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The United States is increasing its military presence in the Middle East against the backdrop of growing tensions with Iran and continued US strikes on the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the deployment of additional forces to the region, including increasing the number of aircraft carriers in the Middle East to two, along with additional aircraft. The USS Carl Vinson is expected to arrive in the region after completing exercises in the Indo-Pacific and the duration of the Harry S. Truman’s stay in the Middle East has been extended, Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell announced on Tuesday. “Secretary of Defense Hegseth continues to make clear that, should Iran or its proxies threaten U.S.

It was cleared for publication on Wednesday morning that Gil Birger, an Israeli businessman who works in the Gulf, was questioned by the police under caution on Monday for suspected involvement in the Qatargate affair. About ten days ago, Kan News published recordings in which Birger is heard saying that he transferred funds from Jay Footlik, an American lobbyist working for the Qatari government, to Eli Feldstein, a former spokesperson in the Prime Minister’s Office. Birger said that Footlik asked him to make the transfer “because of tax issues,” adding that he has known Footlik for 25 years.

The Prime Minister’s Office announced on Wednesday morning that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu intends to appoint the current Shin Bet Deputy Chief to the position of acting head while he continues his search for a new Shin Bet chief to replace Ronen Bar. The Shin Bet Deputy Chief is known only by S., his first initial. The PMO’s Office said, “Netanyahu continues to interview candidates for the position of Shin Bet Chief, including candidates he has already interviewed.

Following a barrage of overnight airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip, the IDF has reinforced its presence by deploying an additional division to the region. Defense Minister Israel Katz announced that the military is intensifying its campaign targeting Hamas. In a statement, Katz outlined the escalation of IDF efforts, declaring that Israel is broadening its operations in Gaza. “Troops will move to clear areas of terrorists and infrastructure, and capture extensive territory that will be added to the State of Israel’s security areas,” he said.

Voters in Florida and Wisconsin went to the polls on Tuesday in a series of high-stakes special elections that offered the first significant electoral gauge of President Donald Trump’s second term, just over two months after his inauguration. The outcomes—a pair of Republican victories in Florida’s deep-red congressional districts and a Democratic win in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race—provided a mixed bag of results, reflecting both the enduring strength of GOP strongholds and the challenges facing Republicans in battleground states. In Florida, two special elections to replace former Republican Representatives Matt Gaetz and Michael Waltz concluded with GOP wins, bolstering the party’s razor-thin majority in the U.S. House of Representatives.

At the Chasunah tonight of the daughter of Reb Shmuel Wallerstein, Rosh Yeshiva of Ohr Yitzchok in Flatbush, to the son of Reb Yossi Brecher (Shaindy to Yitzy). The Chosson is an Einikle of Hagaon HaRav Shlomo Miller of Toronto. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

Benny Friedman with Freilach Band keeping the rhythm pumping at a Chasunah on Tuesday night.

In a feat of determination, New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker held the Senate floor with a marathon speech that lasted all night and into Tuesday night, setting a historic mark to show Democrats’ resistance to President Donald Trump’s sweeping actions. Booker took to the Senate floor on Monday evening, saying he would remain there as long as he was “physically able.” It wasn’t until 25 hours and 5 minutes later that the 55-year-old senator, a former football tight end, finished speaking and limped off the floor. It set the record for the longest continuous Senate floor speech in the chamber’s history. Booker was assisted by fellow Democrats who gave him a break from speaking by asking him questions on the Senate floor.

From France to Iceland to the United States, April Fools’ Day was celebrated on Tuesday with practical jokes and elaborate hoaxes. The jokesters’ custom has been around for hundreds of years, although its exact birth is difficult to pinpoint. These days, depending on your location, it could be marked with a fish secretly pinned to someone’s back or a whoopee cushion or even news reports of flying penguins (yes, that actually happened). In the U.S., the pranks are typically followed by screams of “April Fools!” to make sure all are aware that they were the unsuspecting recipient of a practical joke. Here are some thing to know about April Fools’ Day and its history: Where did April Fools’ Day come from? There are plenty of theories about where this day of pranks and hoaxes came from.