Justice Minister Avi Nissenkorn informed Blue and White chairman Benny Gantz on Tuesday that he is leaving the party and joining Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai, who announced on Tuesday evening that he is forming a new party and a run for the Knesset. Nissenkorn also had offers from Yesh Atid and Labor but turned them down. Later on Tuesday, Foreign Minister and Blue and White leader Gabi Ashkenazi announced he is taking a break from politics and will not be running in the upcoming elections. Huldai was flanked by Avi Nissenkorn, a former labor union leader who served as Israel’s justice minister. Nissenkorn announced earlier in the day he was breaking away from Defense Minister Benny Gantz’s Blue and White party.

A group of burglary suspects managed to get away from police after an early morning Police chase. Police say that at around 3:00AM, a car occupied by three suspects attempted to steal ATM machines from multiple locations around Spring Valley and Monsey. The burglars were successful by at least one location – the Exxon Station on Route 59 in Monsey. Police responded, and attempted to stop the suspects. After a high-speed pursuit on the Palisades Parkway, the suspects managed to get away. Chaveirim of Rockland are assisting police with gathering security camera footage from various loactions. JOIN THE TENS OF THOUSANDS WHO ALREADY ARE ALERTED OF BREAKING NEWS LIKE THIS IN LIVE TIME: YWN WHATSAPP STATUS UPDATES: CLICK HERE to join the YWN WhatsApp Status.

Dozens of Israelis quarantined in a hotel in Jerusalem after returning from abroad tried to break out on Monday night, Israeli media reports said. Conflict ensued at the entrance to the Leonardo Hotel as security guards forced them back inside. A similar “revolt” took place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Jerusalem. The Israeli government approved an order last week forcing all Israelis returning abroad to quarantine in hotels upon returning to Israel following the discovery of the new British COVID variant. However, the policy is reportedly not being fully enforced, with only a small percentage of returning travelers actually being sent to hotels. An Army Radio report said that out of 2,100 people who landed at Ben-Gurion on Sunday-Monday, only 600 went to quarantine hotels.

Israel Police released a video on Monday showing officers from Yamam (Israel’s National Counter-terrorism Unit) arresting the terrorist suspected of the murder of Esther Horgan last week near Tel Menashe. The footage, recorded by the helmet cameras of the Yamam officers, shows the officers carrying out searches in the Palestinian village of Toura near Jenin. The officers then enter the home of the suspect and arrest him. The arrest, carried out on Thursday, was a joint operation by Israel Police, the IDF and Border Police.

The man believed to be responsible for the Christmas Day bombing that tore through downtown Nashville blew himself up in the explosion, and appears to have acted alone, federal officials said Sunday. Investigators used DNA and other evidence to link the man, identified as Anthony Quinn Warner, to the mysterious explosion but said they have not determined a motive. Officials have received hundreds of tips and leads, but have concluded that no one other than Warner is believed to have been involved in the early morning explosion that damaged dozens of buildings and injured three people. WATCH VIDEO: Officer Michael Sipos, one of the officers who responded to the explosion, had been issued a body camera just days earlier.

The governor said the state was investigating an incident of possible vaccination fraud, in a situation where a health care provider wasn’t following the priority population process. “Vaccines are valuable and there will be people who break the law and were looking at one health care provider who may have done that,” Gov. Cuomo said. “We want to send a clear signal to the providers that if you violate the law on these vaccinations, we will find out and you will be prosecuted.

The man believed to be responsible for the Christmas Day bombing that tore through downtown Nashville blew himself up in the explosion, and appears to have acted alone, federal officials said Sunday. Investigators used DNA and other evidence to link the man, identified as Anthony Quinn Warner, to the mysterious explosion but said they have not determined a motive. Officials have received hundreds of tips and leads, but have concluded that no one other than Warner is believed to have been involved in the early morning explosion that damaged dozens of buildings. “We’re still following leads, but right now there is no indication that any other persons were involved,” said Douglas Korneski, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Memphis field office.

The Peleg Yerushalmi is protesting in Bnei Brak on Sunday evening. Highway 4 is totally shut near “Coca Cola”, as hundreds protest the arrest of a Yeshiva Bochur last week who refused to go to the draft office to get his deferment. His father is a Magid Shiur in a Peleg-affiliated Yeshiva. Police have brought in water canons and police horses to try and disperse the protesters. The entire Bnei Brak is in gridlock now due to the protests. Arrests are reportedly underway. JOIN THE TENS OF THOUSANDS WHO ALREADY ARE ALERTED OF BREAKING NEWS LIKE THIS IN LIVE TIME: YWN WHATSAPP STATUS UPDATES: CLICK HERE to join the YWN WhatsApp Status. YWN WHATSAPP GROUPS: CLICK HERE to be added to an official YWN WhatsApp Group.

Israeli aircraft struck Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip late Friday night in response to two rockets fired into Israel on Friday evening. “IDF fighter jets and aircraft attacked Hamas terror targets in the Gaza Strip,” the IDF stated. “In the course of the attack, a rocket weapon production site, underground infrastructure and a Hamas military post were hit. The attack was carried out in response to rocket fire from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory.” עזה:3 מטרות של חמאס עם מעל עשרה רכיבים: פיר מנהרה לוגיסטית, מתקן לייצור רקטות ורחפנים, ועמדת שמירה. צהל עדיין לא יודע ירה אמש ב8. פיצוצי משנה שנגרמו מפיצוץ רקטות שנתקפו גרמו לנזק למתקנים אזרחיים סמוכים כמו בי״ח לילדים שניזוק בשכונת תופאח.

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is considering another run for president in 2024, even if it means challenging a Donald Trump comeback bid. “I would not rule it out,” Christie told radio talk show host Hugh Hewitt in an interview on Monday, when asked specifically if he would run — even if that put him up against Trump. Christie frequently refers to his decades-long friendship with Trump, and has stood by the president’s side despite repeated snubs over the last four years. But he made clear in his interview with Hewitt that he disagreed with how Trump was handling his loss to President-elect Joe Biden, and was keeping his options open whether Trump sought a second term or not. “If I go and look up Christie2024, will that URL already be reserved?” Hewitt asked Christie.