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Hundreds of people reciting tehillim at the levaya of Rabbi Yaakov Pinto H’yd.

Amid ongoing anti-government protests, the office of Kantipur Publications, Nepal’s largest media outlet, was set on fire.

Spain has banned Israeli Ministers Smotrich and Ben-Gvir from entering its country.

In a notable departure from earlier positions, the British government has formally clarified that it does not believe Israel’s military campaign in Gaza meets the legal definition of genocide, the Times reported on Monday.

The statement was issued in a letter from David Lammy during his final days as Foreign Secretary, just before he transitioned into his new posts as Justice Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister in Sir Keir Starmer’s cabinet reshuffle, announced this past Friday.

Lammy’s correspondence, addressed to Sarah Champion, chair of the international development committee, was written in response to her call for transparency regarding the UK’s ongoing provision of parts for F-35 fighter jets employed by Israel.

According to Lammy, the Foreign Office had reviewed the matter and determined that Israel’s conduct does not meet the standard for genocide outlined in the Genocide Convention, which requires “intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial or religious group.”

He wrote, “The government has not concluded that Israel is acting with that intent.”

This represents the first instance in which the UK has directly expressed its official stance on the subject. Until now, officials had consistently argued that judgments on genocide were the responsibility of appropriate courts rather than governments.

Back in May, Middle East Minister Hamish Falconer reaffirmed this position, stating: “It is the UK government’s long-standing position that any formal determination as to whether genocide has occurred is a matter for a competent court, not for governments or non-judicial bodies.”

Still, Lammy did not minimize the toll of the conflict, describing the consequences in Gaza as “utterly appalling” due to the large number of civilian deaths and the widespread devastation, the Times reported. He pressed Israel to “do much more to prevent and alleviate the suffering that this conflict is causing.”

In September, the UK froze 30 arms export licenses to Israel out of concern that British-produced weapons could be implicated in violations of international law. However, it did not include parts for the American-made F-35 fighter jets in that suspension, citing their importance to NATO’s collective defense framework and their role in global security.

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Footage reportedly shows Nepal’s Prime Minister fleeing by helicopter after resigning, as deadly nationwide protests led to the government’s collapse.

Protesters set Nepal’s parliament ablaze, as the government falls and officials evacuate.

HY’D: The IDF on Tuesday morning named the fourth soldier killed early Monday morning in a Hamas ambush in Gaza City. He was identified as Lt. Matan Abramovitz, Hyd, 21, from Ganei Tikva. He served in the 401st Armored Brigade’s 52nd Battalion.

The IDF dropped leaflets calling on residents to evacuate south toward Mawasi in Khan Yunis.

Dramatic footage shows Nepal PM residence engulfed in flames as ministers are airlifted during nationwide anti-government protests.

An Israeli drone targeted a vehicle in Jiyeh, located in the Mount Lebanon area.

The IDF says its forces demolished the home of a Palestinian terrorist responsible for a deadly shooting on December 11, 2024, when gunfire on a bus bound for Jerusalem killed 12-year-old Yehoshua Aharon Tuvia Simha and wounded three others.

The IDF announced it has measured the homes of the two Palestinian gunmen behind yesterday’s deadly shooting in Jerusalem, in preparation for possible demolition.

The IDF calls for Palestinian civilians in all areas of Gaza City to evacuate, as the military prepares for a major ground offensive against Hamas in the area.

Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, held talks in Doha on Monday with top Hamas officials, where he urged them to “respond positively” to the latest U.S.-brokered initiative for a ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza, according to Reuters.

A source familiar with the meeting told the outlet, “The Qatari prime minister pressed Hamas to respond positively to the latest American proposal, conveyed through mediators, and aimed at securing a ceasefire and hostage release deal in Gaza.”

Reports on Sunday revealed that President Donald Trump recently presented Hamas with a new plan for a broad hostage agreement that significantly differs from previous offers.

