A somber and heart-wrenching levaya took place on Sunday afternoon for Natasha (Sara) Saada A”H and her two young daughters, Diana (7) A”H and Debra (5) A”H, who were tragically killed in a devastating car accident on Shabbos afternoon near Ocean Parkway and Quentin Road. Hundreds of mourners gathered at Shomrei Hadas Chapels in Boro Park to give kavod acharon to the victims, whose lives were cut short in a senseless tragedy that has shaken the Flatbush Sephardic community and beyond. Rabbi Hillel Haber, Rabbi Yosef Ozeri, and Rabbi Shlomo Diamond delivered heartbreaking hespedim, offering words of chizuk and mourning the immeasurable loss. Leading Sephardic Rabbonim from across the community were in attendance, standing in solidarity with the grieving family.

In the wake of an unthinkable tragedy, New York City Mayor Eric Adams visited the Saada home on Sunday, offering words of solace to the grieving father, Sidney Saada yb”l, who lost his wife and two young daughters in a horrific car crash less than 24 hours earlier. The devastating incident occurred on Shabbos afternoon, when 32-year-old Miriam Yarimi, driving with a suspended license, struck and killed Natasha (Sara) Saada A”H, along with her 7-year-old daughter Diana A”H and 5-year-old daughter Debra A”H on Ocean Parkway near Quentin Road. The tragedy has also left the family’s four-year-old son, Pinchas Raphael Ben Sarah, in critical condition, fighting for his life.

A man was murdered and an IDF soldier was seriously injured on Monday morning in a combined ramming-stabbing-shooting attack at the Tishbi Junction near the northern city of Yokneam Illit. According to the police, a terrorist arrived at Route 66 and attempted to run over several people standing at a bus stop, seriously injuring a 20-year-old IDF soldier. He then exited his vehicle and stabbed the soldier and stole his weapon. The heinous terrorist then used the weapon to open fire at a passing vehicle. The driver was lightly injured and his 75-year-old father sitting next to him was murdered. The terrorist was neutralized by Border Police officers on their way to a unit training exercise who got out of their vehicles and eliminated the terrorist.

In a fiery address to the United Nations Security Council, former Hamas hostage Eli Sharabi delivered a searing indictment of the international aid system, accusing Hamas of stealing humanitarian supplies while hostages were left to starve in captivity. Sharabi, who survived unimaginable horrors while being held by Hamas, did not hold back. “When you talk about humanitarian aid, remember that Hamas eats like kings while the hostages are starving,” he told the council. He painted a harrowing picture of systematic aid theft, noting that Hamas terrorists funneled international aid—marked with UN and UNRWA symbols—into their tunnels, depriving both hostages and innocent civilians of desperately needed food. “I saw what happened to this aid,” Sharabi said. “Hamas is stealing it.

Sirens sounded across central Israel and the Shefelah early Thursday afternoon after Hamas fired three rockets at Israel for the first time in months. It is the first rocket fire since the ceasefire/hostage release deal began. The IDF spokesperson said that one rocket was intercepted and two rockets fell in open areas. B’Chasdei Hashem, there were no injuries or damage. Following the sirens, Hamas took responsibility for the rocket fire, saying that it launched M90 rockets at Israel. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)

Reports indicate that Israel’s overnight attacks on Gaza, dubbed Operation Strength and Sword, have not necessarily ended the negotiations between Israel and Hamas. Egypt’s Foreign Ministry issued a harsh statement against the IDF attack but at the same time, reports from Qatar indicate that senior Egyptian intelligence officials urgently summoned the Hamas delegation to Cairo. According to Al-Arabiya, Egypt is holding frantic discussions with the mediators in an attempt to stop the escalation. Sources involved in the negotiations claim that there are efforts to reach a deal that will include the release of a number of Israeli hostages in exchange for a renewed ceasefire.

The Israeli Air Force are currently carrying out air strikes across northern and southern Gaza. DEVELOPING STORY

A terrorist opened fire at an Israeli civilian on Wednesday near a farm adjacent to the Western Ariel Industrial Zone, leaving one person injured. The victim, a young man in his late teens or early 20s, suffered a gunshot wound to the arm. Magen David Adom (MDA) paramedics treated him at the scene before transporting him to Beilinson Hospital in moderate and stable condition. According to the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit, the wounded civilian managed to reach Ariel’s industrial park, where he was met by security forces and medics. The exact location of the shooting remains unclear. Israeli security forces have launched a manhunt for the assailant, setting up roadblocks and deploying aerial surveillance to track the suspect. Troops continue to search the area as the investigation unfolds.

Ukraine on Tuesday accepted a deal put forward by the Trump administration during a meeting in Saudi Arabia, in a step forward for securing a ceasefire and an end to its war with Russia. “We’ll take this offer now to the Russians, and we hope that they’ll say yes,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters. Rubio, standing alongside National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, did not detail exactly what was in this agreement but said, “Ukraine wants to stop shooting.” “We hope the Russians answer to that,” he added. “The best goodwill gesture the Russians can provide is to say yes.” Rubio said if and once Moscow agrees to this preliminary agreement, the real negotiations can commence. “We’ve gone from if this war is going to end to how this war is going to end, ” Waltz told reporters.

The Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah published a letter on Tuesday morning calling for a yom tefillah against the Israeli judicial system’s efforts to draft bnei yeshivos. The letter, written by the Rosh Yeshivah of Slabodka, HaGaon HaRav Dov Landau, calls for the Yom Tefillah to take place in frum communities throughout the world on Thursday, Taanis Esther.