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Explosions were heard early Sunday when air raid sirens went off in the Netivot region at about 7:50 a.m., triggered by a rocket barrage launched by the Hamas terrorist group. Military officials assessed that the rockets originated from the Khan Yunis sector.

The IDF later confirmed that radar picked up two incoming rockets. One was shot down by the missile defense system, while the second landed harmlessly in an open field. According to Magen David Adom, no injuries were reported from the incident.

In the days leading up to this attack, the IDF has stepped up its campaign, conducting multiple airstrikes on Hamas positions in Gaza City. These strikes come in advance of a ground incursion authorized by the security cabinet. Military officials explained that the bombing serves as a warning of the coming ground offensive and is intended to push civilians to leave the city before it begins.

Once preparations are complete, the IDF plans to surround Gaza City and launch the full-scale ground maneuver.

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Powerball players in Missouri and Texas won the estimated $1.8 billion jackpot on Saturday, overcoming astronomical odds to end the lottery game’s three-month drought without a big winner. The winning numbers were 11, 23, 44, 61, and 62, with the Powerball number being 17. The winning ticket in Texas was sold at a gas station-convenience store in Fredericksburg, according to the Texas Lottery. The prize, which was the second-largest U.S. lottery jackpot in history, followed 41 consecutive drawings in which no one matched all six numbers. The last drawing with a jackpot winner happened May 31. Powerball’s terrible odds of 1 in 292.2 million are designed to generate big jackpots, with prizes growing as they roll over when no one wins. Lottery officials note that the odds are far better for the game’s many smaller prizes. There are three drawings each week. The estimated $1.8 billion jackpot would go to a winner who opts to receive 30 payments over 29 years through an annuity. Winners almost always choose the game’s cash option, which for Saturday night’s drawing would be an estimated $826.4 million. Powerball tickets cost $2, and the game is offered in 45 states plus Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. (AP)

Russia hit Ukraine’s capital with drone and missiles Sunday in the largest aerial attack on the country since the war began, killing at least two people and leaving smoke rising from the roof of a key government building. Russia attacked Ukraine with 810 drones and decoys, Ukraine’s Air Force said. Yuriy Ihnat, a spokesperson for Ukraine’s Air Force, confirmed to The Associated Press that Sunday’s attack was the largest Russian drone strike since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began. Russia also launched 13 missiles of various types. Ukraine shot down and neutralized 747 drones and 4 missiles, according to a statement from the Air Force. Hits from nine missiles and 54 drones were recorded at 33 locations across Ukraine, and the debris of shot down targets fell at eight locations, the Air Force said. Associated Press reporters saw a plume of smoke rising from the roof of Kyiv’s cabinet of ministers building, but it was not immediately clear if the smoke was the result of a direct hit or debris, which would mark an escalation in Russia’s air campaign, which has so far spared government buildings in the city center. The building is the home of Ukraine’s Cabinet, housing the offices of its ministers. Police blocked access to the building as fire trucks and ambulances arrived. Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko said two people were killed and 20 were injured in the attack. “For the first time, the government building was damaged by an enemy attack, including the roof and upper floors,” said Ukraine’s Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko. “We will restore the buildings, but lost lives cannot be returned.” “The world must respond to this destruction not only with words, but with actions. There is a need to strengthen sanctions pressure — primarily against Russian oil and gas,” she said. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy echoed her sentiment in an online statement. “Such killings now, when real diplomacy could have started long ago, are a deliberate crime and a prolongation of the war,” he said. He called for sanctions on Russia and for strengthening Ukraine’s air defenses. “Every additional (air defense) system saves civilians from these vile strikes. The world can force the Kremlin criminals to stop killing; only political will is needed,” Zelenskyy said. The two people killed were a mother and her 3-month-old child, whose bodies were dug out of the rubble by rescuers, said Tymur Tkachenko, the head of Kyiv’s city administration. Initially Tkachenko said the child was 1 year old. At least 10 locations in Kyiv were damaged in the attack, he added. Russian drones struck a nine-story residential building in Kyiv’s Sviatoshynskyi district and a four-story residential building in Darnytskyi district, according to Klitschko. Tkachenko said these were direct hits. The Russian military said Sunday that it used aviation, drones, missiles and artillery to strike military-industrial targets in Ukraine, including drone assembly and storage sites, military airfields, two air defense radar stations and troop positions. Sunday’s attack is the second mass Russian drone and missile attack to target Kyiv in the span of two weeks, as hopes for peace talks wane. The attack comes after European leaders pressed Russian leader Vladimir Putin to work to end the war after 26 of Ukraine’s allies pledged to deploy troops as a “reassurance force” for the war-torn country once the […]

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Powerball officials announced that the massive jackpot of nearly $1.8 billion has been won, with the lucky tickets sold in Missouri and Texas.

