The U.N. nuclear watchdog’s board of governors on Thursday formally found that Iran isn’t complying with its nuclear obligations for the first time in 20 years, a move that could lead to further tensions and set in motion an effort to restore United Nations sanctions on Tehran later this year. Iran reacted immediately, saying it will establish a new enrichment facility “in a secure location” and that “other measures are also being planned.” “The Islamic Republic of Iran has no choice but to respond to this political resolution,” the Iranian Foreign Ministry and the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran said in a joint statement.

IDF forces carried out a special targeted operation in Syria overnight Wednesday, apprehending several Hamas terrorists involved in plotting multiple terrorist acts against Israeli civilians and IDF soldiers from within Syria. During the mission, troops also discovered and seized weapons found in the vicinity. The captured terrorists were transferred to Israel, where they were interrogated by intelligence officers from Unit 504. The operation was carried out based on intelligence collected in recent weeks. (YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)

The new draft conscription law, formulated between MK Yuli Edelstein and representatives of the Chareidi parties, includes a series of strict measures against bnei yeshivos who exercise their freedom of religion and do not enlist in the IDF. For the first time, three categories of restrictions were agreed upon, which will apply to bnei yeshivos, with some of them to be imposed even if recruitment targets are met. Rights and obligations: The Chareidim agreed to permanent restrictions that will apply to potential recruits studying Torah, regardless of meeting recruitment targets.

Israel is mulling taking military action against Iran in the coming days, most likely without US support, NBC News reported on Thursday morning, citing five people with knowledge of the situation. According to the report, Israel has “become more serious” about a unilateral strike on Iran due to the negotiations between the US and Iran that would allow for the Islamic Republic to continue with uranium enrichment. US President Donald Trump reportedly told Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu earlier this week that he will not provide Israel with a green light to attack Iran at this time. On the other hand, Trump has also expressed frustration with Tehran, which has taken a hard line in negotiations in recent days.

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.

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U.S. troops have begun directly detaining immigrants accused of trespassing on a recently designated national defense zone along the southern U.S. border, in an escalation of the military’s enforcement role, authorities said Wednesday U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Chad Campbell described in detail the first detentions by troops last week of three immigrants accused of trespassing in a national defense area near Santa Teresa, New Mexico. Those migrants were quickly turned over to U.S. Customs and Border Protection and are now among more than 1,400 migrants to have been charged with illegally entering militarized areas along that border, under a new border enforcement strategy from President Donald Trump’s administration.

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.

The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday imposed sanctions on a major Palestinian legal group for prisoners and detainees along with five other “charitable” entities across the Middle East, Africa and Europe, accusing them of supporting Palestinian armed factions and terror groups, including Hamas’ military wing, under the pretense of humanitarian aid in Gaza. Those sanctioned include Addameer, a nongovernmental organization that was founded in 1991 and is based in the city of Ramallah in the the Shomron. The Palestinian group provides free legal services to Palestinian political prisoners and detainees in Israeli custody and monitors the conditions of their confinement.

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar refused to speak with his British counterpart, David Lammy, when the latter called on Tuesday evening to “update him” on the decision to impose sanctions on Ministers Itamar Ben Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich. According to a Ynet report, Sa’ar’s refusal is considered a highly unusual move due to the close alliance between Israel and the UK. But the Foreign Ministry explained that the move was taken in response to the British move, which was “unprecedented in its severity.” The Trump administration on Tuesday slammed the sanctions as “extremely unhelpful,” with State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce saying, “They should focus on the real culprit, which is Hamas.” (YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)

Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered U.S. embassies around the world Tuesday to move ahead with a directive to fire all remaining staffers with the U.S. Agency for International Development. He said the State Department will take over USAID’s foreign assistance programs by Monday. A federal judge had temporarily blocked an executive order by President Donald Trump for mass firings at multiple federal agencies, including the State Department, and plaintiffs say Rubio’s reorganization plan appears to violate that court injunction. The Trump administration says the plan was already underway when the president issued the order, so there’s no possible violation. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston has yet to make a determination.

A moving Pidyon HaBen ceremony was held last week for the firstborn son of an American couple who had waited 19 long years to embrace a child. A bracha and a segulah suggested by Rosh Yeshivah HaGaon HaRav Chaim Feinstein was the catalyst for the yeshuah. Last year before Shavuos, the couple traveled from their home in the US to celebrate Shavuos in the Old City of Yerushalyim, close to the Kosel. On Motzei Shavuos, on their way to the airport, the couple stopped in Bnei Brak, accompanied by the gabbai of one of the famous kollel networks in the country, to which the couple had generously donated. Together, they visited the home of HaRav Feinstein to receive his bracha. The gabbai described the couple’s plight to HaRav Chaim and asked him to help them.

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