Survivors who were once held by Hamas, along with the relatives of those still being held in Gaza, testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday. They pleaded with U.S. lawmakers to take decisive and immediate steps to free the remaining 59 hostages still in captivity.
The powerful session took place in Washington, D.C., and was led by Sens. Dave McCormick, a Republican from Pennsylvania, and Jacky Rosen, a Democrat from Nevada. Several other senators, including Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), and Tim Kaine (D-Va.), also took part in the hearing, which featured heart-wrenching testimony from those directly affected.

Wall Street took a dramatic downturn just one day after what former President Trump dubbed “Liberation Day,” as financial markets responded sharply to his sweeping new tariff strategy.
Stocks plummeted on Thursday, following Trump’s announcement of a large-scale tariff rollout designed to match what he described as unfair trade practices by other nations—a move that investors fear could spark a full-blown global trade war.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped a staggering 1,679 points, equivalent to a 4% slide, marking its worst single-day performance since the onset of the COVID-19 crisis in 2020.

WASHINGTON D.C (VINnews)-On Thursday, the stock market experien

A group of Columbia University students locked themselves to a campus gate in protest over the arrest and possible deportation of Mahmoud Khalil, a leading figure in the Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD) movement, according to a report from Fox News Digital.
The demonstration took place Wednesday outside the university’s St. Paul’s Chapel. Those protesting demanded that Columbia disclose the identity of the individual who allegedly tipped off immigration authorities about Khalil.
The Columbia Palestine Solidarity Committee posted on X: “We will not leave until our demand is met.”

The Supreme Court on Thursday released its official explanation for a ruling it handed down roughly six months ago concerning the legality of holding gender-separate prayer gatherings in public areas of Tel Aviv. The decision came in response to a petition filed by the Rosh Yehudi organization.
In that earlier decision, the court instructed the Tel Aviv Municipality to permit gender-segregated tefillos in Meir Park, after city officials denied a similar request for Dizengoff Square.

The IDF and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) carried out an airstrike targeting Hamas operatives at a command and coordination facility in Jabalyia, which also functioned as a primary gathering hub for members of the terror group in that region.
After conducting a detailed intelligence assessment, the IDF confirmed that Shadi Diab Abd Al-Hamid Falouji, a Hamas terrorist from the East Jabalyia Battalion who had crossed into Israel and took part in the October 7 massacre, was killed in the strike.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon’s acting inspe

The IDF on Thursday released the results of its in-depth probe into how security forces responded during the massacre at the Supernova Music Festival, held near Re’im, on October 7, 2023.
The horrific attack, in which 378 people—including civilians, security personnel, and festival staff—were slaughtered and 44 others were kidnapped (11 of whom were later murdered in captivity), revealed widespread shortcomings within the military, particularly within the Gaza Division and its Northern Brigade.