Ten people were wounded in a shooting outside a New York City nightclub while they were waiting to get into a private event, police said. About 15 people were standing outside Amazura nightclub at 11:15 p.m. Wednesday in Jamaica, Queens, when four men on foot approached the group of 16 to 20 year olds. Three or four men opened fire on the group, New York Police Department Chief of Patrol Philip Rivera said during an early Thursday news conference. About 30 shots were fired before the gunmen fled on foot. They were then seen getting into a sedan with out-of-state plates. There is “zero tolerance for these senseless shootings,” Rivera said. Six females and four males were taken to hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, he said.

Ex-defense minister Yoav Gallant resigned from the Knesset on Wednesday evening in order to prevent the Likud party from dismissing him from the party, Israeli media reports stated following Gallant’s announcement. Ynet reported that coalition whip Ofir Katz had begun carrying out steps toward Gallant’s ouster. It should be noted that Gallant absented himself from the Knesset during the crucial vote on a tax bill on Tuesday evening, which among other factors, forced Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to leave his hospital against doctors’ advice and a Likud MK to come to the Knesset while sitting shiva.

Las Vegas police have released new footage of the Cybertruck explosion that took place outside the Trump Hotel on Wednesday, revealing that explosive devices in the truck’s rear compartment were detonated but the strength and unique design of the Tesla Cybertruck prevented what could have been catastrophic damage to the hotel. In a press briefing, Sheriff Kevin McMahill of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department praised the vehicle’s resilience. “The explosion went up and out,” McMahill explained. “I have to thank Elon Musk, specifically.

A fiery explosion outside Trump Las Vegas on Wednesday has ignited a sweeping investigation by authorities, who are treating the incident as a possible act of terror. The explosion, involving a Tesla Cybertruck, rocked the entrance of the iconic hotel, sending shockwaves through the city and raising immediate concerns about safety and security. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department cordoned off the area, urging the public to stay clear of the site as investigators combed through the charred remains of the vehicle. While the flames were extinguished, the unsettling questions surrounding the explosion have only intensified. According to officials, the driver of the Cybertruck pulled into the valet area before the vehicle suddenly erupted into flames.

Rebbetzin Devorah Bergman, a’h, the wife of the Rosh Yeshivah, HaGaon HaRav Meir Tzvi Bergman, the daughter of HaGaon HaRav Elazar Menachem Man Shach, z’tl, was nifteres on Wednesday evening at the age of 97. The Rebbetzin was taken to Mayanei HaYeshua Hospital almost two weeks ago after experiencing breathing difficulties. Her condition deteriorated and she was sedated and ventilated. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)

Two Israelis were injured in the deadly terror attack in New Orleans on Wednesday, Israel’s Foreign Ministry stated. One of the victims is in serious condition. “Two Israeli citizens were injured in the ramming and shooting incident in the French Quarter in New Orleans,” the statement says. “The Foreign Ministry and the Consulate General in Houston are in contact with the hospitals and the families of the victims. “Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar has instructed a representative of the consulate in Houston to travel to New Orleans.” (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)

Israel has confirmed conducting a commando raid in early September targeting an underground Iranian missile production facility near Maysaf, Syria, following weeks of secrecy surrounding the operation. The raid, which targeted a site run by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), was revealed by Israeli public broadcaster KAN News. The Jerusalem Post and Axios had previously reported on the operation, but official confirmation was withheld until now. Israeli Air Force (IAF) commandos from the elite Shaldag unit carried out the daring raid on September 8, targeting the Scientific Studies and Research Center (CERS) in Syria’s Masyaf region. The underground facility, reportedly used by Iranian forces to produce precision missiles for Hezbollah, was destroyed during the operation.

Western sources claim that Hamas has recently succeeded in restoring a significant amount of control of the civilian population in some parts of Gaza, Ynet reported. The sources say that Hamas controls parts of the central Gaza Strip where IDF forces are not continuously stationed and where about 90% of Gazan residents currently live. US intelligence agents say that Hamas had recruited about 10,000 new terrorists, mostly young men enlisted for the first time. The IDF denies the claims, saying that although Hamas still has some military capabilities, including missile firepower, its command and control capabilities have been decimated. Hamas is also targeting criminal Gazan families who take control of humanitarian aid convoys.

An 18-year-old yeshiva bochur was seriously injured on Wednesday morning when a pallet of cinder blocks fell off a crane – hitting him on his head and upper body – at a yeshiva in Jerusalem. The serious incident occurred at the Netiv HaDa’at yeshivah in the Ramot Polin neighborhood of Jerusalem. The crane was at the area since the yeshivah is currently undergoing renovations. The bochur was evacuated to Shaarei Tzedek Hospital in serious condition, unconscious, with a head injury. MDA paramedics reported: “When we arrived at the scene, we saw the injured person lying near the construction site, unconscious and suffering from a serious head injury. We were told he was hit by a heavy object that fell on him from the construction site.

In the sixth consecutive day of rocket fire from Gaza, Hamas fired two rockets from the central Gaza Strip at the Netivot area overnight Wednesday at midnight, marking the start of the secular year of 2025. One of the rockets was successfully intercepted by the Iron Dome system, and the second fell in an open area. B’chasdei Hashem, no injuries were reported. The terror group carried out the same juvenile tactic on a larger scale at the start of 2024, when they fired a larger rocket barrage at central Israel and the Gaza border area.