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In a dramatic overnight development, the leadership of Degel HaTorah and Shas announced their opposition to the proposed dissolution of the Knesset. The decision followed extensive negotiations with MK Yoel “Yuli” Edelstein, chairman of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, and amid significant pressure from Shas chairman Aryeh Deri.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will travel to Israel to address the Knesset later this month, the congressman said on Wednesday.
“It will be one of the highest honors of my life to address the Israeli Knesset at this fateful moment,” Johnson stated. “Our ties run deeper than military partnerships and trade agreements. We’re bound by the same beliefs, the same psalms and the same sacred pursuit of liberty.”
Johnson is scheduled to appear before the lawmakers on June 22.

Traders at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange were left stunned last Thursday when shares of Elbit Systems, a major Israeli defense contractor, nosedived by 33% in the middle of the trading day. The shocking drop had nothing to do with breaking global news or peace deals — it was the result of a simple but very costly typo.
While some might have assumed a major development — perhaps an end to hostilities in Ukraine or a sudden halt to the Israel-Hamas war — the explanation turned out to be far less dramatic. A single trader entered a sell order incorrectly and didn’t fix the mistake for nearly six minutes.

Hamas attacked a bus carrying about two-dozen members of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation team at about 10 p.m. in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, with “at least five fatalities, multiple injuries and fear that some of our team members may have been taken hostage,” the aid group stated.
The “local Palestinians,” who were “working side-by-side with the U.S. GHF team,” were on the way to one of the U.S.-backed aid group’s distribution centers west of Khan Younis, the foundation said.
“We condemn this heinous and deliberate attack in the strongest possible terms,” it stated. “These were aid workers. Humanitarians. Fathers, brothers, sons and friends, who were risking their lives everyday to help others.”

A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that the Trump administration cannot deport or continue holding Mahmoud Khalil, a controversial anti-Israel activist, in detention.
Judge Michael Farbiarz of the U.S. District Court in New Jersey issued a preliminary injunction blocking federal authorities from removing Khalil from the United States. According to court records reviewed by The Post, Farbiarz found that the administration’s justification — that Khalil’s presence threatened U.S. foreign relations — did not meet the legal threshold required to proceed.

Airfare costs have soared since the onset of the war between Israel and Hamas, and El Al Israel Airlines has come under fire for its role in the spike. On Tuesday, a class action complaint was submitted to the Lod District Court, accusing El Al of inflating ticket prices during the national emergency that erupted after the events of October 7, 2023.
The legal motion, filed by attorney Ilan Verednikov and represented by Tal Rotman and Adi Zitron of the Perl Cohen law firm, contends that El Al exploited its dominant market position to impose unfair price hikes on passengers. The damages sought in the case exceed NIS 2.5 million.

An emotional pidyon haben ceremony was held last week for a firstborn baby boy born to a couple who had waited 19 years to embrace a child of their own.
The remarkable story behind this long-awaited yeshuah centers on the guidance of the Rosh Yeshiva of Ateres Shlomo, Rav Chaim Feinstein, and an unusual segulah he shared with the couple that changed the course of their lives.

Novavax announced Wednesday that its investigational vaccines—both a combined COVID-19 and flu shot and a standalone influenza vaccine—triggered a robust immune reaction in seniors aged 65 and up, comparable to the responses seen with currently authorized vaccines.
The company reported that both vaccines were generally well tolerated by participants, with no unexpected safety issues emerging from the study.
Following the news, Novavax’s stock climbed 1.3% in premarket trading, reaching $7.29.

Elon Musk made a move to mend fences with President Donald Trump after receiving a phone call last Friday from Vice President JD Vance and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, according to sources cited by The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday.
Vance, who has emerged as a loyal Trump ally while maintaining a role as a behind-the-scenes negotiator, kept his public distance from the spat. Though he clearly backed Trump’s side, he avoided speaking negatively about Musk, which positioned him to help broker a truce.
During their conversation with Musk, Vance and Wiles encouraged him to put an end to the public rift that had erupted earlier in the month, creating headlines and tension between the tech executive and the president.