Transportation Minister Miri Regev said on Monday that the government is planning to fire Attorney General Gali Baharav-Mirara even if the Supreme Court rules that it is “illegal.” Speaking in an interview with Ynet, Regev responded to a question about the government’s approval of a new procedure to fire the Attorney General:  “Isn’t establishing a committee now changing the rules of the game?” Ynet asked “Not at all,” Regev responded. “The government that approved the committee can also be the government that cancels the committee.” Ynet: This is a committee that is sold in advance. Its results are known. Regev: “Baharav-Miara will come, express her positions clearly, and then the committee’s recommendations will reach the government.

Defense Minister Yisrael Katz ordered the IDF to screen harrowing footage of the October 7 massacre to the passengers of the Madleen “flotilla, which was seized en route to the Gaza Strip early Monday morning. The 43-minute “Bearing Witness” atrocity film shows footage of unspeakable atrocities, including massacres, beheadings, and mutilation of bodies. Much of the grotesque footage came from the bodycams and dachcams of the terrorists, who proudly and gleefully filmed themselves committing murder and torture. “I commend the IDF for the swift and secure takeover of the Madleen flotilla, preventing it from breaking the blockade and reaching Gaza’s shores,” Katz said.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris called the move by the Trump administration to bring in the National Guard to aid with the anti-ICE riots a “dangerous escalation.” “Los Angeles is my home. And like so many Americans, I am appalled at what we are witnessing on the streets of our city,” Harris wrote, in part, in a post on X. “Deploying the National Guard is a dangerous escalation meant to provoke chaos,” she continued. Harris added that the recent ICE raids in Southern California and across the nation are part of the Trump administration’s “cruel, calculated agenda to spread panic and division.” “Protest is a powerful tool – essential in the fight for justice.

Early Monday morning, IDF troops from the elite Shayetet 13 naval commando unit seized control of the “Madleen” flotilla, which was en route to the Gaza Strip in an attempt to violate Israel’s maritime blockade. The operation was executed without incident, and the vessel is now being escorted to the port of Ashdod, with all activists on board detained. Prior to the takeover, the flotilla’s activists reported heightened tensions. Their Telegram group posted, “An alarm was sounded on deck, and life jackets are ready in case of an attempted takeover of the ship.” Shortly after, they clarified, “The vessel that approached us has left. All eyes on deck, all eyes on Gaza.” The activists also alleged that drones circled the ship, spraying it with a white, irritating substance.

Hagaon Harav Shmuel Kamenetzky shlit”a, the revered Rosh Yeshiva of Philadelphia and zkan roshei yeshiva in America, made a surprise appearance at the Adirei HaTorah Maamad at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on Sunday night. Despite his advanced age, frailty, and recent hospitalizations, Rav Shmuel traveled in person to show his unbreakable ahavah and support for lomdei Torah and their supporters. His presence electrified the already-charged atmosphere in the arena, where over 30,000 participants had gathered for the fourth annual Adirei HaTorah event—a revolutionary movement dedicated to raising the stature and financial stability of Kollel yungeleit.

In a move to safeguard the Gerrer Mosdos in Eretz Yisroel, the Gerer Rebbe departed Eretz Yisroel on Motzeoi Shabbos for the United States, leading a critical emergency fundraising campaign to rescue Gerrer educational institutions facing unprecedented financial peril. The Rebbe’s journey, aboard a private jet graciously provided by Philanthropist Yoeli Landau and his partner David Gefner, comes as government funding for chareidi mosdos has been slashed, with no legislative relief in sight for full-time lomdei Torah. Sources within the Gur community revealed that the campaign aims to secure sufficient funds to sustain all Gur educational institutions for the next two years, ensuring the continuity of Torah and chinuch.

The IDF and Shin Bet confirmed that the body of Hamas terror leader Mohammed Sinwar was recovered by troops from a tunnel beneath the European Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza. The tunnel, used by Hamas as a command center, was accessed by IDF forces several days ago, with Sinwar’s body and those of other Hamas operatives retrieved on Shabbos. Following a meticulous identification process, the IDF verified that one of the bodies belongs to Sinwar, who was eliminated in a precise Israeli strike on the tunnel on May 13. The strike also neutralized Muhammad Shabana, commander of Hamas’ Rafah Brigade, and Mahdi Quara, commander of the South Khan Younis Battalion.

Crown Heights has officially thrown its support behind Andrew Cuomo in the upcoming mayoral primary, making it the third Orthodox Jewish community to endorse the former governor. The neighborhood joins Far Rockaway and the Bobov community in Borough Park in backing Cuomo’s bid. This endorsement is particularly significant, as YWN reported in may 2021, Crown Heights was the first Chassidic community to endorse Mayor Eric Adams in the 2021 primary. With Mayor Adams not running in the democratic primary, and polls showing a competitive contest between Zohran Mamdani and Cuomo, the Crown Heights Jewish community has now united behind Cuomo.

Tzvi-Hirsh (Grisha) Zurgazda, a 32-year-old father of two and a beloved member of the kehilla in Odessa, was killed in combat last Thursday while serving on the front lines near Kherson. He is the third Jewish soldier to fall in Ukraine’s ongoing war within the past two weeks. Zurgazda served in the Ukrainian army’s 34th Brigade, which is responsible for defending key areas in the country’s southern region, including coastal defenses near the Black Sea. A proud Jew and graduate of Odessa’s Or Avner-Chabad school, Zurgazda remained deeply connected to Torah even while in uniform. Before the war, he worked as a professional chef and often spoke of his dream to open Odessa’s first Michelin-starred kosher restaurant—an ambition put on hold by the ongoing conflict.

A Brazilian activist (aka anti-semite) aboard the Gaza-bound vessel Madleen claimed Sunday that the ship’s navigation and communication systems were being jammed, suggesting that Israel is preparing to intercept the controversial flotilla before it reaches the Gaza Strip. Thiago Ávila, a left-wing activist sailing with the flotilla, posted a video alleging that their onboard tracker was spoofed, showing their location not near Gaza but bizarrely at Jordan’s airport. “We know what this means,” he said.