President Trump on painting the southern border wall: “I said Kristi, we gotta get a coat of paint on it… and it should be black because black makes the steel very hot… it will preserve it from rust.'”
President Trump will be mobilizing the National Guard across 19 states as a ‘support pillar’ for mass deportations and cleaning up crime.
Footage shows Harjinder Singh, the criminal alien truck driver who killed three Americans in an illegal u-turn, being booked into the St. Lucie County Jail in Florida, where officials say he faces a possible life sentence.
ICE has notified MS-13 terrorist Kilmar Abrego Garcia that he may be deported to Uganda.
Southwest will now require plus-sized passengers to buy additional seats in advance, ending the previous policy that allowed them to use extra seats for free when available.
The Pentagon is set to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago, Illinois, as part of a broad initiative to tackle growing concerns over crime, homelessness, and undocumented immigration.
At a GHF distribution site in central Gaza today, Gaza residents sifted through aid parcels, selecting only the items they needed and leaving the rest behind.
Israeli tanks have reportedly advanced into Gaza City’s Sabra neighborhood, with Al Jazeera airing footage said to show their presence near Zeitoun, where the military has been operating for over a week.
Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp resigned Friday evening, after he failed to secure new sanctions against Israel over the war in Gaza. Veldkamp had informed the country’s Parliament he intended to bring in new measures in response to Israel’s planned offensive in Gaza City and other heavily populated areas but was unable to secure the support of his coalition partners. The 61-year-old former ambassador to Israel told reporters he felt he was unable “to implement policy myself and chart the course I deem necessary.” Opposition politicians had called for a no-confidence vote for the minister, frustrated at what they saw as a lack of action against Israel. Following Veldkamp’s resignation, the remaining Cabinet members of his center-right New Social Contract party also quit, leaving the Dutch government in disarray. “In short we are done with it,” party leader Eddy Van Hijum said, calling the Israeli government’s actions “diametrically opposed to international treaties.” The Dutch government already collapsed in June when anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders pulled out of the country’s four-party coalition over a fight about immigration. The three remaining parties stayed on in a caretaker government until elections could be held in October. Prime Minister Dick Schoof was set to address Parliament later Friday evening over the crisis. (AP) (YWN’s Jerusalem desk is keeping you updated after tzeis ha’Shabbos in Israel)
The manager of a leisure park in southern France has been detained for alleged religious discrimination after a group of Israeli children was refused access to the facility, a French prosecutor’s office said in a statement Friday. The Israeli children, aged 8 to 16, were on holiday in Spain and had made a reservation for Thursday to use the zip line facility in Porté-Puymorens, near the Spanish border in the Pyrenean mountains, the Perpignan prosecutor’s office said. The prosecutor’s office said the manager initially told some people he was refusing the group access on the grounds of “personal beliefs” before offering other justifications to others. The park told the group they could not visit. They went to another leisure facility in France with no incident, the statement said. “A line was crossed. We are appalled,” said Perla Danan, president of the Representative Council of Jewish Institutions in France (CRIF) in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. “It started with graffiti, insults and physical attacks and now it’s literally a ban on children aged 8 to 16,” Danan said, adding that it reminded her of the “no Jews or dogs allowed” sign during the Holocaust. “France’s values have been violated,” she said. Jean-Philippe Augé, the mayor of Porté-Puymorens, which has around 100 inhabitants, said “the DNA of our community is based on a sense of sharing and fraternity,” adding that the incident had caused “utter astonishment” in the village. Augé said the zip line course is operated by a private company. The Jewish Observatory of France also expressed “deep outrage” in a statement Friday. It said “such an act of discrimination, targeting minors exclusively on the basis of their nationality and origin, is extremely serious and undermines the fundamental principles of the Republic.” “Discrimination based on religion” is an offense punishable by up to three years in prison in France. Antisemitism has surged in France, with a sharp increase in incidents reported in 2023 after the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks in Israel and the ensuing war in Gaza. These include physical assaults, threats, vandalism, and harassment, prompting alarm among Jewish communities and leaders. (AP) (YWN’s Jerusalem desk is keeping you updated after tzeis ha’Shabbos in Israel)
An IDF officer was killed in an operational accident in the Khan Younis area of the Gaza Strip on Shabbos, the IDF announced on Motzei Shabbos. He was identified as Lt. Ori Gerlic, H’yd, 20, from the town of Meitar, an officer in the Shimshon Battalion of the Kfir Brigade. Army Radio reported that as IDF forces were operating in Khan Younis, destroying terror infrastructure and booby-trapping them with explosives, an IDF explosive accidentally detonated, seriously injuring Gerlic. An IDF medical team administered emergency medical care and began evacuating him to Soroka Hospital but was forced to pronounce him dead during the evacuation. Hashem Yikam Damo. (YWN’s Jerusalem desk is keeping you updated after tzeis ha’Shabbos in Israel)
The letter is composed of two parts, and after signing the first section of the letter, the Rebbe added an additional part and signed it again in his holy handwriting.
