Dear Matzav Inbox,
As Bnei Torah, we strive to follow the gedolim, to live by the Torah, and to dedicate ourselves to Torah. We raise our children to be true yerei shamayim, to follow in the same path. We take pride in the values that define us, and yes, we don’t send our boys to the army, as we believe in protecting their spiritual growth.
But, we must ask ourselves – do we truly feel the pain of our brothers and sisters? Do we truly internalize the suffering of those who are in the trenches, of those whose sons, husbands, and fathers are fighting day and night for our safety?

This footage captures a touching moment as Ariel Hy”d meets his newborn brother, Kfir Hy”d, for the first time, alongside their mother, Shiri Hy”d. Their bodies are all slated to be returned to Israel this Thursday after being murdered in Hamas captivity.

Egypt is developing a plan to rebuild the Gaza Strip without requiring the relocation of its residents to other countries.
As reported by the Egyptian state-run newspaper Al-Ahram, this proposal, which counters that of US President Donald Trump, involves temporarily moving Gazans to “secure areas” within the strip while Egyptian and international construction firms work on the rebuilding process.
Citing two Egyptian officials, the Associated Press explained that the plan includes establishing a “Palestinian administration” independent of both Hamas and the Palestinian Authority, which will be tasked with overseeing the reconstruction.

The crash of a Delta Air Lines plane in Toronto is the fourth major aviation disaster in North America in the last month. Here’s a look at each of the crashes. Passenger plane flips during landing in Toronto A Delta plane arriving Monday at Toronto’s Pearson Airport from Minneapolis flipped and landed on its roof, injuring at least 17 people. The airport confirmed that an “incident” occurred Monday with the Delta flight and that all 80 passengers and crew are accounted for. Ornge air ambulance said it was transporting one child to Toronto’s SickKids hospital and two adults with critical injuries to other hospitals in the city. Video from the scene showed the Mitsubishi CRJ-900LR upside down on the snowy tarmac as emergency workers hose it down.

Bnos Hadassah, a heimishe girls school in Lakewood, was thrown into turmoil today when teachers failed to report for work, forcing administrators to send students home. The unprecedented move came after educators, who reportedly have not been paid in nearly two months, took matters into their own hands and staged a strike, leaving parents scrambling for answers. Read more about this story on Lakewood Alerts.

The Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rav Kalman Ber, sent a letter to President Donald Trump, expressing his gratitude for the president’s support of Israel.
“Dear Mr. President, Best wishes to you from the holy city of Jerusalem. I convey to you my heartiest congratulations for being elected to serve as the Honorable President of the United States of America,” Rav Ber wrote.

NEW YORK (AP) — A Wednesday hearing in the prosecution of Ne

Huawei on Tuesday held a global launch for the industry’s first tri-foldable phone, which analysts said marked a symbolic victory for the Chinese tech giant amid U.S. technology curbs. But challenges over pricing, longevity, supply and app constraints may limit its success. Huawei said at a launch event in Kuala Lumpur that the Huawei Mate XT, first unveiled in China five months ago, will be priced at 3,499 euros ($3,662). Although dubbed a trifold, the phone has three mini-panels and folds only twice. The company says it’s the thinnest foldable phone at 3.6 millimeters (0.14 inches), with a 10.2-inch screen similar to an Apple iPad.

North Korea on Tuesday criticized the United States and Asian neighbors for pursuing the “absurd” goal of denuclearizing the North and said it will push to expand its nuclear forces under the direction of its authoritarian leader Kim Jong Un. The statement by Pyongyang’s Foreign Ministry came after the top diplomats of the U.S., South Korea and Japan met at a security conference in Germany and reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening military cooperation and reinforcing an international sanctions regime to counter Pyongyang’s nuclear ambitions. The North Korean ministry accused the U.S.

The six living hostages scheduled for release by Hamas on Shabbos include Tal Shoham, Omer Shem-Tov, Eliya Cohen, Omer Wenkert, Avera Mengistu, and Hisham al-Sayed. Mengistu and al-Sayed have been held captive in Gaza for over a decade after entering the Strip voluntarily, while the others were abducted on October 7, 2023.

REPORT: Na’el al-Barghouti, 68, convicted of terrorism, is set to be released after serving 45 years for murdering bus driver Mordechai Yakuel in 1978. Previously released in the Shalit deal but re-incarcerated, he now faces deportation.

MSNBC: The Social Security Administration made ~$72 billion in improper payments over an eight-year period, according to an Inspector General audit. “$72 billion — and that’s without a comprehensive search! I mean, that’s significant.”

MK Amog Cohen of Otzma Yehudit declared on Tuesday that he plans to file a formal grievance with the Knesset’s Ethics Committee against MK Ofer Cassif from Hadash, after Cassif drew a controversial comparison between the voluntary relocation of Gazans and the forced relocation of Jews during the Holocaust.
Cassif ignited a public uproar when he shared a photo on X showing Jews being lined up for deportation from Vienna, accompanied by a caption that read, “Exactly 86 years this month, the Central Office for Jewish Emigration was created in Berlin to encourage the voluntary emigration of German Jews.”

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