Although Israeli leaders have repeatedly declared that rescuing the hostages is the IDF’s top priority in its campaign against Hamas, an internal military document outlining the goals of an upcoming ground operation in Gaza reportedly puts that objective at the bottom of the list, according to Haaretz.
The operational blueprint, which was shared with military leadership yesterday, breaks down the army’s planned objectives for the offensive, placing the recovery of the hostages in sixth and final place.

A Utah man who declared himself the reincarnation of Adolf Hitler and threatened to carry out a massacre at a Manhattan synagogue has been indicted on terror charges, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced Tuesday. Luis Ramirez, 23, was arrested on February 14 after allegedly posting a series of disturbing threats on X, including a chilling message aimed at Central Synagogue in Midtown: “The Jews killed me in my past life. If you try to kill me again today in NYC when I pull up to Shabbat, I will kill you first.” Just hours after the posts, law enforcement intercepted Ramirez as he drove toward the Lincoln Tunnel in New Jersey, apparently en route to the synagogue.

President Donald Trump on Monday declared new national holidays commemorating victories in World War I and World War II — setting November 11 and May 8 as the official dates of remembrance. In a post on Truth Social, Trump criticized what he called a lack of recognition for America’s wartime victories. “We won two World Wars, but we never took credit for it — Everyone else does!” he wrote. “All over the World, the Allies are celebrating the Victory we had in World War II. The only Country that doesn’t celebrate is the United States of America, and the Victory was only accomplished because of us.” Trump announced that November 11, the date of the World War I Armistice in 1918, and May 8, 1945 — recognized as V-E Day — would both be declared National Victory Days.

More from the pro-terror protests that have taken over Columbia University’s library, renaming it the “Liberated Zone.”

President Donald Trump addressed the ongoing speculation surrounding developments in Gaza, hinting that more concrete updates are expected soon. “There’s a lot of talk going on about Gaza right now, so you’ll be knowing probably in the next 24 hours,” he told reporters from the Oval Office.
Trump made these remarks in response to a journalist’s question that seemed only partially audible, which referenced whether he intends to propose a new plan related to the hostages ahead of his upcoming trip to the region next week.
Meanwhile, the State Department announced yesterday that an official statement is anticipated before the end of the week regarding the potential restart of humanitarian aid shipments to Gaza.

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רצועות – STRAPS OF TEFILIN ARE תשמישי קדושה
זהירות שלא לגרור רצועות התפילין על הארץ
ובפרט בשעת הנחתן וסילוקן

THEY HAVE SANCTITY – AND MAY NOT BE LEFT TO TOUCH OR BE DRAGGED ON THE FLOOR !!
THEY ARE NO DIFFERENT THAN A CHUMASH OR SIDDUR.

הנהגות מהחזו״א זצוק״ל
ע״י הגר״ח קניבסקי זצוק״ל
״הי׳ מדקדק בשעת כריכת התפילין שלא תגרר הרצועה על הארץ״

(footnote from Rav Chaim Kanevsky zt”l)
״וע׳ משנ״ב סי׳ כ״א סקי״ח גבי ציצית דהוי ביזוי מצוה, וכ״ש כאן שהן תשמישי קדושה״
The Chazon Ish was extremely careful when donning Tefilin that the straps should not drag on the floor”

At a Tel Aviv University event, former defense minister Moshe Ya’alon issued a scathing critique of Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu’s coalition, comparing its members to Nazis and warning that drastic action would be necessary to preserve the nation. “There will be no choice but to shut down the country in order to save it,” he declared.

Pro-terrorist protesters at Columbia University are now trying to rush past public safety to evade identification while exiting.

As Israel moves closer to launching Operation Gideon’s Chariots in Gaza, Israeli Defense Minister Yisroel Katz made it clear that the Israeli military will maintain control over any territory it seizes in order to ensure that terrorist threats don’t reemerge in those areas.
During a high-level briefing with the 162nd Division, Katz met with Southern Command leader Maj. Gen. Yaron Finkelman, Division Commander Brig. Gen. Shagiv Dahan, Military Secretary Brig. Gen. Guy Markizano, and other top-ranking officers. He used the opportunity to lay out the central goals of the mission: eliminating Hamas’s ability to function both militarily and administratively, achieving the release of hostages, and pushing civilians into the southern section of Gaza for their own safety.