The terrorists who were eliminated in an IDF strike overnight Tuesday in southern Lebanon were planning to infiltrate the Israeli border to carry out an attack or at least carry out a shooting attack from the border. All seven terrorists killed in the overnight strike belonged to the Jamaa al-Islamiya terror organization, a Palestinian Sunni […]
A former Hungarian government insider turned critic released an audio recording on Tuesday that he says proves that top officials conspired to cover up corruption, the latest development in a scandal that has shaken Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s domination of the country’s politics. The country’s largest protests in years erupted in early February when it […]
Three kedoshei elyon had one common concept when it came to learning Torah – they were the Ohr Hachaim Hakadosh (Rabbi Chaim ibn Attar 1696-1743) when he came to Eretz Yisroel; the Ramchal (Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto 1707-1746) when he lived in Padua, Italy; and Hagaon, Harav Chaim Volozhiner, (1749-1821) the famous talmid of the Gaon of Vilna. They each had a yeshiva with […]
The IDF on Wednesday announced the death of Staff Sgt. Nisim Kachlon HY’D, 21, of the Givati Brigade’s Rotem Battalion, from Chadera. His death increased the death toll of the ground war in Gaza to 253 and the total number of IDF soldiers killed since October 7th to 597. Yehi Zichro Baruch. (YWN Israel Desk […]
Many Americans are unenthusiastic about a November rematch of the 2020 presidential election. But presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump appears to stoke more anger and fear among Americans from his opposing party than President Joe Biden does from his. A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that Democrats are […]
Israel has stepped up preparations to launch an operation in Rafah and is expected to do so after the end of Ramadan (around April 12th) or in the week or two afterward, the Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar reported. According to the report, in the wake of the failed hostage negotiations, IDF officials informed Egypt and Qatar […]
The IDF says that its ongoing raid on Gaza City’s Shifa Hospital has resulted in the capture of hundreds of members of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. The operation, which began on March 18, has also seen the killing of dozens of gunmen and the seizure of weapons caches. According to the IDF, additional Hamas […]
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In his bid to retake the White House, few states hold as much promise for Donald Trump as Michigan. The former president has already won the state once and President Joe Biden, who reclaimed it for Democrats in 2020, is confronting vulnerabilities there as he seeks reelection. Trump’s campaign promises an aggressive play for Michigan […]
China’s nationalist leader Xi Jinping has called for closer trade ties with the U.S. during a meeting with top American business leaders in Beijing that comes amid a steady improvement in relations that had sunk to the lowest level in years. Xi emphasized Wednesday the mutually beneficial economic ties between the world’s two largest economies, […]
After years of seeing frum customers struggling to purchase replacement parts for Pesach, Town Appliance has now made getting parts for your oven for Pesach easy. They have launched a website in which you can select your oven model and purchase all replacement pieces in one click. If you need any additional assistance you can […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has replaced one of the country’s top security officials with the head of Ukraine’s foreign spy agency in a new reshuffle as the war with Russia drags into a third year. Zelenskyy dismissed Oleksii Danilov, who served as secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, thanking him for his service […]
Someone in New Jersey overcame the odds Tuesday night and won the $1.13 billion Mega Millions jackpot, breaking a winless streak that dated to last December. The numbers drawn were: 7, 11, 22, 29, 38 and the gold Mega Ball 4. The winning ticket was sold in New Jersey, according the the Mega Millions website. […]
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador warned the US that if it does not comply with Latin America’s requests for aid, the flow of migrants will continue. In an interview with “60 Minutes,” Obrador reiterated his demands for the US to send $20 billion a year to Latin American countries, lift sanctions on Venezuela, end […]
A recent surge in violent crime on the New York City subway system has left riders reeling, with multiple stabbings and a deadly shove onto the tracks occurring in just one day, as criminals continue to wreak havoc on innocent commuters despite the deployment of 800 additional police officers to patrol the subway system. On […]
NBC News cut ties Tuesday with former Republican National Committee chief Ronna McDaniel less than a week after hiring her as an on-air political contributor, a decision that followed a furious protest by some of its journalists and commentators. In announcing the decision in a memo, NBC Universal News Group Chairman Cesar Conde apologized to […]
Senator John Fetterman has once again demonstrated his staunch support for Israel by openly berating Vice President Kamala Harris’ suggestion that there may be “consequences” for Israel if it launches an assault on Rafah, a stronghold of the terrorist group Hamas. “We have been clear in multiple conversations and in every way that any major […]
HEARTBREAKING: Frum family in Boro Park is HOMELESS after a massive fire destroyed their entire home this past Friday. They are homeless without anything. No clothing, no home, all their possessions are gone! Rav Schneebalg Shlita, is calling on Klal Yisrael to give generously to this emergency campaign to help the family. CLICK HERE to […]
The head of a Lebanese Sunni political and terror group that has joined the Shiite terror group Hezbollah in its fight against Israel on Lebanon’s border said Tuesday that the conflict has helped strengthen cooperation between the two groups. The Secretary-General of al-Jamaa al-Islamiya, or the Islamic Group, Sheikh Mohammed Takkoush said his terror group […]
The Hezbollah terror group on Wednesday morning fired a heavy rocket barrage of at least 30 rockets at Kiryat Shmona and nearby areas, and rockets hit houses, industrial buildings and cars. A 25-year-old construction worker in a carpentry workshop in Kiryat Shmona was killed after the building suffered a direct rocket hit. Rescue workers pulled […]