After Edan Alexander’s return from captivity in Gaza, Dr. Hagar Mizrachi, who oversees the medical division at the Health Ministry, voiced serious alarm regarding the physical and psychological state of those still being held hostage.
Speaking at Tel Aviv’s Sorousky Medical Center—where Alexander is currently receiving care—Dr. Mizrachi addressed the media to express her concerns.
“It is obvious to us that the terrorist organizations are denying the hostages medical treatment, holding them in subhuman conditions, and subjecting them to physical and mental abuse,” she said.
{Matzav.com Israel}

Reservists injured in the ongoing conflict over the past 18 months gathered Monday night for a heartfelt meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu, part of a special initiative led by the War Wounded Forum.
Speaking to the group, the Prime Minister made a forceful declaration: “We will conquer Gaza, and our security control will remain there forever. Within days, things are going to happen in Gaza. Things will happen that you haven’t seen before.”
He emphasized that the current campaign has a clearly defined goal. “We didn’t do everything we’ve done in Gaza so far just to return to the starting point. Things have changed; a decision has been made to go all the way. We are very close.”

Following medical treatment in Los Angeles and a rest period in Davos, Switzerland, the Vizhnitzer Rebbe of Bnei Brak, Rav Yisroel Hager, is set to return to Eretz Yisroel tomorrow. His arrival will coincide with Lag Ba’omer, where he is expected to preside over the traditional hadlakah ceremony in the Vizhnitzer enclave in Bnei Brak.
Excitement is running high among tens of thousands of Vizhnitzer chassidim in both Israel and abroad upon hearing the uplifting news that the Rebbe will be returning to his residence in Kiryat Vizhnitz, Bnei Brak.
According to plans, the Rebbe—who is currently resting in the Swiss town of Davos—will board a private flight on Tuesday evening en route to Israel.

Nearly a quarter mile above the bustling streets of Manhattan, One World Trade Center has opened its highest floors for lease—marking a major chapter in Lower Manhattan’s ongoing evolution.
A decade after the building first welcomed tenants, the 89th and 90th floors are now hitting the market, offering a rare opportunity in New York City’s competitive office space scene.
Future occupants will tower above the entire World Trade Center complex, directly overlooking the solemn 9/11 Memorial pools, etched into the footprints of the fallen Twin Towers.

The unfolding crisis at Newark Liberty International Airport shows no signs of letting up, as The New York Post exclusively reveals that only one fully certified air traffic controller will be on duty during the airport’s peak hours tonight.
Between 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., the entire flow of planes arriving and departing Newark will be overseen by just a single certified controller, assisted only by a trainee. This falls far short of the usual staffing level of 15 controllers, which is considered standard for a shift of that magnitude.

Concern is growing for 15-year-old Mordechai Yosef Kramer, who has been missing since he was last seen on Shabbos in the Yerushalayim area.
Yechidat HaKelevanim L’Yisrael, Israel’s specialized canine search-and-rescue unit, issued an urgent public appeal for help in locating the bochur, warning that “there is concern for his life.”
“We would greatly appreciate assistance in distributing his photo to help expedite efforts to find him,” a spokesperson said.
The organization emphasized the urgency of the situation and called on anyone with information about Mordechai Yosef’s whereabouts to contact their emergency hotline immediately at 054-487-6709.
“Any tip, no matter how small, could prove crucial to the ongoing search,” the unit stressed.

In his weekly address, the renowned mashpia, HaRav Elimelech Biderman, shared a powerful and moving account of a yungerman who experienced an extraordinary salvation after undertaking to study the Zohar Hakadosh.

In a deeply moving and joyful event that has stirred the Erlauer Chassidic community, a 60-year-old ger tzedek, Rav Yehuda Rahav, celebrated the bris of his firstborn son last week, thanks, he says, to the heartfelt bracha he received from the Erlauer Rebbe a year and a half ago.
The story began on Erev Rosh Hashanah a year and a half ago, when Rabbi Rahav and his wife visited the Rebbe of Erlau to receive a bracha. The couple, childless after decades of marriage, tearfully asked for a blessing to be granted zera shel kayama.

Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey expressed profound relief and happiness following the return of Edan Alexander, a hostage from his home state who was held by Hamas for 583 (584) days.
Taking to X to share his reaction, Booker wrote that he was “overjoyed” by the news and emphasized the urgency of freeing all the other hostages, “living or dead.” He also called for renewed efforts toward a ceasefire in Gaza and a ramp-up of humanitarian support for those affected.