Drone video captured homes that collapsed into the ocean on North Carolina’s Outer Banks on Tuesday amid rough surf from dual hurricanes off the Southeast coast. Five homes fell within a 45-minute period on Tuesday afternoon, and a sixth fell overnight.
AS EXPECTED: British police say that the suspect in the deadly attack outside a synagogue in Manchester in northern England is believed to be Jihad al-Shamie, a 35-year-old British citizen of Syrian descent. Two members of the Jewish community were killed in the attack. “We believe the person responsible for today’s attacks is 35-year-old Jihad Al-Shamie,” the Greater Manchester Police says. “He is a British citizen of Syrian descent.” Al-Shamie was shot dead by armed officers after ramming a car into pedestrians and stabbing at least one person near a synagogue during Yom Kippur.
No clear path out of the shutdown as White House warns firings could be ‘in the thousands’ • Shutdown, day 2: The federal government remains shut down after a deadlocked Congress failed to reach a funding deal. Republicans and Democrats are at odds over enhanced Obamacare subsidies. • How long will it last? The shutdown is likely to extend into next week. Senate Democrats are expected to block a GOP-backed short-term funding bill again when they vote tomorrow, and the Senate is not expected to be in session this weekend. • Who’s impacted? The White House — which has said shutdown-related layoffs of federal workers are “imminent” — now says the firings are “likely going to be in the thousands.” Agencies and activities deemed essential are still open.
SPEAKER JOHNSON: “Many of you asked me this morning about sombreros and memes…Look, these are games, these are sideshows, people are getting caught up in battles over social media memes. This is not a game.” “To my friend Hakeem: man, just ignore it.”
Over 1,500 mispallelim davened on Yom Kippur at Gan Meir in Tel Aviv for tefillos organized by the Rosh Yehudi organization. A large number of police forces were deployed to the area at the order of National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to ensure the tefillos were held without disturbances – and indeed, order was maintained throughout the day.
LEADER THUNE: “I realize that my Democrat colleagues are facing pressure from members of their far left base, but they’re playing a losing game here. A robust majority of American voters are against a government shutdown.”
Trump touts shutdown as ‘unprecedented opportunity’ to cut more Democratic priorities • President Donald Trump said Democrats gave him an “unprecedented opportunity” to slash government agencies during the government shutdown. • The Trump administration recently said it froze about $18 billion for New York City infrastructure projects and canceled another $8 billion for climate projects in Democratic-leaning states. • Trump said he will meet with Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought, a Project 2025 author, to discuss cutting what he called “Democrat Agencies.”
Hamas’ top commander in Gaza is pressuring the terror group’s negotiators to walk away from President Donald Trump’s proposed cease-fire agreement, marking the sharpest internal pushback yet against the White House’s plan to end the war. Ezz al-Din al-Hadad — a senior operative known as the “Ghost of al-Qassam” and a key planner of the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre in southern Israel — denounced the U.S. framework as a thinly veiled attempt to dismantle Hamas without securing any of its long-term objectives, the BBC reported. Al-Hadad, who controls the fate of 48 hostages still held in Gaza, urged Hamas’ negotiators in Qatar to reject the deal outright and vowed to continue the fight. His defiance represents the most strident rebuke from within the group since Trump unveiled his 20-point proposal, which calls for an immediate cease-fire, the release of all hostages, the staged withdrawal of Israeli forces, the disarmament of Hamas, and the establishment of a transitional international authority to govern Gaza. Some Hamas political leaders have signaled conditional openness to the plan if it advanced their demand for an independent Palestinian state. But their influence remains limited, as al-Hadad and Hamas’ armed wing hold the hostages — the terrorists’ most powerful bargaining chip. Of the 48 captives, only 20 are believed to still be alive. Al-Hadad rose to Hamas’ top military post in Gaza after Israel killed Yahya Sinwar, the mastermind of Oct. 7, and his brother Mohammed Sinwar. His rejection of the Trump framework comes amid parallel opposition from Palestinian Islamic Jihad, which also participated in the Oct. 7 attacks and dismissed the U.S. plan as serving only “Israeli interests.