The IDF spokesperson announced on Thursday that the IDF reservist accused of beating terrorists at the Sde Teiman detention facility, where he was serving as a security guard, has been sentenced to prison. The military court honored a plea bargain between the military prosecution and the defendant and sentenced the defendant to seven months of imprisonment, a suspended prison sentence, and a demotion to the rank of private. “The defendant was convicted of the fact that on several occasions he struck the detainees with his fists and with his personal weapon while they were handcuffed and blindfolded,” the IDF stated.

Defense Minister Yisrael Katz announced on Thursday that he has instructed the IDF to prepare a plan that would allow the voluntary departure of Gazans who wish to leave the Strip. “I welcome the bold initiative of US President Trump, which could enable a large part of the population in Gaza to leave to various locations throughout the world,” Katz said in a statement. “I instructed the IDF to prepare a plan that would allow any resident of Gaza who wishes to do so to leave for any place in the world that is willing to accept them. The plan will include options for departure via land crossings, as well as special arrangements for departure by sea and air.” “Gaza residents should be granted the freedom to leave and emigrate, as is customary everywhere in the world,” he stressed.

A terrible tragedy occurred in the northern Gaza Strip overnight Wednesday when a crane collapsed due to powerful winds amid a winter storm. The operational crane collapsed in the new Gaza buffer zone, killing two soldiers who were inside a building at the outpost. The soldiers were later identified as Sgt. First Class Nachman Refael Ben Ami, 20, H’Yd, from Eilat, and Sgt. First Class (res.) Nadav Cohen, H’yd, 21, from Beit Chanan, a moshav in central Israel. Both soldiers served in the 51st Battalion in the Golani Brigade. Another soldier was seriously injured and seven were lightly to moderately injured.

A day after President Donald Trump called to “permanently” relocate all Palestinians outside of the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu endorses a scaled-back version of the proposal, calling it “remarkable.” “This is the first good idea that I’ve heard,” Netanyahu says in an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity. “It’s a remarkable idea. And I think it should be examined, pursued, and done because I think it will create a different future for everyone.” (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

Attorney General Pam Bondi wasted no time in launching sweeping reforms at the Department of Justice (DOJ), issuing a series of bold directives aimed at restoring law and order, eliminating political bias, and cracking down on violent crime and illegal immigration. Bondi, confirmed by the Senate on Tuesday and sworn in on Wednesday, is expected to usher in a dramatic shift in the DOJ’s priorities, focusing on death penalty enforcement, cartel dismantlement, and reversing progressive-era policies that she argues have weakened America’s justice system. Among Bondi’s first actions was the creation of the “Weaponization Working Group,” tasked with investigating politically motivated prosecutions and government overreach.

Democratic Rep. Al Green, the Houston, Texas, congressman who made three attempts to impeach President Donald Trump during his first term, initiated his first impeachment effort in 2025. Green rose to address the House on Wednesday and said “ethnic cleansing in Gaza is not a joke, especially when it emanates from the President of the United States.” “And [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu] should be ashamed, knowing the history of his people, to stand there and allow such things to be said.” “I also rise to say that the impeachment movement is going to be a grass up movement, not a top down… I did it before, I laid the foundation for impeachment, and it was done. Nobody knows more about it than I,” Green went on. “And I know that it time for us to lay the foundation again.

It’s no secret that shalom bayis isn’t always smooth sailing, but the latest numbers show a concerning trend—divorce cases in major frum cities in Eretz Yisroel are climbing at a rapid rate. Comparing 2024 to 2023, some kehillos have seen a jump of over 40% in couples calling it quits. 1. Beit Shemesh – 223 gittin in 2024, up from 154 in 2023 (45% increase). 2. Beitar Illit – 78 gittin in 2024, up from 54 in 2023 (44% increase). 3. Modi’in Illit – 77 gittin in 2024, up from 53 in 2023 (45% increase). 4. Elad – 109 gittin in 2024, up from 97 in 2023 (12% increase). 5. Bnei Brak – 168 gittin in 2024, up from 136 in 2023 (24% increase). 6. Tzfas – 24 gittin in 2024, up from 13 in 2023 (85% increase). 7. Teveria – 87 gittin in 2024, up from 82 in 2023 (6% increase).

New data from the IDF reveals that one in four Palestinian terrorists released under the November 2023 Israel-Hamas ceasefire has since been re-arrested or killed. According to IDF Central Command statistics shared with Channel 13 News, 33 released terrorists have been detained again by Israeli security forces, while four were eliminated while carrying out new attacks. The alarming figures reinforce growing concerns that the mass prisoner releases—a key component of the 2023 ceasefire agreement—have strengthened terrorist organizations and fueled further violence. Beyond the 25% who have already been re-arrested or neutralized, the Shin Bet reported earlier this week that at least 82% of the freed terrorists have returned to terrorist activity.

As President Donald Trump pushes for a mass relocation of Gaza residents, Israel’s Otzma Yehudit Party announced Tuesday that it has introduced a bill offering financial incentives for those willing to leave the war-torn enclave. Under the proposed legislation, Gaza residents who voluntarily relocate would receive financial assistance, with the amount determined by Israel’s Finance Ministry. The bill, scheduled for review next week by the Ministerial Committee for Legislation, aims to provide an alternative to continued conflict while encouraging migration to countries willing to accept Gazans.

An event openly promising to teach attendees “how to un-live Jews” is scheduled to take place this weekend at a church in Harlem, New York City. It is terrifying to think that such a gathering, which appears to be a direct call to violence, could be happening in New York City in 2025. The event, titled “The First Intifada and Mass Organizing,” is set to be held at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church on West 126th Street this Saturday, February 8th. Organizers claim it is a “fundraiser and teach-in”—but teach-in for what? If the event’s own promotional language is taken at face value, it appears to be an instructional session on how to murder Jews in cold blood.