The Shin Bet and IDF thwarted a Hamas plot to assassinate National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, the Shin Bet revealed on Wednesday. The terror suspects, who were being directed by Hamas terrorists in Turkey, planned on carrying out the assassination via explosive drones. The operation was carried out by the Shin Bet and IDF over the past few weeks in the Chevron area. Ben-Gvir stated, “I thank the acting head of the Shin Bet and its investigators and operatives, Israel Prison Service intelligence officers, the Magen unit personnel, IDF soldiers, Israel Police officers, and everyone acting to protect my life.” “I will not be deterred, and I won’t be afraid! Hamas has already tried to assassinate me five times, and they failed every time. “The terrorists should know: instead of them harming me, we will harm them, anywhere and anytime.” (YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)
A federal appeals court panel ruled Tuesday that President Donald Trump cannot use an 18th-century wartime law to speed the deportations of people his administration accuses of membership in a Venezuelan gang, blocking a signature administration push that is destined for a final showdown at the U.S. Supreme Court. A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, one of the most conservative federal appeals courts in the country, agreed with immigrant rights lawyers and lower court judges who argued the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 was not intended to be used against gangs like Tren de Aragua, the Venezuelan group Trump targeted in his March invocation. Lee Gelernt, who argued the case for the ACLU, said Tuesday: “The Trump administration’s use of a wartime statute during peacetime to regulate immigration was rightly shut down by the court. This is a critically important decision reining in the administration’s view that it can simply declare an emergency without any oversight by the courts.” The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The administration deported people designated as Tren de Aragua members to a notorious prison in El Salvador where, it argued, U.S. courts could not order them freed. In a deal announced in July, more than 250 of the deported migrants returned to Venezuela. The Alien Enemies Act was only used three times before in U.S. history, all during declared wars — in the War of 1812 and the two World Wars. The Trump administration unsuccessfully argued that courts cannot second-guess the president’s determination that Tren de Aragua was connected to Venezuela’s government and represented a danger to the United States, meriting use of the act. In a 2-1 ruling, the judges said they granted the preliminary injunction sought by the plaintiffs because they “found no invasion or predatory incursion” in this case. The decision bars deportations from Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. In the majority were U.S. Circuit Judges Leslie Southwick, a George W. Bush appointee, and Irma Carrillo Ramirez, a Joe Biden appointee. Andrew Oldham, a Trump appointee, dissented. The majority opinion said Trump’s allegations about Tren de Aragua do not meet the historical levels of national conflict that Congress intended for the act. “A country’s encouraging its residents and citizens to enter this country illegally is not the modern-day equivalent of sending an armed, organized force to occupy, to disrupt, or to otherwise harm the United States,” the judges wrote. In a lengthy dissent, Oldham complained his two colleagues were second-guessing Trump’s conduct of foreign affairs and national security, realms where courts usually give the president great deference. “The majority’s approach to this case is not only unprecedented—it is contrary to more than 200 years of precedent,” Oldham wrote. The panel did grant the Trump administration one legal victory, finding the procedures it uses to advise detainees under the Alien Enemies Act of their legal rights is appropriate. The ruling can be appealed to the full 5th Circuit or directly to the U.S. Supreme Court, which is likely to make the ultimate decision on the issue. Indeed, the ruling and dissent both seemed to acknowledge the judges were weighing in on issues destined to be settled only by the nation’s highest court, repeatedly noting the unprecedented nature of the case and […]
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in Denmark to meet with the leaders of the Nordic-Baltic Eight—Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, and Sweden—today.
Lebanese media report further Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon, saying that the IDF fired artillery shells at a building on the outskirts of the town of Shebaa.
Following his meeting with Russian President Putin, North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un’s team is seen thoroughly wiping down his seat, presumably to get rid of any DNA that a spy agency could pick up.
The IDF confirms it struck a Hezbollah site “used to manufacture equipment intended to support the rehabilitation” of the terror group’s military capabilities in southern Lebanon.
