FBI Director Kash Patel following the capture of Major MS-13 leader: “This is what happens when you let good cops be cops and we’re going to continue to let good cops be cops across this country… We are returning our communities to safety.”

*WH Press Secretary:* I would just like to emphasize these auto tariffs yesterday are a big deal for autoworkers in the industry. And you saw the UAW came out and applauded the president for this move, saying it’s a great thing for autoworkers who have been sold out by unfair trade practices.

Thanks to the vigilance of Boro Park Shomrim volunteers and a rapid response by the NYPD, a man wanted for committing multiple forcible touching incidents in the Boro Park neighborhood was arrested Wednesday morning at the corner of New Utrecht Avenue and 44th Street. The arrest followed a series of disturbing reports received by Boro Park Shomrim on Tuesday from multiple victims who said they had been inappropriately touched by an unidentified male on the street. Shomrim immediately sprang into action, gathering surveillance footage from the area, advising victims to file police reports, and coordinating with the NYPD Special Victims Unit, which promptly joined the investigation.

An Egyptian plan aimed at halting the ongoing conflict in Gaza proposes that five living hostages would be freed on the first day of a renewed ceasefire, with an additional five hostages released every 7 to 10 days, according to two foreign diplomats familiar with the proposal, who shared the details with The Times of Israel on Wednesday.
One of the hostages, Edan Alexander, a dual US-Israeli citizen, would be freed on the first day, the diplomats confirmed.
The Prime Minister’s Office, however, has denied receiving any new proposal from Egypt.

In a rare occurrence for Jerusalem, sirens blared in the city and throughout central Israel in the middle of the day on Thursday, at about 1:10 p.m. The IDF confirmed the launch of two ballistic missiles from Yemen and said that they were intercepted before entering Israel. According to reports, the missiles were intercepted by the Arrow 3 system in the system’s first-ever simultaneous interception of two missiles.

Israel will move its clocks forward by one hour overnight Thursday, marking the start of daylight saving time (DST). The switch will take place at 2 a.m., with the time jumping to 3 a.m. The six-hour time difference between Israel and the US for the past several weeks will now revert to a seven-hour time difference.

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American robotics companies are pushing for a national robotics strategy, including establishing a federal office focused on promoting the industry at a time when China is making intelligent robots a national priority. Representatives of companies — including Tesla, Boston Dynamics and Agility Robotics — on Wednesday met with lawmakers on Capitol Hill to show off products and push for the United States to adopt policies that would boost American companies in a global race to develop the next generation of robots. Jeff Cardenas, co-founder and CEO of humanoid startup Apptronik, of Austin, Texas, pointed out to lawmakers that it was American carmaker General Motors that deployed the first industrial robot at a New Jersey assembly plant in 1961. But the U.S.

The Vizhnitzer Rebbe of Bnei Brak, Rav Yisroel Hager, has been discharged from the hospital in Los Angeles after being hospitalized since Purim following a successful surgery.
Over the next few days, a decision will be made regarding whether the rebbe will return to Eretz Yisroel in time for Pesach.
In a statement, the Vizhnitzer Chassidus shared: “Chasdei hashem ki lo samnu ki lo cholu rachamov. We trust that Hashem will continue to help, and the rebbe will regain his strength as before and, be”H, return to his home in good health and with great light.”
The Chassidus thanked everyone for their tefillos and asked for ongoing tefillos.