Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu held a key meeting with Shas leader Aryeh Deri and MK Yuli Edelstein, chairman of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, in a bid to ease tensions over the contentious issue of the proposed chareidi draft legislation.
Individuals familiar with what transpired in the meeting said that Edelstein pushed for a policy that would see at least fifty percent of eligible chareidi men drafted into the IDF. Deri, however, strongly objected to this suggestion and reportedly dismissed the numbers put forward during the discussion.

INDIA – India has confirmed that its precision military operation, Operation Sindoor, has struck a key Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) facility in Bahawalpur, Pakistan, potentially delivering j

The Indian government announced Thursday that its military forces conducted a targeted operation resulting in the death of Abdul Rauf Azhar, a senior commander of the Pakistan-based terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM). Indian authorities claim Azhar was a key conspirator in the 2002 kidnapping, torture, and beheading of American-Jewish journalist Daniel Pearl. Daniel Pearl, a 38-year-old Wall Street Journal reporter and South Asia bureau chief, was kidnapped in Karachi, Pakistan, on January 23, 2002, while investigating links between Pakistani terrorists and Richard Reid, the so-called “shoe bomber.” Pearl, who was Jewish, was lured to a meeting under the pretense of an interview with a religious cleric.

Basem Naim, a senior figure within the Hamas terrorist group’s political bureau, stated Wednesday evening that, in anticipation of President Donald Trump’s upcoming trip to the Middle East, high-level negotiations are underway to potentially reach a limited deal. This proposed arrangement would involve the release of a number of Israeli hostages in return for restricted humanitarian aid deliveries into Gaza, though it would not include a commitment to cease hostilities.
In an interview with the media, Naim described the current efforts as taking place amid what he called “the crime of starvation and ongoing mass destruction,” while also referencing mounting threats of further “military aggression.”

Tensions between India and Pakistan escalated dramatically after New Delhi launched air strikes, claiming retaliation for a deadly assault in Kashmir. Pakistan, vowing to respond forcefully, declared it would “avenge” those killed by India’s military action, raising fears of an imminent clash between the two nuclear-armed rivals.
The death toll has climbed to at least 43 as the crisis deepens. Pakistani officials reported 31 civilian casualties due to Indian air strikes and cross-border shelling. India, meanwhile, said 12 people were killed by Pakistani fire.
“We make this pledge, that we will avenge each drop of the blood of these martyrs,” stated Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif during a nationally broadcast speech late Wednesday.

Google has updated its maps of Gaza, revealing the extensive destruction across the land, with photos comparing the landscape between October 2023 and December 2024.

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Two reservists soldiers were severely injur

This morning, the IDF conducted airstrikes in southern Lebanon, targeting Hezbollah infrastructure, including a facility near Beaufort Castle used for rocket fire and defenses.