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The letter is composed of two parts, and after signing the first section of the letter, the Rebbe added an additional part and signed it again in his holy handwriting.
New York City officials have discovered a sixth death linked to a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Central Harlem, where more than 100 people have been diagnosed with the ailment, health authorities said Thursday. The person died earlier this month outside of New York City. Their death was recently discovered during the city health department’s ongoing investigation of the outbreak that began in late July, the agency said. The department reported a fifth death on Monday. Officials said 111 people have been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease as of Thursday, two more than on Wednesday. Seven people are hospitalized, two fewer than the previous day, the department said. Fourteen people had been hospitalized on Monday. The bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease had been discovered in 12 cooling towers on 10 buildings, including a city-run hospital and sexual health clinic, health officials said. Remediation efforts have since been completed on all of the cooling towers. Legionnaires’ disease is a type of pneumonia that is caused by Legionella bacteria, which grow in warm water and spread through building water systems. The city’s outbreak has been linked to cooling towers, which use water and a fan to cool buildings. People usually develop symptoms — a cough, fever, headaches, muscle aches and shortness of breath — between two days to two weeks after exposure to the bacteria, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. City health officials say people who live or work in the area should contact a health care provider if they develop flu-like symptoms. (AP)
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One of the most important Sifrei Yesod on the rules and structure of the Mishnah and Talmud study, as well as the principles of halachic rulings, authored by Rabbi Yehoshua HaLevi of Tlemcen.
Bnei Brak came to a standstill on Friday afternoon as thousands gathered to celebrate the release of Rafael Yitzchakov, a yeshiva bochur who was imprisoned for 17 days in Military Prison 10 for avoiding the IDF draft.
His arrival was met with singing, dancing, and overwhelming joy, as crowds filled the streets of the city ahead of Shabbos.
Rafael, a talmid of Yeshivas Maor HaTorah in Telz Stone, was greeted with royal honor upon his return. The streets of Bnei Brak resounded with heartfelt singing, including the words of “Tzion, halo tish’ali l’shlom asirayich,” as his fellow bnei Torah surrounded him with spirited dancing and songs of celebration.
An impressive procession led by members of the Peleg Yerushalmi escorted him through the city, joined by rabbonim and admorim who came out to welcome him. Chants of “B’shalon hakofrim u’b’lishkoseihem ein anu misyatzvim” (“We do not take counsel with heretics and their institutions”) echoed through the streets alongside the singing for the release of Rafael.
Rafael was arrested at his home in Tel Aviv and incarcerated in Military Prison 10 near Beit Lid in Kfar Yona.
Since his detention, ongoing demonstrations and gatherings of support were organized by various communities, calling for his immediate release. Gedolei Yisroel personally visited him in prison, offering chizuk. His brother, Baruch Yitzchakov, who was also detained, was released earlier this week.
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Jojo Rabia, the grieving father whose two sons, Noam and Yuval, were killed during the Nova party massacre on October 7, revealed on Friday that his stolen phone — which held precious memories of his children — has finally been returned to him.
“Everyone who could helped. We have an amazing country. Thank you, thank you,” he wrote, expressing his gratitude. Police later confirmed that they had arrested a suspect connected to the theft.
In a heartfelt message posted on his Facebook page, Rabia shared: “An hour ago, a nice policeman called and said that they found my phone. So I want to praise the police for their great efforts. Well done. And also thank you to all the television and radio channels for the national publicity. To all the friends on Facebook who shared – in the end, everything helped.”
According to police, the suspect — a Sudanese national in his 30s — was apprehended Thursday night in Holon. Officers recovered the stolen phone, which had been taken from Rabia while he was on the Tel Aviv promenade. The suspect has been taken to the Tel Aviv Lev Police Department for questioning.
