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Amid reports that Iranian security forces have carried out a wave of arrests in the Jewish kehilla, including Rabbanim, for alleged contacts with Israel, a resident of Iran spoke to Israel’s Channel 12, saying she witnessed the arrest of 10 Iranian Jews. Miriam, who Channel 12 has interviewed before about life in Iran, said that she saw six Jewish women and four Jewish men being taken into custody around 1:30 a.m. She described armed men jumping over a wall into the courtyard near her home, threatening residents, and demanding they hand over their phones. “I hid mine under the carpet as soon as I heard them,” she said.

IDF forces on Friday carried out an airstrike on Friday and eliminated the terrorist Hakham Muhammad Issa Al-Issa in Gaza City. Issa Al-Issa was a founder of Hamas and a senior figure in the terror group’s military wing. Most recently, he served as the head of the Combat Support and Administrative Headquarters of Hamas. He played a significant role in the planning and execution of the October 7 massacre. In recent months, he advanced terror attacks against Israeli civilians and IDF soldiers in Gaza and was also working to rebuild Hamas’s organizational systems that were damaged during the war. (YWN’s Jerusalem desk is keeping you updated after tzeis ha’Shabbos in Israel)

U.S. stocks closed at an all-time high Friday, another milestone in the market’s remarkable recovery from a springtime plunge caused by fears that the Trump administration’s trade policies could harm the economy. The S&P 500 rose 0.5%, finishing above its previous record set in February. The key measure of Wall Street’s health fell nearly 20% from February 19 through April 8. The market’s complete turnaround from its deep swoon happened in about half the time that it normally takes, said Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at CFRA. “Investors will breathe a sigh of relief,” he said. The Nasdaq composite gained 0.5% and set its own all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1%.

Asked in the Oval Office about the potential of a ceasefire deal between Israel and leaders in Gaza, Trump said that one could go into effect “within the next week.” “It’s a terrible situation,” he said, adding, “We think within the next week we’re going to get a ceasefire.” The president also told reporters, “I just spoke with some of the people involved,” but didn’t specify who he spoke with.

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WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said he’s immediately suspending trade talks with Canada over its plans to continue

President Trump delivered an unexpected blow to trade relations with Canada on Friday, declaring that he would be halting all negotiations in response to Canada’s decision to implement a tax targeting American tech giants.
“We have just been informed that Canada … has just announced that they are putting a Digital Services Tax on our American Technology Companies, which is a direct and blatant attack on our Country,” Trump posted on Truth Social.
He accused Canada of mimicking policies from across the Atlantic: “They are obviously copying the European Union, which has done the same thing, and is currently under discussion with us, also. Based on this egregious Tax, we are hereby terminating ALL discussions on Trade with Canada, effective immediately.”