Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu sat down on Wednesday with US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon for a significant conversation focused on military collaboration and strategic stability in the region. The dialogue underscored a strong bond rooted in shared values and mutual defense, and looked ahead to greater prospects built on that alliance.
As the meeting began, Netanyahu recalled his long history of visits to the Pentagon. “Do you know how many times I’ve been in this room?” he asked. When Hegseth encouraged him to guess, Netanyahu replied, “I’d say 40, 50 times.”

U.S. Secretary of State Rubio imposes sanctions on UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese for her “illegitimate and shameful efforts to prompt ICC action against U.S. and Israeli officials, companies, and executives.”

The Nasdaq closes the day at an ALL-TIME HIGH.

The proposal to spread yeshiva tuition payments over 50 years is simple and compelling: instead of cramming 15 years of heavy tuition payments into the most financially stressful stage of life, why not spread them out evenly over half a century? After all, we pay property taxes for public school our entire adult lives—whether or not we have kids in school—so why not apply the same logic to yeshiva tuition? But let’s take a step back and think this through. The person who came up with this plan is likely in the thick of tuition-paying years, probably with a brood of young children and an inbox full of monthly statements. Understandably, this parent sees a mountain of bills and wonders how they’ll possibly make it through.

Iranian authorities are still holding 10 Jews in prison who were arrested after the war with Israel last month. At least 35 Jews, residents of Tehran and Shiraz, were arrested for questioning about their ties with relatives in Israel following the end of the war. Although 25 were subsequently released, 10 of them remain in prison. International efforts are being made to save them. In a conversation with sources in the Iranian community in the United States, B’Chadrei Chareidim was told, “The detainees are held in harsh conditions, completely cut off from their families. We appeal to Am Yisrael—daven for them. Recite Tehillim. Mention them in your tefillos.

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All 31 construction workers who were far inside a huge industrial tunnel in Los Angeles made it to safety after a portion of it collapsed Wednesday evening, an outcome officials called a blessing after they initially feared much worse. The cave-in apparently happened between the tunnel boring machine, 5 miles (8 kilometers) in from the only entrance, and the construction crew working 6 miles (9.6 kilometers) in, said Michael Chee, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts, which is in charge of the nearly $700 million project. The workers were about 400 feet (121 meters) underground. The tunnel is being constructed almost entirely underneath public right-of-way.

Taiwan on Wednesday launched annual military exercises intended to guard against Chinese threats to invade, including using so-called “gray zone tactics” deployed by China that stop just short of open warfare. This year’s 10-day live-fire Han Kuang drills are the longest yet and follow the delivery of a range of new weaponry from tanks to waterborne drones. The drills in Taiwan come as regional tensions and harassment by China and its People’s Liberation Army (PLA) are increasing. China claims Taiwan as its territory to be annexed by force if necessary, while the vast majority of Taiwanese wish to become fully independent or retain their current status of de facto independence.

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President Donald Trump revealed that he is imposing a 50% tariff on all goods imported from Brazil beginning August 1, citing what he called the political persecution of conservative leader Jair Bolsonaro and a broader assault on democracy and free speech. He labeled the situation a “witch hunt” and said the targeting of Bolsonaro was nothing short of an “international disgrace.”

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