Federal Reserve Gov. Christopher Waller: “We need to start cutting rates at the next meeting… Over the next 3-6 months, we could see multiple cuts coming in.”
Sec. Def. Pete Hegseth: “I don’t feel bad for Governor Pritzker; he should be welcoming support and outside efforts to come alongside him just as the mayor of Washington has…
Hamas operatives in Hebron were planning to assassinate National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir using explosive drones, the Shin Bet says. The cell members, operating under Hamas headquarters in Turkey, were arrested in recent weeks by Israeli authorities.
The Lebanese Prime Minister’s Office published the agenda for Friday’s cabinet meeting, which does not include the issue of disarming Hezbollah or the presentation of the plan by the Lebanese Army.
Egypt has reportedly deployed about 40,000 troops to the Sinai Peninsula—nearly double the limit set by the 1979 Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty—saying the move is a defensive measure to block a potential mass influx of Palestinians if Israel forces them out of Gaza.
Furious government members excoriated Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara after leftists committed several arson attacks in Jerusalem on Wednesday morning, ostensibly “for the sake of the hostages,” burning vehicles and leading to the evacuation of residents from nearby buildings. Justice Minister Yariv Levin stated, “What happened this morning has one name—terror. And there are senior partners who are responsible—the ousted attorney general who dictates criminally selective enforcement and the Supreme Court justices who stand by her and try to force her continued tenure on the government and the entire public. Selective enforcement is a crime. We all know how such an incident would have been treated if it were hilltop youth.” “These events once again demonstrate the government’s obligation to stand behind the decision to oust Baharav-Miara and complete the appointment of David Zini as head of the Shin Bet.” Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana stated, “The ‘Attorney General for the Protest,’ Mrs. Baharav-Miara, through her weakness and selective enforcement, is burning the country.” Ohana then quoted Section 448 of the Penal Code: “‘Anyone who deliberately sets fire to property that is not his own is liable to 15 years’ imprisonment,’ emphasizing, “Arson is a very serious crime… we know how arson begins, but one can never know how it will end.” He added, “The despicable criminals who set fire to Jerusalem today would have been arrested and punished had they done so near the home of Mrs. Baharav-Miara or the Supreme Court justices. But the system has been hijacked by a pyromaniac who has nothing whatsoever to do with the rule of law.” Transportation Minister Miri Regev stated, “The left’s protest lost control long ago and has turned into violent, dangerous, and incomprehensible behavior. Road burnings, damage to infrastructure, violent blockages—and the peak this morning: an arson attack near the prime minister’s residence that ignited cars, trees, and infrastructure.” “This is no longer freedom of expression; this is thuggish violence reminiscent of terrorist organizations’ methods. This violence endangers lives, the security of the prime minister and his family and crosses a red line that must not be ignored. I expect the police, the Attorney General, and the prosecution to put an end to this lawlessness, enforce the law, and stop the riots.” “The criminals who set fire to citizens’ cars know very well this does not serve the return of the hostages, but only the anarchy that those fringe protestors of Israeli society are trying to create. What a difference between them and all the reservists, right and left, who are now turning out en masse to complete the goals of the war—the defeat of Hamas and the return of all the hostages.” Finance Minister Betzalel Smotrich said, “Enough with the whitewashing. These are not ‘hostage families,’ not ‘protesters,’ and not even ‘activists.’ This is a small and violent group of anarchists who seek to set the country on fire and ignite sinas chinam and civil war. It must be condemned and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.” (YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)
Musbah Salim Musbah Dayyah, head of the Mujahideen terrorist organization, was eliminated after leading the group’s efforts to recruit operatives in Judea, Samaria, and Israel, marking the fourth leader killed and further weakening its ability to plan attacks from Gaza.
On Monday, the Israeli Navy and Gaza Divisions conducted a joint exercise to strengthen maritime border defense, practicing combat scenarios and emergency procedures to improve coordination and readiness between naval and ground forces.