“With final ticket sales, the Powerball jackpot came in at $1.787 billion – making it the second-largest U.S. lottery jackpot ever won,” the Multi-State Lottery Association, which runs the Powerball game, said in a statement.

Winners in Missouri and Texas can either take the prize as annual payments totaling $893.5 million, or opt for a one-time cash payout of $410.3 million before taxes.

In addition to the grand prize, players in other states also struck it rich. A pair of tickets sold in Kansas and Texas each earned $2 million, while 18 more winners across 13 states walked away with $1 million apiece.

The winning draw consisted of the numbers 11, 23, 44, 61, 62, with the red Powerball number 17, and a Power Play multiplier of 2.

With the jackpot claimed, the prize resets to $20 million for the next drawing scheduled on Monday.

These wins bring an end to a stretch of 42 straight drawings without a jackpot hit, a run that dated back to May.

The Multi-State Lottery Association noted that the odds of hitting the jackpot are a staggering 1 in 292.2 million.

Powerball tickets sell for $2 and are available in 45 states, as well as Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The record-holder for the biggest Powerball jackpot remains the $2.04 billion prize that was claimed in California on November 7, 2022.

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LEAVING ABRAHAM ACCORDS? Saudi Arabia has quietly given the United Arab Emirates a green light to pull back from its normalization deal with Israel if Jerusalem moves ahead with annexation in the West Bank, according to a report by Israel’s Kan news outlet. The development, cited by a source close to the Saudi royal family, comes after a closed-door meeting last week in Riyadh between Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed.

A woman in California registered her dog to vote and submitted mail-in ballots, leading to five felony charges for voter fraud.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has refused an “invite” by Russian President Vladimir Putin for talks in Moscow, instead telling Putin he should come to Kyiv.

CENTCOM Commander Adm. Charles Cooper visited Israel this week, meeting with Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir to discuss ongoing U.S.-Israel military cooperation against regional threats like the Houthis, Hezbollah, and Iran.

Republican Rep. Carlos A. Giménez, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, said the F-35s deployed to Puerto Rico are the same aircraft that carried out U.S. Air Force strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities in June.

The latest National Defense Strategy draft, reportedly submitted to War Secretary Pete Hegseth, signals a shift from preparing for full-scale conflicts with China and Russia to focusing on domestic and regional missions in the Americas.

The U.S. Navy has assembled a “small armada” in the Caribbean, including three guided missile destroyers, a cruiser, an attack submarine, and three amphibious ships carrying up to 2,000 marines, to counter cartels operating from Venezuela.

An Israeli drone fired on a truck in the southern Lebanese town of Maaliyeh just before midnight. Videos shared online show what appears to be a dump truck engulfed in flames in the town, which is southeast of Tyre.

The Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia announced that the Rosh Yeshiva, Maran Rav Shmuel Kamenetsky, has, baruch Hashem, been released from the hospital and is now in stable condition. He is currently undergoing therapy, with hopes of returning home in the near future.

At the same time, the yeshiva stressed that the Rosh Yeshiva’s condition remains serious. They urged the public to continue davening fervently on his behalf so that he may merit a complete refuah sheleimah.

Out of respect for his privacy, the yeshiva has requested that visitors not come at this time.

All are asked to continue to be mispallel for Shmuel ben Ita Ettil.

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In response to Lebanon’s move to disarm them, Hezbollah supporters filled the streets of Dahieh in Beirut last night in a show of strength.

Special forces from Unit 33 (The Gideons) conducted operations against Arab crime in Lod and the Triangle cities today, arresting 17 suspects.

Tens of thousands of Sefardim packed the Kosel Plaza for Selichos on Motzei Shabbos.

Thousands of Gazans evacuate from Gaza City and its surroundings – following the IDF’s evacuation warning.