Under the terms of the proposal, all 48 hostages, both alive and deceased, would be freed immediately, while hundreds of convicted terrorists and thousands of Palestinian detainees would be released in return.

The plan also calls for Israel to stop its advance in Gaza City and to enter into negotiations to end the conflict, with President Trump personally directing the talks. As long as those discussions continue, hostilities would not resume.

Posting on Truth Social, the President declared: “Everyone wants the hostages home. Everyone wants this war to end! The Israelis have accepted my terms. It is time for Hamas to accept as well. I have warned Hamas about the consequences of not accepting. This is my last warning; there will not be another one! Thank you for your attention to this matter.”

Advisers close to Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu indicated that “Israel is seriously considering President Trump’s proposal; Hamas will likely continue its refusal.”

Later that same evening, Hamas issued a statement acknowledging the proposal but again placing conditions on any agreement.

“We have received several ideas from the American side through mediators to reach a ceasefire agreement. In this context, the Hamas movement welcomes any effort that supports stopping the aggression against our people and emphasizes its immediate readiness to sit at the negotiating table,” the statement read.

“It is our aim to discuss the release of all prisoners in exchange for a clear declaration of an end to the war and the complete withdrawal of forces from the Gaza Strip. Additionally, we seek the establishment of a committee to manage Gaza, composed of independent Palestinians, which would begin operations immediately. This would include an explicit and binding commitment from the enemy to uphold the agreements, preventing a recurrence of past instances where agreements were made but later rejected or canceled,” Hamas continued.

Despite Hamas’s demands, Trump later expressed optimism, telling reporters he believed an arrangement to free the hostages and bring about a ceasefire in Gaza could be achieved “very soon.”

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The Palestinian Authority, under the leadership of Mahmoud Abbas, released a statement on Monday condemning civilian casualties following the deadly terror assault that took place earlier that day in the Ramot neighborhood of Yerushalayim.

The attack was carried out by two Palestinian Arabs from the Ramallah area and claimed the lives of six Jews, while another seven people were wounded. Not long after, the PA’s official news outlet, Wafa, circulated the response from Abbas’s office.

According to the statement, “The Palestinian Presidency reiterates its longstanding position of rejecting and condemning any harm to both Palestinian and Israeli civilians. It disavows all forms of violence and terrorism, regardless of their source.”

The message went on to assert that “security and stability in the region cannot be achieved without ending the occupation, halting the mass destruction operations in the Gaza Strip, and addressing the settler terrorism in the West Bank, including in occupied East Yerushalayim.”

The declaration concluded by stating that it was issued “in response to the events that occurred today in occupied Jerusalem.”

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Nepal was thrust into political chaos Tuesday after Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli resigned amid violent nationwide protests that left at least 22 people dead, hundreds wounded, and parts of parliament in flames. The collapse comes amid a generational revolt that began over a sweeping social media ban but quickly morphed into a broader indictment of corruption and political dysfunction in the Himalayan republic. The crisis began last week when Oli’s government abruptly blocked 26 platforms—including Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, WhatsApp, and X—citing non-compliance with local registration rules. The move, framed as a crackdown on misinformation and fraud, landed in a country where nearly half the population are active social media users. Rights groups blasted it as censorship, while Nepal’s restless Gen Z—already fed up with endemic corruption and elite privilege—took to the streets. Anger had been simmering for months, stoked by bribery scandals, criminal charges against former premiers, and viral TikTok clips of politicians’ children flaunting wealth in a nation with a $1,300 per-capita income. On Monday, Kathmandu and other cities erupted. Thousands of students marched on parliament, chanting “Shut down corruption, not social media.” Security forces fired tear gas, rubber bullets—and live rounds. Seventeen people were killed in the capital alone. Amnesty International called the crackdown “unlawful,” while the U.N. decried “disproportionate force.” By evening, Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak resigned, taking “moral responsibility” for the deaths. Agriculture and Water Supply ministers soon followed. But Oli dug in, dismissing demonstrators as “Gen Z troublemakers.” The defiance backfired. Nepali Congress ministers walked out of an emergency cabinet meeting, deepening fractures inside the ruling coalition with Oli’s Communist Party of Nepal (UML). International pressure mounted. By Tuesday, the government restored access to the banned platforms—too late to quell the fury. Protesters stormed parliament, torching offices of both major parties. Oli’s residence was set ablaze. Local media reported ministers were assaulted, some airlifted to safety by the military. Kathmandu’s airport shut down as smoke from nearby fires choked the city. Faced with an ungovernable crisis and demands from opposition leaders, Oli submitted his resignation to President Ramchandra Paudel. “In view of the adverse situation in the country, I have resigned effective today,” he wrote. Oli’s departure—the 14th government collapse since Nepal’s monarchy fell in 2008—leaves a power vacuum in a country struggling with weak institutions and economic stagnation. The Gen Z movement shows no sign of retreat. Protesters demand systemic reform, not just another reshuffled cabinet. Kathmandu’s 35-year-old mayor Balendra Shah, a rapper-turned-politician, has openly sided with demonstrators, raising speculation about a new generation of leadership. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

