CNN’s State of the Union erupted into a fiery clash on Sunday as Republican strategist Scott Jennings tore apart the panel’s defense of President Joe Biden’s record, delivering a scathing takedown of Biden’s presidency just weeks before he leaves office. The panel, led by Dana Bash, was tasked with reflecting on Biden’s legacy. While Democratic contributor Karen Finney attempted to frame Biden’s term in a positive light, Jennings wasted no time dismantling her arguments, citing the chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal, surging inflation, and what he described as a White House “cover-up” of Biden’s mental decline.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu underwent successful surgery Sunday to have his prostate removed, hospital officials said. Jerusalem’s Hadassah Medical Center announced late Sunday that the procedure had been completed successfully and that the prime minister had woken up. Netanyahu thanked his doctors. His office said he was “fully alert” and was taken to an underground recovery unit fortified against potential missile attacks. Netanyahu was expected to remain in the hospital for several days of observation. Justice Minister Yariv Levin, a close ally, served as acting prime minister during the operation. OFFICIAL STATEMENT FROM PM NETANYAHU OFFICE: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s surgery has concluded successfully and without complications.

It was a windy December night, but the atmosphere couldn’t have been warmer in the OAK Event Space, where the Rockaway Nassau Safety Patrol gathered with friends and supporters for its Appreciation Event. RNSP, also known as Shomrim, brought together its volunteer members, their spouses, and various partners from law enforcement and the community for a gala dinner to celebrate their hard work and connect with each other. RNSP Shomrim volunteers are regular people, civilians with families and jobs, who sacrifice their personal time and, often, safety to make the Nassau County and Rockaway communities safer places to live and do business.

The advanced US anti-missile THAAD system was used for the first time in Israel overnight Thursday to intercept a missile launched at Israel from Yemen, a source told Reuters on Friday. The source said that the US military plans to carry out an analysis of the interception, which will determine the system’s success.

Residents of Sderot, Ibim, Gevim, Nir Am, and Sapir College near the Gaza border heard rocket sirens Sunday afternoon as missiles were launched from northern Gaza, where the IDF is conducting operations. The Iron Dome defense system intercepted two of the rockets, while others landed in open fields. No injuries were reported, according to Magen David Adom. Israel Police stated that officers and bomb disposal units were working in Sderot at three separate sites. Two locations contained fragments of intercepted missiles, while the third was an open area where a rocket had landed. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

A passenger plane skidded off a runway at a South Korean airport Sunday, slammed into a concrete fence and burst into flames after its front landing gear apparently failed to deploy. All but two of the 181 people on board died in one of the country’s worst aviation disasters. The Jeju Air plane crashed while landing in the town of Muan, about 290 kilometers (180 miles) south of Seoul. The Transport Ministry said the plane was a 15-year-old Boeing 737-800 jet that had arrived from Bangkok and that the crash happened at 9:03 a.m. A total of 179 people — 85 women, 84 men and 10 others whose genders weren’t immediately identifiable — died in the fire, the South Korean fire agency said. Emergency workers pulled two people, both crew members, to safety.

A video has surfaced featuring a man, his face entirely covered, reportedly attending the wedding of his son, Yaakov Amrani. The man is alleged to have lived in a stunning form of isolation, without having seen a single human face, for the past 40 years! Details about his identity and background remain unknown. YWN has not been able to verify the man’s identity or the claims about him not seeing anyone’s face for four decades. It’s also worth noting that Israel often sees the emergence of tzadikim whose backgrounds are not widely known. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

NYPD Chief Henderson, Deputy Chief Richie Taylor, FDNY Commissioner Tucker, along with representatives from Williamsburg’s Shomrim and Chaveirim, gathered for the menorah lighting ceremony at the 90th precinct on Thursday night.

Red alert sirens were activated across central Israel early Friday morning, following the launch of a missile from Yemen. This marks the fifth time in the past eight days that missiles were fired from Yemen at Israel. The missile strike came just 12 hours after the IDF carried out a series of airstrikes targeting Houthi terror infrastructure in Yemen. In response to the sirens, the IDF confirmed that one missile, fired from Yemen, was successfully intercepted before it could enter Israeli airspace. Rocket and missile sirens were also activated in areas where there was a concern that falling debris from the intercepted missile could pose a threat to the public. According to Magen David Adom, there have been no direct reports of injuries.

A former senior member of the Revolutionary Guards, Ali Abdi, who currently serves as a commentator on various television channels in Iran, warned in an interview he gave to one of the channels that Iran will pay a steep price for starting a war against Israel, Channel 14 News reported. Abdi – who frequently threatens Israel and has “foreseen” its destruction multiple times – admits that Iran will pay a high price for the war against Israel that “will be recorded in the annals of history.” Abdi said that once Iran started up with Israel and Netanyahu, it should have finished the job [i.e. destroy Israel]. “Instead, Netanyahu will do it and finish off the job. There is no doubt.