Hezbollah suffered an unparalleled defeat, the Lebanese terrorist group’s Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah acknowledged on Thursday, saying the alleged Israeli attacks using its communication devices amounted to a declaration of war.
“There is no doubt that we have been subjected to a major security and humanitarian blow, unprecedented in the history of our resistance and perhaps in the history of the conflict with the enemy,” the Iran-backed Islamist said in a televised address, adding that there is “no doubt” that Hezbollah has been breached by Israeli intelligence.
“We know that the enemy has superiority on the technological level because it has American and NATO support,” he said.

Donald Trump’s highly anticipated visit to Gottlieb’s Restaurant in Williamsburg, Brooklyn today has been cancelled following the sudden passing of R’ Shalom Yosef Gottlieb z”l, the restaurant’s longtime owner.  R’ Shalom Yosef was 75.
Sources close to the situation have indicated that while there is a possibility the visit could be relocated, it is unlikely due to security concerns.
The beloved restaurant, known as a cornerstone in the Williamsburg community for decades, had been a planned stop for Trump during his visit to New York City.
Further details about any rescheduling or alternative plans have yet to be confirmed.
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The international community must demand that Hamas free the remaining captives held in Gaza “immediately,” Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu said on Thursday, accusing the terrorist group of frustrating the indirect talks towards a hostages-for-ceasefire-and-terrorists-release agreement.
“Hamas is trying to hide the fact that it continues to oppose a hostage release deal and is thwarting it,” Netanyahu’s office stated. “While Israel accepted the ‘final bridging proposal’ made by the U.S. on Aug. 16, 2024, Hamas rejected it and even murdered six of our hostages in cold blood.
“The world must demand that Hamas free our hostages immediately,” the prime minister reiterated in the statement.

The Kremlin responded on Monday to a report by The Wall Street Journal, which claimed that Iran had provided Russia with short-range ballistic missiles. In its response, the Kremlin emphasized that Iran is considered a partner of Russia, and the two nations continue to strengthen their dialogue across various sectors.
The Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed officials from the U.S. and Europe, reported that Iran had supplied Russia with short-range ballistic missiles.
When asked about the report, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov acknowledged having seen it but suggested that not all such reports are accurate.

The European Parliament gave preliminary approval on Wednesday to the freezing of 20 million euros ($22 million) allocated to the Palestinian Authority over antisemitic textbooks in its educational curriculum.
The move in the parliament’s prestigious Foreign Affairs Committee, which requires two additional parliamentary votes in order to become law, is seen as a bellwether of change in the European Parliament following the summer elections, after years of merely declarative moves on the issue.

To the unseasoned, Rabbi Shmuley and Candace Owens have maintained a bitter feud over at least two years, having accused each other of everything from hypocrisy to lying to outright bigotry. Shmuley heavily criticized Owens for her embrace of Kanye West after his anti-Semitic tirades. Owens has hit back, claiming that Shmuley has harassed her publicly, blackmailed her and twisted her statements to present her as a hater of Jewish people.
Their personal grudges aside, the two firebrands are passionate voices for their own communities. So finally, after years of vitriol, Piers Morgan is joined on Uncensored by both Owens and Shmuley for the first time. Their opening statements set the tone for the discussion, and no one should be surprised that they were confrontational.

CNN has secured the initial interview with Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz after they were selected as the Democratic candidates for President and Vice President, Deadline reports.
Dana Bash is set to lead the interview, which will take place in Georgia this Thursday.
The network has revealed that the conversation will be featured in a primetime special later that evening.
The interview will air at 9 p.m. ET.
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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is once again facing allegations of lying about his past after an old letter from the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce, dated 2006, has resurfaced during his vice-presidential campaign.
When Walz was first campaigning for Congress in Minnesota, his campaign website claimed he had received an award from the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce in 1993 in recognition of his efforts with the business community, as noted in a 2006 article from the Post Bulletin.
However, this claim was false, as pointed out in a strongly worded letter from Barry L. Kennedy, who was president of the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce at the time.

US House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Tuesday suggested that Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro was overlooked for the role of Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate because of his Jewish background.
Johnson’s remarks, made during an interview with The Hill, followed the announcement that Harris had chosen Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her vice presidential candidate.
Johnson indicated that Shapiro, who was among the final contenders, “would have been a stronger choice” for Harris.

Israel is refusing to extend visas for a significant portion of U.N. staff and other non-governmental organizations, a Yerushalayim-based United Nations official said on Thursday.
During a briefing about the humanitarian situation in Gaza, Andrea De Domenico, head of the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the Palestinian territories, told reporters that would be his final briefing, as Israeli authorities had not granted his visa extension request.