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During a high-profile fundraising event hosted by the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) on Tuesday evening, three former hostages — Keith Siegel, his wife Aviva, and Iair Horn — took the stage to publicly express their gratitude to President Donald Trump for his efforts in securing their release from Hamas captivity.
Keith Siegel and Iair Horn were released as part of the most recent hostage deal, while Aviva Siegel had been freed earlier, in November 2023. Together, they used the opportunity to thank the former president personally and to urge him to continue working to free those still held in Gaza.
“They went through unimaginable suffering,” Trump said as he introduced Siegel and Horn. “Come on up.”

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The roof

It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the petirah of Yosef Atik z”l, from the Shmuel Hanavi neighborhood of Yerushalayim, just one month before his bar mitzvah.
Yosef battled a difficult illness for close to two years with great strength and emunah. Despite his suffering, he remained devoted to his learning and davening.
A child of noble lineage, Yosef was the son of Rav Shimon Hillel Atik and a grandson of the renowned gaon Rav Yitzchok Zev Atik zt”l and Rav Yaakov Yehuda Salant. He was also a great-grandson of Gedolei Yerushalayim — Rav Mendel Atik zt”l, Rav Moshe Salant zt”l, and Rav Chaim Uri Freund, a member of the Badatz of the Eidah Hachareidis.

The United States officially began enforcing a wide array of new tariffs early this morning, fulfilling President Trump’s sweeping trade policy that now affects close to 90 countries — most notably China, which has been hit with a staggering 104% tariff rate.
These newly implemented tariffs follow an earlier 10% baseline rate that went into effect on April 5. The latest round applies both to longstanding U.S. allies and rival nations, part of what the administration calls a broader strategy to reset global trade relationships.
China received the highest duties after retaliating with a 34% tariff on American exports — itself a response to the 34% levy Trump had previously imposed. That tit-for-tat prompted Trump to up the ante with an even harsher penalty.

Undercover and special forces units operated in Shechem on Tuesday and arrested Mahmoud al-Bana, the commander of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, who has been wanted by Israel for many years. On Wednesday, Shechem residents published security camera footage of the dramatic arrest. In the footage, the Israeli forces are seen arriving in two vehicles and blocking the area. Al-Bana tried to flee and the Israeli forces opened fire on him, causing him to collapse near a wall. The forces then dragged him to one of the vehicles, ending the arrest operation in less than three minutes. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)

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