Defense Minister Israel Katz, speaking at Tel Nof Airbase, warned Hamas that “the rules of the game have changed,” vowing that Israel will not cease fighting until all hostages are returned and threats to southern residents are eliminated, threatening that failure to release the hostages immediately would unleash “the full intensity of the IDF” from air, sea, and land until Hamas is completely destroyed.
Amid unprecedented US strikes on Houthi leaders and infrastructure in Yemen, sources revealed that senior Houthi leaders have fled the capital city of Sana’a, the Wall Street Journal reported. One source said that buses with tinted windows transported the families of some Houthi leaders from the Al-Jarraf neighborhood in Sana’a, where many of them reside. The source added that the leaders traveled north of the capital to mountainous areas where they hope to shelter from the strikes. Leaders entrusted with governing areas of the capital have disappeared from sight. Some Israeli military analysts estimate that the US operation against the Houthis was timed to begin shortly before the IDF’s resumption of airstrikes in Gaza overnight Monday in order to thwart Houthi attempts to carry out their threats to attack Israel if the ceasefire in Gaza ends. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
During a conference, Putin chuckles when reminded that he’s running late for a phone call with President Trump. Dismissing the comment with a wave of his hand, he quips, “Let’s see how Trump reacts to that line.”
VP J.D. Vance: “We believe that tariffs are a necessary tool to protect our jobs and our industries from other countries, as well as the labor value of our workers… They allow us to bring jobs back to the United States of America… Last month, we posted 9,000 new auto jobs after many years of stagnation.”
The IDF released footage of last nights airstrikes targeting Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Gaza, hitting mid-level Hamas commanders, politburo members, and infrastructure, as well as Islamic Jihad members and facilities.
Vice President J.D. Vance: “Last month, migrant crossings were down 94%, to their lowest number all time, and that happened just in two months of serious border enforcement… Last month, for the first time in over a year, the majority of job gains went to American citizens born on U.S. soil.”
The IDF says it carried out drone strikes a short while ago against artillery systems near the southern Syrian town of Khan Arnabeh, close to the Israeli border.
Texas is shutting down a migrant processing facility that is no longer needed due to a decline in border crossings, attributing the drop to President Trump’s successful policies
Sources in Gaza are currently reporting that Abu Hamza, the spokesperson for the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), along with several family members, was killed in a recent series of Israeli Air Force airstrikes.
Alphabet, Google’s parent company, has agreed to acquire Wiz, an Israeli-founded cybersecurity unicorn, for a record-breaking $32 billion, according to the Financial Times. This marks Google’s largest acquisition to date. Wiz’s cloud-tailored platform is designed to secure all aspects of development and operations, solidifying its reputation in the cybersecurity space.
The IDF and Shin Bet have jointly announced that they are actively striking terror targets across the Gaza Strip, targeting Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad assets, including terrorist cells, launch posts, weapons stockpiles, and military infrastructure used to plan and execute attacks against Israeli civilians and IDF soldiers.
The IDF has released footage showing Chief of General Staff Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir, the Director of Shin Bet Ronen Bar, and Chief of the Israeli Air Force Major General Tomer Bar coordinating and overseeing last night’s wave of airstrikes against Hamas terrorists throughout Gaza.
The IDF issues new Gaza evacuation warnings in Arabic, urging residents from Beit Hanoun in the north to southern towns to move west, calling the red-marked areas “dangerous combat zones” amid Israel’s “massive offensive against Gaza terrorist organizations.”
Hopeful news at gas pumps across the nation… the nation’s average price for a gallon of gas has fallen for the fourth straight week. The national average hovering about $3/gallon… 50 cents less than it was this time last year.
The Otzma Yehudit party, led by ex-National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, will rejoin Israel’s government today, less than two months after leaving Netanyahu’s coalition in January over a potential Hamas ceasefire, with a joint statement from Otzma Yehudit and Likud confirming the far-right faction’s ministers will resume their roles.
Secretary Scott Bessent: “On April 2nd, we are going to produce a list of other countries’ tariffs, and we are going to go to them and say, here’s where we think the tariff levels are, non-tariff barriers, currency manipulation… If you stop this, we will not put up the tariff wall.”
*EARTHBOUND!* Stranded astronauts finally headed home after nine months in space, thanks to President Trump enlisting SpaceX boss Elon Musk for a rescue mission. They’re set to splash down off the Florida coast tonight.
