Report: Multiple Infiltrators From Lebanon Cross Into Israel
A report was received about the infiltration of several suspects into Israeli territory from Lebanese territory. IDF forces are deployed in the area.
UPDATED – Israel At War: At Least 800 Killed, Hamas Claims Over 100 In Captivity
Live Updates: Qatar is brokering negotiations between Hamas and Israel regarding a prisoner swap between, Reuters reported, quoting sources. Monday: 3:06 p.m. A massive rocket barrage was lunched at numerous communities in southern Israel. Monday, 2:48 p.m.: A diplomatic source has denied the Reuters report claiming that talks regarding a possible prisoner swap between Israel and Hamas “are moving […]
OU Statement on the Situation in Israel
The horrors experienced in Israel these past days are indescribable. Our hearts are broken by the grief of the hundreds of families who have suffered the losses of loved ones, by the pain of the thousands wounded, and by the trauma of entire communities whose sense of security has been upended. We share in the […]
Rabbi Chaim Gottesman from Yerushalayim: The Simchas Torah War
Jerusalem, Israel – Oct. 8, 2023 – I began writing this on Sunday, which is Simchas Torah in Chutz L ‘aretz. However, since we officially made Aliyah, and spend most of the year in Israel, we keep one day Yom Tov. I can imagine the frustration and worry of our family and friends in America, […]
White House Takes Heat Over BBQ While Israel-Hamas War Wages On
President Biden was criticized on social media for hosting a barbeque while Hamas terrorists continue attacking Israel through the weekend. The war, which began early Saturday morning on the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah, has killed at least 1,100 people so far. More than 700 people were found dead in Israel, with at least 400 other decedents […]
Israel Is Only the First Target, Warns Hamas Commander in Resurfaced Video
Footage of Senior Hamas Official Mahmoud Al-Zahar calling for world domination has resurfaced online. “We believe in what our Prophet Muhammad said: “Allah drew the ends of the world near one another for my sake, and I have seen its eastern and western ends. The dominion of my nation would reach those ends that have been drawn […]
Rabbi And EMT Seriously Injured In Sderot Shootout Near Embattled Police Station
United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Rabbi Chaim Sassi, was seriously injured on Saturday morning by a Hamas terrorist who had infiltrated Sderot shortly after the fighting in the city began. Rabbi Sassi, who serves as the regional Rabbi for the organization in and around Sderot, was attempting to rescue a badly wounded police officer when he […]
Israel Requests Precision-Guided Bombs And Interceptors From US, Israeli And US Officials Say
Israel is requesting precision-guided bombs and additional interceptors for the Iron Dome from the US, according to an Israeli military official and a US defense official. The request comes as Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has promised the US will move security assistance to Israel as soon as today. The Israeli official said the request to the Americans includes Joint Direct Attack […]
American Airlines Pilot Union Calls For Stopping Flights To Israel, Citing Declaration Of War
The pilots’ union for American Airlines has directed its members to refuse to fly to Israel, citing the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinians in Gaza. Union President Ed Sicher said in an email to members that the company’s pilots should not fly to Israel until they “can be reasonably assured of the region’s […]
Rabbi Moshe Taragin: Responses to the Tragedy – Avinu Malkeinu
No words. No breath. Our hearts are dizzied with shock and trauma and burning tears stream down our cheeks. Our people and our land suffered their worst day in the 75-year history of our state. More Jews were killed on this one day than on any single day since the Holocaust. The pain and suffering […]