The Global Sumud Flotilla reported early Tuesday that one of its ships may have been targeted by a drone strike while en route to Gaza, according to Reuters.

Organizers said that despite the incident, every passenger and crew member was unharmed.

At the time of the reported strike, the vessel was berthed at the port of Sidi Bou Said in Tunisia.

Yet Tunisia’s National Guard disputed those claims, saying no drone had been detected in the skies above the harbor where the ship was moored.

Officials explained that the inquiry is still underway, but preliminary indications suggest the damage may have stemmed from a technical failure on the vessel itself.

The flotilla consists of 20 boats that launched from Barcelona last Monday. They arrived in Tunisia on Sunday, where local activists joined the mission and additional supplies were loaded before continuing on toward Gaza.

Originally scheduled to leave Tunis on Sunday, the convoy’s departure was pushed off to Wednesday. Organizers said the delay was due to “technical and logistical reasons beyond management’s control.”

Among those taking part are Swedish environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg and Ada Colau, the former mayor of Barcelona who ended her city’s official ties with Israel while in office. The effort has also drawn backing from actors Susan Sarandon and Liam Cunningham, best known for his role in HBO’s “Game of Thrones.”

Thunberg had previously been expelled from Israel in June after joining another Gaza-bound flotilla, the Madleen, which the IDF stopped at sea.

Despite accusations that participants were “kidnapped” by the IDF—claims made in prerecorded videos—the activists were provided with food and water.

Israel’s Foreign Ministry later noted that the Madleen carried less than one truckload of aid, which was redirected through official humanitarian channels to Gaza.

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A group of avreichim from Mexico visited the home of HaGaon HaRav Moshe Shternbuch on Tuesday to receive a bracha. In the middle of the conversation, HaRav Shternbuch brought up the murderous Ramot terror attack that occurred on Monday morning, stressing that the human intellect is not capable of understanding it. “It’s impossible to understand it at all,” Rav Shternbuch said. “Why did they deserve it? They didn’t sin—they were on the way to learn Torah and were cruelly murdered.” “But we don’t judge Hakadosh Baruch Hu. We’re human beings, and we only know that משפט לאלוקים הוא. Only Hakadosh Baruch knows the ways of mishpat. Human beings don’t understand and are not even capable of understanding it.” “The question is a very big question, and there’s only one answer—emunah. Emunah that Hashem is One and His name is One and only He is in the world.” (YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)

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The IDF on Tuesday morning named the fourth soldier killed early Monday morning in a Hamas ambush in Gaza City. He was identified as Lt. Matan Abramovitz, Hyd, 21, from Ganei Tikva. He served in the 401st Armored Brigade’s 52nd Battalion. He and his fellow tank crew members were killed by Hamas terrorists who opened fire at the tank and then threw a bomb at it, which exploded inside the tank. Hashem Yikom Damam. (YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)