Philanthropists Jimmy Kezry, Ezra Erani, Barry Jeremias, Reuven Wolf, and Yitzchak Rokowsky seen accompanying Harav Dovid Cohen shlit”a to Chicago on behalf of Keren Olam Hatorah

Due to the ongoing conflict with Iran, Israeli airspace remains closed to all passenger aircraft. It is now confirmed that this closure will remain in place at least through the end of this week, with no clear timeline for reopening.
This prolonged closure has left many Israeli travelers stranded abroad, while numerous visitors currently in Israel are unable to depart the country.
For those seeking to leave Israel, various alternative travel routes have been discussed, including:

The Wall Street Journal has reported that Israel recently dealt a major blow to Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, causing significant destruction at key nuclear development sites. Among the targeted locations were the Natanz and Isfahan facilities, and the extent of the impact seems to be more severe than earlier assessments suggested.
At Natanz, satellite images and reports from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reveal that around 14,000 centrifuges located beneath the surface were lost due to a disruption in the facility’s power supply.

PARIS (AP) — French authorities ordered black partition walls erected aro

National Unity party leader Benny Gantz put on Tefillin this morning at the scene of the attack in Haifa.

New satellite imagery shows damage from IDF strikes against the Natanz and Isfahan nuclear facilities, and a missile production site in Shiraz.

As Republican senators consider President Donald Trump’s big bill that could slash federal spending and extend tax cuts, a new survey shows most U.S. adults don’t think the government is overspending on the programs the GOP has focused on cutting, like Medicaid and food stamps. Americans broadly support increasing or maintaining existing levels of funding for popular safety net programs, including Social Security and Medicare, according to the poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. They’re more divided on spending around the military and border security, and most think the government is spending too much on foreign aid.

U.S. officials have now confirmed to Fox News that the Nimitz and her Carrier Strike Group are being redeployed from the Indo-Pacific to the Middle East, due to the escalating war between Israel and Iran.

HY’D: Authorities have cleared for publication that 3 Israelis were killed early Monday morning when an Iranian missile struck an oil refinery in Haifa.

Amid intensifying Israeli airstrikes and internal chaos, Iran is scrambling to de-escalate the conflict and return to the negotiating table—potentially even at the cost of its uranium enrichment program. According to a Wall Street Journal report published Monday, Iranian officials have urgently reached out to Israel and the United States through Arab intermediaries, signaling a desperate desire to end hostilities and restart nuclear talks—so long as the U.S. refrains from direct military involvement. In confidential messages relayed via Arab governments, Tehran reportedly warned that continued isolation could force it to accelerate its nuclear ambitions and broaden the war.

After three days of closed airspace left tens of thousands of Israelis stranded abroad, Israel’s Transportation Ministry has announced a temporary solution: two emergency rescue cruises will depart from Cyprus to bring citizens back home.

The IDF has released footage of fighter jets taking off to strike terror targets in Iran, in the past 24 hours.

The name of the victim of the Iranian missile strike in Bnei Brak was released for publication on Monday afternoon. He was identified as Avraham Cohen, H’yd, 75, a resident of the city. There were also 21 people injured in the attack, two moderately. They were evacuated to Maayanei HaYeshua Hospital in the city. The destruction in Bnei Brak: Photo: Ezra Trebalsi (YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)

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