Defense Minister Yisrael Katz ordered the IDF to screen harrowing footage of the October 7 massacre to the passengers of the Madleen “flotilla, which was seized en route to the Gaza Strip early Monday morning. The 43-minute “Bearing Witness” atrocity film shows footage of unspeakable atrocities, including massacres, beheadings, and mutilation of bodies. Much of the grotesque footage came from the bodycams and dachcams of the terrorists, who proudly and gleefully filmed themselves committing murder and torture. “I commend the IDF for the swift and secure takeover of the Madleen flotilla, preventing it from breaking the blockade and reaching Gaza’s shores,” Katz said.

Just a few miles from the Gaza border, the city of Sderot has opened a new center devoted exclusively to commemorating the atrocities committed during the Hamas-led massacre on October 7.
The memorial, established by the ISRAEL-is organization in cooperation with Sderot’s municipal government, was created to serve as a permanent reminder of that horrific day and to preserve firsthand accounts from those who survived the attack.

In the early hours of Monday, Israeli naval forces from the elite Shayetet 13 unit boarded and took control of the vessel “Madleen,” a boat operated by pro-Palestinian activists attempting to challenge Israel’s maritime blockade of Gaza. The interception occurred without any physical resistance, and all those on board were detained peacefully. The vessel is currently being escorted to Ashdod.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tensions in Los Angeles escalate

Former Vice President Kamala Harris called the move by the Trump administration to bring in the National Guard to aid with the anti-ICE riots a “dangerous escalation.” “Los Angeles is my home. And like so many Americans, I am appalled at what we are witnessing on the streets of our city,” Harris wrote, in part, in a post on X. “Deploying the National Guard is a dangerous escalation meant to provoke chaos,” she continued. Harris added that the recent ICE raids in Southern California and across the nation are part of the Trump administration’s “cruel, calculated agenda to spread panic and division.” “Protest is a powerful tool – essential in the fight for justice.

American officials are currently weighing the possibility of cutting their backing for UNIFIL, the United Nations peacekeeping mission stationed in southern Lebanon, in an effort to reduce the financial burden associated with maintaining the force, Yisroel Hayom reported on Sunday night. Later in the day, American sources confirmed to The Times of Israel that this potential move is under serious discussion.

Early Monday morning, IDF troops from the elite Shayetet 13 naval commando unit seized control of the “Madleen” flotilla, which was en route to the Gaza Strip in an attempt to violate Israel’s maritime blockade. The operation was executed without incident, and the vessel is now being escorted to the port of Ashdod, with all activists on board detained. Prior to the takeover, the flotilla’s activists reported heightened tensions. Their Telegram group posted, “An alarm was sounded on deck, and life jackets are ready in case of an attempted takeover of the ship.” Shortly after, they clarified, “The vessel that approached us has left. All eyes on deck, all eyes on Gaza.” The activists also alleged that drones circled the ship, spraying it with a white, irritating substance.

Shas party leader Rav Aryeh Deri paid a visit on Sunday to the Or Chaviv shul in Yerushalayim, just hours after a devastating blaze that investigators say was deliberately set.
He was joined by the Rishon LeTzion, Rav Yitzchak Yosef, and together they surveyed the damage alongside senior members of the police and the Shin Bet.
“There is no greater hate crime than this. To come and burn a shul – this is an unforgivable act,” Rav Deri said, clearly shaken. “We saw the burned seforim, and it’s a great miracle that the Aron Kodesh and Sifrei Torah were spared. It breaks the heart.”

Harav Shmuel Kamenetzky shlit”a has arrived at the maamad Adirei Hatorah, coming despite his frailty to express his support for lomdei torah

The Zakan Roshei Yeshiva, Hagaon HaRav Shmuel Kamenetsky is now seated at the dais at the maamad Adirei Hatorah.

Hagaon Harav Shmuel Kamenetzky shlit”a, the revered Rosh Yeshiva of Philadelphia and zkan roshei yeshiva in America, made a surprise appearance at the Adirei HaTorah Maamad at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on Sunday night. Despite his advanced age, frailty, and recent hospitalizations, Rav Shmuel traveled in person to show his unbreakable ahavah and support for lomdei Torah and their supporters. His presence electrified the already-charged atmosphere in the arena, where over 30,000 participants had gathered for the fourth annual Adirei HaTorah event—a revolutionary movement dedicated to raising the stature and financial stability of Kollel yungeleit.

The son of Rav Boruch Ber Ziemba z”l, a BMG rosh Chaburah who tragically drowned in the Delaware River this past summer, recited kaddish upon the conclusion of the Siyum Hashas

Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee head Yuli Edelstein has indicated he would be open to removing a proposed penalty in the current conscription bill that would strip property tax discounts from members of the ultra-Orthodox community who avoid military service—so long as other punitive measures in the legislation remain intact, according to a Channel 12 report.

TEL AVIV — A new Israeli airline is on the runway.

Reb Lazer Scheiner was making his way around the Suites at Adirei Hatorah tonight to thank the largeer donors of BMG, when an unprecedented moment took place; Shimmy J took out a check book and wrote a “large”

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