In a Sunday interview with Fox News, Israeli opposition leader Binyamin Netanyahu outlined why Operation Breaking Dawn was directed solely at the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group, rather than Hamas, which is usually involved in such outbreaks of violence. “In the case of [Palestinian] Islamic Jihad, it’s a matter of who could out-radical whom,” Netanyahu told host Eric Shawn. Israel’s longest-serving former prime minister added that Hamas had been severely crippled in the 11-day 2019 war that he led against terror factions in the Gaza Strip, and that Hamas is in no mood for further setbacks. “We set Hamas back ten years,” Netanyahu boasted.

As Tisha B’av begins, over 400 rockets were fired by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group in the Gaza Strip towards Israel. No casualties were reported in Isreal while minor injuries were reported. At least 30 of the rockets landed within Gaza killing multiple Palestinian civilians. The Iron Dome successfully intercepted nearly 95% of rockets headed to civilian areas. Israel responded by conducting multiple airstrikes. Latest: •The Israel Defense Forces struck and killed a senior leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terror group in the Gaza Strip on Saturday night, military officials said. •IDF’s Head of the Operations Directorate Major General Oded Basiuk says the military has eliminated all senior PIJ members in Gaza.

The Israeli Air Force has unleashed a barrage of airstrikes in Gaza as it announces the launch of “Operation Dawn.” Included in the airstrikes was the targeting and killing of top Islamic Jihad commander Tayseer Jabari, who succeeded Baha Aby al-Ata as leader of the Islamic Jihad following his assassination in 2019. The IDF says it estimates that it has killed 10-20 terrorists thus far in the strikes and has hit six terror sites in the Gaza Strip.

Police are searching for suspects who were captured on video stealing over $100,000 of jewelry in a brazen smash-and-grab at a Florida mall on Tuesday. The theft took place at around 1:30 pm at the Diamond Galleria store in Citrus Park Town Center in Tampa. The masked suspects entered the mall through an employee entrance before rushing into the jewelry store. Using hammers, the thieves smashed their way into display cases holding high-end watches. After grabbing handfuls of the expensive items, the suspects exited through the same employee entrance where a fourth suspect was waiting in a getaway car – a 2020-2022 silver Nissan Murano.

The families of the two slain IDF soldiers whose bodies are being held by Hamas and the Israeli civilians being held hostage in the Strip set out on a three-day march toward the Gaza border on Wednesday. According to a Walla report, the march, which was launched by the Goldin family, began near their home in Kfar Saba in central Israel in an attempt to pressure the Israeli government to insist on the return of the captives and soldiers’ bodies. “The biggest bluff that past governments have been telling the public is that attempts are being made to return the captives,” said Tzur Goldin, the twin brother of Hadar Goldin, z’l, who was killed during Operation Protective Edge in August 2014. “No efforts are being made to return them.” “Today we are marching instead of the government.

A tremendous kiddush hashem took place at Camp Rayim Mesiva (Aliya) on Thursday when bochurim lined up to applaud and thank firefighters who had worked to douse a blaze that destroyed two of their camp’s bunk houses. The fire was sparked Thursday morning in one of the bunkhouses and growing out of control for a time, necessitating a major emergency response from fire and Hatzolah personnel. Thankfully, the fire was extinguished before it could spread further than the two affected bunkhouses, and nobody sustained any injuries in the blaze. After the incident, Camp Rayim released the following statement: “First, we would like to assure you that everyone in camp is b”h safe and doing fine. This morning during learning groups, a fire broke out in one of the bunkhouses.

A massive fire broke out on Camp Rayim Mesivta’s (Mesivta Aliya) property in Parksville, NY, on Thursday morning. The fire, which began in a bunkhouse, quickly escalated to a second alarm blaze after extending to a second bunkhouse. The local fire department and Catskills Hatzolah were both on the scene of the fire at the camp, located on Breezy Hill Road. B’chasdei Hashem, everyone has been accounted for, and no injuries were reported. Camp Aliya currently rents a portion of Camp Rayim’s property for the use of its program. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell, and other NYPD brass joined Wednesday to blast New York’s “insane” bail reform laws. The presser comes in the wake of multiple high-profile attacks against police and the public. “They say the definition of insanity is to do the same thing repeatedly but expect different results. Our criminal justice system is insane,” Mayor Adams said. “It is dangerous, it is harmful, and it is destroying the fabric of our city.” “This is about recidivists who cause New Yorkers to suffer needlessly,” said NYPD Commissioner Sewell.

Arabs hurled Molotov cocktails and stones at Border Police officers near Kever Rochel on Tuesday. One of the Arabs spotted hurling a Molotov cocktail was arrested as he was trying to flee the scene. In related news, IDF soldiers operated overnight Tuesday in a number of Arabs towns in Yehudah and Shomron and arrested 12 wanted terrorists. The detainees were transferred to security forces for questioning. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)

A Saudi cleric prayed for G-d to “bring annihilation upon the plundering and occupying Jews” in a Friday night sermon at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, according to a video translated by The Middle East Media Research Institute. “Oh Allah, bring annihilation upon the plundering and occupying Jews for they are no match for you,” said Imam Saleh Bin Al-Humayd. “Oh Allah, bring down upon them Your punishment from which criminals cannot escape. Oh Allah, we make You our shield against them and take refuge with You against their evil.” Al-Humayd is currently one of the nine Imams of the Grand Mosque of Mecca. He is also a member of the Assembly of Saudi Arabia since 1993 and served as Speaker of Majlis al-Shura from February 2002 to February 2009. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)