The British military launched airstrikes with the United States targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels, officials said early Wednesday, their first involvement with America’s new intense campaign targeting the Iranian-backed group. The United Kingdom offered a detailed explanation of its reason to launch the strike, in a departure from the U.S., which has offered few details about the more than 800 strikes it has conducted since beginning its campaign March 15. The campaign, called “Operation Rough Rider,” has been targeting the rebels as the Trump administration negotiates with their main benefactor, Iran, over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program.

Clashes broke out after the onset of Yom HaZikaron in Israel on Tuesday evening at the entrance to a Reform synagogue in Ra’anana, where a screening of a Palestinian-Israeli Yom HaZikaron ceremony in Yaffo was being held. The majority of Israelis, especially after the October 7 massacre, view such a ceremony, in which Palestinian “victims” of the Israeli “occupation” are mourned along with Jewish victims of Palestinian terrorism, as a terrible affront. Hundreds of people gathered outside the synagogue and demanded that the municipality cancel the screening.

Israeli officials are expressing growing unease over the increasing likelihood that nuclear negotiations between the United States and Iran will succeed, according to a report by Israel’s Kan public broadcaster. The shift in assessment follows the third round of talks held in Oman over the weekend, which have raised fears in Jerusalem that a new nuclear deal may not sufficiently curb Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Previously skeptical that the talks would yield any agreement, Israeli authorities now believe the negotiations are more likely to produce a deal than to fail. This development is viewed with alarm, as officials fear the emerging agreement may compromise Israel’s security by allowing Iran to retain significant nuclear capabilities.

Boro Park Shomrim, in coordination with Yanky Eisdorfer, senior advisor to Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, helped light up the streets of Boro Park during Yom Tov Pesach. Following a similar effort during Sukkos, when residents along 21st Avenue and 20th Avenue near the cemetery requested additional lighting due to a previous incident, Boro Park Shomrim arranged for light towers to be placed. Throughout Sukkos Shomrim Shabbos Patrol volunteers actively monitored and maintained the lights to ensure they remained fully operational. This Pesach, Shomrim once again worked with Yanky Eisdorfer, senior advisor to Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, to secure additional light towers from NYC OEM and the NYPD to illuminate the area.

One of the hallmarks of liberal thinking is the denial of evil. However, in the wake of the October 7 massacre, many liberal Israelis finally did acknowledge the evil nature of their Gazan neighbors. Others held on to their liberal dogma or reverted to it as the months passed. Last week, 18 months after the massacre, an Israeli mayor publicly compared the IDF’s actions in Gaza to Nazi atrocities. Other leftists attend protests against the war, carrying photos of Gazan children killed during the conflict, placing the blame for their deaths on Israel instead of Hamas.

Hatzoloh of Rockland is proud to announce the onboarding of several new members as part of our ongoing commitment to providing rapid, life-saving emergency medical services throughout Rockland County. This expansion reflects our organization’s continued growth and dedication to meeting the needs of our ever-expanding community. The newly welcomed members will help strengthen our coverage, particularly in areas of recent growth, including Stony Point and Chestnut Ridge. Their addition ensures that Hatzoloh of Rockland remains positioned to deliver compassionate, highly trained emergency care with the rapid response times that our community depends on.

Since IDF forces resumed military activities in Gaza after the collapse of the ceasefire, there have been almost no face-to-face battles between IDF forces and Hamas terrorists. Instead, the terrorists ambush IDF forces, emerging from tunnel shafts, hiding in dense fields, and then jumping out and opening fire on IDF soldiers. Sadly, these ambushes recently led to several IDF fatalities. The army is tackling the issue with an original solution: clearing and exposing all agricultural areas adjacent to the border fence, Channel 12 reported. According to the report, the operation involves burning the agricultural areas in the northern Gaza Strip and locating tunnel shafts, explosives, and even terrorists in the exposed area.

The Beersheva District Court on Tuesday sentenced Moti Maman, a 73-year-old Ashdod resident, to 10 years in prison for collaborating with Iranian intelligence and discussing plans to assassinate Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and other senior Israeli leaders. Maman, convicted in December of contact with a foreign agent and unauthorized entry into an enemy state, traveled twice into Iran, where he met with Iranian security officials and plotted attacks targeting Netanyahu, Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar, and then-defense minister Yoav Gallant. Judge Benny Sagi, president of the court, said the sentence was intended to send a warning.

Former Hamas hostage Arbel Yehoud shared her harrowing story after spending nearly 500 days in Palestinian Islamic Jihad captivity. Speaking from the ruins of her once vibrant home in Kibbutz Nir Oz, Yehoud, 29, described living under constant threat, knowing that if the IDF ever attempted a rescue, her captors would execute her on the spot. “I was sitting next to them, loaded guns pointed at me, knowing they would shoot me in the head the second the army arrived,” Yehoud told Channel 13 in an emotional interview aired Monday night. Yehoud’s darkest moment came on February 12, 2024, when Israeli forces daringly rescued fellow captives Louis Har and Fernando Marman from Rafah.

As Israel prepares to celebrate its 77th Independence Day, new data from the Central Bureau of Statistics reveals a historic milestone: the country’s population has officially surpassed 10 million. According to the bureau, Israel’s population grew by approximately 135,000 over the past year, bringing the total to an estimated 10,094,000 residents. The figures include 7.7 million individuals classified as Jewish or “other” — a category encompassing non-Arab Christians and people without a listed ethnicity. In previous years, Jews and “others” were tallied separately, but the latest report combines them into a single figure. The Arab population stands at about 2.1 million, accounting for 20.9 percent of the total population.