POTUS: “We’re dealing with the whole situation in Gaza. We’re getting food to the people of Gaza. It’s been a very nasty situation… October 7 was a very nasty day — People aren’t going to forget that either.”

POTUS: “This isn’t my war, this is Biden’s war Zelenskyy’s war and Putin’s war… I’m here to end it and save lives and money… I went to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and UAE, and we brought back $5.1 trillion. So I made that money in about two hours.

During a fiery session in the Knesset on Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu participated in a charged debate called by opposition lawmakers. The session was titled: “The government’s complete failure in achieving the war’s goals: returning all the hostages and dismantling Hamas, and the severe harm to the equal burden (military conscription).”

Speaking to reporters from the Oval Office on Wednesday, President Donald Trump said he urged Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu to avoid actions that might undermine the ongoing discussions with Iran.
When asked whether he issued a warning to Netanyahu, Trump replied candidly, “I’ll be honest – yes, I did,” before clarifying, “It’s not a warning, I said I don’t think it’s appropriate right now. We’re having very good discussions with them. I said I don’t think it’s appropriate right now because if we could settle it with a very strong document, with inspections, and no trust. I don’t trust anybody.”

Harvard University will relinquish 175-year-old photographs believed to be the earliest taken of enslaved people to a South Carolina museum devoted to African American history as part of a settlement with one of the subjects’ descendants. The photos of the subjects identified by Tamara Lanier as her great-great-great-grandfather Renty, whom she calls “Papa Renty,” and his daughter Delia will be transferred from the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology to the International African American Museum in South Carolina, the state where they were enslaved in 1850 when the photos were taken, a lawyer for Lanier said Wednesday.

The head of the United Nations’ atomic watchdog said Wednesday that “the jury is still out” on negotiations between Iran and the U.S. over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program, but described the continuing negotiations a good sign. Rafael Mariano Grossi, director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, described himself as being in near-daily conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, as well as talking to Steve Witkoff, the U.S. Middle East envoy. Grossi acknowledged one of his deputies was in Tehran on Wednesday. Iranian officials identified the official as Massimo Aparo, the head of the IAEA’s safeguards arm.

The Trump administration is poised to unveil a new ceasefire proposal for Gaza and a possible long-term resolution to the conflict, U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff revealed at a White House press conference Wednesday. But the announcement came alongside news of a parallel—and potentially explosive—development in U.S.-Iran diplomacy. “We are on the precipice of sending out a new term sheet,” said Witkoff, referencing ongoing talks involving Israel, Hamas intermediaries, and regional powers. The proposal is expected to lay the groundwork for both a temporary cessation of hostilities and a broader framework for peace.

As anticipation builds for this year’s Adirei HaTorah Ma’amad, taking place Sunday, June 8th, 2025 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Klal Yisrael prepares to witness a powerful display of kavod haTorah and achdus. At the heart of the Ma’amad will be a monumental Siyum HaShas—not only completed multiple times by the dedicated yungeleit in Yeshiva, but now, for the first time, opened to the broader public. This year’s communal siyum is being held l’iluy nishmas two cherished talmidim of the Yeshiva who were nifter in the past few months.