The IDF announced Monday it had eliminated Hassan Abdel Fattah Mohammed Eslaih, a Hamas terrorist and former employee of CNN and the Associated Press, in a targeted airstrike in Khan Yunis. Eslaih, a member of Hamas’s Khan Yunis Brigade, was not only a combatant in the terrorist organization — he was also a photojournalist with a global portfolio, previously accredited by some of the world’s largest media outlets. Eslaih actively participated in the October 7 massacre, infiltrating southern Israel and sharing graphic footage of the attacks in real time on social media. “This was not a journalist covering conflict,” an IDF spokesperson said.

Israeli security forces on Monday received intelligence information indicating that a terrorist was making his way from the Shomron toward Tel Aviv to carry out a terror attack. A high-speed chase took place, and police and Shin Bet forces stopped a vehicle as it approached Route 1 via Route 6 on Monday afternoon. A search of the vehicle revealed nine Palestinians who had entered Israel illegally, including the terrorist who was armed with an assault rifle. The suspects were arrested and transferred for questioning.   (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)

China on Monday accused the U.S. of unilateralism, protectionism and economic bullying with tariffs, while calling on representatives of American companies, including Tesla, to “take concrete actions” to resolve the issue. Putting “America First” over international rules harms the stability of global production and the supply chain and seriously impacts the world’s economic recovery, Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Lin Jian told reporters. Last week, Trump put an additional 34% tariff on Chinese goods as part of “Liberation Day,” on top of two rounds of 10% tariffs already declared in February and March, which Trump said were due to Beijing’s role in the fentanyl crisis. China and other governments retaliated quickly. China announced its own 34% tariff rate on U.S.

President Donald Trump remained defiant on Monday as global markets continued plunging and fears of a recession grew after his tariff announcement last week. He said other countries had been “taking advantage of the Good OL’ USA!” in a post on Truth Social, his social media platform. “Our past ‘leaders’ are to blame for allowing this, and so much else, to happen to our Country,” Trump wrote. “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” Trump has insisted his tariffs are necessary to rebalance global trade and rebuild domestic manufacturing. He has singled out China as “the biggest abuser of them all” and criticized Beijing for increasing its own tariffs in retaliation. The Republican president also called on the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates.

Lottery players are going to have a shot at more billion-dollar jackpots and slightly better odds under new Mega Millions rules that go into effect with Tuesday’s drawing. But the improvements come at a cost — literally: Players will have to shell out $5 per ticket, more than double the previous price. On the other hand, the jackpots are expected to grow much bigger — and at a faster rate — and officials believe sales will rise as people are stopped in their tracks by massive prizes. “People really want big jackpots,” said Joshua Johnston, the Washington state lottery director who heads the Mega Millions game. “We expect to see a sales lift on this.” HOW IS MEGA MILLIONS CHANGING? The biggest change is the ticket price hike from $2 to $5.

An unprecedented security failure has been exposed at the Tel Nof and Chatzerim air force bases, Kol Yehudi reported on Monday. Detailed maps of the bases, which included the locations of officers’ family residences, building entry codes, and sensitive operational areas, were transferred by an IDF project officer to an Arab worker via WhatsApp. According to the report, the worker, who did not hold any security clearance, entered the base together with another worker, who also lacked clearance, with the approval of the base commander. The two wandered freely around the base, including areas that are supposed to be off-limits to outsiders.

Hundreds of community members, elected officials, and faith leaders gathered outside 1304 President Street in Crown Heights to unveil a new street sign honoring the Lubavitcher Rebbe. The block where the Lubavitcher Rebbe and his wife, Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka, lived for decades, will now also bear the name Lubavitcher Rebbe Way. The co-naming was spearheaded by Yaacov Behrman, a Crown Heights community leader and Director of the Jewish Future Alliance, who led a campaign to honor the Rebbe in a public way. The effort culminated in Sunday’s unveiling ceremony, hosted by City Council Member Crystal Hudson, who sponsored the renaming legislation. “This street was home to the Rebbe and Rebbetzin, but his teachings and influence traveled far beyond,” said Behrman.

A tentative deal has been reached with the Florida Republican leading a bipartisan push to allow proxy voting in the U.S. House for new parents, potentially ending a standoff that halted legislative work for days and threatened to delay a vote this week to advance President Donald Trump’s agenda. House Speaker Mike Johnson and Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, who has been leading the bipartisan push on proxy voting, reached the deal, Luna said in a social media post on Sunday. Rather than allow proxy voting, Luna said the agreement would formalize a “pairing” system long used in Congress where one member who is physically present in the House cancels out the vote of someone who is absent.

The condition of HaGaon HaRav Yehudah Ades, the Rosh Yeshivah of Kol Yaakov and member of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah, has deteriorated. The Rosh Yeshivah, 87, was transferred to the ICU in critical condition. A member of his household said: “I want to remind the public that in the past, the Rosh Yeshivah’s condition was also very severe and the zechus of the tefillos stood by him and he recovered.” An atzeres tefilla for the Rosh Yeshivah’s recovery is being held at the Kosel on Monday evening at 9:00 p.m. A smaller atzeres tefilla will be held at the kever of the Chazon Ish. The public is asked to continue davening for the refuah sheleimah of HaRav Yehudah ben Chaya Esther b’toch sha’ar cholei Yisrael.

Family and friends of former U.S. Rep. Mia Love are set to gather Monday in Salt Lake City to honor her life and legacy after she died of brain cancer in March at age 49. Love, a daughter of Haitian immigrants, was the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress. The former lawmaker from Utah had undergone treatment for an aggressive brain tumor called glioblastoma and received immunotherapy as part of a clinical trial. She died at her home in Saratoga Springs, Utah, weeks after her daughter announced she was no longer responding to treatment. State lawmakers and members of the public visited the Utah Capitol on Sunday evening to pay their respects at Love’s flag-covered coffin behind ropes in the building’s rotunda.