During a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu discussed developments in the Middle East, the Prime Minister’s Office in Yerushalayim said.
According to the Hebrew-language PMO statement, the two leaders also “exchanged warm greetings on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II,” which Moscow is set to celebrate on Friday with the annual Victory Day parade in the capital.
Netanyahu was said to have “emphasized the decisive contribution of the Red Army to the victory over the Nazis, highlighting the significant role played by the many Jewish commanders and soldiers in the war.”

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Senior members of the charedi parties are demanding a tougher stance to promote a draft law and regulate the status of yeshi

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu scheduled an urgent meeting on Tuesday evening with Chareidi political leaders, Defense Minister Yisrael Katz, and Likud MK Yuli Edelstein, who serves as the chairman of the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, which has been holding discussions on drafting a Chareidi draft law in recent months. The meeting follows the announcement by Chareidi parties earlier this week that they will no longer vote with the coalition due to the lack of progress on the legislation of a Chareid draft law. In the wake of the decision, coalition members were forced to withdraw bills slated for a vote in the Knesset on Wednesday.

Police arrested about 30 pro-Hamas rioters who illegally occupied a University of Washington engineering building and damaged property and set fires. Students from the group Super UW, which lauded the October 7 massacre, seized the Interdisciplinary Engineering Building in Seattle on Monday evening. “We are taking this building amidst the current and renewed wave of the student Intifada, following the uprising of student action for Palestine after the heroic victory of Al-Aqsa Flood on October 7th, which shattered the illusion of zionist-imperialist domination and brought Palestine to the forefront for all justice-loving people of the world,” Super UW wrote in a manifesto published earlier in the day.

President Donald Trump is expected to declare during his upcoming visit to Saudi Arabia that the United States will begin using alternative names for the Persian Gulf — either “Arabian Gulf” or “Gulf of Arabia” — according to two American officials who spoke with The Associated Press.
This decision aligns with long-standing efforts by Arab nations to have the name of the waterway, which borders southern Iran, reflect their regional identity. Iran, on the other hand, continues to insist on the traditional name that highlights its historical significance.

An F/A-18 fighter jet landing on the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the Red Sea went overboard, forcing its two pilots to eject, a defense official told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The incident Tuesday marks the latest mishap to mar the deployment of the Truman, which has been essential in the airstrike campaign by the United States against Yemen’s Houthi rebels. On Tuesday, President Donald Trump and Oman’s foreign minister both said a ceasefire had been reached with the Houthis, who would no longer target ships in the Red Sea corridor — something not immediately acknowledged by the rebels.

Columbia University revealed on Tuesday that nearly 180 employees will lose their jobs, following the Trump administration’s move to freeze $400 million in federal funding, according to The Associated Press.
The decision to suspend the funding came in March, after the federal government raised concerns over how Columbia responded to campus protests targeting Israel.
In a statement released to the public, the university explained that the affected jobs amount to about 20% of positions previously funded through the halted federal grants.

The IDF on Wednesday eliminated a senior Hamas commander in the Sidon area of Lebanon via a drone strike. “The IDF carried out airstrikes in the Sideon area and eliminated the terrorist Khalid Ahmed Al-Ahmed, who served as the operations commander of Hamas’ western brigade and advanced terror attacks against Israel,” the IDF spokesperson said. “During the course of the war, Ahmed oversaw numerous terror plots against Israel, IDF soldiers, and Israeli civilians. In recent weeks, he has been involved in smuggling weapons and planning additional attacks against Israel.” “His activities posed a danger to Israel and its citizens.

Iran was behind US President Donald Trump’s surprise announcement on Tuesday that the US military is halting its military operations against the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen after the terror group indicated it will end its attacks against US ships. According to two Iranian officials quoted by The New York Times, Iran pressured the Houthis to halt their attacks as part of the Islamic Republic’s current efforts to reach a nuclear deal with the US. Following Trump’s announcement, Oman, which is mediating the US-Iranian talks, said that it mediated the ceasefire deal between the Houthis and the US. The Houthis’ attacks on Israel were not addressed in the deal, and the terror group said that it will continue its attacks on “Israeli” ships.

The Houthi-controlled Sanaa International Airport in Yemen has suspended all flights until further notice, its director announced, after suffering “extensive damage” from Israel’s attack on Tuesday. According to reports, Israel’s attack destroyed the passenger hall, terminals, a supply facility, and six aircraft, including three belonging to Yemen’s national airline, which is now left with only one plane, which is currently in Oman.

SEATTLE (AP) — Police arrested about 30 pro-Palestinian prote

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that three hostages held by Hamas in Gaza ha

President Donald Trump’s administration is reportedly preparing to deport migrants to Libya, marking what could be the first such move under his immigration policy, according to three American officials who spoke Tuesday. This effort comes despite previous U.S. criticism of Libya’s treatment of detainees.
Two of the officials said that military aircraft could be used to transfer the migrants to Libya as early as Wednesday, although they emphasized that the final decision had not yet been made and could shift.
When asked for clarification, the Pentagon redirected all inquiries to the White House. Attempts to obtain a response from the White House, the State Department, and the Department of Homeland Security went unanswered.

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