Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has decided to appoint MK Yisrael Eichler of United Torah Judaism as Minister of Housing and Construction, replacing MK Yitzchok Goldknopf, who resigned from the post several weeks ago.
Goldknopf stepped down amid frustration over the stalled progress on the proposed draft law—a key issue that has caused ongoing tensions between the chareidi parties and Likud.
According to the coalition agreements, the appointment is temporary: should Goldknopf choose to return to the cabinet, the Housing Ministry portfolio will revert to him.

In an unimaginable continuation of tragedy for the Goldstein family, five-year-old Yisrael Ben Tzion Goldstein z”l was tragically killed this evening in a horrific accident on Rechov Petach Tikvah in the Romema neighborhood of Yerushalayim.
The levayah was held at the Shamgar funeral home, with kevurah on Har HaMenuchos.
This latest heartbreak comes on the heels of a devastating series of losses for the Goldstein family. In Elul of last year, the mother, Shoshana Goldstein a”h, passed away at the age of 34 following the birth of her twin daughters, Rivkah a”h and Bracha a”h, both of whom also tragically died.

It is with greatness that Matzav.com reports the petirah of Rav Shimon Menachem Frankel zt”l, rov of Central Tel Aviv and a revered spiritual guide to many. He was 89 years old and had been in declining health in recent years.
Rav Frankel was born on 12 Sivan 5696 (1936) to his father, the gaon Rav Yitzchak Yedidya Frankel zt”l, Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv and head of the city’s batei din, and to his mother, Rebbetzin Chana Leah a”h, daughter of Rav Chaim Elazar Brand z”l.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump will meet at the White

On the eve of Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu’s scheduled visit to the United States to meet with President Donald Trump, all Likud government ministers along with the Knesset Speaker have issued a unified declaration demanding the immediate extension of Israeli sovereignty over Judea and Samaria before the current Knesset session concludes this summer.
The declaration states: “We, ministers and members of Knesset, call for the immediate application of Israeli sovereignty and law over Judea and Samaria. Now is the time to pass a government decision on applying sovereignty—by the end of the Knesset’s summer session.”

WASHINGTON (AP) — A declassified CIA memo released Wednesday challen

U.S. defense officials now believe that their recent strikes on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure have caused a substantial delay in the country’s atomic development, potentially pushing it back by up to two years, according to Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell.
“We have degraded their program by one to two years. At least, intel assessments inside the department assess that,” said Parnell in a press briefing. “We’re thinking probably closer to two years, like degraded their program by two years.”
Parnell emphasized that evaluations of the impact on three of Iran’s most critical nuclear facilities have not shifted, saying that the installations hit were “completely obliterated.”