In a critical meeting held Tuesday evening in Yerushalayim, two senior roshei yeshiva, Rav Dov Landau and Rav Avraham Salim, came together to discuss the fate of bnei yeshiva and the future of the Chok HaGiyus (draft law). The private, in-depth discussion marked a significant step toward forging a unified chareidi front amid rising tensions over the stalled legislative process.
Rav Dov Landau, rosh yeshiva of Slabodka, met with Rav Salim, member of the Moetzet Chachmei HaTorah of Shas, to coordinate positions ahead of what is shaping up to be a fierce political and ideological battle over the law that determines the military exemption for yeshiva students.

Mahmoud Abbas, leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and Fatah, chaired a meeting of the Fatah Central Committee in Ramallah on Tuesday, which discussed, among other issues, the situation in the Gaza Strip.
At the conclusion of the meeting, the Fatah Central Committee warned of “the dangerous plans of the occupation to reoccupy the Gaza Strip and divide it to force our people to emigrate.”
The statement from Fatah emphasized that such a move is rejected by Palestinians, Arabs, and the international community, and will not succeed due to the steadfastness and attachment of the Palestinian people to their land and homeland.

Elon Musk informed Tesla shareholders on Tuesday that he plans to substantially reduce the amount of time he spends working on federal government matters starting next month, allowing him to refocus on his role at Tesla.
“Starting next month, I will be allocating far more of my time to Tesla,” the CEO said during Tesla’s earnings call, as reported by Business Insider.
He explained that much of the foundational work for the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative has already been completed, and therefore his involvement in President Trump’s government streamlining project will decrease significantly beginning in May.

A federal judge agreed Tuesday to block the Trump administration from dismantling Voice of America, the 83-year-old international news service created by Congress. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth ruled that the administration illegally required Voice of America to cease operations for the first time since its World War II-era inception. Attorneys for Voice of America employees and contractors asked the judge to restore its ability to broadcast at the same level before President Donald Trump moved to slash its funding. Lamberth mostly agreed, ordering the administration to restore Voice of America and two of the independent broadcast networks operated by the U.S. Agency for Global Media — Radio Free Asia and Middle East Broadcasting Networks — until the lawsuits are settled.

Elkana Federman, the chief of security at the Nova music festival, who was wounded in the October 7 massacre, filed a complaint on Tuesday with the Moriah District Police in Jerusalem against ousted Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar, who has refused to leave his position even after the government unanimously voted to dismiss him. In the complaint, Federman stated that Bar knew in advance about Hamas’s plan but did not act to prevent it, thereby abetting the murder of his fellow security guards and the wounds he himself incurred during the massacre.

The H-1B visa has long been a highly coveted employment visa for foreign citizens with specialized skills to live and work in the U.S., and recent requests from the Trump administration have put greater attention on the program. The requests for more information from people applying for or renewing H-1B visas come amid heightened tensions over immigration as President Donald Trump seeks to make good on his vow of mass deportations of people in the country illegally. Much of Trump’s agenda has been focused on arresting people in the country illegally or reversing Biden-era temporary deportation protections.

A Houthi missile fired from Yemen in the pre-dawn hours of Wednesday morning sent millions of Israelis in Haifa and the western Galil running to bomb shelters. It was the first time that a Houthi missile set off sirens in northern Israel, with previous sirens mainly targeting central Israel and the Jerusalem area. Residents of Haifa and the Sharon area reported hearing the sounds of explosions. Following the incident, the IDF spokesperson stated: “An interceptor was launched toward the missile and the missile was most likely successfully intercepted.” B’Chasdei Hashem, no direct injuries or damage from interceptor missiles were reported. However, a number of people were injured while running to bomb shelters.

The IDF reported early Wednesday that it had detected a missile launch originating from Yemen, with the projectile aimed at Israeli territory.
“Aerial defense systems are operating to intercept the threat. The public is instructed to follow the guidelines issued by the Home Front Command,” stated the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit.
Shortly afterward, air raid sirens were heard across several cities in northern Israel, including Haifa, Nahariya, and Acre. Locals said they heard loud booms during the incident.

Elon Musk says he’ll be spending less time in Washington slashing government costs and more time running Tesla after his electric vehicle company reported a big drop in profits. Musk said on a conference call with analysts Tuesday that “now that the major work of establishing Department of Government Efficiency is done,” that he will be “allocating far more of my time to Tesla” starting in May. Musk said he now expects to spend just “a day or two per week on government matters” Tesla struggled to sell vehicles as it faced angry protests over Musk’s leadership of DOGE, a jobs-cutting group that has divided the country. The Austin, Texas, company reported a 71% drop in profits and a 9% decline in revenue for the first quarter.