The IDF says it has set up a medical facility inside southern Syria, next to the Druze village of Hader, to treat those wounded during sectarian violence in the country. “The facility is part of a number of efforts that the IDF is carrying out to support the Syrian Druze population, and to maintain their security,” the military says.

China’s Xi, while meeting with the Putin in Moscow, says China and Russia should be genuine “friends of steel.”

U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matt Whitaker on the UK trade deal: “This is a huge deal and obviously President Trump is the only one who can get a deal like this done… It’s just the first of many more to come.”

President Donald Trump stated on Wednesday that Iran essentially has two options when it comes to its nuclear ambitions—either dismantle its nuclear infrastructure in a controlled manner or risk a violent takedown.
Speaking with radio host Hugh Hewitt, Trump was asked whether the United States had presented Iran with a stark ultimatum: surrender its centrifuges and enriched uranium or face military action. Trump responded bluntly, “It’s that simple.”
He elaborated, saying, “I would much prefer a strong, verified deal where we actually blow them up… or just de-nuke them,” seemingly alluding to Iran’s uranium enrichment machinery.
“There are only two alternatives there, blow them up nicely or blow them up viciously,” Trump said emphatically.

A tragic and deeply disturbing case has shaken Lakewood, NJ, as authorities announced murder charges against a local couple in connection with the death of their three-month-old daughter. Read the full story on Lakewood Alerts. 

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — BDE: Levi Yitzchak Leizerovich, a 21-year-old charedi youth from Tiberias, was killed after two boats collided in Eilat and one capsized.

The Trump administration is promising to fix the nationwide shortage of air traffic controllers after recent control tower mishaps and a string of crashes earlier this year. The need for more controllers who direct planes across increasingly crowded skies, though, isn’t a new issue or one that will be resolved quickly. How big is the shortage of controllers? The Federal Aviation Administration has about 14,000 air traffic controllers. More than 1,800 were hired last year, the largest number in nearly a decade, and the government is on track to hire even more this year. Still, there’s a need for about 3,000 more to fully staff the system. What are the impacts? Understaffing has meant controllers often are forced to work mandatory overtime, sometimes six days a week.

Police officers in helmets streamed into Columbia University Wednesday evening to remove a group of mask-clad protesters who staged a Pro-Palestinian demonstration inside the school’s main library. Videos shared on social media show a long line of NYPD officers entering the library hours after dozens of protesters pushed their way past campus security officers, raced into the building and then hung Palestinian flags and other banners on bookshelves in an ornate reading room. Some protesters also appear to have scrawled “Columbia will burn” across framed pictures. Other videos show campus security officers barring another group of protesters from entering the library, with both sides shoving to try and force the other group aside.