Two weeks before Israel launched its dramatic offensive against Iran, Ayala Ben Gvir, wife of National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, suspected something big was coming. On Thursday night, Ben Gvir revealed the exchange in an interview with Ayala Hasson on Kan 11.
Hasson pressed the minister on how so many people were apparently in on the secret of the operation. Ben Gvir shared: “I would go to meetings with Netanyahu that lasted seven to eight hours each, three times a week. Week after week like that.”
“At a certain point, my wife came to me and said, ‘Tell me, you’re always going to Bibi. Is something going on? Is he going to attack Iran?’ That was two weeks before it happened.”

A festive Rosh Chodesh tefillah will be held on Friday, June 26, at the Kosel, during which pirkei Tehillim of gratitude and praise will be recited to thank Hakadosh Baruch Hu for the nissim Am Yisrael experienced during the war with Iran. The Western Wall Foundation stated, “In light of the open nissim that occurred during the עם כלביא war, and out of a deep sense of gratitude and praise to Hashem Yisbarach for His abundant chassadim and great wonders, the Chief Rabbinate of Israel and the Western Wall Heritage Foundation will hold a festive Rosh Chodesh tefillah tomorrow for Rosh Chodesh, combined with the recitation of chapters of hodaah and hallel.” The tefillah is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m.

GE Appliances announced a nearly half-billion-dollar project Thursday that it says will create 800 new jobs and shift production of clothes washers from China to its massive manufacturing complex in Kentucky. The $490 million investment positions the Kentucky home appliances company to rank as the biggest U.S. manufacturer of washing machines, it said. “We are bringing laundry production to our global headquarters in Louisville because manufacturing in the U.S. is fundamental to our ‘zero-distance’ business strategy to make appliances as close as possible to our customers and consumers,” CEO Kevin Nolan said.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi acknowledged that Iran’s nuclear infrastructure suffered extensive harm during its recent conflict with Israel, which lasted 12 days. As the situation stabilizes, the Iranian government is beginning to evaluate the extent of the losses.
“A detailed assessment of the damage is being carried out by experts from the Atomic Energy Organization [of Iran],” he said during an appearance on state-run television.
Araghchi stated that Tehran is now placing a strong diplomatic focus on the issue of reparations. “Now, the discussion of demanding damages and the necessity of providing them has been placed as one of the important issues on the country’s diplomatic agenda,” he added.

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POTUS: “Guys like Schumer, our great Palestinian Senator…” “He changed. He used to like Jewish people. Now, he’s totally against Jewish people. It’s the most incredible transformation I think I’ve ever seen.”

Iranian authorities are pivoting from a ceasefire with Israel to intensify an internal security crackdown across the country with mass arrests, executions and military deployments, officials and activists said.

Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman delivered a blistering takedown of Democratic primary winner Zohran Mamdani, warning that New York City is on the brink of economic and social disaster—and calling for an eleventh-hour write-in campaign to block what he described as the city’s “hard-left collapse.” In an unfiltered, nearly 1,800-word post on X, Ackman skewered Mamdani, a self-described socialist and leading voice of the Democratic Party’s ascendant progressive flank, as dangerously unqualified and ideologically extreme. He also sketched out what amounted to a blueprint for an emergency political intervention: a well-funded, media-savvy, charismatic centrist entering the race with just 132 days to go before the general election.

Boro Park Scoop regrets to inform you of the Petira of Reb Yochonen Wosner Z”L, a beloved longtime Boro Park resident and the devoted gabbai of the Rachmistrivka Beis Medrash. He was 64 years old and was niftar following a lengthy illness that worsened earlier this week. The Levaya will take place at 7:15 PM at the Rachmistrivka Shul on 45th Street, followed by Kevurah at the Har Shulem Beis HaChaim in Airmont, in the Rachmistrivka Chelkah.

The Pentagon on Thursday unveiled footage of the 30,000-pound “bunker buster” bombs used in the recent strike on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure—offering the clearest view yet of how the U.S. military demolished fortified underground targets with surgical precision and overwhelming force. The video, aired during a press briefing at the Pentagon, shows a Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP)—also known as the GBU-57—slicing through layers of reinforced material before erupting into a blinding inferno deep below the earth’s surface. The test detonation captured a momentary shockwave of light and dust that one pilot described as “the brightest explosion I’ve ever seen. It literally looked like daylight.” The footage underscores the devastating power of the U.S.

During an interview with Channel 12, Defense Minister Yisroel Katz revealed that Israel initiated its military campaign against Iran without clarity on whether President Donald Trump would join the offensive efforts.
Despite the uncertainty, Katz emphasized that Israel was certain the United States would come through when it came to defending the Jewish state. “In defense, we knew they [the US] were with us — and they did an amazing job,” Katz said.

She introduced herself as “Anna Elena,” supposedly a Canadian citizen engaged in road safety advocacy in the United Kingdom. She reached out asking for assistance with her “life-saving work in Israel.” But, as revealed by Israel’s Shin Bet security service, she was actually working for Iranian intelligence. Her initial instructions seemed harmless—putting up posters—but they gradually turned into more dangerous assignments, including digging up a planted phone, paying others to carry out tasks, and even proposing acts of violence and sabotage.

While completing a master’s degree in data analysis, Palwasha Zahid moved from Dallas to a town near Silicon Valley. The location made it easy to visit the campuses of tech stalwarts such as Google, Apple, and Nvidia. Zahid, 25, completed her studies in December, but so far she hasn’t found a job in the industry that surrounds her. “It stings a little bit,” she said. “I never imagined it would be this difficult just to get a foot in the door.” Young people graduating from college this spring and summer are facing one of the toughest job markets in more than a decade. The unemployment rate for degree holders ages 22 to 27 has reached its highest level in a dozen years, excluding the coronavirus pandemic.

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