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August 6, 2024 at 9:12 am
UAVs launched by Hezbollah terrorists exploded early Tuesday afternoon in various locations in northern Israel.
A man of about 30 was critically injured in the explosions, and three others suffered light to moderate injuries. Two other victims suffered shock.
First responders called to the scenes are treating the wounded, and evacuated them to the Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya.
According to one report, at least three UAVs infiltrated Israel. One of them was intercepted, while a second exploded near Mazra'a. Hezbollah took responsibility for the launches, saying, "We launched a stream of UAVs and attacked a Golani Brigade command center and an Egoz Unit base in the Shraga Camp near occupied Acre (Akko)."
Prior to the explosion, a multitude of sirens sounded, warning of hostile...
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August 6, 2024 at 9:05 am
Washington, D.C. - Aug. 6, 2024 - Vice President Harris has chosen Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) to be her running mate as she heads toward a November faceoff against Donald Trump, according to two sources familiar.
Walz, 60, emerged as a dark horse contender for the No. 2 slot as chatter over other high-profile names, in particular Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) and Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly (D), dominated the early portion of the veepstakes.
But the Minnesota governor saw his profile rise considerably over the last week, especially after a viral cable news interview in which he derided some Republicans as “weird” — a line of attack later adopted by national Democrats.
Walz was also seen by many as a safer choice for Harris thanks to his libe...
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August 6, 2024 at 8:59 am
President Isaac Herzog: “Today I visited the Kerem Shalom Crossing on the Gaza border, the main artery for supplies of humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza, and an area Hamas terrorists attacked on October 7th and have continued to attack.“We saw materials en route to build one of 3 new field hospitals, in addition to the 11 already established all across the Gaza Strip - while Hamas used the previous hospitals as a base for terror, and to hold captive our hostages.“The new medical facilities are part of a huge effort in conjunction with international NGOs and the Israeli authorities to bring this aid to the civilians in Gaza. It all depends now on the ability of international organizations to deliver the aid in Gaza itself, and of course to prevent looting by Hamas ter...
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August 5, 2024 at 9:55 pm
Baltimore, MD – Aug. 5, 2024 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Mr. and Mrs. Yitzchok Ottensoser on the birth of a daughter.
Mazel Tov to the grandparents Mr. & Mrs. Yaakov Ottensoser and great-grandparents Mr. & Mrs. Jonah Ottensoser
יה"ר שיזכו לגדל בתם לתורה, לחופה, ולמעשים טובים. אמן!
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August 5, 2024 at 9:32 pm
Baltimore, MD – Aug. 5, 2024 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Mr. and Mrs. Gedalya Rosenbaum on the birth of a son.
Mazel Tov to the grandparents Mr.and Mrs. Shlomo Rosenbaum
יה"ר שיזכו לגדל בנם לתורה, לחופה, ולמעשים טובים. אמן!
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August 5, 2024 at 9:31 pm
Baltimore, MD – Aug. 5, 2024 – Due to potential storms and recent power outages, the Pikesville Township Association is rescheduling the National Night Out originally scheduled for tomorrow night to ensure everyone can enjoy it safely. They will announce the new date soon.
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August 5, 2024 at 8:46 pm
Baltimore, MD - Aug. 5, 2024 - (WMAR2News) The Department of Public Works (DPW) has announced that trash and recycling collections will be paused on Tuesday, August 6, following the death of a DPW worker from heat exhaustion. Instead, mandatory heat training sessions will be conducted to educate employees on recognizing heat stroke and related illnesses. These sessions are part of DPW's ongoing heat education efforts. Normal duties will resume on Wednesday, August 7.Service Adjustments:Trash and Recycling Collections: Suspended on Tuesday, August 6. The make-up day is Shabbos, August 10.
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August 5, 2024 at 5:00 pm
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant stressed to US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin the importance of US leadership in forming a coalition of allies and partners to defend Israel from a potential Iranian attack.
The comments were made during a Sunday night conversation between Gallant and Austin.
During that discussion, Gallant briefed the Secretary on security developments in the region and IDF readiness to defend Israel against potential threats posed by Iran and its proxies. He discussed a series of scenarios and corresponding defensive and offensive capabilities.
Gallant also expressed his appreciation to Secretary Austin for the close military and strategic coordination between Israel and the United States, including the current and future deployment of US military cap...
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August 5, 2024 at 4:23 pm
Israel has managed to completely destroy only a small minority of Hamas's battalions in the Gaza Strip, claims a report by the American Enterprise Institute’s Critical Threats Project, the Institute for the Study of War and CNN .
According to the report, which is based on Israeli and Hamas military statements, footage from the ground, and interviews with experts and eyewitnesses, only three out of the 24 battalions were considered combat-ineffective.
The report added that 13 battalions have only been degraded, and are only able to conduct sporadic, and largely unsuccessful guerrilla-style attacks. At the same time, eight of them are still fully combat-effective with the capability to carry out missions against Israeli soldiers on the ground in Gaza.
According to the...
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August 5, 2024 at 4:20 pm
Delta Airlines announced the suspension of flights between New York and Tel Aviv for the rest of August.
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August 5, 2024 at 4:15 pm
The unwinding of some of Wall Street’s most popular trades intensified Monday, sending Japanese stocks to their worst day since the 1987 market crash and walloping U.S. technology shares.
U.S. stock indexes opened sharply lower, tracing declines in international markets, before recovering somewhat after a survey of purchasing managers showed the services sector expanded last month at a slightly higher rate than expected.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq led the way, falling nearly 4% in afternoon trading. Every industry segment in the S&P 500 declined, pushing the broad index more than 3% lower. All 30 stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined and the blue-chip index shed more than 1000 points.
