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A harrowing incident unfolded Motzoei Shabbos in Northwest Baltimore when a rabbi defended himself with a firearm, successfully fending off two attackers who assaulted him and attempted to steal his vehicle.
According to the Baltimore Police Department, the attack occurred around 9 p.m. on the 7100 block of Park Heights Avenue. The 62-year-old victim had just stepped outside to take out the trash when he was ambushed.
Authorities reported that the two suspects struck the man and forced him to the ground before trying to make off with his car. When they were unable to get the vehicle started, the attackers turned their aggression back on the victim—only to retreat when he pulled out a gun and aimed it at them. The suspects quickly fled the scene.

An unsettling incident occurred yesterday at the entrance to the Kosel in Yerushalayim, where a security guard was filmed physically assaulting an elderly chareidi man. The disturbing footage shows the guard engaging in a confrontation with several mispallelim before spraying pepper spray directly at them.
Following the incident, police officers arrived at the scene and immediately arrested the security guard. In a statement, Israel Police said: “A security guard assaulted an elderly man at the entrance to the Kosel. Upon receiving the report, officers responded to the scene and took the suspect into custody. The circumstances are currently under investigation.”

MOVING: Dozens of European rabbanim sing Ani Maamin at the entrance to Auschwitz, where more than 1 million kedoshim were murdered during the Holocaust.

Twice a year, New Yorkers and visitors are treated to a phenomenon known as Manhattanhenge, when the setting sun aligns with the Manhattan street grid and sinks below the horizon framed in a canyon of skyscrapers. The event is a favorite of photographers and often brings people out onto sidewalks on spring and summer evenings to watch this unique sunset. The first Manhattanhenge of the year takes place Wednesday at 8:13 p.m., with a slight variation happening again Thursday at 8:12 p.m. It will occur again on July 11 and 12. Some background on the phenomenon: Where does the name Manhattanhenge come from? Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson coined the term in a 1997 article in the magazine Natural History.

The IDF hit Yemen’s Sanaa International Airport on Wednesday, retaliating against multiple Houthi ballistic missile attacks on Israel in the past week. Defense Minister Israel Katz stated that the Israeli Air Force destroyed the Houthis’ last remaining airplane at the airport, following several prior Israeli strikes on the same target in recent months.

The Women of the Wall group created a provocation on Wednesday morning, Rosh Chodesh Sivan, by trying to violate the law by bringing a Sefer Torah into the Kosel plaza. Members of the group argued with the usher, who upheld the law and refused to allow them entry.

The IDF says a medical facility it set up in southern Syria, next to the Druze village of Hader, has so far treated over 500 Syrians. The “forward mobile triage” was established several weeks ago, amid the IDF’s ongoing operations in southern Syria, and is intended to treat Syrian Druze in the area, the military says.

The IDF says dozens of targets were struck by the Israeli Air Force across the Gaza Strip in the past 48 hours. Among the targets was a rocket launcher used to fire projectiles at the Kissufim area and at troops operating in Gaza on Monday, the military says.

Ryanair has removed all flights to Israel from its website until early August.

A light aircraft with engine failure made an emergency landing near a beach in St. Petersburg, Russia, safely splashing down with no injuries reported.

A major fire in Haifa has eight firefighting aircraft and ground crews battling flames in Ramot Sapir, with firefighters also deployed in Romema and Givat Zemer to protect homes.

A suspicious package at the Israeli embassy in Paris led police to secure the surrounding area.

The Wall Street Journal reported overnight that the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Karim Khan, had been preparing to request international arrest warrants for two Israeli ministers, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, shortly before he was placed on involuntary leave due to allegations of serious misconduct.
According to the report, Khan had planned to pursue the warrants over the ministers’ alleged roles in the expansion of Israeli settlements in Yehuda and Shomron.

A federal judge in New York has temporarily prevented President Donald Trump from retaliating against the state over its Manhattan congestion toll. Judge Lewis Liman on Tuesday issued a temporary restraining order blocking the federal government from withholding federal funds or taking other punitive actions against the state at least until June 9 while he weighs a lawsuit the state has filed against the federal government to keep the toll in place. The toll on drivers entering the busiest part of Manhattan was approved under former President Joe Biden, but has been strongly opposed by Trump, a native New Yorker whose namesake Trump Tower and other properties are within the congestion zone.

More than 800 legal experts in the United Kingdom, including judges, barristers, and academics, have issued a public demand for the British government to enact punitive measures against Israel in response to the ongoing war in Gaza. The group asserts that either genocide is actively occurring or there is a “serious risk” it may take place.
Among the signatories are two former justices from the UK Supreme Court and three ex-presidents of the Court of Appeal. They referenced inflammatory comments made by top Israeli officials who spoke openly about razing Gaza and removing its civilian population.

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