During an appearance on Fox News Channel’s Special Report this Wednesday, Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani expressed deep pessimism over the possibility of a breakthrough between Israel and Hamas. He explained that the gulf between the two sides’ positions is too wide to bridge. “One party wants just to retrieve the hostage[s] and continue the war and the other party wants to end the war and doesn’t think about the hostages,” he said.
Al-Thani, speaking at around the 5:10 mark of the segment, noted his satisfaction at the release of Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander, calling it a hard-fought development that “required a lot of pressure” to make happen.

Hillary Clinton has come under fire after accusing President Donald Trump of engaging in a quid pro quo following reports that Qatar may be giving the Trump administration a lavish Boeing 747 to serve as a temporary replacement for Air Force One. “No one gives someone a $400 million dollar jet for free without expecting anything in return,” Clinton said in a post on X. “Be serious.”

By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz
Lag Ba’omer is one of those days on the Jewish calendar that the people themselves have turned into a day of great celebration. The Shulchan Aruch doesn’t mention anything special about the day. However, the Rama (493:2) writes, “In these countries, the custom is to take haircuts [on Lag Ba’omer], increase a little simcha, and we don’t recite Tachanun.”
Today, in Eretz Yisroel, the day is treated like a minor Yom Tov, and it is increasingly observed that way in our communities as well.
What is it about this day that has inspired Klal Yisroel to elevate it with such joy and celebration?

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A Palestinian gunman carried out a shooting attack on Wednesday night in the northern region of the West Bank, targeting Israeli vehicles and seriously injuring a pregnant woman and her husband as they were on their way to the hospital for the birth of their child, according to emergency responders.
The woman, who was in her 30s, was critically wounded and taken to Rabin Medical Center in Petah Tikva. Doctors performed an urgent cesarean section in an attempt to save both mother and child. The baby, listed in serious condition, was moved to Schneider Children’s Hospital, which is located within the same medical complex.
In the early hours of Thursday morning, the hospital confirmed that the mother had passed away.
Officials identified the victim as Tzeela Gez.

Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani expressed a bleak outlook on the prospects of achieving a Gaza ceasefire anytime soon, sharing his concerns in an interview with CNN on Wednesday.
He leveled sharp criticism at Israel, accusing it of acting in bad faith by continuing military operations in Gaza even while participating in negotiations. Al-Thani said the simultaneous actions undermined the credibility of Israel’s involvement in talks held in Doha, calling it a “bad signal.”

MK Avi Maoz, who heads the Noam party, issued a scathing condemnation of the current coalition on Wednesday, blasting its rejection of legislation introduced by opposition lawmaker MK Yulia Malinovsky of Yisrael Beytenu. The proposed law aimed to bar terrorists from receiving specialized medical care in Israel’s public hospitals.
Taking to his X account, Maoz brought attention to past instances in which terrorists were granted advanced medical procedures, pointing to Yahya Sinwar as a glaring example of what he called a deeply flawed system.

As Lag Ba’omer approaches and crowds begin to ascend to Meron for the annual hilula of Rav Shimon bar Yochai, Hilula Project Coordinator Yossi Deutsch gave an in-depth interview in Hebrew to Kikar HaShabbat, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the intense preparations, major upgrades, and the unique challenges facing this year’s event, particularly the shortened time window due to it falling on Erev Shabbos. Matzav.com provides some highlights of the interview.