A bomb threat “for Palestine” directed at U.S. Congress Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene‘s home in Rome, Georgia, on Monday afternoon, resulted in an accident that claimed the life of a bystander. The threat, which authorities suspect originated from a Russian IP address, is now under federal investigation.
The Rome Police Department received an email with the subject line “For Palestine,” claiming a pipe bomb had been hidden in Greene’s mailbox. The message, which ended with “VIVA VIVA PALESTINA,” threatened to detonate the alleged device over the weekend or upon the mailbox being opened.

Three Israeli men were shot and lightly wounded on their way to daven at the Kever Yosef compound overnight Tuesday, according to Hebrew media reports.
The three men, members of the Breslover community, had entered Shechem in Shomron after driving through an Israeli military checkpoint and fled after being fired on, later seeking medical attention at Hadassah Mount Scopus Hospital, where police subsequently detained them.

In a joint statement, the IDF and ISA announced they had eliminated the Nukhba company commander who led the October 7th attack on the IDF “Paga” outpost in southern Israel.  Additionally, the head of Hamas’s paragliding unit, who led the paragliding infiltration into Israel on October 7th, was also eliminated.
According to the joint statement, the Israeli Air Force, acting with with the precise direction of the Intelligence Directorate and the ISA, struck a structure that previously housed the Al-Falah school.  The strike eliminated the terrorist Fehmi Salmi, a Nukhba company commander in Hamas’ Zeitoun Battalion.

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Two law enforcement officials said that when they apprehended the suspect, identified as Luigi Mangione, charged with the murder of Brian Thompson, chief executive of UnitedHealthcare, during an investors’ gathering, they found a notebook containing extensive plans for the shooting.
Officials stated that the notebook outlined attending a corporate function and executing an executive.
According to the officials, one excerpt read: “What do you do? You wack the C.E.O. at the annual parasitic bean-counter convention. It’s targeted, precise and doesn’t risk innocents.”
The deadly event took place in the early hours of December 4, as Mr. Thompson was arriving at a Hilton hotel on West 54th Street to begin preparations for the UnitedHealthcare investors’ meeting.

Former Congressman Anthony Weiner, who was once a Democrat, has officially submitted paperwork to the New York City Campaign Finance Board, signaling his intention to run for city council.
Craig McCarthy, the New York Post’s city hall bureau chief, reported that Weiner has “formally filed to run” for the District 2 seat on the New York City Council.
Weiner pleaded guilty in May 2017 and was subsequently sentenced to 21 months in federal prison. After serving 18 months, Weiner was released in 2019 for good behavior. Following his release, he paid a “$10,000 fine” and registered as an offender.
“Mr. Moneybags over here,” Weiner jokingly wrote in response to McCarthy’s post.

AirHelp, a global leader in air passenger rights, released its 2024 rankings for airlines. Brussels Airlines took the top spot this year, surpassing Qatar Airways, which had previously held the top rank but dropped to second place. Meanwhile, El Al, Israel’s flagship airline, found itself near the bottom of the list.

Democrats in Congress are urging President Joe Biden, who is set to leave office next month, to commute the death sentences of 40 federal prisoners, including one of the Boston Marathon bombers, individuals convicted of child murders, mass shootings, and brutal killings of women.
“Today, on human rights day, we call on President Biden to do the right thing — to use his clemency authority to commute the death sentences of the 40 individuals on death row, to resentence them to a prison term, and to save lives,” Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) stated during a press conference.
“State-sanctioned murder is not justice,” Pressley added. “The death penalty is a cruel, racist fundamentally flawed punishment that has no place in our society.”

Russia has successfully moved former Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad to its soil after he was ousted from power, according to an interview with Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, which aired on NBC News on Tuesday.
On Monday, the Kremlin revealed that President Vladimir Putin had granted Assad asylum in Russia after rebels seized control of the Syrian capital, Damascus, early on Sunday morning.
“He is secured, and it shows that Russia acts as required in such an extraordinary situation,” Ryabkov said in the interview, according to the transcript published on NBC’s website.
He chose not to provide additional details, stating, “I would not elaborate on what happened and how it was resolved.”

After nearly five years of legal proceedings, Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu took the stand on Tuesday for the first time in Israeli history, testifying in his own criminal trial on corruption charges. This marks the first occasion that a sitting Israeli prime minister has appeared in court as a defendant.
The atmosphere both inside and outside the courtroom was charged with tension, as Netanyahu’s supporters and critics engaged in loud exchanges. A large media contingent was present, capturing the unprecedented moment of an Israeli prime minister facing questions from judges regarding his alleged criminal conduct.