The IDF hit Yemen’s Sanaa International Airport on Wednesday, retaliating against multiple Houthi ballistic missile attacks on Israel in the past week. Defense Minister Israel Katz stated that the Israeli Air Force destroyed the Houthis’ last remaining airplane at the airport, following several prior Israeli strikes on the same target in recent months.

The Women of the Wall group created a provocation on Wednesday morning, Rosh Chodesh Sivan, by trying to violate the law by bringing a Sefer Torah into the Kosel plaza. Members of the group argued with the usher, who upheld the law and refused to allow them entry.

The IDF says a medical facility it set up in southern Syria, next to the Druze village of Hader, has so far treated over 500 Syrians. The “forward mobile triage” was established several weeks ago, amid the IDF’s ongoing operations in southern Syria, and is intended to treat Syrian Druze in the area, the military says.

The IDF says dozens of targets were struck by the Israeli Air Force across the Gaza Strip in the past 48 hours. Among the targets was a rocket launcher used to fire projectiles at the Kissufim area and at troops operating in Gaza on Monday, the military says.

Ryanair has removed all flights to Israel from its website until early August.

A light aircraft with engine failure made an emergency landing near a beach in St. Petersburg, Russia, safely splashing down with no injuries reported.

A major fire in Haifa has eight firefighting aircraft and ground crews battling flames in Ramot Sapir, with firefighters also deployed in Romema and Givat Zemer to protect homes.

A suspicious package at the Israeli embassy in Paris led police to secure the surrounding area.

The Wall Street Journal reported overnight that the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Karim Khan, had been preparing to request international arrest warrants for two Israeli ministers, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, shortly before he was placed on involuntary leave due to allegations of serious misconduct.
According to the report, Khan had planned to pursue the warrants over the ministers’ alleged roles in the expansion of Israeli settlements in Yehuda and Shomron.

A federal judge in New York has temporarily prevented President Donald Trump from retaliating against the state over its Manhattan congestion toll. Judge Lewis Liman on Tuesday issued a temporary restraining order blocking the federal government from withholding federal funds or taking other punitive actions against the state at least until June 9 while he weighs a lawsuit the state has filed against the federal government to keep the toll in place. The toll on drivers entering the busiest part of Manhattan was approved under former President Joe Biden, but has been strongly opposed by Trump, a native New Yorker whose namesake Trump Tower and other properties are within the congestion zone.

More than 800 legal experts in the United Kingdom, including judges, barristers, and academics, have issued a public demand for the British government to enact punitive measures against Israel in response to the ongoing war in Gaza. The group asserts that either genocide is actively occurring or there is a “serious risk” it may take place.
Among the signatories are two former justices from the UK Supreme Court and three ex-presidents of the Court of Appeal. They referenced inflammatory comments made by top Israeli officials who spoke openly about razing Gaza and removing its civilian population.

An all-around tragedy on many levels that requires serious soul-searching by all JewsBy Rabbi Yitschak Rudomin
The recent shocking murder of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, who worked for the Israeli embassy in Washington DC, by a radical left-wing pro-Palestinian assassin has shocked all decent minded people. The public execution of such a good looking, handsome and idealistic couple in the prime of their lives is a terrible tragedy. That this could happen in the capital of America is frightening. This is but the latest in a string of attacks and murders by rabid anti-semites, both from the left and the right against Jewish and Israeli targets.

German leaders intensified their public criticism of Israel on Tuesday, with Chancellor Friedrich Merz sharply questioning the rationale behind the IDF’s continued bombardment of Gaza. Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul signaled that Germany is preparing to evaluate its options in response to what he described as an intolerable situation.
“The massive military strikes by the Israelis in the Gaza Strip no longer reveal any logic to me. How they serve the goal of confronting terror… In this respect, I view this very, very critically,” Merz stated during a leadership conference in Turku, Finland.

The State Department has halted the scheduling of new visa interviews for foreign students hoping to study in the U.S. while it prepares to expand the screening of their activity on social media, officials said. A U.S. official said Tuesday the suspension is intended to be temporary and does not apply to applicants who already had scheduled their visa interviews. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss an internal administration document. A cable signed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and obtained by The Associated Press says the State Department plans to issue guidance on expanded social media vetting.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday he has appointed a team of legal experts to start working on a new constitution — which critics say could allow him to remain in power beyond 2028, when his current term ends. Erdogan, who has led Turkey as president since 2014 and was prime minister for more than a decade before that, has advocated for a new constitution arguing that the current one, which was drafted following a military coup in 1980, is outdated and retains elements of military influence even though it was amended several times. “As of yesterday, I have assigned 10 legal experts to begin their work, and with this effort, we will proceed with the preparations for the new constitution,” Erdogan told his ruling party’s local administrators in a speech.

A district court judge recently announced his retirement from the judicial system after expressing harsh criticism regarding the conduct of the President of the Supreme Court, Yitzchak Amit, Arutz Sheva reported on Wednesday. According to the report, the judge sent his resignation notice to Amit and Justice Minister Yariv Levin. The report quotes sources familiar with the matter who said that the judge chose to resign as a sign of protest against the conduct of the judicial system in the recent period. “Following the conduct of President Amit, who forcibly seized the presidential seat and the conduct of the judicial system in general, the judge announced his retirement,” they said.

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