The Russell 2000 index of small stocks, resurgent in recent weeks, lost mo...
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August 5, 2024 at 3:25 pm
The IDF located railroad tracks in the smuggling tunnels along the Philadelphi Corridor area, demonstrating the extent of the smuggling operation that has existed underneath the border between Egypt and Gaza, Doron Kadosh reported on Galai Tzahal (IDF Radio).
According to the report, the railroad tracks were used to drag a kind of wagon-carriage along their length. In this manner a large amount of weapons were smuggled into the Strip.
Sources in the IDF said that the work of destroying the tunnels along the axis has not yet been completed, and that there are tunnels in which research and scans are still being carried out.
It was also reported that there are areas on the Philadelphia axis where the drilling has not yet been completed - and therefore the IDF's assessment is that...
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August 5, 2024 at 3:16 pm
The United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) on Monday published the results of its investigation into reports that 19 UNRWA employees participated in the Hamas massacre of October 7, 2023.
The OIOS investigation found that it had obtained no evidence regarding one of the UNRWA employees, insufficient evidence regarding nine of the employees, enough evidence to say that nine UNRWA employees "may" have participated in the massacre.
The employment of the nine employees has been terminated "in the interest of the agency."
UNRWA, the United Nations agency dedicated to the descendants of the Arab refugees from Israel's War of Independence, has frequently been criticized for its connections to the Hamas terrorist organization and the extreme antisemitism of many of its...
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August 5, 2024 at 2:45 pm
Baltimore, MD – Aug. 5, 2024 - An extension to the current Code Red Extreme Heat alert is in effect through Tuesday, August 6, following the alarming number of residents without power due to recent severe weather conditions.
With temperatures expected to continue to soar, the Interim Health Commissioner, Deputy Chief Administrator Officer Simone Johnson has declared the extension to ensure the safety and well-being of all residents during this time. The prolonged heat, combined with power outages, has significantly hindered residents’ ability to stay cool and safe in their homes.
The Maryland Department of Health Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has reported three heat-related deaths in Baltimore City so far for the 2024 Code Re...
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August 5, 2024 at 2:25 pm
Baltimore, MD – Aug 5, 2024 – 2:19PM – The traffic light at the intersection of Park Heights & Slade is completely out.
Drivers approaching a non-functioning traffic control signal are required to stop at a clearly marked stop line, before entering any crosswalk, or before entering the intersection. Drivers must yield to any vehicle or pedestrian in the intersection and remain stopped until it is safe to continue through the intersection. If two vehicles approach an intersection without a traffic control device or with a non-functioning traffic control signal from different roadways at the same time, the driver on the left must yield the right-of-way to the vehicle on the immediate right. Flashing red and yellow lights on a traffic control signal do not mean the ligh...
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August 5, 2024 at 12:36 pm
Shabbat With Survivors of the Nova Festival
“Why isn’t this the top news story?” Meirav Berger asked me on Shabbat morning. Meirav is the mother of soldier and hostage, Agam Berger. We were attending a special Shabbat program on behalf of the hostages and watching survivors of the Nova festival dancing, with tears in their eyes, around a Sefer Torah.
“I will definitely write about it,” I told her, “and I’m sure it’s today’s headline in Shamayim!
Words are inadequate to describe this powerful experience, as more than 100 survivors of the Nova festival came to spend a Shabbat in Jerusalem. After getting to meet them over Shabbat, we said that they deserve to be referred to not just as survivors but as the Heroes of Nova; si...
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August 5, 2024 at 12:35 pm
The IDF Spokesperson's Unit announced that four IDF reservist soldiers from the 9215th Battalion of the 205th Brigade were severely injured earlier today (Monday) during combat in southern Gaza. The soldiers have been evacuated to a hospital to receive medical treatment and their families have been notified.
Seven soldiers were wounded in total in the incident. Security forces were searching buildings when a group of terrorists approached and threw an explosive at them. The bomb exploded close to the soldiers.
Earlier, an officer and a soldier were moderately wounded in a UAV barrage that was launched towards the Upper Galilee. They were evacuated for medical treatment at a hospital and their families were have been notified.
An investigation conducted by the IDF revealed that the ...
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August 5, 2024 at 12:35 pm
The Bibas family, father Yarden (left), Ariel (second from left), Shiri and baby Kfir (Courtesy)
Hundreds of people are marching in Tel Aviv to mark the 5th birthday of Ariel Bibas, who remains held by terrorists in Gaza along with his baby brother and parents.
Pnina Bibas, whose son Yarden Bibas was abducted along with his wife and the couple’s two young sons, wished a happy birthday to her “dear Luli” in an open letter published by The Daily Mail.
“Five years… Do you even know that this big day is approaching?” she asked.
Hamas has claimed that the children are no longer alive, but the Israel Defense Forces says it has not found any evidence to support this.
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August 5, 2024 at 11:59 am
A stormy and wet week is in store for the Baltimore-Washington, D.C., region as the remnants of what was Hurricane Debby — downgraded Monday morning to a tropical storm — bring the potential for heavy downpours and flooding, forecasters warn.
According to the National Weather Service, an approaching cold front will cross the region early Wednesday, bringing rains that will continue off and on through Saturday.
"Tropical Storm Debby is forecast to move inland over South Carolina on Thursday and track slowly northeastward across eastern North Carolina and Virginia later this week. As tropical moisture increases, expect an uptick in showers and thunderstorms each day along with the threat of heavy rainfall," the NWS said in its daily summary. "Flooding caused by ...
