Haredi source calls Draft Law proposal 'nonsense'
Senior Agudat Yisrael source slams leaked proposal for Draft Law as 'political fabrication,' warns proposed quotas and sanctions on yeshiva students are 'unrealistic.'
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World Economy a Mixed Bag in Mid-2025
As 2025 reshapes global markets with digital currency pilots, AI workforce upheaval, and solid-state battery breakthroughs, understanding these six economic turning points is essential for navigating the future of finance, healthcare, and technology.
IDF announces:
IDF announces elimination of Hezbollah terrorist responsible for logistical support
Hussein Ali Tohmeh, Hezbollah terrorist responsible for logistical support in the Qana sector of southern Lebanon, was eliminated earlier this month, IDF confirms.
Israeli startup ‘Multi for all’ heads to global finals in London
'Multi for all' wins first place at EdTech Prime Time 2025 event in Tel Aviv, will represent Israel at the Global EdTech Startup Awards in London.
Zvi Yehezkeli:
Zvi Yehezkeli: Israel undermining itself in responses to Hamas' ceasefire violations
Analyst Zvi Yehezkeli urges Israel to shift from limited responses to broader action against Hamas, including halting aid and resuming targeted strikes. 'We must respond from a place of strength, not just to each violation.'
2.5 years later:
2.5 years later: Woman who killed four-year-old in hit-and-run charged
Carol Fassler, who killed preschooler Rafael Adana in a hit-and-run over two years ago, is charged with abandoning a victim after a collision.
Exploiting ceasefire:
Exploiting ceasefire: Hamas searching for weapons instead of deceased hostages
Hamas terrorists enter territory controlled by IDF under pretense of searching for bodies of deceased hostages, but search for weapons instead, security sources reveal.
Rival to Wikipedia
Elon Musk launches Grokipedia in bid to rival Wikipedia
Elon Musk launches Grokipedia, a new AI-powered encyclopedia aimed at rivaling Wikipedia. Musk says its goal is “the whole truth”.
Danon to anti-Israel UN official: Your poison has failed
Israeli Ambassador Danny Danon fiercely rebukes UN rapporteur Francesca Albanese: “You are a witch… your poison has failed.”
Channel 12 News analyst:
Channel 12 News analyst: Hamas exploiting US stance to harm Israel
Ohad Hemo assesses Hamas tactics: “They’re playing a double game and acting with excessive confidence, based on the assumption that Trump does not want to reignite the war.”
NYC protester who attacked Jews sentenced to 17 months
Tarek Bazrouk sentenced to 17 months in prison for hate crimes targeting Jews at NYC protests. The DOJ cites his antisemitic bias and support for Hamas.
Hamas announces:
Hamas announces: Bodies of hostages Amiram Cooper and Sahar Baruch located
The military wing of the murderous terror organization issues a statement claiming it located the bodies of two hostages within the Gaza Strip.
Los Angeles
Los Angeles: Jewish man wearing kippah attacked & robbed in broad daylight
A Jewish man was robbed at gunpoint on his way home from synagogue in the Beverly Wood neighborhood, which has a large Jewish population. The driver made a U-turn after spotting the victim’s yarmulke.
President Isaac Herzog:
It is upon us to ensure that all fallen hostages are brought to eternal rest without delay
'These ‘Zios’ are the finest of human beings,' President Isaac Herzog declared at the World Zionist Congress, praising those who rebuilt the Jewish homeland after millennia of persecution and the horrors of the Holocaust, creating 'a Jewish, democratic, life-affirming and peace-seeking state.
First time at Hostages’ Square
First appearance at Hostages’ Square: Bar Kuperstein to lead mass Tefillin event
Captivity survivor Bar Kuperstein made his first appearance Tuesday evening at Hostages’ Square and called on the public to join a mass tefillin-laying event this Friday.
Serious incident in Rafah:
Serious incident in Rafah: Terrorists emerged from terror tunnel and attacked an IDF force
During an operation in the Jenina neighborhood in Rafah, IDF forces encountered gunfire from terrorists who emerged from a tunnel and fired at them.
Eased definitions, fewer sanctions
Eased definitions, fewer sanctions: These are the changes in the haredi draft framework
The newly released Draft Law includes a series of major changes: the requirement for a quota of combat soldiers has been abolished, and the definitions for candidates for service have been significantly eased.
Ben Gvir is furious:
Ben Gvir: 'Hamas is abusing hostages because of me? Give me a break!'
Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir admits that he does not regret the changes made to prison conditions, 'Ayman Odeh is not my brother - he’s a terror supporter.'