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At the end of work trips, Nathan Miller goes home to a makeshift bedroom in his parents’ house in Virginia. The 29-year-old flight attendant is part of a PSA Airlines crew based in Philadelphia, but he can’t afford to live there. Miller says he makes about $24,000 a year staffing multiple flights a day as a full-time attendant for the American Airlines subsidiary. To get to work, he commutes by plane between Virginia Beach and Philadelphia International Airport, a distance of about 215 miles. “I’ve considered finding a whole new job. It’s not something that I want to do,” Miller, who joined PSA two years ago, said. “But it’s not sustainable.” His situation isn’t unique. Frustrations among flight attendants at both regional and legacy airlines have been building for years over paychecks that many of them say don’t match the weight of what their jobs demand. Compounding the discontent over hourly wages is a long-standing airline practice of not paying attendants for the work they perform on the ground, like getting passengers on and off planes. Air Canada’s flight attendants put a public spotlight on these simmering issues when about 10,000 of them walked off the job last weekend, leading the airline to cancel more than 3,100 flights. The strike ended Tuesday with a tentative deal that includes wage increases and, for the first time, pay for boarding passengers. In the United States, however, the nearly century-old Railway Labor Act makes it far more difficult for union flight attendants like Miller, a member of the Association of Flight Attendants, to strike than most other American workers. Unlike the Boeing factory workers and Hollywood writers and actors who collectively stopped work in recent years, U.S. airline workers can only strike if federal mediators declare an impasse — and even then, the president or Congress can intervene. For that reason, airline strikes are exceedingly rare. The last major one in the U.S. was over a decade ago by Spirit Airlines pilots, and most attempts since then have failed. American Airlines flight attendants tried in 2023 but were blocked by mediators. Without the ultimate bargaining chip, airline labor unions have seen their power eroded in contract talks that now stretch far beyond historical norms, according to Sara Nelson, the international president of the AFA. Negotiations that once took between a year and 18 months now drag on for three years, sometimes more. “The right to strike is fundamental to collective bargaining, but it has been chipped away,” Nelson said. Her union represents 50,000 attendants, including the ones at United Airlines, Alaska Airlines and PSA Airlines. On Monday, she joined PSA flight attendants in protest outside Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, near where an airliner operated by PSA crashed into the Potomac River in January after colliding with an Army helicopter. All 67 people on the two aircraft were killed, including the plane’s pilot, co-pilot and two flight attendants. The airline’s flight attendants also demonstrated outside airports in Philadelphia, Dallas, Charlotte and Dayton, Ohio. In a statement, PSA called the demonstrations “one of the important ways flight attendants express their desire to get a deal done — and we share the same goal.” Flight attendants say their jobs have become more demanding in recent years. Planes are fuller, and faster turnaround times between flights […]
Israeli Defense Minister Yisroel Katz announced on Friday morning that he has authorized the Israel Defense Forces’ operational strategy aimed at defeating Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
Katz explained that the approved plan involves a combination of heavy military strikes, the evacuation of civilians, and coordinated ground operations.
“Yesterday, we approved the IDF’s plans for the defeat of Hamas in Gaza — through intense fire, evacuation of residents, and ground maneuvers,” Gallant wrote.
Katz stressed that if Hamas refuses to comply with Israel’s conditions for ending the conflict, particularly the release of all hostages and the dismantling of its armed capabilities, “the gates of h— will soon open above the heads of Hamas’ murderers and rapists in Gaza — until they agree to Israel’s terms for ending the war, foremost among them the release of all hostages and disarmament.”
He further warned, “If they don’t agree — Gaza, the capital of Hamas, will become like Rafah and Beit Hanoun. Just as I promised — that is how it will be.”
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Waymo has received authorization to start testing its autonomous vehicles in specific areas of Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn, under what Mayor Eric Adams and the New York City Department of Transportation described as “the nation’s strictest [autonomous vehicle] safety rules.”
“We’re a tech-friendly administration and we’re always looking for innovative ways to safely move our city forward,” Adams said. “Testing is only the first step in moving our city further into the 21st century. As we continue to implement responsible innovation, we will always prioritize street safety.”
According to City Hall, the permit conditions mandate that a qualified AV specialist must remain in the driver’s seat at all times during testing. Additionally, Waymo will need to work closely with the Department of Transportation, holding regular check-ins and sharing performance data.
The company has approval to operate up to eight self-driving vehicles through the end of September 2025. Once that period ends, Waymo will have the option to request an extension for its pilot program.
“With over 10 million rides completed in five major U.S. cities and a strong safety record, we’re proud to be working with leaders to lay the groundwork to bring this life saving technology to New Yorkers one day, beginning with receiving the first-ever permit issued in the city to drive autonomously,” said Annabel Chang, head of U.S. state and local public policy at Waymo.
However, this authorization applies strictly to testing. Current rules from the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission still prohibit autonomous vehicles from being used for for-hire passenger services.
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