Against the backdrop of the war between Israel and Iran and escalating tensions across the Middle East, the Jewish community in Moldova has reported a series of troubling events over the weekend in the capital, Chisinau. Over Shabbos, members of the community discovered that dozens of kivrei Yisroel in the Chisinau Jewish cemetery had been vandalized in what appears to be a deliberate and malicious act. This incident is part of a broader uptick in antisemitic incidents across the country in recent days. Among the deeply troubling occurrences: verbal harassment and threats directed at Yidden in public, antisemitic graffiti defacing the outer wall of a shul, and the inclusion of distorted and revisionist Holocaust content in a newly published state-sanctioned history textbook.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was evacuated to an underground bunker in northeastern Tehran just hours after Israeli airstrikes began Friday, according to a report by Iran International citing two sources inside the country. Khamenei, along with his family, reportedly took shelter in the heavily fortified Lavizan complex — the same location he retreated to during previous escalations in April and October 2024, when Iran launched missile attacks on Israel. The revelation comes amid explosive claims that Israeli forces had an opportunity to assassinate the Supreme Leader during the opening phase of the current operation but refrained — reportedly due to pressure from the United States. Axios, citing U.S.

A kosher grocery store in Brookline, Massachusetts, was the target of an antisemitic attack early Sunday morning, after a brick scrawled with the words “Free Palestine” was thrown through its front window. The incident occurred shortly after midnight at The Butcherie, a long-established Jewish-owned business located at 428 Harvard Street. According to Brookline police, at least two masked individuals approached the store from nearby Coolidge Street before launching the brick into the storefront and fleeing the scene. Surveillance footage captured the suspects in motion—one clearly holding a brick—both as they approached the building and as they fled. Investigators say no other businesses in the area were targeted, and the motive appears to be focused specifically on The Butcherie.

Israel’s unprecedented military operation against Iran was set in motion after intelligence uncovered alarming progress in Tehran’s nuclear weapons development, according to a bombshell report aired by Army Radio on Sunday. In the days leading up to Friday’s strikes, Israeli intelligence services reportedly presented top political leaders with what officials described as “golden information” — evidence that Iranian scientists had conducted successful tests on critical components of a nuclear explosive device. The findings indicated that Iran was mere weeks away from assembling a nuclear bomb, if it chose to proceed. But the intelligence also came with a chilling caveat: Israel couldn’t be sure this was the full picture.

Israeli Prime Minister Binyomin Netanyahu said in an interview with Fox News on Sunday that Israel’s recent air assault on Iran, carried out under Operation Rising Lion, was launched to prevent what he described as a looming nuclear catastrophe.
According to Netanyahu, Israel’s decision to act was based on intelligence indicating that Iran was only a few months away from building its first nuclear weapon.
“We had to act,” Netanyahu declared. “It was the 12th hour, and we did act. To save ourselves but also … to protect the world from this incendiary regime.”

In an unexpected development, the mashgiach, Rav Don Segal, has departed for the United States to join a critical fundraising mission on behalf of Keren Olam HaTorah.
The mashgiach will be joining forces with Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch and Rav Dovid Cohen, to raise vital support for the Torah world during this time of unprecedented need.
The Mashgiach’s arrival is all the more remarkable given his recent stay in Switzerland, where he has been recuperating. His decision to embark on this journey underscores the urgency of the cause and his unwavering dedication to the needs of the Olam HaTorah.

Iranian media has published videos showing a kamikaze drone manufacturing building used by the Mossad in Tehran.

BREAKING: Reports state that IDF jets have begun bombing Iran’s nuclear plant in Fordow, which is buried deep beneath a mountain and considered extremely difficult to destroy.

According to Iran International, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was moved to a secure underground facility in northeastern Tehran just hours after Israel launched airstrikes on Friday.
The report, which cites two well-placed sources within Iran, states that Khamenei is currently accompanied by his entire family in a shelter located in the Lavizan district.
The same bunker had reportedly been used by Khamenei during earlier crises, including Iran’s missile attacks on Israel in April and October of 2024.

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Iran’s Police Chief, Sardar Radan, was reportedly assassinated in an Israeli operation.

The Israeli Air Force completed a major wave of strikes today, targeting weapons production sites across Iran, including factories for missile engines, fuel, guidance systems, and air defenses.

Iranians are continuing to flee the capital of Tehran tonight, as Israel intensifies its strike campaign against government, military, and infrastructure targets throughout the city, with footage showing major traffic jams on the Babayi Expressway to the northeast of Tehran.

Iranians swarm gas stations, hoping to secure a few gallons to be able to escape to…. nowhere.

VIDEO: The IDF says they’re intercepted over 100 UAVs launched by Iran.

Manhunt for suspect in shootings of Minnesota lawmakers continues for second day The suspect, Vance Luther Boelter, is alleged to have killed Minnesota Democratic state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark. Boelter is still at-large Sunday morning, more than 24 hours after the attacks. The suspect also allegedly shot Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman, also a Democrat, and his wife, Yvette. “We believe he’s somewhere in the vicinity, and they are going to find him,” Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota said of the gunman.

WATCH: Yechiel Leiter, the Israeli ambassador to the U.S., said Israel is targeting Iran’s nuclear program. “We’re not going to allow these ballistic missiles to continue to hit Israel. And we’re going to do what we have to do to defend our country.”

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