Hamas denies involvement in Rafah attack
Terror group denies any "connection" to ceasefire violation and attack on Israeli troops in Rafah after refusing to return the body of a murdered hostage.
Panama launches 63rd parliamentary Israel Allies Caucus
Faith-based diplomacy strengthened the enduring alliance between Panama and Israel
Israel decides to expand its area of control in Gaza
The area Israel controls in the Gaza Strip will be expanded beyond the Yellow Line following repeated ceasefire violations by Hamas.
Hamas
Hamas: No return of hostage's body tonight because of Israel's 'violations'
Terror group says it will not return the body of a hostage it murdered in response to Israel's retaliation to Hamas's latest ceasefire violation in Rafah.
Amit Segal:
The Israeli right’s plan to carve up Gaza | The Ezra Klein Show
Israeli forces still occupy half of Gaza. In the cease-fire deal, Israel agreed to fully withdraw its presence there once Hamas fully demilitarized. Analyst Amit Segal thinks that’s unlikely to happen anytime soon.
After Hamas ceasefire violation
IDF conducts artillery strikes in Rafah after Hamas violates ceasefire
IAF aircraft fly over city of Rafah after Hamas terrorists fire at IDF troops in the city.
Hamas says it will return a hostage's body tonight, then reneges
The bodies of 13 hostages remain in Gaza after Hamas returned the remains of a hostage whose body was recovered from Gaza 2 years ago.
North And South:
North And South: Two large-scale searches for missing persons underway
The Israel Dog Unit (IDU), a nonprofit organization specializing in working dogs, has been conducting two simultaneous large-scale search operations this week for missing individuals in different parts of the country.
Drone footage:
Drone footage: How Hamas faked the recovery of a hostage's body
Done footage shows Hamas terrorists staging the recovery of the remains of a hostage.
Watch: Terrorists eliminated outside a cave near Jenin
Drone footage shows the moment of the elimination, showing the three terrorists falling next to the cave from which they emerged.
Nefesh B'Nefesh MedEx arrives in Australia
In a landmark step to address Israel’s critical shortage of physicians, Nefesh B’Nefesh hosted the first-ever MedEx events in Australia, welcoming over 100 Jewish doctors in Sydney and Melbourne.
Major road closures:
Police brace for huge rally over haredi draft in Jerusalem
Hundreds of thousands are expected at a massive Jerusalem rally protesting haredi draft arrests. Major roads will close and access will be limited to organized buses.
AI Taking Over:
AI Taking Over: Amazon announces 14,000 layoffs
Amazon announced it will lay off 14,000 employees in a wide-ranging move intended to make the organization leaner and more efficient.
55 ministers and MKs demand release of Jewish security prisoners
Fifty-five coalition ministers and MKs signed a letter sent to President Isaac Herzog, demanding he act to secure the release of Jewish security prisoners due to the hostage deal.
In response to violations:
Several sanctions against Hamas being considered in response to violations
Prime Minister Netanyahu will lead a security meeting to weigh sanctions on Hamas, including cutting aid, expanding Gaza control, and resuming targeted airstrikes.
'Clear violation'
Hamas returned remains of Ofir Tzarfati, whose body was recovered two years ago
National Center of Forensic Medicine determines that the remains returned overnight did not belong to one of the 13 hostages who remain in Gaza.
Education Minister In Hungary:
Education Minister In Hungary: 'Education is the first wall against antisemitism'
At the International Pro-Israel Summit in Budapest, Israel’s Minister of Education delivered a passionate keynote address emphasizing Israel’s resilience following the Gaza war and the global fight against antisemitism.
'The true source of our victory'
Netanyahu moved by wounded IDF soldiers: 'The true source of our victory'
At the opening ceremony for the Hadassah Hospital Rehabilitation Center, Prime Minister Netanyahu shared how the patients inspired him.
Watch:
After campus threats, professor 'apologizes' for IDF past
After masked activists disrupted his lecture and threatened his life, Professor Michael Ben-Gad reaffirmed his IDF service, saying he 'would have crawled over cut glass' to defend his people.
Smotrich demands to arrest the released terrorists
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has called for the terrorists released in the hostage deal to be arrested again due to Hamas failing to honor its obligations.
Revealed:
Terrorists infiltrated IDF zone in Gaza led troops to Hamas HQ in mosque
On the day of the hostage handover, a Hamas squad entered IDF-controlled Gaza near Shuja'iyya. Troops arrested them near Nahal Oz and were led to a Hamas HQ hidden in a mosque.
Otzma Yehudit retorts to Likud criticism of Ben-Gvir
MK Yitzhak Kroizer of Otzma Yehudit attacked Likud MK Moshe Saada over his comments to the media against National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's declarations regarding prison conditions.
