DJERBA – A Jewish man from the Tunisian island of Djerba was reportedly arrested on Sunday after being sentenced to seven years in prison in absentia.

A family in Deir al-Balah, a city in the central Gaza Strip, carried out a retaliatory killing of a Hamas police officer accused of fatally shooting one of their relatives. The incident was captured on video and has ignited widespread outrage across Gaza, coming on the heels of large-scale protests against Hamas and the reported execution of demonstrators by the group.

House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday exercised his power of the gavel — and tried to bring it down with an unusually aggressive effort to squash a proposal for new parents in Congress to able to vote by proxy, rather than in person, as they care for newborns. His plan failed, 206-222. In an unprecedented move, the House Republican leadership had engineered a way to quietly kill the bipartisan plan from two new moms—Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida and Democratic Rep. Brittany Pettersen of Colorado. Their plan has widespread support from a majority of House colleagues. Some 218 lawmakers backed the new moms, signing on to a so-called “discharge petition” to force their proposal onto the House floor for consideration.

JERUSALEM – Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has signed an order removing all remaining tariffs on goods imported from the United States.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said Tuesday that she has directed prosecutors to seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, following through on the president’s campaign promise to vigorously pursue capital punishment. It is the first time the Justice Department has sought to bring the death penalty since President Donald Trump returned to office in January with a vow to resume federal executions after they were halted under the previous administration. “Luigi Mangione’s murder of Brian Thompson — an innocent man and father of two young children — was a premeditated, cold-blooded assassination that shocked America,” Bondi said in a statement.

DEVELOPING: Several people injured after box truck mowed down pedestrians before crashing on sidewalk in Boston; unclear if the act was intentional.

Thanks to the efforts of Boro Park Shomrim volunteers, the NYPD has arrested the suspect connected to today’s assault on 13th Avenue and 47th Street. The arrest took place on 15th Avenue, between 53rd and 54th Streets.

Clashes between Gaza clans continued today. At least seven Palestinians were killed in the infighting.

It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the petirah of Rav Dovid Wolpin zt”l,Mashgiach of Yeshivas Kol Yaakov in Monsey, who was niftar this morning at the age of 82.
Rav Wolpin was recognized as a brilliant talmid chacham from a young age. He learned in Yeshiva Torah Vodaas, where he was deeply connected to the Roshei Yeshiva and his rabbeim, from whom he absorbed a lifelong foundation in Torah and mussar.
He later continued his learning at Bais Medrash Elyon of Monsey, immersing himself in the highest levels of limud haTorah.
Throughout his life, his hasmadah, humility, and depth of character earned him the respect and admiration of all who knew him.

YWN regrets to inform you of the sudden Petira of HaRav Yitzchok Spitzer Z”L, a distinguished Dayan in Skver and a prominent Mohel, who was Niftar suddenly on Tuesday afternoon at the age of 68. Harav Yitzchok Spitzer Z”L was widely revered for his deep knowledge of Halacha and unwavering dedication to Limud HaTorah. Known throughout the Skverer Kehilla and beyond, his halachic rulings were marked by clarity, depth, and sensitivity, even in the most complex situations. His decades as a Dayan and Mohel touched the lives of countless families. Tragedy struck Tuesday morning while the Niftar Z”L was inspecting a mikvah in a private home on Lincoln Avenue in New Square. He was found unconscious at the scene.

The Brooklyn woman accused of causing the devastating car crash that killed a mother and her two daughters is now threatening legal action against the NYPD over a prior mental health-related arrest — and has taken to social media to share footage of the incident.
“Tell me why you want to take me out when I said I’m OK and you barged in,” 35-year-old Miriam Yarimi is heard shouting at officers in an October video she posted to Instagram.
“I am not moving from my bed. If you guys have a problem with me exposing the truth, you can take it up with God.”
In the video, recorded during the police response inside her home, one officer tells her, “Ma’am, get your clothes.”

MARYLAND – The U.S. Naval Academy has removed photos of female Jewish graduates from a Jewish naval history display at the Commodore Uriah P.

Elected officials are ramping up pressure on Albany to pass the “Stop Super Speeders” bill, which would install “speed limiter” technology on vehicles of drivers with repeated speeding violations. The legislation has lingered in the state capital for years without enough support to become law, even as traffic deaths continue to outpace gun deaths in New York City for the second straight year, according to recent data. The renewed push follows a horrific incident in Brooklyn over the weekend, where a driver with a suspended license fatally struck a mother and her two daughters as they crossed the street. The woman’s son, a fourth victim, remains in critical condition.

In a dramatic development in Israel’s Qatargate scandal, Judge Menachem Mizrachi of the Rishon Lezion Magistrate’s Court has detailed troubling suspicions involving high-level aides to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. According to Judge Mizrachi’s findings, there is “reasonable suspicion” that Yonatan Urich, a close aide to Netanyahu, and Eli Feldstein, formerly the prime minister’s spokesman, were involved in questionable financial dealings and unlawful ties with Qatar. The allegations include potential financial crimes and money laundering. Central to the investigation is an American lobbying firm, The Third Circle, headed by lobbyist Jay Footlik.

BOSTON (AP) — A box truck crashed into a building Tuesday afternoon in Boston’s Chinatown neighborhood and then hit several pedestrians, injuring at least six

The NYPD is currently investigating an assault that took place at the intersection of 13th Avenue and 47th Street. The suspect fled the scene in a white minivan, while EMS is on-scene treating the victim for their injuries.

In the West Bank village of Duma, about 50 Israeli settlers entered, set fire to property, and clashed with Palestinians, injuring several, according to the IDF. Troops and police intervened to disperse the violent confrontation, but no arrests were made, though five suspects briefly escaped custody. The IDF condemned the incident and vowed to maintain security.

Family getting up: Thursday (4/03/25)Morning Mrs. Devusha LebowitzWife R’ Shloima Aaron LebowitzSon R’ Moishe Yehuda LebowitzSon Mrs. Yiddes FreundDaughter Mrs. Henny FriedmanDaughter

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