Our Yocheved, a little girl with a big smile and an even bigger heart, is fighting for her life. Yocheved is five years old. At her age, children dream of playgrounds, birthday parties, and endless laughter. But Yocheved’s dream is different—she just wants to get better. She wants to wake up one morning without needles and tests, without pain accompanying every step. She dreams of the moment she can return to kindergarten, run barefoot on the grass, and hug her Mommy and Tatty, without a worry in the world. Yocheved is battling leukemia—a cruel illness that has interrupted her childhood. The doctors are offering a new hope—a groundbreaking treatment in Vienna that could change everything.

Federal officials filed charges Tuesday against five people in connection to a boat carrying migrants that capsized a day earlier off San Diego’s Pacific coast, killing three people, including a 14-year-old boy from India. The boy’s 10-year-old sister is still missing at sea and is presumed dead, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in San Diego said in a statement. Their parents were among four people who were injured and taken to the hospital, including the father, who is in a coma. The other two killed were from Mexico, including an 18-year-old boy and another man, according to the Mexican consulate. The 18-year-old’s girlfriend, who is 16, remains hospitalized after water filled her lungs, the consulate said.

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir spoke yesterday with division and brigade commanders set to participate in the planned major offensive in the Gaza Strip, telling them that “We are moving to phase B of the plan to defeat [Hamas] – this is the need of the hour… this is a struggle over spirit and determination.”

Vladimir Putin welcomes Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro to the Kremlin, one of the first world leaders to arrive in Moscow ahead of this year’s Victory Day celebrations.

Heading to the airport without the proper ID is about to become a much more serious issue. Starting today, new federal rules surrounding Real ID go into effect, meaning millions of Americans may find themselves turned away at TSA checkpoints if their driver’s license or state ID doesn’t meet the national security standard.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa greeted by French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee palace in Paris, on his first visit to Europe since taking power.

For the first time, Israel Border Police officers are operating inside Syria, deployed to Khader to confront rising regional threats.

Nearly half of Gaza’s residents say they would leave the territory if given the opportunity, according to a new survey conducted by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PCPSR).
The poll, conducted May 1–4, found that 49% of Gazans would apply to Israel for assistance in relocating abroad—underscoring growing despair amid the ongoing war, economic collapse and Hamas’s continued grip on power. The same survey found that 48% of Gazans support recent protests against the Hamas regime, though more than half believe those demonstrations were influenced by external actors.

Israel eliminated senior Hamas operative Khalid Ahmad Ahmad via an airstrike near Sidon, Lebanon on Wednesday, according to the Israeli military.
Ahmad served as head of operations in Hamas’s Western Brigade in Lebanon, and was directly involved in orchestrating terror attacks against Israeli civilians and military forces throughout the ongoing war, according to the Israel Defense Forces.
In recent weeks, Ahmad was engaged in weapons smuggling and planning further attacks on Israeli territory, the IDF said. The military described his activity as a “direct threat to the State of Israel and its citizens.”
His elimination followed a series of Israeli strikes targeting Hezbollah infrastructure and personnel across Lebanon.

India has launched missiles into Pakistani territory in retaliation for a gun massacre on tourists in April. Pakistan’s leader condemned the strikes and vowed his country would deliver a robust response. The missile launch, and Pakistan’s promise to hit back, have stoked fears of a war between the nuclear-armed neighbors. But the early morning strikes show that India can hurt Pakistan without entering its airspace or deploying nuclear weapons. A look at what might lie ahead for the two rivals: Both have nuclear weapons, but as a deterrent India and Pakistan have built up nuclear arsenals over the years. But their purpose is to stop wars, not start them. India has a “no first use” policy.

JD Vance on Trump’s peace efforts in Ukraine: “He has a genuine humanitarian impulse about this. He hates innocent people losing their lives. He hates even soldiers losing their lives in unnecessary conflicts. He just wants the killing to stop.”

Families of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza issued an urgent demand for clarification from Israel Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu’s government on Wednesday, following a statement by U.S. President Donald Trump that only 21 captives remain alive—contradicting Jerusalem’s official figure of 24.
In a statement issued by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, relatives called on the government to disclose any updated intelligence.

NEW YORK – Blackstone President Jon Gray and his wife Mindy have donated $125 million to Tel Aviv Uni

A new video captures a fighter jet deploying flares moments before it was shot down last night over Bathinda, India.

FBI Director Kash Patel on new “Operation Restore Justice: “If you harm our children, you will be given no sanctuary. There is no place we will not come to hunt you down. There is no place we will not look for you. And there is no cage we will not put you in should you do harm to our children.”

The Neryungrinskaya coal enrichment plant, one of Russia’s largest and most advanced coal facilities, has exploded. Cause is still unknown.

BREAKING: Two boats off the coast of Eilat crashed into each other on Wednesday evening, causing one to capsize. At least eight people were injured, one critically, two moderately, and five lightly. Police forces, including marine police officers, are at the scene, evacuating the victims from the water and carrying out searches.

There are initial reports of a shooting attack at a checkpoint in the northern Shomron. At least four people were injured in what appears to have been a drive-by shooting. Emergency medical teams are currently administering emergency medical aid to the victims. This is a developing story. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)

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