HaGaon HaRav Gershon Edelstein referred to Operation Shield and Arrow during his weekly shiur on Thursday. “Even in Eretz Yisrael, we’re surrounded by enemies from all sides,” the Rosh Yeshivah said. “The sea is on one side and here and here and here, all around – all the nations hate us.” “They hate us – how do we exist? Neis, Hashgacha – we mamash live in a neis! And in order for the neis to continue, we need zechuyos, we need zechuyos, we need zechuyos.” “And what are the zechuyos? Torah, first of all. Torah protects and saves – eisek b’Torah. Those who are oisek b’Torah – are not the only ones obligated to be oisek b’Torah, it’s also an obligation for all of Klal Yisrael. Those who are oskim save all those who are not oskim!

The Chevra Kadisha’s work never ends and must be performed with mesiras nefesh under all circumstances. The members of the Chevra Kadisha in Sderot held three levayos on Wednesday as hundreds of rockets rained down on the city. The levayos were carried out in cooperation with the Sderot Religious Council, the Home Front Command, and the Sderot Municipality. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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The fight against terrorism in Yehudah and Shomron continues even amid rocket fire from Gaza, with a counterterrorism operation carried out in Yehudah and Shomron overnight Wednesday. IDF soldiers, Shin Bet operatives and Border Police officers arrested 15 terror suspects in raids in villages across the Shomron. One IDF was lightly wounded in a gun battle with terrorists in the Nur Shams refugee camp. He was treated by army medics at the scene and evacuated to the hospital for further treatment. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)

During a contentious CNN town hall Wednesday night, former President Donald Trump dug in on his position about the 2020 election, downplayed the violence on Jan. 6, 2021, and repeatedly insulted the woman whom a civil jury this week found him liable of abusing and defaming. Trump, returning to the network after years of acrimony, also refused to say whether he wants Ukraine to win the war against Russian aggression and said the U.S. “might as well” default on its debt obligation, despite the potential devastating economic consequences. The live, televised event — held in early-voting New Hampshire — underscored the challenges of fact-checking Trump in real time.

A man is suing a sheriff’s office in South Carolina saying deputies shot at him nearly 50 times when he was having a mental health crisis in a parked truck with a shotgun in his lap, even though he says his hands were raised. Trevor Mullinax survived being hit nine times in May 2021, with three wounds to the head, according to the lawsuit filed against the York County Sheriff’s Office earlier this month. The four sheriff’s deputies started shooting only a few seconds after arriving on the scene and yelling “Hands!” several times, as seen in police dash cam video released by Mullinax’s lawyers. The barrage lasted all of five seconds, leaving the pickup windshield riddled with bullet holes. Warning ⚠️: This video is graphic.

U.S. Rep. George Santos, the New York Republican infamous for fabricating his life story, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges he duped donors, stole from his campaign and lied to Congress about being a millionaire, all while cheating to collect unemployment benefits he didn’t deserve. Santos’ 13-count federal indictment was a reckoning for a web of fraud and deceit that prosecutors say overlapped with his fantastical public image as a wealthy businessman — a fictional biography that began to unravel after he won election last fall. Santos, 34, was released on $500,000 bond following his arraignment, about five hours after turning himself in to authorities on Long Island to face charges of wire fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds and making false statements to Congress.

Following is Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s statement to the media this evening (Wednesday, 10 May 2023): “Citizens of Israel, we are still in the midst of a campaign. At this very moment, our forces are fiercely attacking the Gaza Strip and exacting a heavy price from the terrorist organizations. I would like to reiterate: Whoever harms us, whoever sends terrorists against us, will pay the price. This principle, that whoever attacks us and tries to attack us will pay the price, was significantly strengthened today in Operation Shield and Arrow. The development of new technological capabilities, and the parallel development of new operational capabilities, in combination with our initiative, is creating a new equation.

A 72-year-old Jewish bus driver who was returning from Meron on Tuesday evening accidentally entered the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Issawiya and was violently attacked by local Arabs. Arabs threw Molotov cocktails and stones at the bus, which caught on fire. Police forces who were in the area quelled the rioters and rescued the driver from the bus right before it burst into flames. United Hatzalah paramedics who were called to the scene administered emergency medical aid to the bus driver while being guarded by Israel Police and Border Guard officers. He was evacuated to Hadassah Har HaTzofim Hospital in light condition. The bus driver said that he had given tzedakah l’zechus Rashbi in Meron and it saved him from certain death. “They were beating me,” he said.

A female IDF soldier was seriously injured by shrapnel in the course of a gun battle during a counterterrorism operation in the Jordan Valley overnight Tuesday The incident occurred as IDF forces were operating in the village of Tubas to arrest a wanted person suspected of terrorist activity. During the operation, terrorists opened fire at the IDF soldiers who were in hiding positions behind a wall prior to advancing toward the suspect’s home. A bullet fired by the terrorists apparently hit the wall and a piece of shrapnel hit the soldier’s head. The soldier was evacuated in serious condition to Sheba Hospital in Tel HaShomer. She underwent surgery and is now beginning to recover. She is fully conscious and is communicating with those around her. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)

Democratic presidential contender Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made a decision to go on Sean Hannity’s Fox News program – a decision he is likely now regretting after Hannity tore him apart over his use of private jets. Hannity inquired if Kennedy, a vocal opponent of vaccines and nephew of the late President John F. Kennedy, continues to fly privately despite his advocacy for the environment. Kennedy, who has prioritized the environment on his campaign website alongside “honest government” and “civil liberties,” faces an uphill battle against incumbent President Joe Biden in the race for the 2024 Democratic presidential nomination. “Have you given up all use of private jets because of your environmental views?” Hannity asked. “Are you really going back to that, Sean?” Kennedy responded.