President Donald Trump’s latest choice to lead U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is a former border patrol chief under the Obama administration who has publicly backed the president’s border wall. Read more on Yeshiva World News
President Donald Trump turned up the pressure on China on Sunday, threatening to hike tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods.
Trump’s comments, delivered on Twitter, came as a Chinese delegation was scheduled to resume talks in Washington on Wednesday aimed at resolving a trade war that has shaken financial markets and cast gloom over the world economy.
The world watched on in shock and horror today as missiles fired from Gaza rained down upon southern Israel. Over 600 rockets were launched, landing in multiple cities. Homes, schools, and hospitals have been damaged, and four innocent Israelis have lost their lives. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Lew Fidler, a former New York City Councilmember who was active for many years in Democratic politics, has died. He was 62.
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams said Fidler died on Sunday. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Hamas has fired 600 rockets into Israel from Gaza since the start of the Jewish Sabbath. Three Israelis have been killed and 131 Israeli civilians are being treated for injuries.
Major General Kamil Abu-Rokun who heads the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) division in the military announced that as of tomorrow Israel will no longer be allowing gasoline to enter into Gaza through the Kerem Shalom crossing.
During the night (motzei Shabbos), Israel Air Force planes attacked more than 60 terrorist targets throughout Gaza, and since Saturday night the IDF has attacked about 200 terrorist targets in Gaza. Read more on Yeshiva World News
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Soroka Medical Center in Be’er Sheva during the night transferred patients from non-fortified areas to protected areas in light of renewed warfare, the Hamas rocket fire from Gaza.
Two weeks into his term in office, Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein was approached by a large number of constituents about an issue that concerns thousands of local families.
A dispute last summer over whether a 7-year-old boy had the proper permits to operate a lemonade stand has prompted legislative action in New York.
A bill introduced this year in Albany would clarify the law to exempt stands run by children 16 or younger from needing a state permit.
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