Reservists injured in the ongoing conflict over the past 18 months gathered Monday night for a heartfelt meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu, part of a special initiative led by the War Wounded Forum.
Speaking to the group, the Prime Minister made a forceful declaration: “We will conquer Gaza, and our security control will remain there forever. Within days, things are going to happen in Gaza. Things will happen that you haven’t seen before.”
He emphasized that the current campaign has a clearly defined goal. “We didn’t do everything we’ve done in Gaza so far just to return to the starting point. Things have changed; a decision has been made to go all the way. We are very close.”

Following medical treatment in Los Angeles and a rest period in Davos, Switzerland, the Vizhnitzer Rebbe of Bnei Brak, Rav Yisroel Hager, is set to return to Eretz Yisroel tomorrow. His arrival will coincide with Lag Ba’omer, where he is expected to preside over the traditional hadlakah ceremony in the Vizhnitzer enclave in Bnei Brak.
Excitement is running high among tens of thousands of Vizhnitzer chassidim in both Israel and abroad upon hearing the uplifting news that the Rebbe will be returning to his residence in Kiryat Vizhnitz, Bnei Brak.
According to plans, the Rebbe—who is currently resting in the Swiss town of Davos—will board a private flight on Tuesday evening en route to Israel.

Israel sent a request to the judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to withdraw the arrest warrants against Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and then-Defense Minister Yoav Gallant after examining the investigations and detailed testimony regarding allegations of rape against ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan. According to a Wall Street Journal report, Khan issued the warrants to deflect attention from the allegations against him. Israeli officials believe that this information is “explosive material that can affect the case.” According to the report, Israel also asked the court to order the suspension of its investigations into alleged Israeli atrocities in Palestinian areas.

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday urged California cities to clear homeless encampments, escalating efforts anew to address an intractable issue of his time in office: the makeshift tents that line underpasses, parks and streets up and down the state. Newsom’s administration unveiled a blueprint for a camping ban that counties, cities and towns can directly adopt or modify to achieve his goals. The Democratic governor is also releasing $3.3 billion in voter-approved funds to expand housing and treatment options for homeless residents. “The time for inaction is over. There are no more excuses,” Newsom said. Newsom, a former mayor of San Francisco, made homelessness a priority upon taking office in 2019, tackling a problem that’s largely been the purview of mayors and local government.

The unfolding crisis at Newark Liberty International Airport shows no signs of letting up, as The New York Post exclusively reveals that only one fully certified air traffic controller will be on duty during the airport’s peak hours tonight.
Between 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., the entire flow of planes arriving and departing Newark will be overseen by just a single certified controller, assisted only by a trainee. This falls far short of the usual staffing level of 15 controllers, which is considered standard for a shift of that magnitude.

MK Tally Gotliv claimed on Monday that the “foreign actor” named in the classified document that the suspect in the PMO’s leak case, reservist Ari Rosenfeld, transferred to the second suspect, Eli Feldstein, was the head of Egyptian intelligence. “There was a glaring military coup here,” Gotliv said. “It’s all in the indictment against Rosenfeld and Feldstein, which says that Rosenfeld wanted to pass on additional information related to the involvement of ‘factor X.'” “They tried to claim that it’s this individual, but it turned out to be the head of Egyptian intelligence. It must be assumed there is no way that 5,000 terrorists can infiltrate into Israel,” she added.

House Republicans revealed the sweeping tax provisions for President Donald Trump’s big bill Monday, tallying at least $4.9 trillion in costs so far, partly paid for with reductions to Medicaid and other programs used by millions of Americans. The House Ways and Means Committee named its package ‘ ‘THE ONE, BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL’’ in all capital letters, a nod to Trump himself. It seeks to extend the tax breaks approved during Trump’s first term — and boost the standard deduction, child tax credit and estate tax exemption — while adding new tax breaks on tipped wages, overtime pay, Social Security benefits and auto loans that Trump promised during his campaign for the White House.

A reservist who refused a summons to serve in Yehudah and Shomron was sentenced to five days in military prison, Kan News reported on Monday. Reserve soldier Daniel Yahalom, 32, from Haifa, currently a master’s student at Hebrew University, announced to his commanders that he “refuses to serve the occupation in the occupied West Bank and the ongoing war in Gaza.” During his trial, Yahalom said: “I refuse because I am no longer willing to take part in the IDF’s activity in Yehuda and Shomron, and because I see the current campaign in Gaza as clearly illegal.

President Donald Trump announced his endorsement of Jack Ciattarelli for the Republican nomination for governor of New Jersey on Monday, a move that political analysts say effectively ends the competitive phase of the GOP primary race. Ciattarelli, a former assemblyman and the 2021 Republican gubernatorial nominee, was already leading his closest challenger, conservative radio host Bill Spadea, by approximately 30 percentage points in recent polls. In a post on X, Ciattarelli expressed gratitude for the endorsement, stating, “Truly humbled and honored to receive President Trump’s very strong endorsement today.