It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the passing of Rav Tzvi Hirsch Weiskopf zt”l, a respected talmid chacham from the Givat Shaul neighborhood of Yerushalayim who was niftar at the age of 48 after an extended illness.
Rav Tzvi was born in Haifa in 1977 to Rav Eliezer and Mrs. Tova Weiskopf. He grew up in the chareidi kehillah of Haifa, where he was educated and nurtured in Torah and yiras Shamayim. As a young man, he learned in Yeshiva LeTze’irim Or Yisrael in Petach Tikvah, where he quickly stood out for his diligence and refined middos.

The chareidi parties in the Knesset are once again threatening to halt their support for coalition-sponsored legislation unless progress is made on a bill that would officially exempt yeshiva students from military service.
According to a report by Channel 12, the boycott would apply specifically to private member bills brought forward by coalition MKs. Though the outlet did not cite specific sources, the move is said to mirror tactics used earlier this year to pressure the government into acting on the long-sought exemptions.

The community of Kiryas Yoel is mourning the sudden petirah of Yona Meisels z”l, a 12-year-old boy from the Bloomingrove community, who passed away over Shabbos.
Yona did not have any known medical conditions. On Shabbos, he began feeling unwell and was rushed to the hospital, where, tragically, his condition deteriorated rapidly, and he was niftar shortly thereafter.
Yona was the beloved son of Rav Chaim Yechezkel Meisels, a member of the Satmar kehillah in Bloomingrove.
A talmid at the local Satmar Talmud Torah, Yona was known for his sweet nature and lovable personality.
The levayah was held this morning in Kiryas Yoel.
Yehi zichro baruch.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio held his first meeting with families of the hostages still held in Gaza since taking office in January, according to a statement released by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum. The meeting took place in Washington, D.C., on Erev Shabbos.
“The real victory in Gaza will be achieved only when all the hostages return home,” Rubio told the families during the discussion, as reported by the forum.
Rubio also reportedly emphasized that the United States is playing a pivotal role in shaping events in the Middle East, pointing to recent Israeli military gains against Hezbollah in Lebanon as well as setbacks faced by the Iranian regime.

WASHINGTON – President Trump tore into New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani on Sunday, calling him a “pure communist” and threatening to block federal funding to the city should Mamdani win the general election in November. “He’s a communist. I think it’s very bad for New York,” Trump said during an interview on Fox […]

Israeli security services have dismantled a large and dangerous Hamas network that had been active in the Chevron region, with concrete plans to launch attacks on Israelis in the near term.
The extensive operation, coordinated between the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet), the IDF, and the Judea and Samaria branch of the Israel Police, led to the arrest of more than 60 individuals affiliated with Hamas. A large portion of those detained were previously incarcerated and had since returned to terror-related activity, including gathering intelligence, training with firearms, assembling explosive devices, and crafting bombs for future use.