The Israeli Army mocked a leading Iranian general on Twitter Sunday following an IAF airstrike in Syria that thwarted an attempted drone attack on Israel’s north.
“TO: Iranian Quds Force Commander Qassem Soleimani, RE: Last Night,” the tweet said, “’We will carry out a large-scale attack of killer drones on the ‘Zionist entity’ from Syria.’ It sounded good in your morning meeting, didn’t it?”
At the same time, details began to emerge about the background to the planned Iranian attack.
According to Israeli news website Mako, the failed attack was planned by Iranian operatives together with members of Shia militia groups. They were brought to Syria by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’ Quds Force, which coordinates Iran’s terrorist operations abroad.

President Donald Trump conceded regret about his escalating trade war with China on Sunday morning before reversing course in the afternoon and saying he only wished he’d raised the tariffs higher.
It was a head spinning about-face after the president showed rare second thoughts on a key issue, even as White House officials said his comments had been “misinterpreted.”
“The president was asked if he had ‘any second thought on escalating the trade war with China.’ His answer has been greatly misinterpreted. President Trump responded in the affirmative – because he regrets not raising the tariffs higher,” press secretary Stephanie Grisham said.

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi announced on Sunday that Qasem Soleimani, head of Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), was “personally in charge” of executing a suicide drone attack operation against Israel.
“The attack was supposed to include several explosive drones against a number of targets [in Israel],” Kochavi said during military briefing on Sunday.
“The one who was personally in charge of leading and executing the attack is Qasem Soleimani. He funded, trained and prepared Shi’ite operatives who were supposed to execute the operation. We need to prepare for every possibility and we’ll do it in the best possible way,” the IDF chief added.

The parents of the late Lt. Hadar Goldin — one of two IDF soldiers who fell in battle in the Gaza Strip five years ago during Operation Protective Edge and whose bodies were kidnapped by Hamas and are still being held by the terrorist group — met in New York on Thursday with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
A statement put out by Leah and Simha Goldin on Friday said that, during the meeting, Guterres called for the “unconditional and immediate return of captive IDF soldiers held by Hamas” and expressed support for “UNSC Resolution 2474 from June 2019 on prisoners and missing persons as a condition and first step to any end-of-conflict agreement.”

A satirical political campaign has been launched in New York City call “de Blasio for Resident” which hopes to catch the attention of the City’s Mayor, who has running around the country since announcing his candidacy for the 2020 presidential race.
Campaign literature began to pop up on lampposts in Midtown Friday, with a tongue-in-cheek message declaring de Blasio “MISSING,” amid his longshot quest for the Oval Office.
“Last seen embarrassing himself in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina,” read the black-and-white posters. “If seen please tell him to immediately return to New York and do the job he was elected to do.”

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It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the petirah of Rav Moishe Dovid Labkovsky zt”l. He was in his upper 50s.
Rav Moishe Dovid passed away on Shabbos from a sudden heart attack. He was in Virginia at the time, visiting his son-in-law and daughter, who were vacationing there.
Rav Moishe Dovid was an outstanding talmid chochom and medakdeik b’mitzvos, who devoted his life to limud haTorah, avodas Hashem, and spreading Torah and dikduk b’mitzvos and proper hashkafah to other Yidden. He lived a life that was kulo Torah, a value that he passed on to his wonderful children.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif flew into Biarritz in southern France for the G7 summit on Sunday in an unexpected and dramatic attempt to break a diplomatic deadlock over Tehran’s disputed nuclear program.
Zarif’s presence had not been announced and represented an attempt by French host Emmanuel Macron to find a way to soothe spiraling tensions between Iran and the United States.
The French presidency confirmed his arrival but emphasized no talks were planned with the American side.
Read more at i24NEWS.
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Following a petition of the Women’s Lobby, the Haifa District Court decided to call off the planned Mordechai Ben David and Motti Steinmetz concert scheduled for men only tomorrow in Haifa.
Judge Avraham Elyakim ordered the cancellation today, explaining that “it was a performance for men only.” Thus, since the concert arrangers wanted to use public funds for the event, it could not proceed if only men were permitted to attend.
The judge stated in his decision that “this judgment does not express a position on how to regular other events. There is also no impediment to events for the chareidi public, and it would be beneficial for the Haifa municipality to learn the municipal guidelines and act accordingly.”

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The Israeli military releases footage of what it says was an attempt by pro-Iranian operatives to launch an explosives-laden drone into northern Israel from Syria last Thurday.
In the footage, four men can be seen carrying the craft as they walk through fields.
The IDF says it foiled the attempt to launch the drone, but declines to say precisely how.
Read more at Times of Israel.
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