A series of intense Israeli airstrikes hit Hezbollah’s main headquarters in one of Beirut’s heavily-populated southern suburbs on Friday as blasts were heard throughout the Lebanese capital. The massive explosion was so powerful it rattled windows and shook houses some 30 kilometers north of Beirut. Ambulances were seen headed to the scene of the explosions, sirens wailing. The strike came an hour after thousands of people attended the funeral of a top Hezbollah commander who was killed the day before. The strike took place just after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed world leaders at the U.N.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel is addressing the United Nations General Assembly. Taking the lectern at the United Nations General Assembly, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel says he wasn’t originally intending to speak to the gathering, but decided to come to set the record straight about Israel. Netanyahu says that when he spoke to the assembly last year, Israel was on the verge of a landmark diplomatic deal with Saudi Arabia. The Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7 prevented the deal from going ahead.  

As Operation Northern Arrows continues, Hezbollah on Friday fired multiple rocket barrages at northern Israel, Haifa and Tiveria. Beginning early Friday morning, Hezbollah fired a missile at the Tiveria area. The missile fell in the Kinneret and b’Chasdei Hashem, there were no casualties. Tiveria Mayor Yossi Neveah called the first missile that fell in the sea “a Rosh Hashanah neis,” saying: “The missile fell 20 meters from the shore – it’s a Rosh Hashanah neis for Tiveria residents.” Rocket interceptions over Tiveria: Later in the morning, Hezbollah fired another barrage of about 10 rockets at the Haifa area and nearby cities and yishuvim. A number of rocket hit sites were reported.

Rocket sirens blared across Tel Aviv and much of central Israel late Thursday night, with alerts sounding as far south as the Lachish Regional Council, around 12:40 a.m. The IDF said that the sirens were triggered by a missile fired from Yemen. An interceptor was immediately launched, and the missile was successfully intercepted by Israel’s Arrow Aerial Defense System. Following the interception, residents reported hearing sirens and explosions, which were the result of falling shrapnel. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

The number of global terrorist attacks planned by Iran against Jews and Israelis since October 7 has more than doubled compared to the previous year, according to sources from the Mossad, Israel’s intelligence agency. The Jerusalem Post reports that Mossad has prevented more than 50 attempted attacks worldwide in recent months, significantly up from the 27 incidents thwarted in 2023. Many of these foiled attacks have not been made public, demonstrating Iran’s heightened efforts to target Jews and Israelis across the globe. Tehran has been increasingly motivated, pouring extensive resources into planning such attacks. Mossad has often worked in collaboration with foreign intelligence agencies, sometimes even in countries that do not maintain diplomatic relations with Israel.

The IDF spokesperson announced on Thursday afternoon that fighter jets carried out a targeted airstrike in Dahieh, a suburb of Beirut. “Details to follow,” the statement said. Israeli media reports say that the target of the attempted elimination is the head of Hezbollah’s aerial forces.   (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)

Senior Biden administration officials claimed early Thursday morning that Israel and Hezbollah are on the verge of a three-week truce negotiated by the US and France, Sky News reported on Thursday morning The officials told Sky News that a 21-day truce, negotiated mainly by the US and France, is expected to begin “in the coming hours.” “The ceasefire will be for 21 days along the blue line,” the officials said. “During that time, the parties will negotiate towards a potential resolution of the conflict that has been ongoing since Hezbollah launched an attack on October 8, to reach a comprehensive agreement along the blue line that will allow residents to return to their homes in both Lebanon and Israel.” According to the report, Hezbollah would not even be a signatory to the agreement.

Eric Adams, the 110th mayor of New York City and a former police captain elected nearly three years ago on a platform to reduce crime, has been indicted following a federal corruption investigation, the New York Times reported Wednesday night. The indictment remains sealed, and the specific charges are not yet known. However, when they are revealed, Adams will become the first sitting mayor of New York City to face criminal charges. The indictment is expected to send shockwaves through the city and plunge his already embattled administration into deeper turmoil as he prepares for a contentious mayoral primary. Representatives for Mayor Adams and his campaign have not yet issued a comment. His legal team, Brendan R. McGuire and Boyd M.

With nearly 100 hostages still languishing in Hamas captivity and acheinu bnei yisroel under the perpetual threat of rockets and missiles raining from the sky, yidden locally and around the world are gathering to their support and defense by beseeching Hashem for a yeshua. This coming Sunday, the first day of Selichos, upwards of 50,000 yidden from across the tri-state region will gather in Lakewood for a monumental atzeres tefillah in defense of our brethren hanesunim b’tzara u’beshivya in Eretz Yisroel, as well as to implore hakadosh baruch hu to spare Klal Yisroel from the scourge of antisemitism running rampant worldwide.

Former President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Iran during a rally in Mint Hill, North Carolina, following reports that U.S. intelligence officials had briefed him on a suspected Iranian plot to assassinate him. The briefing, according to Trump’s campaign, came from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) and revealed “real and specific threats from Iran” aimed at destabilizing the United States as Trump runs for president in 2024. Trump addressed the situation directly at the rally, saying if he were still president, he would take decisive action. “If you do anything to harm this person, we are going to blow your largest cities and the country itself to smithereens,” Trump declared, referring to Iran.