German police on Wednesday arrested five teenagers accused of involvement with a right-wing extremist group calling itself “Last Defense Wave” that allegedly aimed to destabilize the country’s democratic system by carrying out attacks on migrants and political opponents. The early-morning arrests in various parts of Germany were accompanied by searches at 13 properties, federal prosecutors said in a statement. Four of those arrested — identified only as Benjamin H., Ben-Maxim H., Lenny M. and Jason R., in line with German privacy rules — are suspected of membership in a domestic terror organization. The fifth, Jerome M., is accused of supporting the group. Two of the arrested also are accused of attempted murder and aggravated arson. All are between the ages of 14 and 18.

During an address at The Jerusalem Post Annual Conference, Florida Senator Rick Scott made it clear that President Donald Trump intends to “do everything he can to expand peace and build relationships not just for America but for Israel.” Scott’s comments came amid questions surrounding the president’s recent diplomatic visit to Qatar.
Scott expressed deep skepticism about Qatar, calling its decision to shelter Hamas leaders “despicable.” Reflecting on his prior work with the House Armed Services Committee, he revealed that he pushed for a full reassessment of the U.S. military’s presence in Qatar, questioning the strategic value of the base stationed there.

Israel’s High Court ruled Wednesday that the government acted illegally in firing outgoing Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar. The decision follows the government’s reversal of the dismissal after Bar announced he would step down on June 15.

Activists from the Tzav 9 and The Reservists movements held a protest at the Kerem Shalom crossing on Wednesday morning, blocking access to humanitarian aid trucks on their way to Gaza. The protest took place a day after 93 trucks of aid entered the Strip on Tuesday, following Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s decision earlier this week to resume aid to the Strip.

JERUSALEM – Released Israeli hostage Yarden Bibas revealed in a gripping television interview that he met former Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar while in cap

The world’s sources of critical minerals are increasingly concentrated in just a few countries, most notably China, leaving the global economy vulnerable to supply cutoffs that could disrupt industry and hit consumers with higher prices, a report said Wednesday. The Paris-based International Energy Agency’s report looked at the availability of minerals and metals that may be small in quantity — but large in impact when it comes to shifting the economy away from fossil fuels toward electricity and renewable energy. It found that for copper, lithium, cobalt, graphite and rare earth elements, the average market share of the three top producing countries rose to 86% in 2024 from 82% in 2020.

The assault on the Torah world shows no signs of slowing. In a move drawing fierce backlash, Israel’s Attorney General has decided to penalize the children of yungeleit who are considered draft-dodgers by revoking their previously granted priority status in admissions to government-supervised daycare centers, where space is already extremely limited.
According to a report by Liel Kaiser on Kan News, this new directive would effectively relegate these children to the bottom of the list for admission, placing them at a severe disadvantage due to the state’s classification of their fathers as “lawbreakers.”