In a landmark development for Israel’s rabbinical court system, seven veteran dayanim were officially appointed last night to serve on the Beis Din Hagadol, the highest rabbinical court in the country. This comes just two weeks after 21 new dayanim were appointed to regional rabbinical courts, marking a sweeping reform effort across the entire system.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer issued a strong message to Israel on Thursday, warning that the UK is prepared to escalate its response if Israel does not halt its military campaign in Gaza and ease humanitarian access, according to AFP.
The warning came after Starmer hosted Jordan’s King Abdullah II in London, where both leaders reportedly shared deep concerns about the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, as well as rising tensions in Judea and Samaria.

In the Zutchka-Amsana chassidus, grand preparations had been underway for a joyous Shabbos aufruf and festive forshpiel to celebrate the upcoming wedding of the Rebbe’s son. The chosson, Shalom Rosenbaum, a talmid of Yeshivas Mir, is set to marry the daughter of the Trisk-Tolna Rebbe of Monsey. The wedding is scheduled to take place in two weeks in the United States.

[Photos below.] The previously reported trip of Rav Azriel Auerbach, rov of Kehillas Chanichei Hayeshivos of Bayit Vegan in Yerushalayim, has officially begun with his departure from Eretz Yisroel and arrival in the United States, where he is scheduled to address the fourth Adirei HaTorah gathering, to be held in Pennsylvania.
Rav Auerbach’s close talmidim escorted him to the Pateh Lounge at Ben Gurion Airport to bid him tzeischem l’shalom.
On the American side, a group of supporters waited at Newark Liberty International Airport in the early hours of the morning to greet the senior posek.

Israel has provided reassurances to the Trump administration that it will not carry out a strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities without a clear signal from President Trump that diplomatic efforts with Tehran have ended, according to two Israeli officials familiar with the matter, as reported by Axios.
This message appears to have eased anxieties among U.S. officials, who were increasingly worried that Israel might act unilaterally while American diplomats continue to engage in sensitive discussions with Iran.
President Trump said last week that he had warned Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu not to launch any attack during the negotiations, though he added that his position “could change with a phone call” if he concludes the talks are going nowhere.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) expressed strong condemnation on Thursday following the Trump administration’s imposition of sanctions on four of its judges.
In an official statement, Secretary of State Marco Rubio detailed the penalties, which affect Solomy Balungi Bossa of Uganda, Luz del Carmen Ibáñez Carranza of Peru, Reine Adelaide Sophie Alapini Gansou of Benin, and Beti Hohler of Slovenia.
Among the four, two were responsible for approving arrest warrants issued last November for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. The other two were involved in authorizing an investigation by the ICC into alleged misconduct by American forces in Afghanistan.

With five minutes to spare in the two-hour New York City Democratic mayoral primary debate, which NBC carried on Wednesday night, the candidates were asked what their first foreign trip would be as mayor.
“Given the hostility and the antisemitism that has been shown in New York, I would go to Israel,” said Andrew Cuomo, the former New York governor who is trying to make a comeback and who recently scored the Far Rockaway Jewish Alliance’s endorsement.

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In a major development amid the ongoing crisis surrounding Israel’s draft law, Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu’s office announced early Friday morning that “significant progress” had been made in negotiations, with efforts underway to finalize an agreed-upon version of the bill before the start of Shabbos.
The statement came following a high-stakes meeting Thursday night that lasted more than seven hours, attended by Prime Minister Netanyahu, Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Chairman MK Yoel (Yuli) Edelstein, former Minister Ariel Attias, and Cabinet Secretary Yossi Fuchs.