The following letter was sent to the Chaim V’Chessed organization, and provided to YWN: Over the past few days, as war-related disruptions continue to affect travel, Chaim V’Chessed and other dedicated organizations have been working nonstop to help people get where they need to go. That includes Israelis who are stranded abroad and trying to get back home – and it also includes foreign citizens who found themselves in Israel when the skies closed and are now trying to return to their home countries. It’s a complex operation, filled with uncertainty and emotion. But there’s one important difference between these two groups – and it’s not just about geography. Yes, Israelis abroad are understandably desperate to get home.

HY’D: Danny Abraham, a 59-year-old resident of Kiryat Motzkin, was one of the three fatalities from the Iranian missile strike on the Bazan facilities in Haifa last night. According to the assessment of investigative authorities, the three were in an inner room, considered the most protected area in the facility, and the strike likely hit near the building where they were located. As a result of the impact, a fire broke out, part of the structure collapsed due to the flames, and they were trapped under the rubble.

What appears to have been a cyber attack (possibly from Iran), a live broadcast from Israel’s Channel 14 broadcast was temporarily interrupted.

POTUS: “I’ve spoken to everybody… I’m in constant touch, and as I’ve been saying, I think a deal will be signed… I think Iran is foolish not to sign one.”

A new survey released Monday night by Channel 14 indicates that the Israeli public is strongly backing the military campaign targeting Iran’s nuclear weapons program. The poll also reflects a surge in approval for how Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu has been steering the war effort.
When respondents were asked, “What grade does Prime Minister Netanyahu deserve for his management of the war in Iran so far?” 61% rated his performance as “Excellent,” 19% selected “Good,” 8% responded with “Not good,” and 12% said “Poor.”

by Rabbi Yair Hoffman There is a fascinating Kochvei Ohr, w

The Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum and a global symbol of art, beauty and endurance, has withstood war, terror, and pandemic — but on Monday, it was brought to a halt by its own staff, who say the institution is crumbling under the weight of mass tourism. It was an almost unthinkable sight: the home to works by Leonardo da Vinci and millennia of civilization’s greatest treasures — paralyzed in a strike by the very people tasked with welcoming the world to its galleries. Thousands of stranded and confused visitors, tickets in hand, were corralled into unmoving lines beneath I.M. Pei’s glass pyramid. “It’s the Mona Lisa moan out here,” said Kevin Ward, 62, from Milwaukee. “Thousands of people waiting, no communication, no explanation.

NEW YORK (AP) — A man has been arrested in conn