Tensions escalated on Tuesday between Yerushalayim and Cairo regarding the ongoing closure of the Rafah crossing from Egypt to Gaza, which was seized by the IDF from Hamas last week.
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz engaged with his German and British counterparts, urging them to pressure Egypt to allow trucks carrying humanitarian aid to enter Gaza.
“I spoke with UK Foreign Secretary [David Cameron] and German Foreign Minister [Annalena Baerbock] about the need to persuade Egypt to reopen the Rafah crossing to allow the continued delivery of international humanitarian aid to Gaza,” Katz stated.

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British Foreign Secretary David Cameron earlier this week criticized the BBC for its refusal to call Hamas “terrorists.” In an interview with BBC on Sunday, Cameron said that the broadcasting organization should reconsider its guidelines. Speaking a day after Hamas released a video of British-Israeli hostage Nadav Popplewell, Cameron said; “Like everyone else, I watched […]

A key measure of inflation surged well beyond expectations in April, showing inflation is continuing to steamroll ahead.
The Producer Price Index (PPI) for final demand, which tracks the prices businesses in the U.S. receive for their goods and services, increased by 2.2 percent in April, according to the Department of Labor’s report on Thursday. This marks a 2.2 percent rise compared to a year ago, representing the largest annual increase in a year.
Economists had predicted a 0.3 percent gain in April compared to March and a 2.2 percent gain year-over-year.
The impact of the higher-than-expected April figures was somewhat mitigated by a revision in the prior month’s estimate, which was adjusted downward from a 0.2 percent gain to a 0.1 percent decrease.

Standing in his dress uniform in the back of his Aurus convertible, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu was driven around Red Square to review the troops during last week’s Victory Day parade. It was to be his last inspection in that role. Over the weekend, President Vladimir Putin replaced Shoigu — the 68-year-old was the longest […]

President Joe Biden and his advisers are allegedly dismissing significant negative polling data, despite repeated warnings from media allies to moderate the administration’s far-left policies.
According to New York Times/Siena/Philadelphia Inquirer polling on Monday, former President Donald Trump leads Biden in five of the six swing states and has made historic inroads with Hispanic, black, and young voters.
Despite various polls since November confirming these trends, Biden, 81, and many of his advisers reportedly do not believe the negative surveys, considering them inaccurate, Axios reported:

A New York appeals court has upheld the gag order against former President Donald Trump for his criminal trial in Manhattan, ruling that he must remain silent on certain matters related to the case. Trump is allowed to appeal this decision to the New York Court of Appeals.
The gag order prohibits Trump from publicly discussing witnesses, court staff, the district attorney’s staff, or their family members if such statements are intended to interfere with the case. It also includes prospective jurors. The court justified the gag order by balancing Trump’s First Amendment rights with the need to ensure a fair trial and protect those involved in the case from threats or harassment.

A political action committee that helps Republicans get elected to Congress is doing the unusual — spending more than $450,000 to defeat a GOP incumbent. That incumbent, conservative two-term Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., voted to remove former Rep. Kevin McCarthy as House speaker last fall. It’s just the latest example of how money is flowing […]