Nearly 200 family members of Americans slain in the October 7 Hamas massacre have filed a bombshell federal lawsuit against Bashar Masri — a celebrated Palestinian-American developer — accusing him of knowingly aiding and abetting the terrorist group behind the deadliest attack on Jews since the Holocaust. Masri, long hailed in elite diplomatic circles as a “moderate” visionary and touted by 60 Minutes as a beacon of hope in the West Bank, is now facing explosive allegations that he helped build the very infrastructure Hamas used to wage war — including tunnels, rocket launch sites, and command centers hidden beneath his luxury hotels and industrial parks in Gaza. Filed in D.C.

The Rabbanim of Beit Shemesh published a Kol Koreh regarding instructions for bi’ur chametz this year, when erev Pesach falls out on Shabbos. The Kol Koreh, signed by HaGaon HaRav Natan Kupshitz, the Mara D’Asra of the Chareidi kiryah in Beit Shemesh and a dayan in Badatz Edah HaChareidis, and about 30 other city Rabbanim, states that this prohibition applies to flushing chametz down the toilet “whether on its own, and all the more so when it is inside a plastic bag or container.” When Erev Pesach falls out on Shabbos like this year, special preparations are required for the removal of chametz. Many have become accustomed to disposing of chametz on Shabbos by flushing it down the toilet, but the Rabbanim are now paskening that it’s assur.

Nearly 550 days after Hamas terrorists stormed into Israel on October 7, 2023, the Hostages and Missing Families Forum has released a harrowing medical report that tears back the curtain on the nightmarish conditions faced by those still held captive in Gaza. Based on eyewitness testimonies, released hostage accounts, and Hamas propaganda footage, the report details a descent into darkness that survivors and families say is worsening by the day. Fifty-nine hostages remain in Gaza, including the body of a soldier held since 2014. Of those, only 24 are believed to be alive—surviving in a state of physical and psychological torment that pushes the limits of human endurance.

Adirei HaTorah on Monday evening announced the upcoming Maamad Adirei HaTorah, the fourth in this extraordinary series of events celebrating the true kavod haTorah and the eternal mesorah passed from father to son. The maamad is scheduled to take place on Sunday, Yud Beis Sivan, June 8, and will once again serve as a powerful expression of achdus, hisorerus, and chizuk for lomdei Torah and their supporters. Organizers say they look forward to once again joining together with the olam haTorah in a display of achdus, hakaras hatov, and renewed chizuk for the bnei Torah and lomdei hayeshivos. More information will be shared in the coming days. The three previous iterations of the now-annual Adirei Hatorah maamad all took place at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.

In a high-stakes Oval Office meeting on Monday that spanned diplomacy, defense, and economic reform, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump announced a sweeping commitment to deepen U.S.-Israel ties—starting with trade and extending into negotiations with Iran, the Gaza war, and the broader Middle East. Netanyahu began with a bold pledge: Israel will eliminate all trade barriers with the United States, a move he said would also “eliminate the trade deficit.” “Israel can serve as a model for other countries that strive to do the same,” Netanyahu said, expressing support for Trump’s broader tariff policies.

A Virginia man who spray-painted “Hamas is coming” on a federal monument outside Union Station during a riot tied to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit has been sentenced to 10 days in prison and six months of supervision, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia announced. Zaid Mohammed Mahdawi, 26, of Richmond, pleaded guilty to destroying government property, a federal misdemeanor, after admitting he defaced a statue, tore down an American flag, and scrawled an inverted red triangle—a symbol used by Hamas to mark targets—on July 24, 2024. His actions were part of a violent demonstration outside the historic transportation hub, held during Netanyahu’s address to a joint session of Congress.

The IDF announced Monday it had eliminated Hassan Abdel Fattah Mohammed Eslaih, a Hamas terrorist and former employee of CNN and the Associated Press, in a targeted airstrike in Khan Yunis. Eslaih, a member of Hamas’s Khan Yunis Brigade, was not only a combatant in the terrorist organization — he was also a photojournalist with a global portfolio, previously accredited by some of the world’s largest media outlets. Eslaih actively participated in the October 7 massacre, infiltrating southern Israel and sharing graphic footage of the attacks in real time on social media. “This was not a journalist covering conflict,” an IDF spokesperson said.

An unprecedented security failure has been exposed at the Tel Nof and Chatzerim air force bases, Kol Yehudi reported on Monday. Detailed maps of the bases, which included the locations of officers’ family residences, building entry codes, and sensitive operational areas, were transferred by an IDF project officer to an Arab worker via WhatsApp. According to the report, the worker, who did not hold any security clearance, entered the base together with another worker, who also lacked clearance, with the approval of the base commander. The two wandered freely around the base, including areas that are supposed to be off-limits to outsiders.

Hamas fired ten rockets at southern Israel on Sunday at about 9:00 p.m., triggering sirens in Ashkelon, Ashdod, Yavne and nearby communities, the largest rocket barrage in months. One rocket fell in a parking lot in Ashkelon, lightly injuring one person, damaging several vehicles, and sparking fires. About 27 people suffering from shock or injuries incurred while running for shelter were treated at the scene and evacuated to the hospital. Shrapnel was also found in the Nir Galim community near Ashdod. The IDF spokesperson later said that five rockets were intercepted by air defenses. Following the rocket fire, IDF Spokesperson in Arabic Avichay Adraee issued an evacuation warning message to residents of Deir al-Balah. “This is an early and final warning before the attack!” he wrote.

Billionaire hedge fund titan Bill Ackman unleashed a scathing rebuke of President Trump’s sweeping new tariffs, warning that the White House is marching the U.S. economy straight into what he chillingly calls an “economic nuclear winter.” Ackman, once a vocal supporter of Trump’s economic agenda and a high-profile endorser during the 2024 campaign, sounded the alarm in a blistering statement posted on X, declaring that the president’s aggressive trade war strategy could cause markets to collapse, investment to vanish, and Trump’s own base to suffer the worst consequences. “Business is a confidence game,” Ackman wrote.