Daily Archives: August 28, 2024
UN Security Council extends Israel-Lebanon border peacekeeping mission
The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to extend the mandate of UNIFIL, its peacekeeping mission along the Israel-Lebanon border, for another year.
The short resolution reaffirms the council’s commitment to Resolution 1701, a...
Navy commander says officers wanted strong strikes against Houthis; superiors refused
A military leader who served on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group in conflicts against the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen stated that high command rejected requests for heavier attacks against the terrorists.
“There are definite strategies that...
IDF recovers from Gaza body of soldier slain on Oct. 7
The Israel Defense Forces recovered the body of a soldier in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday who was killed fighting Hamas operatives during the terrorist attacks in southern Israel on Oct. 7, the military...
Torah scroll stolen from New York City yeshivah returned to owners
A Torah scroll, locked in a safe, stolen months ago from a yeshivah in Queens, N.Y., has been returned to the family that donated it.
Documents provided by the New York City Police Department stated that officers...
US sanctions Israeli security coordinator, NGO for ‘extremist settler violence’
The U.S. State Department announced new sanctions on Wednesday on an Israeli nonprofit and civilian security coordinator that it alleges are engaged in “extremist settler violence” in Judea and Samaria.
“Extremist settler violence in the...
Two soldiers killed in action in Gaza; IDF death toll since Oct. 7 totals...
Two Israel Defense Forces soldiers were killed in action in the Gaza Strip, the military announced on Wednesday.
One of the slain soldiers was named as Master Sgt. (res.) Yohay Hay Glam, 32, of the...
Chabad of Poland hosts summer retreat for 200 Ukrainian Jewish refugees
As the war in Ukraine continues into its third summer, Chabad of Poland hosted more than 200 Jewish Ukrainians, hailing from five communities, for a two-week summer experience focused on allowing children and their...
US report: ‘Security requirements took precedence’ over efficiency in Gaza aid pier
Although the U.S. agency tasked with coordinating the Gazan aid pier had pushed back on the idea, U.S. President Joe Biden announced in his March 7 State of the Union address to Congress that...
Officials call for Iowa driver to change custom ‘M3INKPF’ license plate
At least three complaints to Iowa’s Department of Transportation have resulted in an official request for the owner to change a license plate with characters resembling the title of Adolf Hitler’s autobiography.
The Des Moines Register reported on Tuesday...
Tehran holds its fire
For weeks, Israelis have been “bracing” themselves—as headline writers like to put it—for a new wave of attacks from Iran’s rulers. Following the July 31 assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in a well-guarded...