YWN has exclusively obtained a copy of a letter from the State Education Department directing New York City to cease providing special education services to children at six local yeshivas. SED’s letter comes as parents whose children receive special education services are faced with a rapidly approaching deadline to submit their Parental Notice of Intent advising which school their child will attend in the upcoming school year. If SED has its way, parents will not be able to submit a PNI listing any of these six yeshivas.

Israeli special forces carried out a daring raid early Monday monring in the Khan Younis area of southern Gaza amid massive airstrikes in the Gaza Strip following the launch of Operation Gideon’s Chariots on Sunday evening, Arab media outlets reported. As the IDF bombarded the area with dozens of air strikes, machine gun fire from helicopter gunships and artillery, special forces entered the area disguised as displaced Gazan women pushing a “wagon” loaded with mattresses [and some operatives hiding inside a special compartment in the wagon].

U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff said on Sunday that the Trump administration has drawn a firm red line in ongoing nuclear negotiations with Iran: zero tolerance for uranium enrichment. “We have one very, very clear red line, and that is enrichment. We cannot allow even 1% of an enrichment capability,” Witkoff said in an appearance on ABC’s This Week. “Everything begins with a deal that does not include enrichment… because enrichment enables weaponization, and we will not allow a bomb to get here.” The comments mark a notable hardening of the U.S. position. Earlier this year, Witkoff had floated the possibility of permitting Iran to retain a limited enrichment capability under strict oversight. Now, that window appears shut.

A resident of the central city of Yavne who carried out missions for Iranian terrorist elements was arrested last month, a joint statement from Israel and the Shin Bet announced on Sunday. Moshe Atias, 18, was arrested on suspicion of committing serious security offenses, including collecting intelligence at the cardiology department in a hospital in central Israel while former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett was hospitalized there. The investigation revealed that Atias maintained contact with Iranian terrorist elements and carried out numerous missions for them while fully aware of the potential harm to state security, in exchange for financial compensation.

Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency has successfully brought home a vast trove of secret Syrian archives detailing the life, mission, and final days of legendary Israeli spy Eli Cohen — six decades after his execution in Damascus. Timed to coincide with the 60th anniversary of Cohen’s public hanging in Damascus’s Marjeh Square on May 18, 1965, the announcement of the covert mission, executed in cooperation with a strategic foreign intelligence partner, marks a historic breakthrough in Israel’s ongoing effort to uncover the truth behind its most iconic agent.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announced Sunday night that Israel’s hostage negotiation team in Doha is exploring “every possibility” for a deal — including one that could end the war in Gaza altogether. The dramatic statement from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) confirms that Israeli negotiators are now weighing two parallel tracks: a short-term ceasefire proposal reportedly advanced by U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, or a sweeping agreement that would result in the full release of all remaining Israeli hostages and the total dismantling of Hamas’s rule in Gaza.

The body of Hamas leader Mohamed Sinwar was found in the ruins of a Hamas tunnel complex in Khan Younis, five days after it was bombed by the IDF, the Saudi Al-Hadath channel reported on Sunday. According to the report, the bodies of 10 of Sinwar’s aides were found alongside his body, including the Rafah Brigade commander, Muhammad Shabana. Last week, IAF fighter jets dropped at least nine heavy MK-84 bombs, weighing one ton each, on the underground complex where Sinwar was believed to be hiding with his aides. Sinwar, the 49-year-old younger brother of Yahya Sinwar, was one of the few people involved in the planning of the October 7th massacre and became the leader of Hamas after Israel eliminated Yahya in October 2024. He was considered the main opponent of any proposed hostage deal.

A Mexican navy tall sailing ship, collided with the Brooklyn Bridge, triggering a major search and rescue operation, according to FDNY officials. The ship, carrying approximately 200 people, struck the bridge with one of its 147-foot masts before 9PM. Victims are being transported to the Brooklyn Navy Yard, with those in critical condition being rushed to hospitals for further treatment. Sources report that two individuals are in critical condition, with others injured.

Chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Karim Khan has stepped down on a “temporary basis” as an investigation into rape allegations against him take place, the court announced on Friday. Khan was also accused of harassing staff who supported his accuser, including demoting several people Women’s rights groups, who called for Khan to step down last year, after his aide accused him of severe abuse, welcome the announcement. “In any other professional setting, someone facing such serious allegations would have been expected to step down months ago,” Eimear Shine, a spokesperson for The Hague-based Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice, said. Meanwhile, Khan’s bank accounts in his home country of the UK are frozen in the wake of U.S.

A terrorist stabbed a police officer at Chain Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday night. The terrorist arrived at the area shortly after 9 p.m. and charged at the police officer, stabbing him in the back with a knife Another police officer and a nearby Border Police officer quickly opened fire, neutralizing the terrorist. His death was later pronounced at the scene. The wounded police officer was evacuated to Shaare Tzedek Hospital in moderate condition. The terrorist was later identified as an Israeli-Arab from East Jerusalem. (YWN’s Jerusalem desk is keeping you updated after tzeis ha’Shabbos in Israel)