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Two people were killed and one was wounded in an Israeli drone strike targeting a car in the town of Zebdine, on the outskirts of Nabatieh in southern Lebanon.  

The IDF said it demolished the home of one of two Palestinian terrorists who killed seven people and wounded 15 in a shooting and stabbing attack at a Tel Aviv light rail station in October. The terrorists, Ahmad Himouni, and Mohammad Mesek were both shot during the attack — Mesek fatally by a municipal security officer and Himouni seriously wounded by armed civilians.

Amid Israel’s pause in offensive operations in the Gaza Strip, the IDF said it carried out an airstrike that killed a squad of terrorists preparing to launch mortars, while a separate mortar attack lightly wounded an Israeli soldier.

Prime Minister Netanyahu receives Lulav and Esrog from Chabad Shluchim in Eretz Yisroel on Erev Sukkos.  

Veteran NYC Hatzalah Paramedic, and founder of Hatzalah Air, Eli Rowe, passes by a small fire in packed Meah Shearim on Erev Sukkos, and immediately keeps the crowd safe.

IDF troops operating in Gaza City last week uncovered long-range rockets that were already primed for launch toward central Israel, the military said. According to the IDF, the discovery was made by soldiers from the 401st Armored Brigade, who also located and safely neutralized the launchers that had been prepared to fire the rockets. In addition, the troops found a cache of weapons and other military equipment in the area, the IDF said.

Russian authorities say they have arrested three men suspected of planning to carry out attacks at synagogues in two separate locations. The country’s FSB security agency says it arrested two nationals from an unnamed central-Asian country who were planning to detonate explosives at synagogue.

IDF soldiers stationed in Gaza discovered that the esrogim they received in their army-issued Sukkos kits were posul, according to a report by Doron Kadosh on Galei Tzahal. The IDF confirmed that some of the esrogim distributed to soldiers were indeed Posul, explaining that the issue stemmed from a “technical problem” in storage conditions handled by an outside contractor. In response, the IDF Rabbinate immediately began replacing the invalid esrogim across all units to ensure that every soldier would be able to properly fulfill the mitzvah

In light of the recent attack in Manchester, Police have been in close and continuous contact with Shomrim since Yom Kippur and have substantially increased their presence across North West London. Throughout Yom Tov, additional police resources will be deployed across the community. This includes enhanced patrols around shuls and mosdos, as well as the presence of armed officers and mounted police, as part of the updated High Holy Days policing plan. As part of this coordinated effort, Shomrim have also intensified high-visibility patrols in marked vehicles to provide added reassurance and deterrence throughout the kehilla. We urge everyone to remain calm, while staying alert and vigilant. We all have a part to play in keeping our community safe. Shul doors must remain locked at all times.

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and 170 other members of the Global Sumud flotilla were deported from Israel on Monday, departing from Ramon International Airport in southern Israel on flights to Greece and Slovakia, according to the Israeli Foreign Ministry. Photos released by the ministry showed Thunberg and other detainees walking through the airport dressed in gray sweatsuits and white T-shirts. The deportees represent a broad coalition of activists from across Europe and North America, including Greece, Italy, France, Ireland, Sweden, Poland, Germany, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Austria, Luxembourg, Finland, Denmark, Slovakia, Switzerland, Norway, the United Kingdom, Serbia, and the United States, the ministry said. In a statement, Israel’s Foreign Ministry maintained that “all the legal rights of the participants in this PR stunt were and will continue to be fully upheld,” adding that “the lies they are spreading are part of their pre-planned fake news campaign.” The ministry also said that the only instance of violence occurred when a Spanish participant allegedly bit a medical staffer at Ketziot Prison. Thunberg and several other activists have accused Israeli authorities of holding them in unlawful or harsh conditions during their detention. With Monday’s flights, Israel has deported 341 Global Sumud flotilla participants in total, while 138 remain in custody, the ministry said. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

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As young and old alike run about in the short time after shabbos to arrange the final preparations for sukkos in the streets of Yerushalayim, one can feel the simchas yom tov in the air whether it is in the alleyways of Meah Shearim or in the arba minim shuk as peoples faces shine when they find just the right esrog that they were looking for. Photo Credits: Yehuda Jacobs via Kuvien Images

Facing criticism from all sides, France’s new prime minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned less than 24 hours after naming his government and after less than a month in office, plunging the country into a deep political crisis. The French presidency said in a statement Monday that President Emmanuel Macron has accepted his resignation. Lecornu had replaced his predecessor François Bayrou to become France’s fourth prime minister in barely a year. A faithful ally of Macron, Lecornu said conditions were no longer met to remain in office after failing to build a consensus. “It would take little for it to work,” Lecornu said in his resignation speech. “By being more selfless for many, by knowing how to show humility. One must always put one’s country before one’s party.” Macron’s opponents immediately tried to capitalize on the shocking resignation, with the far-right National Rally calling on him to either call for new snap elections or resign. “This raises a question for the President of the Republic: can he continue to resist the legislature dissolution? We have reached the end of the road,” far-right leader Marine Le Pen said. “There is no other solution. The only wise course of action in these circumstances is to return to the polls.” On the far left, France Unbowed also asked for Macron’s departure, while voices on the left called for the revival of a coalition made up of leftists, socialists, greens and communists. The resignation rattled investors, sending the CAC-40 index of leading French companies plunging. The index was down by nearly 2% on its Friday close. Ministers appointed just the previous night found themselves in the bizarre situation of becoming caretaker ministers — kept in place only to manage day-to-day affairs until a new government is formed — before some of them had even been formally installed in office. Agnès Pannier-Runacher, the newly reappointed minister for ecology, posted on X: “I despair of this circus.” Lecornu’s choice of ministers has been criticized across the political spectrum, particularly his decision to bring back former Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire to serve at the defense ministry, with critics saying that under his watch France’s public deficit soared. Lecornu’s main task would have been to pass a budget as France is faced with a massive debt crisis. At the end of the first quarter of 2025, France’s public debt stood at 3.346 trillion euros ($3.9 trillion), or 114% of GDP. Debt servicing remains a major budget item, accounting for around 7% of state spending. Other key positions remained largely unchanged from the previous cabinet, with conservative Bruno Retailleau staying on as interior minister in charge of policing and internal security, Jean-Noël Barrot remaining as foreign minister and Gérald Darmanin keeping the justice ministry. French politics have been in disarray since Macron called snap elections last year that produced a deeply fragmented legislature. Far-right and left-wing lawmakers hold over 320 seats at the National Assembly, while the centrists and allied conservatives hold 210. Seeking consensus at the National Assembly, Lecornu consulted with all political forces and trade unions before forming his Cabinet. He also vowed that he would not employ a special constitutional power his predecessors had used to force budgets through Parliament without a vote and would instead seek compromise with lawmakers from the left and the right. (AP)

POTUS TO NAVY SAILORS: “I want you to know that despite the current Democrat-induced shutdown, we will get our service members every last penny.”

WATCH: President Trump informs sailors the USSS George H.W. Bush is temporarily NAVY one

NBC calls out Rep. Jeffries over government shutdown: “It’s Democratic Senators who are withholding their votes on what is called a clean resolution.” “Which is something, quite frankly, that you & other Democrats have advocated for in the past.”

Turkish Airlines is reportedly set to seek approval in the coming days to resume flights between Turkey and Israel.

BREAKING: Gov. Newsom says President Trump has deployed 300 California National Guard troops to Oregon after a judge temporarily halted the plan. “They are on their way there now…The commander-in-chief is using the U.S. military as a political weapon against American citizens,” Newsom said.