A historic event took place today at the Fattal Lounge at Israel’s international airport. The leader of the Charedi Jewish world, Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch, landed after a mission abroad lasting over two weeks, during which he raised $80 million for the Olam HaTorah Fund—a major initiative to sustain the yeshiva world. Roshei Yeshiva who sought to greet him wished to hold a welcoming event at the airport. The one who stepped in at the last moment to organize the reception was Shai Graucher, a close confidant of Gedolei Yisrael since the days of Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky zt”l. Graucher runs the travel company Next Level, which specializes in arranging permits and logistics even in times of war.

NEW YORK (JNS) – New York City mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani’s victory in Tuesday night’s Democra

As thousands of frum families travel to the Catskills and other summer destinations, Chevra Hatzalah and Catskills Hatzalah have launched a comprehensive Summer Safety Awareness Campaign to help prevent injuries, accidents, and — rachmana litzlan — avoidable tragedies. With guidance from Rabbonim and input from first responders, law enforcement, and medical professionals, the campaign provides culturally sensitive, practical safety messages through a variety of platforms. These include impactful videos, printed flyers in shuls and bungalow colonies, and targeted content on digital and social media.

President Donald Trump addressed the recent hostilities between Israel and Iran and commented on the U.S. military response during his appearance at the NATO summit in the Netherlands.
“Last weekend, the United States successfully carried out a massive precision strike on Iran’s nuclear enrichment facilities,” Trump stated. “This incredible exercise of American strength has paved the way for peace, with a historic ceasefire agreement.”
When asked what gave him confidence that the fighting between the two nations had ended, Trump replied: “I dealt with both and they’re both tiered and exhausted. They fought very hard and viciously. They were both satisfied to go home and get out.”

The clock is ticking on America’s ability to pay its bills, and the consequences of inaction could be catastrophic. A new analysis from the Bipartisan Policy Center warns that the federal government is on track to default on its debt between August 15 and October 3 unless Congress raises or suspends the debt ceiling in time. The report, released Wednesday, underscores a rapidly approaching “X-Date” — the moment the U.S. Treasury runs out of cash and extraordinary borrowing capacity, triggering a historic and potentially devastating default. “Congress must act ahead of the August recess,” said Margaret Spellings, president and CEO of the Bipartisan Policy Center. “Americans are already grappling with economic uncertainty.

In a press conference at the NATO summit in The Netherlands, President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth discussed the United States’ military strike on Iran’s nuclear enrichment facilities, declaring the operation a resounding success and a key turning point in brokering a ceasefire between Israel and Iran. Trump: “Last weekend, the United States successfully carried out a massive precision strike on Iran’s nuclear enrichment facilities… this incredible exercise of American strength has paved the way for peace, with a historic ceasefire agreement.” While U.S. officials have yet to release full satellite imagery or damage assessments, Trump left little ambiguity about the strike’s effectiveness.

Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist from Queens, has surged to the top of New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary, leading the field after the first round of ranked-choice voting and leaving former Governor Andrew Cuomo trailing in second place. The upset has sent immediate shockwaves through the city’s political and financial sectors, with many business leaders describing the result as both unexpected and deeply unsettling. Mamdani has not officially secured the Democratic nomination. New York City uses ranked-choice voting, in which voters rank candidates in order of preference.

Iran retaliated Monday for the U.S. attacks on its nuclear sites by targeting Al Udeid Air Base, a sprawling desert facility in Qatar that serves as a major regional military hub for American forces. No American or Qatari personnel were harmed, the U.S. military’s Central Command said, noting that the two forces worked together to defend the base. A Qatari military officer said one of 19 missiles fired by Iran was not intercepted and hit the base, but President Donald Trump said in a social media post that “hardly any damage was done.”. As of this month, the U.S. military had about 40,000 service members in the Middle East, according to a U.S. official.

In a rare break from the shadows, Mossad Chief David Barnea stepped into the light Wednesday to send a message: Israel’s enemies will never see it coming. In a video address released to the public — a near-unprecedented move by the ultra-secretive spy agency — Barnea delivered a chilling summary of the Mossad’s role in the war that brought Iran’s regime to its knees earlier this month. “We will [continue to] be there, like we have been there,” he said, almost tauntingly, to Tehran.

New information has emerged from the ongoing investigation into the deadly incident in Khan Yunis, where one officer and six soldiers from the 605th Combat Engineering Battalion, part of the 188th Brigade, lost their lives. Military correspondent Doron Kadosh reported Wednesday evening on preliminary findings, which indicate that the blast was caused not by an explosive affixed to the Puma armored personnel carrier (APC), but by one hurled into it by a terrorist.

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INSANE FOOTAGE: Hamas terrorists seen attacking a convoy of armored IDF carriers in Gaza – coming directly up to the APC’s in an attempt to kill the soldiers inside.

This evening in Israel, Magen David Adom teams transferred dozens of patients from Rambam back to Carmel Hospital in Haifa using MICU buses & ambulances. These patients were evacuated at the start of Operation Am K’Lavi – Rising Lion for protection in Rambam’s underground facility.

President Trump announced on Wednesday that American representatives are preparing to hold discussions with Iranian officials in the coming days, following the recent US bombing campaign which he claimed buried Iran’s enriched uranium deep beneath layers of rubble.
“We’re going to talk to them next week, with Iran. We may sign an agreement. I don’t know,” Trump stated during a press conference held after the NATO summit concluded in The Hague.
He did not disclose the location of the meeting or identify who would represent the United States in the talks. The announcement came on the heels of Trump brokering a cease-fire earlier in the week between Iran and Israel, putting an end to what he termed the “12-Day War.”

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir in a video statement says that “after twelve days of unprecedented fighting, the IDF operated at its best and fully achieved the aims and objectives of the operation… “According to the assessment of senior officials in the IDF Intelligence Directorate, the damage to the nuclear program is not a localized blow, but a systemic one,” he says.

Hackers backing Tehran have targeted U.S. banks, defense contractors and oil industry companies following American strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities — but so far have not caused widespread disruptions to critical infrastructure or the economy. But that could change if the ceasefire between Iran and Israel collapses or if independent hacking groups supporting Iran make good on promises to wage their own digital conflict against the U.S., analysts and cyber experts say. The U.S. strikes could even prompt Iran, Russia, China and North Korea to double down on investments in cyberwarfare, according to Arnie Bellini, a tech entrepreneur and investor. Bellini noted that hacking operations are much cheaper than bullets, planes or nuclear arms — what defense analysts call kinetic warfare.

Federal traffic safety regulators are looking into suspected problems with Elon Musk’s test run of self-driving “robotaxis” in Texas after videos surfaced showing them braking suddenly or going straight through an intersection from a turning lane and driving down the wrong side of the road. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Tuesday that it has asked Tesla for information about the apparent errors. Though many other videos show robotaxis driving perfectly, if regulators find any major issues, that would likely raise questions about Musk’s repeated statements that the robotaxis are safe and his claim that Tesla will dominate a future in which nearly all cars on road will have no one behind the wheel — or even need a steering wheel at all.

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