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has further complicated the negotiations, declaring on social media that Israeli forces will maintain a permanent security zone inside Gaza and “forcibly resist” any move toward Palestinian statehood. Trump has given Hamas until the end of the week to respond formally to the proposal. “If they resist, it will be a very sad end,” the former president warned. The ultimatum sets up a high-stakes confrontation: Trump seeking to broker a deal with support from Arab allies, Hamas’ military leaders signaling they would rather risk annihilation than disarm, and hostages caught at the center of a volatile standoff. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)
Over 1,500 mispallelim davened on Yom Kippur at Gan Meir in Tel Aviv for tefillos organized by the Rosh Yehudi organization. A large number of police forces were deployed to the area at the order of National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to ensure the tefillos were held without disturbances – and indeed, order was maintained throughout the day. Yisrael Zeira, the chairman of Rosh Yehudi, said at the end of the fast: “There was an electrifying atmosphere of kedushah. Although the place is less central than Dizengoff Square, Tel Aviv residents arrived in droves and davened.” (YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)
Hamas terrorists fired a rocket barrage at the Ashdod area at about 8:50 pm. on Wednesday night, Yom Kippur. Residents reported hearing the sound of explosions. The IDF spokesperson stated that five rockets were fired. Four were intercepted, and one exploded in an open area. A fragment from an interceptor missile hit a parked car in a residential neighborhood in the city, causing extensive damage. “We were at home, but my 12-year-old daughter was in the street with her entire class. It was really stressful,” Einat Graziano, who lives near the site of the fall, told Ynet. “There were a lot of booms, and after we received instructions to leave the bomb shelters, I went downstairs to pick her up because she was afraid to go back alone. Cars in our parking lot were damaged. It’s a very central location, next to a kindergarten, and you can see the high school across from it. It’s a big neis that no one was injured there.” (YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)
The Israeli Navy seized 41 vessels and arrested 425 terror supporters aboard the ships after the Global Sumud Flotilla entered Israel’s territorial waters on Wednesday evening, Yom Kippur, with the aim of violating Israel’s blockade on the Gaza Strip. Shayetet 13 commandos simultaneously took control of the six leading ships. During the takeover, one of the vessels began to sink due to a technical malfunction, and the Navy fighters rescued the terror supporters who were on board. The “unprecedented operation” took over 12 hours. Israel’s Foreign Ministry stated: “The Hamas-Sumud provocation is over. None of the Hamas-Sumud provocation yachts has succeeded in its attempt to enter an active combat zone or breach the lawful naval blockade.” “All the passengers are safe and in good health. They are making their way safely to Israel, from where they will be deported to Europe. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu stated, “I commend the soldiers and commanders of the Navy who carried out their activity during Yom Kippur in the most professional and efficient manner. Their important activity prevented the entry of dozens of vessels into the war zone and repelled a campaign of delegitimization against Israel.” In the video below, Navy ships and seized flotilla vessels enter the Ashdod base: (YWN’s Jerusalem desk is keeping you updated on Motzei Yom Kippur in Israel)
Two Jews were killed and four were seriously injured in a ramming and stabbing attack outside a shul in Manchester, UK, on Yom Kippur at about 9:30 a.m. Witnesses said that the terrorist rammed his car into a group of Jews outside Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Crumpsall, a suburb in the north of Manchester. He then stabbed anyone “wearing a kippah,” a witness said. The terrorist was shot and killed by police officers called to the scene. His identity has not yet been revealed. The police said that two other people were arrested in connection with the attack. One of the victims was the shul’s security guard. Local resident Chava Lewin said, “The moment he got out of the car, he started stabbing anyone nearby. He went for the guard and tried to break into the synagogue. Someone blocked the door. Everyone was in total shock.” According to UK media outlets, Rabbi Daniel Walker, the Rav of the shul, quickly locked the shul doors and prevented the terrorist from entering. “He was incredibly calm,” Lewin said. “He’s a hero. It could have been much worse.” Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar on Motzei Yom Kippur slammed British authorities for failing to take action to halt antisemitism. “The truth must be told: blatant and rampant antisemitic and anti-Israeli incitement, as well as calls of support for terror, have recently become a widespread phenomenon in the streets of London, in cities across Britain, and on its campuses,” he posted on X. “The authorities in Britain have failed to take the necessary action to curb this toxic wave of antisemitism and have effectively allowed it to persist,” he said, adding: “We expect more than words from the Starmer government. We expect and demand a change of course.” Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu stated, “Israel grieves with the Jewish community in the UK after the barbaric terror attack in Manchester. Our hearts are with the families of the murdered, and we pray for the swift recovery of the wounded. As I warned at the UN: weakness in the face of terrorism only brings more terrorism. Only strength and unity can defeat it.” Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli wrote: “I am horrified by this barbaric attack – yet sadly, not surprised. “The feebleness of the British government under Keir Starmer, pouring fuel on the flames with hollow proclamations for a Palestinian terror state, directly enabled this atrocity on the holiest day for the Jewish people. “Antisemitism in Britain stands at record highs, and today it claimed the lives of two worshippers. Only the resilience and courage of the synagogue’s rabbi prevented an even greater disaster. I pray the British people rise like lions, break the chains of political correctness, and purge their nation of radical Islamism.” (YWN’s Jerusalem desk is keeping you updated on Motzei Yom Kippur in Israel)
Hagaon HaMekubal Rav Abish Tzinewirt Issues Historic Letter in Support of Torah-24’s Kollel Kabbalah b’Chatzos YS GOLD In the stillness of the night in the holy city of Yerushalayim, a group of illustrious gaonim and mekubalim can be found delving into the secrets of Torah, the kabbalah of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, the Arizal, Rabbi Chaim Vital, and their successors. They do so in holiness and purity, with toil and with intensity, during these most auspicious hours of the day—following the tradition of the mekubalim of Yerushalayim of yore over the centuries. The Kollel is a golden link in the glorious chain—the network of Kollelim known as “Torah-24.” Founded by Hagaon Rav Avraham Eisen, shlit”a, the eleven kolelim in this network feature gaonim and talmidei chachomim who toil in all areas of Torah literally around the clock. Their Torah learning of the mekubalim at Kollel Kabbalah b’Chatzos has recently culminated in a siyum on the entire sefer haZohar and its commentaries, as well as the kabbalistic sefer Orchos Chaim from Rabbi Chaim Vital in the home of the great tzaddik Rav Yaakov Meir Schechter who greatly lauded their relentless toil in kabbalah in purity and in holiness. Following this event, the mekubal Rav Abish Tzinewirt, shlit”a—a personality who has himself engaged in the study of kabbalah with deep intensity for decades—issued a letter of endorsement for Kollel Kabbalah b’Chatzos. In it, he cites from obscure sources in Kabbalah about the greatness of those who engage in Torah study in the overnight hours, and the way their Torah pierces all the heavens, arriving directly at the Kisei HaKavod. Great is the lot of those who take part in this incredible endeavor—supporting the loftiest of Yerushalayim’s residents as they engage in the study of the loftiest Torah secrets with utter and complete mesirus nefesh. Join today in support of Torah-24 and Kollel Kabbalah b’Chatzos. https://www.torah-24.com/ The merit of supporting the Torah of esteemed mekubalim and talmidei Chachamim will surely stand by you and your family as we enter the exalted day of Yom Kippur.
Overnight, a fire erupted at Russia’s fifth-largest refinery, Slavneft-YANOS, in Yaroslavl. Governor Evraev said the blaze was man-made and confirmed no drone strikes were involved.
French President Macron: We want to be more competitive to have growth, create jobs, finance our social model and the future of young people. We want to be more sovereign because we experienced the cost of і dependencies, COVID, war in Ukraine, and instabilities of this world.
Large numbers of Gaza City residents are continuing to evacuate south as the IDF blocks northbound movement on coastal Al-Rashid Street, while allowing southward passage for those who were previously unable to leave the city.
