An inspiring musical evening unfolded in Jerusalem with the guest appearance of world-renowned cantor Nissim Saal. The event featured acclaimed performer Rafi Biton alongside his powerful vocal ensemble the “Kolot Min HaShamayim” chior. Watch this incredible musical production that has gone viral over the past few days, with more than 200K views!

Virulently anti-Israel New York Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani has catapulted into serious contention against former Governor Andrew Cuomo for the Democratic nomination for NYC mayor, slicing Cuomo’s once-commanding lead to single digits, according to a new PIX11/Emerson College poll. The ranked-choice voting simulation shows Cuomo narrowly edging out Mamdani 54.4% to 45.6% after ten rounds of vote redistribution. The result marks a dramatic shift from March, when Cuomo held a 28-point lead over Mamdani in the same pollster’s survey. “With four weeks to go, the question is whether Cuomo can run out the clock, or if he needs to win over second-choice voters to hold off Mamdani’s momentum,” said Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling.

The Shin Bet announced the arrest of three Israeli citizens suspected of conspiring with ISIS operatives in Syria to carry out terrorist attacks against Israeli forces. The suspects, all residents of the northern Israeli town of Ar’ara, allegedly pledged allegiance to the Islamic State and were in the early stages of planning attacks within Israel’s borders, according to a joint investigation by the Shin Bet and Israel Police’s Coastal District. Authorities say the plot began to take shape following a violent confrontation between the suspects and Border Police officers in January. In the wake of the clash, the men reportedly escalated their radicalization and began establishing contact with ISIS agents abroad—specifically operatives stationed in war-torn Syria.

The government on Monday approved the joint proposal of Health Minister Uriel Busso and Jerusalem Minister Meir Porush to establish an inter-ministerial team to formulate a plan to promote the integration of Charedim into medical studies. The proposal was formulated in cooperation with the Ministry of Labor. The team will be established under the leadership of the Directors-General of the Health and Labor Ministries, and in cooperation with the Jerusalem Ministry, the Authority for Economic-Social Development in the Chareidi sector, and the Council for Higher Education.

A high-stakes ceasefire framework proposed by U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff has been tentatively approved by Israel, but is facing resistance from Hamas, which has expressed frustration with what it argues is a pro-Israel tilt in the deal. According to details published by Al Arabiya, the proposal calls for a 60-day ceasefire to begin once Hamas agrees, with President Donald Trump personally guaranteeing full Israeli compliance throughout the truce. Under the plan, 28 Israeli hostages—10 alive and 18 deceased—would be returned in two phases during the first week. On Day 1, Hamas would release five living hostages and nine bodies, followed by an identical release on Day 7.

A Jewish-owned business in the Stamford Hill neighborhood of London was vandalized overnight in an of antisemitism cloaked in pro-Palestinian activism. According to witnesses and security footage, a group of masked individuals shattered the storefront’s windows and splashed red paint across the exterior of the building—an act meant to symbolize the blood of Palestinians. The attackers also left behind graffiti referencing the British government’s ties with Elbit Systems, an Israeli defense company. However, the business in question has no known with Elbit or with UK defense contracts, sources confirmed to YWN. “This was not a protest. This was targeted hate,” said a local Jewish community representative.

A Defense Ministry civilian contractor was killed on Thursday by a powerful roadside bomb explosion in the northern Gaza Strip, the IDF announced. He was identified as Dovid Libi, H’yd, 19, from the Malachei HaShalom yishuv in Binyamin. Libi was operating a heavy engineering vehicle when the bomb went off and was killed instantly. The Binyamin Regional Council stated: “With great sorrow, we announce the fall in battle in the Gaza Strip of Dovid Levi, H’yd, a resident of the yishuv Malachei HaShalom in Binyamin. Dovid, 19, a third-generation pioneer of settlement in Binyamin, a builder and lover of the land, is survived by his parents and seven siblings.” “He is the oldest son of Eliav and Sora Libi, settlement pioneers.

The Va’ad HaYeshivos published an announcement on Thursday morning that, according to the instructions of HaGaon HaRav Dov Landau, any ben yeshivah who has received a draft order is forbidden from leaving the country. The letter states, “At the instruction of the Rosh Yeshiva HaGaon HaRav Dov Landau, Nasi of the Va’ad HaYeshivos and Maranan Verabanan Gedolei Yisrael, we hereby order absolutely and without any exceptions, except in extremely rare and necessary cases and subject to the approval of the Rosh Yeshiva and after clarification with our office.” “This instruction is given now, in light of the recent changes in the authorities’ approach and various cases that have caused much distress and real damage to talmidim.

A delegation of Gedolei Eretz Yisroel will be traveling to the United States two weeks after Shavuos in support of Keren Olam Hatorah, the fundraising initiative established to sustain yeshivos and kollelim across Eretz Yisroel amid deep and painful funding cuts by the Israeli government.