The IDF has issued 800 arrest warrants to bnei yeshivos who did not show up to the summons issued to them in the summer. Those who received warrants will not be arrested immediately but will be arrested if caught at Ben Gurion Airport trying to leave the country and will also be prevented from obtaining a driver’s license. Senior Chareidi political officials admitted to Kikar H’Shabbat on Monday evening that they have not managed to find a solution to the issuance of arrest warrants and the criminalization of bnei yeshivos. It should be noted that Charedim are being drafted on the orders of Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara and and the Supreme Court and not the current government.

Thousands gathered at Yeshiva Chaim Berlin in Flatbush to pay their final respects to the beloved Rosh Yeshiva, HaRav Shlomo Halioua, zt”l, who was Niftar on Sunday afternoon at the age of 66. Hespeidim were delivered by his sons, sons-in-law, and prominent rabbanim, including HaRav Chaim Kitowitz, HaRav Malkiel Kotler, HaRav Elya Yarmalk HaRav Yitzchok Meir Senderowitz, HaRav Avigdor Kitowitz and others, highlighting his dedication to the Yeshiva, Tzidkus, Anivus, Hasmada and his incredible Chesed. At the Levaya, it was revealed that Rav Halioua had been battling illness for some time, choosing to keep it private to avoid burdening the yeshiva. Despite his suffering, he mustered the strength to attend Simchas Beis HaShoeva, where he spoke, danced, and greeted the crowd.

Despite being longtime supporters of Democrats, the Satmar Rebbe of Kiryas Joel, HaRav Aharon Teitelbaum shlit”a, has announced his chassidus’ endorsement of former President Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign, Arutz 7 reports. The report claims the reason was concerns over the potential implications of a Kamala Harris presidency for Jews. YWN has not confirmed the veracity of this report. Following extensive discussions within the chassidus, the decision to back Trump is expected to mobilize tens of thousands of additional votes in New York and beyond. To assist chassidim, Satmar will provide free transportation to polling stations for early voting.

Hossein Salami, the head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, claimed on Monday that Israel had “failed to achieve its ominous goals” with its recent strikes on Iranian military sites. Salami, speaking to the Tasnim news agency, called the attack a display of “miscalculation and helplessness” amid Israel’s conflicts with Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza. “Its bitter consequences will be unimaginable” for Israel, he warned. In a separate statement, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei stated that Tehran would utilize “all available tools” for a “definite and effective response to the Zionist regime.” (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

HaGaon HaRav Dov Landau and HaGaon HaRav Hillel Hirsch published a joint letter on Sunday evening calling to begin the winter zeman early, on Wednesday of this week. The letter, which was addressed to the Roshei Yeshivos of yeshivos across Israel, says: “As everyone knows, we’re in a complex security situation, and with the increasing number of decrees and slander against the dear Bnei Yeshivos, it would be very appropriate to begin the winter zeman early, on Wednesday. And whoever can manage to do this will be blessed by Shamayim.” “The matter is clear and it’s unnecessary to repeat what was already written and said, that during these days, no one should be going on trips.

דם ישראל נשפך כמים… Following the recent terror attacks in Israel, the deaths of many IDF soldiers in combat, and the difficult security situation in general, HaGaon HaRav Moshe Hillel Hirsch, the Rosh Yeshiva of Slabodka has instructed that all Bein HaZemanin trips for yeshivah bochurim should be immediately canceled. The Rosh HaYeshivah said: “All the plan for Bein HaZemanim trips should be canceled and the bochurim should sit in the Batei Medrash and learn Torah as a zechus for Klal Yisrael, for the return of the hostages, and the quick recovery of the wounded.” HaRav Yosef Korlanksy, the Mashgiach in Yeshivas Beis Medrash Elyon, and one of the Rabbanim in the Ichud Bnei Yeshivos, announced in the name of HaRav Hirsch to cancel all tiyulim.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called on Iranian officials to respond with “strength, will, and initiative” to Israel’s airstrike on Iranian military targets, a move that has escalated tensions in the Middle East.

YWN regrets to inform you of the shocking Petira of Hagaon HaRav Shlomo Halioua, the Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Chaim Berlin in Flatbush. His passing is a painful blow to Chaim Berlin, and the larger Olam Hayishivos. He was 66. Rav Halioua had just assumed the position of Rosh Yeshiva following the passing of his father in law, Hagaon HaRav Aharon Schechter ZT”L, just a year and a half ago. The Rosh Yeshiva had delivered a “maymar” at the Yeshiva just last week on Chol Hamoed Sukkos, but was taken to the hospital shortly after. His condition deteriorated over the second days of Sukkos. Levaya details and additional information will be published shortly.

A Jewish man on his way to shul on Shabbos morning was shot in Chicago’s West Rogers Park neighborhood, triggering a tense standoff between police and the gunman – who may have shouted “Allah Akbar!” as he fired at officers, footage obtained by YWN shows. The incident unfolded around 9:35 a.m. Shabbos morning in the 2600 block of North Washtenaw Avenue, an area home to a large Orthodox Jewish community. The 39-year-old victim was walking in the neighborhood when he was approached from behind by an armed suspect, who opened fire, striking him in the shoulder, according to the Chicago Police Department (CPD). Around 9:55 a.m., the suspect, who had fled into an alley, returned and began firing shots at police and paramedics.

The IDF announced on Sunday evening that Sgt. Maj. (res) Shaul Moyal, H’yd, 47, from Karnei Shomron, was killed in combat in southern Lebanon on Shabbos. Moyal, z’l, who served in the  8207th Battalion of the 228th Brigade was killed in combat along with four other reservists whose deaths were announced earlier. The IDF also announced that Staff Sgt. Malachi Yehuda Harari, H’yd, 22, from Even Shmuel passed away on Sunday morning from wounds he incurred in combat in the northern Gaza Strip on October 18. Harari, z’l, served in the  Givati Brigade’s Rotem Battalion. Hashem Yikom Damam. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)