Hatzalah of Cleveland joined multiple emergency response agencies in a large-scale Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) training drill held at Cleveland International Airport. The drill, conducted in coordination with airport staff and various emergency response teams, aimed to prepare responders for potential large-scale emergencies. Although Hatzalah of Cleveland has yet to officially launch, the organization is already recognized as a key emergency response agency in the region. Due to their reputation, Cleveland Hatzalah was invited to participate in the exercise, where members played a critical role in triaging simulated patients.

The IDF on Sunday published photos of F-15i fighter jets taking off from Chatzerim Airbase on Friday to fly to Beirut and eliminate Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. The fighter jets dropped bunker-buster bombs on the Hezbollah headquarters in Dahieh, flattening six buildings above the bunker compound where Nasrallah was hiding. The video below shows the crater in the ground formed by the attack:   (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)

Reports from Yemen indicate that the Israeli Air Force conducted airstrikes in the coastal city of Hodeidah. Videos shared on social media reveal smoke billowing from the targeted area. The Saudi Al-Arabiya outlet is reporting that the IDF airstrikes on the port of Hodeidah in Yemen targeted a power plant. These reported strikes follow three ballistic missile attacks on Israel by the Iran-backed Houthi group earlier this month. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

A series of intense Israeli airstrikes hit Hezbollah’s main headquarters in one of Beirut’s heavily-populated southern suburbs on Friday as blasts were heard throughout the Lebanese capital. The massive explosion was so powerful it rattled windows and shook houses some 30 kilometers north of Beirut. Ambulances were seen headed to the scene of the explosions, sirens wailing. The strike came an hour after thousands of people attended the funeral of a top Hezbollah commander who was killed the day before. The strike took place just after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed world leaders at the U.N.

A fire broke out this morning at the New Skvere Shul located at 18 Jefferson Avenue, filling the area with thick black smoke, MONSEY SCOOP REPORTED. The fire reportedly originated in the laundry room, just one day before thousands of Skvere Chassidim were expected to gather for Alef Slichos in the newly constructed shul. Multiple fire departments, including units from Hillcrest, Monsey, New City, and Thiells, responded to the scene. New Square Hatzolah, New Square Erste Hilfe, as well as EMS teams from Spring Hill and Faist, were also on hand to provide emergency assistance. Sources tell Monsey Scoop that the fire began under a flight of steps in the laundry room, where a bag of towels caught fire. The exact cause of the blaze remains under investigation.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel is addressing the United Nations General Assembly. Taking the lectern at the United Nations General Assembly, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel says he wasn’t originally intending to speak to the gathering, but decided to come to set the record straight about Israel. Netanyahu says that when he spoke to the assembly last year, Israel was on the verge of a landmark diplomatic deal with Saudi Arabia. The Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7 prevented the deal from going ahead.  

As Florida braces for a direct hit from Hurricane Helene, Hatzalah South Florida (HSF) Special Operations Division deployed a rescue strike team to the storm region and and is standing-by to assist local communities with emergency medical response and evacuation as needed. HSF is in close communication with the local Jewish communities anticipating the massive storm and has dispatched its recently acquired highwater vehicles and emergency storm resources along with a team of paramedics and EMT’s to respond where requested and needed.

A CNN report showcased the political opinions of fourth graders across New Jersey, Texas, and Arizona, as they shared their candid thoughts on Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. The report, introduced by CNN’s Kasie Hunt, was created in partnership with a Stanford political scientist and an Arizona State University psychologist. When asked what came to mind when seeing a picture of Harris, one boy quickly responded, “Liar.” Meanwhile, another girl described Trump as “pure evil” and added, “I feel like all he does is complain and, like, yell.” Despite some of the harsh criticisms, there were also positive comments.

Former President Donald Trump commented Thursday on the historic indictment of New York City Mayor Eric Adams, drawing a parallel to his own legal battles and Adams’ efforts to address the city’s migrant crisis. While Trump admitted he doesn’t know Adams personally, he reflected on the mayor’s stance regarding the federal government’s handling of migrants. “I watched about a year ago when he talked about how the illegal migrants are hurting our city, and the federal government should pay us, and we shouldn’t have to take them,” Trump told reporters. “And I said, ‘You know what? He’ll be indicted within a year.'” Trump suggested that Adams’ indictment was part of a larger trend of political figures facing legal challenges, pointing to what he views as misuse of federal agencies.

The Shin Bet and Israel Police released for publication on Thursday that an Israeli-Arab resident of the Galil planned to carry out a deadly terror attack against mispallelim at the kever of a tzaddik in the Galil. The suspect, Basel Abuhara, a 23-year-old resident of Arraba, was arrested a little over over month ago. During his interrogation, it emerged that he was planning a combined attack involving the detonation of a bomb and then gunfire at Jews visiting a kever in the Galil. Sources told B’Chadrei Chareidim that he was targeting members of a tzedaka organization who intended to visit the kever of Rebbe Chaninah ben Dosa.