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Steve Witkoff: Gaza Peace Deal Brings Hostages Home, Sparks Hope

Steve Witkoff: “We have achieved a peace deal in Gaza. We have brought the hostages home… and maybe most importantly, we have created a sense of hope for what the future can bring — to Gaza, and all other places where the Board of Peace will operate.”

Sec. Rubio: Trump’s Vision Made Gaza Resolution Possible

Sec. Rubio: “We are here today because of President Trump’s vision. If we go back just a few months ago, people thought what was happening in Gaza was impossible to solve… No one thought that that would ever come to a resolution without more fighting and more bloodshed… but President Trump had the vision and […]

Trump in Davos: Gaza Peace Plan Adopted by UN, Hostages Freed

Trump in Davos: “Last October, we released a plan for the permanent end to the conflict in Gaza, and I’m pleased to say that our vision was unanimously adopted by the United Nations Security Council late last year… we’ve delivered record levels of humanitarian aid… and secured the release of all 20 living hostages.”

Trump: Steps Toward Lasting Middle East Peace Are Underway

TRUMP: “The first steps toward a brighter day for the Middle East, and a much safer future for the world are unfolding right before your very eyes. Together, we are are in a position to have any credible chance… to end decades of suffering, stop generations of hatred and bloodshed, and forge a beautiful, everlasting, […]

Trump Announces Formation of Board of Peace in Davos

TRUMP: “Yesterday, we had an incredibly successful visit with many of the world’s top business leaders…and foreign heads of state—and now, we have one of the most important meetings of all, the official formation of what is known as the Board of Peace.”

HY’D: IDF Reservist Asa’el Ba’abad, 38, Dies of Wounds Sustained in Gaza

HY’D: Asa’el Ba’abad, H’yd, a 38-year-old reservist soldier in the IDF’s Netzach Yehuda battalion who was wounded several months ago in Gaza, died of his wounds on Thursday morning. Ba’abad, z’l, a resident of Saneh (Bnei Adam) in Binyamin and a father of five, was wounded during an operational activity in Gaza while working with […]

Daycare Workers Released To House Arrest; Bereaved Mother Testifies On Their Behalf

The Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court on Thursday rejected the police’s request to remove the daycare owner and her assistant from their homes in Jerusalem and released them to house arrest. Instead of the 15 days requested by the police, the court ordered them to house arrest for nine days. On the other hand, the court accepted […]

Trump Launches “Board of Peace” in Davos, Lays Out Expansive Gaza Demilitarization and Reconstruction Plan

President Donald Trump on Thursday formally launched his newly created “Board of Peace,” unveiling an international body designed to oversee peace efforts in Gaza and beyond, while rolling out an ambitious, phased plan to demilitarize the territory and rebuild it with major infrastructure, security and economic reforms. At a charter-signing ceremony during the World Economic […]

Antisemitic, Nazi Signage Discovered at Jewish Community Campus in Charlotte

Antisemitic signage featuring Nazi imagery and explicit threats was discovered last week on the grounds of Shalom Park, a Jewish community campus in Charlotte that houses synagogues, schools and multiple communal organizations, including the Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte. A photograph of the sign, which circulated on social media, showed text reading: “Whether you swung […]

H’YD: IDF Reservist, Father Of 5, Wounded In Gaza Dies Of His Wounds

Asa’el Ba’abad, H’yd, a 38-year-old reservist soldier in the IDF’s Netzach Yehuda battalion who was wounded several months ago in Gaza, died of his wounds on Thursday morning. Ba’abad, z’l, a resident of Saneh (Bnei Adam) in Binyamin and a father of five, was wounded during an operational activity in Gaza while working with a […]

Suspect Sets Israeli Police Officers On Fire, 1 Seriously Injured

A suspect poured gasoline on three police officers, setting them on fire, at a gas station in northern Israel, leaving one moderately to seriously injured and two mildly injured. The disturbing incident occurred after the suspect threatened to harm himself and police were called to the scene, near a shopping complex in Kiryat Bialik. As […]

Harav Landau: “Ignore The Decrees And Immerse Yourselves In Limmud Torah”

Rosh Yeshivas Slabodka, HaGaon HaRav Dov Landau, delivered a clear message to bnei yeshivos during a shiur at the Mishkanot HaTorah Yeshiva in Bnei Brak on Wednesday on how to deal with the decrees against the Torah and lomdei Torah. “All kinds of things and talk are happening; a large part of the talk is […]

US Sanctions Six Gaza “Aid Groups” Accused of Secretly Supporting Hamas

The US government has accused six Palestinian aid organizations operating in the Gaza Strip of secretly maintaining ties to the Hamas terror organization and supporting its military activities, according to a statement released by the US Treasury Department. The organizations named by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) are: Waed Society Gaza, Al-Nur Society […]

Jerusalem Daycare Workers to Remain in Custody; Eidah HaChareidis Announces Protest

The court on Wednesday rejected the appeal against the extension of the detention filed by the lawyer for the owner of the Jerusalem daycare and her assistant, where two babies passed away earlier this week. Judge Mordechai Borstein claimed in his ruling that there is concern that releasing them to alternative detention at this stage […]

Israel Prepares to Move Aircraft From Ben-Gurion Airport As Airlines Brace For Iranian Missile Threat

Israel’s commercial airlines are quietly preparing contingency plans to move their aircraft out of Ben-Gurion Airport amid mounting concern that Iranian missile fire could threaten aviation infrastructure, Miri Regev said Wednesday. Speaking in an interview with Israeli radio station 103FM, Regev said carriers including El Al, Arkia, and Israir are prepared to evacuate their fleets […]

Feds Bring Hate-Crime Charges After Israeli Rabbi Is Brutally Assaulted Outside Manhattan Kosher Restaurant

A brutal antisemitic assault that took place in Manhattan in October has now resulted in federal hate-crime charges, as prosecutors announced the arrest of the alleged perpetrator. Federal prosecutors on Wednesday unsealed an indictment charging Alazim Baker, 29, of Irvington, New Jersey, with two counts of committing hate crimes in connection with violent attacks on […]

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