Hamas terrorists in Gaza launched rockets at Ashkelon at about 1 a.m. on Motzei Shabbos and one rocket scored a direct hit on an apartment, igniting a fire and causing major damage. B’Chasdei Hashem, no one was injured as the apartment was unoccupied at the time. Another rocket was intercepted by the Iron Dome. A […]

The IDF on Motzei Shabbos announced the death of a soldier killed in a gun battle with Hamas on Friday in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City. He was identified as Staff Sgt. Ariel Tsym, H’yd, 20, from Modiin. He fought in the Nachal Brigade’s 931st Battalion. He was killed near the site of the […]

The IDF on Friday announced that four soldiers were killed in Zeitoun in the northern Gaza Strip when a bomb exploded in an alleyway. The explosion occurred as the soldiers were raiding a school in Zeitoun which intelligence suggested was connected to terrorist activity. Another three soldiers are in serious condition from the same incident. […]

YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of the Biala Rebbe ZT”L, HaGaon HaRav Betzalel Simcha Menachem Bentzion Rabinowitz. He was 89. The Rebbe was the oldest member of the Motzes Gedolei Hatorah of Agudas Yisroel in Eretz Yisroel, which represents the Chasidic community in Israel. He led his Chasidus for decades from his […]

“Call it what it is: a U.S. arms embargo against Israel,” the Wall Street Journal‘s Editorial Board wrote on Wednesday evening. “That’s the astonishing story this week as the Biden Administration confirms it is blocking the delivery of weapons to its main ally in the Middle East. The Administration would like to focus on the […]

Israeli security officials on Thursday announced that they will officially be completely shutting down Meron and the Kever of Rabi Shimon bar Yochai for the upcoming Lag BaOmer celebrations, which fall on May 25-26 this year. “In accordance with the assessment of the situation in the IDF and in coordination with the relevant bodies, it […]

Many say that US President Joe Biden has a long history of supporting Israel – a true statement. But what’s also true is that Biden also has a long history of duplicitous behavior toward Israel and doing what it takes to gain votes and advance his personal political career. In June 1982, while Israel was […]

The IDF says that earlier today (Thursday), three soldiers sustained moderate injuries following the explosion of a booby-trapped shaft in eastern Rafah. The injured soldiers were swiftly evacuated to the hospital to receive medical treatment. The IDF has notified the families of the injured soldiers about the incident. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Thursday re-posted a video on his social media accounts as a response to US President Joe Biden’s comments to CNN on Wednesday evening that he will halt arms shipments to Israel if it launches a full-scale invasion of Rafah. The video he posted was of the speech he made earlier […]

A senior Israeli official said that US President Biden’s comments that he will halt arms shipments to Israel if it conquers Rafah will harm Israel’s operational plans for the war in Gaza, Kan News reported on Thursday morning. The official added that it may also lead Israel to begin managing an “arms economy” and be […]