In a terrifying incident later described as “miraculous,” a police officer in the Washington, D.C., suburbs was lucky to escape with his life after an out-of-control vehicle came spinning towards him as he conducted an unrelated traffic stop. Footage of the incident, captured on the officer’s police cruiser camera, shows the officer going through his protocols after stopping a BMW that had been speeding on the Fairfax County Parkway. As he spoke to the driver from the passenger side, another BMW is seen careening towards him from across the median at a blistering 120 mph. The spinning BMW strikes the larger sedan and then spins into the police officer’s vehicle. The officer, caught in between, somehow manages to get out of the way without being clobbered.

The military wing of Islamic Jihad on Wednesday posted photos on social media that show underground warehouses loaded with missiles and launchers – which according to the terrorist organization, were used against Israel during the flare-up on Tuesday. Islamic Jihad also published a video in which it claimed that it used surface-to-air missiles against the Israeli Air Force jets that attacked the Gaza Strip. In the photos distributed on the Arab social networks, Islamic Jihad terrorists are seen entering a missile warehouse, loaded with rockets, and carrying a rocket to the launch site. The symbol of the organization’s military arm – “Al Quds Brigades” can be seen on top of the launcher. #فلسطين | الإعلام الحربي لسرايا القدس ينشر صوراً من داخل أحد الأنفاق الاستراتيجية ولراجمات الصواريخ.

Russian authorities accused Ukraine on Wednesday of attempting to attack the Kremlin with two drones overnight in an effort to assassinate President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin decried the alleged attack attempt as a “terrorist act” and said Russian military and security forces stopped the drones before they could strike. In a statement carried by Russian state-run news agencies, it said no casualties took place. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russia’s state news agency RIA Novosti that Putin wasn’t in the Kremlin at the time and was working from the Novo-Ogaryovo residence. The Kremlin added that Putin was safe and his schedule was unchanged. There were no immediate comment from Ukrainian authorities.

A fire ripped through the “Paradise manor” Simcha hall in Boro Park, Tuesday evening. The fire started just after 7:00PM at the hall, located at 5802 New Utrecht Avenue near 58th Street. Shortly after the FDNY arrived, they requested a second alarm response, due to the heavy fire conditions inside the hall. Around 20 minutes later, a third alarm response was requested. A fourth alarm was requested at 8:20PM, as additional FDNY manpower was still needed to fight the blaze. The FDNY tells YWN that the structure is a “three story mix used building with two residential units and one commercial unit.” The fire originated on the second floor and extended onto the third floor. Boro Park Hatzolah and Boro park Shomrim were on the scene as well. No injuries were reported.

Is there anything she doesn’t lie about, deflect, or refer to someone else? White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre made a doozy of a comment to reporters during a briefing Monday, claiming that “when it comes to illegal migration, you’ve seen it come down by more than 90 percent.” 90%! What an accomplishment. If only it were true. “False,” Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin commented on a clip of the remark. “There was a window of time earlier this year where encounters with Venezuelans, Nicaraguans, and Cubans did temporarily dip 90% after a policy change, but other countries, like China, shot up over 800%. Illegal crossings, including Venezuelans, back at peak highs now.” And in direct contradiction to her half-brained and obviously false comment, U.S.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have launched a series of airstrikes on the Gaza Strip in response to 37 rockets being launched towards southern Israel on Monday. The IDF stated that the strikes were carried out in an effort to protect Israeli citizens and to stop the attacks from the Gaza Strip. According to reports, explosions were heard in the northern part of Gaza, and Palestinian media outlets have confirmed that the Israeli airstrikes have caused significant damage to buildings and infrastructure. Despite the intensity of the airstrikes, there have been no immediate reports of casualties. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)

In a recent interview with Fox News’ Mark Levin, former US President Donald Trump spoke regarding the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic. Trump shifted from blaming China’s incompetence for the virus to suggesting that the Chinese government intentionally released the virus to sabotage his reelection campaign in 2020. During the interview, Trump expressed frustration that he did not receive enough credit for his administration’s handling of the pandemic. He then claimed that he was one of the first people to suggest that the virus may have originated from a lab leak in China. Trump then went on to suggest that China may have intentionally released the virus in order to retaliate against his administration’s heavy-handed economic policy.

A windstorm in south-central Illinois kicked up dangerous clouds of dust off farm fields Monday, blinding drivers and causing numerous crashes and “multiple fatalities” on Interstate 55, police said. The late morning crashes involved 40 to 60 cars and multiple tractor-trailers, two of which caught fire, Illinois State Police Maj. Ryan Starrick said. The highway was shut down in both directions in Montgomery County, 75 miles (120 kilometers) north of St. Louis. “The cause of the crashes is due to excessive winds blowing dirt from farm fields across the highway, leading to zero visibility,” Starrick said at a news conference. He reported that there were “multiple fatalities” but did not give an exact number, saying that would be released later in the day.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) stood firm against a Russian reporter’s question about his past statements regarding unlimited military aid to Ukraine during a press conference in Israel on Monday. The reporter asked if McCarthy’s position on aid to Ukraine had changed and if he believed the US would change its policy regarding sending weaponry to the country. “We know that you don’t support the current unlimited and uncontrolled supplies of weaponry and aid to Ukraine. So can you comment? Is it possible, if in the near future the U.S. policy regarding sending weaponry to Ukraine will change?” asked the Russian reporter.

US Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy made history on Monday when he addressed the Knesset at the opening of the Knesset’s summer session, the second House Speaker in Israeli history to do so. The first was Newt Gingrich in 1998. McCarthy landed in Israel on Sunday on an official visit and as a leader of a bipartisan delegation of 17 members of Congress. “It is an honor to join you in Jerusalem, the eternal capital of Israel,” McCarthy said. “This is my very first trip overseas as a US Speaker. There is no place I would rather be than right here, right now with my dear friends – all of you.” Before leaving the Knesset, Netanyahu gifted McCarthy with a signed copy of his book BIBI: My Story.