The IDF said it carried out overnight airstrikes in Gaza after several Hamas terrorists emerged from a tunnel on the Israeli side of the ceasefire line in Rafah. In response to the violation, the IDF struck additional armed Hamas terrorists. Palestinian media reported five killed, including three in a strike on a Hamas police station […]
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Europe’s top human rights court has ruled that a medieval antisemitic carving affixed to a German cathedral may remain in place, rejecting a petition filed by a Jewish retiree who argued the relief violates the rights of Jews in Germany. According to a report Friday in the German magazine Der Spiegel, the European Court of […]
Sweden’s military has intercepted a suspected Russian drone off the south of the country as a French aircraft carrier was docked in the port of Malmö, officials said. The armed forces said Thursday that a Swedish naval ship observed the suspected drone during a patrol in the Öresund, the strait that divides Sweden from Denmark. […]
Pakistan and Afghanistan traded attacks in a dramatic escalation of tensions between the countries that Pakistan’s defense minister said Friday means they are now in “open war.” Tensions have been high between the neighbors for months, with border clashes in October killing dozens of soldiers, civilians and suspected militants. Pakistan accuses Afghanistan’s Taliban government of harboring militant groups that then stage […]
For more than two decades, one number barely moved. In survey after survey, Americans said they sympathized more with Israel than with the Palestinians in the long-running conflict. That pattern has now broken. For the first time since Gallup began asking the question more than 20 years ago, more Americans say they sympathize with the […]
Vice President JD Vance insists there is “no chance” the United States will be dragged into a prolonged war with Iran. Speaking to the Washington Post aboard Air Force Two, Vance projected confidence that any potential U.S. strike on Iran would be limited and decisive, brushing aside warnings from foreign policy experts that escalation is […]
As US forces mass in the Middle East, Iran faces the threat of major strikes by the world’s most powerful military, potentially targeting its leaders, military, nuclear sites, and critical infrastructure. Iran has nowhere near the capabilities of the United States, and is even more vulnerable after last year’s war with Israel as well as […]
The U.S. military used a laser Thursday to shoot down a Customs and Border Protection drone, according to members of Congress, and the Federal Aviation Administration responded by closing more airspace near El Paso, Texas. Just over two weeks ago, the FAA shut down the El Paso airport and the surrounding area after another use […]
Greenpeace is fighting for its life in North Dakota’s court system, where a judge has decided to order the environmental group to pay an expected $345 million to an energy company whose Dakota Access oil pipeline construction drew protests nearly a decade ago. A jury last year found three Greenpeace entities liable for numerous claims and awarded more […]
Pakistan carried out airstrikes in Kabul and two other Afghan provinces early Friday, Afghanistan’s government spokesperson said, hours after Afghanistan launched a cross-border attack on Pakistan in the latest escalation of violence between the neighboring countries that made a Qatar-mediated ceasefire appear increasingly shaky. At least three explosions were heard in Kabul, but there was no immediate […]
The United States and Congo signed a $1.2 billion health partnership Thursday, the two countries’ governments said in a joint statement. The Department of State said it will provide up to $900 million over the next five years to support the Central African country to fight HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, maternal and child mortality, and other […]
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NASA’s SpaceX CRS-33 Dragon cargo spacecraft has undocked from the International Space Station and departed successfully, with splashdown expected off the coast of California Friday morning.
Netflix has stepped away from the bidding for Warner Bros. Discovery, paving the way for Paramount Skydance to secure its $111 billion acquisition of the iconic Hollywood studio.
Reports say the FBI conducted surveillance involving now-Director Kash Patel and Chief of Staff Susie Wiles as part of an investigation during the Biden administration. According to Fox News, ten bureau employees have since been fired in connection with the matter.
A Tucson resident has released Ring camera footage showing 12 vehicles traveling along a backroad in the Catalina Foothills between midnight and 6 a.m. on February 1 — the morning 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie is believed to have been abducted during a suspected home invasion. The vehicles were captured on what authorities consider a possible escape […]
U.S. Central Command chief Adm. Brad Cooper briefed President Trump on Thursday on potential military options in Iran. Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine was present. • The briefing came as U.S. and Iranian officials held indirect talks in Geneva on Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs. No deal was announced; Iran’s foreign minister said […]
A protest campaign opposing the arrest of Chareidim for evading military conscription has escalated, as activists erected a display in Modiin Illit labeled “Hostages Square” — invoking imagery associated with the Israeli hostages held captive in Gaza. The installation was set up Thursday in a central traffic circle in the predominantly Chareidi city following a […]
We are officially in the thick of it. The hislahvus of Adar is everywhere, and with it comes the annual blitz of Purim fundraising. As someone who grew up in the system and now has sons in Yeshiva, I recognize that these campaigns are the lifeblood of our mosdos. We want our boys to be […]
