have, I think, shockingly, today early when we had you on the show, you bring up a point that we have to address, which I think it’s the thing itself. What is it about this apparatus?”

Bannon drew parallels to the lead-up to the Iraq war, describing the current drive toward conflict as being manufactured by insiders in Washington, D.C.

Bannon said: “It’s like what’s happened over the last 72 hours? How do we even get to this point? How did this actually happen? Who made these decisions when we had the intel out there that this was not like a thing?”

He pressed the issue further, saying: “The question before us is not simply the Israel-Persia situation, it’s what the fuck is going on in this city that just drives this city, whether you’re Barack Obama or Donald Trump. And if we don’t sort it out now, and I mean right now, that’s what we have to have a throwdown,” he continued,”… We’re prepping for a major shooting war.”

He argued that unless the so-called deep state is purged more aggressively, the movement will continue to face sabotage. He warned that even under Trump, MAGA-friendly leadership had only a shaky hold on the bureaucracy.

“Now’s the time we got to lance the boil,” he said.

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YERUSHALYIM: Children in the Arzei Habira park recite Tehillim together for the safety of Klal Yisroel. All schools are still closed in Israel. Video via Gemul Shelter.

BREAKING: Putin offered to be a mediator with the Iran and Israel conflict. Trump’s response: “He actually offered to help mediate. I said do me a favor, mediate your own. Let’s mediate Russia first, okay? Let’s mediate Russia first. You can worry about this later.”

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., on the escalating Israel-Iran conflict, Democrats’ push to block U.S. military force against Iran, ‘No Kings Day’ protests and deportation efforts in America’s largest cities.

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Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s televised statement this morning rejecting President Trump’s demand that Iran immediately surrender without any preconditions.

The israeli Air Force has carried out heavy airstrikes on the Nabi Akram military base in Kermanshah.

BREAKING: U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee has announced on X, that the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem is working on organizing evacuation flights and cruise ship departures for thousands of American citizens currently stuck in Israel.

According to CNN polling, a staggering 83% of Republicans and 79% of Democrats oppose Iran obtaining nuclear weapons. Nearly 7 in 10 Americans support U.S. airstrikes to stop Iran’s nuclear ambitions.

Sec. of Defense Pete Hegseth on Iran: “They had an opportunity to make a deal, they should have made a deal. President Trump’s word means something. The world understands that and at the Defense Department our job is to stand ready and prepared with options and that’s precisely what we’re doing.”