President Donald Trump stated that progress is being made regarding the situation in Gaza, hinting that a breakthrough may be on the horizon. “We’re doing pretty well on Gaza,” he said, adding, “we could have something fairly soon to talk about.”
Back on June 27, Trump had forecast that a ceasefire might be reached “within the next week,” signaling optimism about a potential resolution.
While speaking from the Oval Office, Trump made critical remarks about Israel’s 2005 disengagement from Gaza, referring to the decision as “one of the worst real estate deals ever made.”
“They gave up the oceanfront property… [and] it was supposed to bring peace… [but] it brought the opposite,” Trump says.
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The simmering coalition crisis surrounding the chareidi draft law has erupted into a dramatic showdown. On Monday night, Degel HaTorah lawmakers were instructed to immediately resign from the government and coalition following an urgent letter from Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch and Rav Dov Landau. The unprecedented directive includes stepping down from all parliamentary roles.
The move came after it became clear that Likud has no intention of advancing the draft law in the form that had been previously promised to the chareidi parties. In anticipation of a full withdrawal, Degel HaTorah MKs gathered at the office of MK Moshe Gafni to begin preparing resignation letters.

The town of Efrat issued a statement Monday evening mourning the loss of Sergeant Shlomo Shrem, who fell in combat while serving in Gaza.
“Shlomo was a tank crew member in the 401st Brigade, the son of Shaul and Hindi, residents of Rimon. Our hearts go out to his family in their difficult time and we send our condolences to his parents, sister and two brothers. The members of the council will be by the side of the family and will accompany them hand in hand on their difficult and painful journey,” the message from the municipality stated.
In tribute, the municipality expressed its intention to line the streets with Israeli flags as a sign of respect as Shlomo is brought to his final resting place.

Andrew Cuomo is reportedly planning to remain in the race for New York City mayor, running as an independent candidate, despite his decisive loss to Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani in the Democratic primary last month.
Sources told NewsNation that Cuomo intends to make his plans public later this week.
A Cuomo representative confirmed to 1010 WINS that an official statement will be made shortly.
According to the report, Cuomo is urging all other non-Mamdani candidates to commit to withdrawing from the race by mid-September if they are not polling in first place. He is also pledging to follow that same condition himself.

Donald Trump, during his campaign, made it clear that he plans to put an end to the longstanding policy of handing out foreign aid without cost. Despite resistance from Democrats, legal experts, and members of the judiciary, Trump insists that his approach is a much-needed correction to decades of imbalanced global relations, especially concerning trade and military support.
“The United States of America has been ripped off on trade (and military!), by friend and foe, alike, for decades,” Trump stated in a Truth Social message early Monday. “It has come at a cost of trillions of dollars, and it is just not sustainable any longer – and never was!”
Trump emphasized that the era of America footing the bill while other nations benefitted freely is finally over.

President Trump revealed Monday that the United States will funnel a massive cache of weapons to Ukraine by way of its NATO partners — and warned that unless a ceasefire is secured within the next 50 days, his administration will slam Russia with 100% tariffs.
“I’m disappointed in [Russian] President [Vladimir] Putin, because I thought we would have had a deal two months ago, but it doesn’t seem to get there,” Trump said during a meeting in the Oval Office with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.

The BBC released the results of an internal probe on Monday into its controversial Gaza documentary, admitting to serious lapses in both editorial judgment and journalistic standards.
The investigation centered on Gaza: How to Survive a War Zone?, a program that was pulled from iPlayer in February after it emerged that the 13-year-old boy narrating the film was the son of senior Hamas figure Ayman Al-Yazouri, who holds the position of Deputy Minister of Agriculture in the terrorist group’s de facto government.

The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit reported Monday afternoon that a joint operation between the IDF and the Shin Bet (ISA) on June 19, 2025, led to the targeted killing of terrorist Muhammad Nasr Ali Quneita in the vicinity of Gaza City.
Quneita served in the military intelligence division of Hamas’ Al-Furqan Battalions. He was among those who crossed into Israel during the horrific events of October 7 and had held Emily Damari captive in his home in the early stages of the conflict.
“The IDF and ISA will continue operating against the terrorists who took part in the brutal October 7th massacre,” the military stated.

United Torah Judaism is intensifying its protest over the continued holdup of the Draft Law, according to a report published by Hamodia on Monday morning.
The report stated that UTJ’s boycott of Knesset activity will now extend beyond just votes, encompassing committee deliberations as well. Senior members of the party have made it clear that if progress on the legislation is not seen soon, they may move to leave the coalition entirely in the coming days.
Meanwhile, Kan 11’s Michael Shemesh reported that Aryeh Deri, head of the Shas party, has instructed his inner circle to prepare for the possibility that both Shas and United Torah Judaism may exit the government together.

Elon Musk lashed out at President Trump, criticizing him over a statement defending Attorney General Pam Bondi’s role in the ongoing controversy surrounding Jeffrey Epstein.
The tech mogul responded on X, the social media platform he owns, to a user who posted a screenshot of Trump’s Truth Social remarks from earlier that day. The user captioned the screenshot, “This is in the running for worst post ever made.”
Musk replied bluntly: “Seriously,” and mocked Trump’s post by saying, “He said ‘Epstein’ half a dozen times while telling everyone to stop talking about Epstein.”
He followed that up by urging action: “Just release the files as promised,” Musk wrote.