US Senator Lindsey Graham on Sunday linked an article referring to Greta Thunberg’s trip to Gaza on a “humanitarian aid” boat on his X account, commenting, “Hope Greta and her friends can swim!” Thunberg, the 22-year-old Swedish “environmentalist” who was named “Antisemite of the Week” last year, boarded the Madleen boat in Sicily on Sunday along with EU parliament member Rima Hassan, who was blocked from entering Israel earlier this year due to her anti-Israel activities. The so-called Gaza “freedom flotilla” [consisting of one boat] is expected to arrive in Gaza in a week, with the goal of defying Israel’s naval blockade on terror groups in the Gaza Strip.

The Trump administration has approved a plan by Syria’s new leadership to incorporate thousands of foreign jihadist former rebel fighters into the national army, Reuters reported on Monday. Thomas Barrack, the U.S. ambassador to Turkey who was named Trump’s special envoy to Syria last month, told Reuters that it’s better to keep the fighters within a state project than to exclude them. “I would say there is an understanding, with transparency,” Barrack said. According to the report, until early May, the demand that Syria exclude foreign fighters from security forces was a main point of contention with the US and other Western countries. However, following Trump’s trip to the Middle East last month, the White House’s approach to Syria changed sharply.

Far-right lawmaker Geert Wilders pulled his party out of the ruling four-party Dutch coalition Tuesday in dispute over a crackdown on migration, sparking a political crisis and possibly the end of the 11-month-old government of Prime Minister Dick Schoof. Wilders announced his decision in a message on X after a brief meeting in parliament of leaders of the four parties that make up the fractious administration. Wilders last week demanded support for his proposals to halt all asylum migration, send Syrian refugees back home, and close asylum shelters. He quit the government after his coalition partners failed to support his proposals.

Three IDF soldiers were killed and two soldiers were moderately wounded in battle in northern Gaza on Monday evening, the IDF announced early Tuesday morning. The five soldiers were carrying out a military operation in Jabaliya when their Humvee sustained a direct hit by a bomb. The slain soldiers were identified as Staff Sgt. Ofek Barhana, H’yd, 20, from Yavne and Staff Sgt. Lior Steinberg, H’yd, 20, from Petach Tikva, both combat medics, and Staff Sgt. Omer Van Gelder, H’yd, 22, from Maale Adumim, who served as a squad commander. Hashem Yikom Damam. (YWN’s Jerusalem desk is keeping you updated on Isru Chag in Israel.)

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating a “targeted terror attack” Sunday afternoon near Pearl Street Mall in Boulder, Colorado. At about 4:30 p.m., the Boulder Police Department said it was responding to a report of an attack near the mall with reports of several victims. “We are aware of and fully investigating a targeted terror attack in Boulder, Colorado,” FBI Director Kash Patel wrote in a statement on X.

Chesed of Flatbush has moved into their new headquarters at Coney Island Ave and Ave I. In under three years, COF has aided nearly 6,300 Flatbush residents through their extensive Gemach, supplying hospital beds, wheelchairs, Hoyer lifts, knee scooters, shower chairs, commodes, specialized recliners, crutches, canes, nebulizers, oxygen concentrators, and more. Their dedicated team of nurses and doctors has also provided vital medical care, addressing a decades-long gap in the community. Powered by over 100 devoted volunteers, COF stands as a beacon of chesed, offering 24/7 assistance at 929-472-0000.

The IDF and Shin Bet announced on Sunday that a senior Hamas commander responsible for the deadliest assault on Israeli forces during the current war in Gaza was killed in a targeted drone strike over the weekend. The commander, Khalil Abed al-Nasser Mohammad Hatib, led a Hamas cell in the terror group’s Maghazi Battalion. He was behind a devastating RPG attack on January 22, 2024, that claimed the lives of 21 Israeli soldiers—the highest single-day death toll for Israeli forces in the ongoing conflict. According to the IDF, Hatib’s cell fired rocket-propelled grenades at two buildings near the Israeli border that had been fortified and prepared for demolition, as well as at a tank providing cover for the troops. The ambush resulted in catastrophic losses for the Israeli unit.

Two bridges in Russian regions bordering Ukraine collapsed on Sunday following explosions that Russian officials attribute to Ukrainian sabotage. The attacks, which killed at least seven people and injured 69 others, occurred in the Bryansk region, a strategic area near the Ukrainian border. Concurrently, Ukrainian drone strikes targeted Russian airfields, including one housing strategic bombers. According to Reuters, a road bridge in the Bryansk region collapsed onto railway tracks due to an explosion. Russian authorities reported that the incident killed seven people and injured dozens.

Hamas claimed on Sunday that Israeli forces killed at least 31 Palestinians and wounded 175 others near a U.S.-backed aid distribution site in Rafah, Gaza Strip, alleging the shootings occurred as civilians sought humanitarian aid. However, security footage released by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), which operates the site, directly contradicts these claims, showing no gunfire or injuries at the time and location specified by Hamas. The incident reportedly took place approximately one kilometer from the GHF distribution hub in Rafah’s Tel al-Sultan neighborhood, an area controlled by Israeli forces. Hamas-run Gaza health authorities and the enclave’s Government Media Office claimed that Israeli troops opened fire on crowds moving toward the aid site.

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee slammed France’s recent efforts to promote unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state, calling the move “revolting” and ill-timed amid Israel’s ongoing war with Hamas. In an interview with Fox News, Huckabee said the push for Palestinian statehood is out of touch with the current Israeli sentiment following the October 7, 2023, Hamas massacre that triggered the war in Gaza. “It’s incredibly inappropriate in the midst of a war that Israel is dealing with to go out and present something that I think increasingly Israelis are steadfast against,” Huckabee said.