President Joe Biden appealed to G20 leaders on Monday to ramp up efforts in pressuring Hamas to accept a ceasefire agreement with Israel.
As his term comes to a close, Biden committed to continuing his efforts to secure an agreement before Donald Trump takes office.
“I ask everyone here to increase their pressure on Hamas, which is currently refusing this deal,” Biden stated during his opening remarks at the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, according to the AFP news agency.
The president reiterated his appeal to Israel to take measures to reduce civilian casualties in the ongoing Gaza conflict, which began following Hamas’ horrific attacks on October 7, 2023.

Sources close to Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu have suggested that he is contemplating the removal of Ronen Bar, the head of the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet), in recent days.
As reported by the Walla news site, this consideration came to light following an incident on Saturday night when illumination bombs were fired near the Prime Minister’s private residence in Caesarea.
Since the incident, Netanyahu has reportedly been discussing the potential dismissal with his inner circle. Some of his advisors are said to be urging him to take swift action. According to these associates, the dismissal would be framed as a response to the security lapse that endangered the Prime Minister and his family.

The IDF is uncovering “large troves” of Russian weaponry in southern Lebanon, providing further evidence that Hezbollah’s military capabilities are heavily bolstered by Russian arms, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal today.
Among the weapons found are Kornet antitank missiles, which were originally supplied by Russia to Syria and later made their way to Lebanon, Arab and Syrian security officials told the Wall Street Journal. Russia maintains its own stockpiles in Syria and also supplies arms to the Syrian military.

A platform widely used by gamers for livestreaming announced updates to its hate speech policy on Friday, explicitly banning the word “Zionist” when used as a veiled insult targeting individuals or groups.
Twitch, an Amazon-owned company with over 240 million active users, implemented the change following growing criticism, including from a prominent lawmaker who recently accused the platform of fostering antisemitism in a letter addressed to its leadership.
In a statement shared on its official blog, Twitch clarified, “We prohibit the use of terms that may not be harmful or abusive in isolation, but can be used as a slur or to denigrate others in certain contexts.”

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By Rabbi Berach Steinfeld
A man with a daughter in shidduchim has his eye on a certain bochur. He wants this boy as a son-in-law. He knows that there are many reasons this shidduch will not work out under normal circumstances. May he daven that the shidduch should work out, or is this not proper?

Firefighters were actively battling a wildfire that engulfed 33 acres in Lakewood, NJ, this evening.
The stench created by the fire could be smelled across Lakewood and well beyond, in Jackson, Toms River, Howell and Brick.
The New Jersey Forest Fire Service led the response to the blaze, situated near Pine Park and the Lakewood Country Club.
Dubbed the “Country Club Wildfire,” this latest incident has not caused any damage to structures, and no evacuations have been ordered at this time.
In response to the fire, emergency crews shut down Clearstorm Road between Brewers Bridge and Hope Chapel Road. To combat the flames, the NJFFS dispatched fire engines, bulldozers, and ground crews, while a helicopter monitors the situation from above.

Hezbollah has agreed to a U.S. proposal for a ceasefire with Israel, though they have attached some remarks regarding the details of the proposal, according to a senior Lebanese official. The official described the move as the most serious attempt yet to bring an end to the ongoing conflict.
Ali Hassan Khalil, an aide to Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, confirmed that Lebanon had submitted its formal response to the U.S. ambassador in Beirut on Monday. Additionally, White House envoy Amos Hochstein is scheduled to visit Beirut to further discuss the matter.
There has been no immediate response from Israel regarding the development.

Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu convened an emergency meeting at Israel Defense Forces headquarters in Tel Aviv on Sunday evening to discuss efforts to free the captives still being held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
The meeting was convened in response to the rejection by Hamas of all proposals currently on the table, a senior security source told Israel’s Channel 13.
The terrorist group has continued to insist on its key demands that the war end and Israeli troops withdraw from the Gaza Strip.
Mossad chief David Barnea was to have presented a new proposal to a select group of ministers and senior security officials at the meeting, including Defense Minister Israel Katz and Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, according to the report.