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[Biden Says Hamas Attacked Israel in Part to Stop a Historic Agreement With Saudi Arabia]( [Biden Says Hamas Attacked Israel in Part to Stop a Historic Agreement With Saudi Arabia]( (AP) — President Joe Biden said Friday he thought Hamas was motivated to attack Israel in part by a desire to stop that country from normalizing relations with Saudi Arabia. “One of the reasons … why Hamas moved on Israel, is because they knew I was about to sit down with the Saudis,” Biden […] [Read More »]( [Judge Fines Donald Trump $5,000 After Post Maligning Court Staffer Is Found on Campaign Website]( [Judge Fines Donald Trump $5,000 After Post Maligning Court Staffer Is Found on Campaign Website]( YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump was fined $5,000 on Friday after a disparaging social media post about a key court staffer in his New York civil fraud case lingered on his campaign website for weeks after the judge ordered it deleted. Judge Arthur Engoron avoided holding Trump in contempt, for now, but […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Lone Survivor Of Nahal Oz Family Asks For His Father’s Tefillin, ZAKA Locates Them]( [WATCH: Lone Survivor Of Nahal Oz Family Asks For His Father’s Tefillin, ZAKA Locates Them]( (VINnews) — On the fateful day of Simchas Torah, Ariel Zohar went for an early morning ride on his bike on the paths around his kibbutz of Nahal Oz. Ariel, just two weeks away from his Bar Mitzvah, was pedalling along when he suddenly saw unfamiliar armed men arriving at the kibbutz gates. Panicking, […] [Read More »]( [The Father of American Teenage Hostage Freed by Hamas Says She Is ‘Doing Very Good’]( [The Father of American Teenage Hostage Freed by Hamas Says She Is ‘Doing Very Good’]( Ill. (AP) — The father of freed American teen hostage Natalie Raanan said Friday she’s doing well following two weeks in captivity after she and her mother were abducted in Israel by Hamas and held in Gaza. Uri Raanan of Illinois told The Associated Press that he spoke to his daughter Friday by telephone. […] [Read More »]( [An Open Letter From Rabbi Chaim Dovid Zwiebel, Executive Vice President of Agudas Yisroel of America]( [An Open Letter From Rabbi Chaim Dovid Zwiebel, Executive Vice President of Agudas Yisroel of America]( all of our dear brothers and sisters, may Hashem be with us all! As you may have read or heard, Agudas Yisroel of America, under the direction of Chavrei Moezes Gedolei HaTorah, will be hosting an evening of chizuk v’hisorirus at the Bell Works center in Holmdel, New Jersey, on Sunday evening, 14 Cheshvan […] [Read More »]( [AP Visual Analysis Admits That Rocket From Gaza Appeared to Go Astray, Likely Caused Deadly Hospital Explosion]( [AP Visual Analysis Admits That Rocket From Gaza Appeared to Go Astray, Likely Caused Deadly Hospital Explosion]( (AP) – Shortly before 7 p.m. Tuesday, a volley of rockets lit up the darkened sky over Gaza. Videos analyzed by The Associated Press show one veering off course, breaking up in the air before crashing to the ground. Seconds later, the videos show a large explosion in the same area – the site […] [Read More »]( [Hezbollah Official Says His Group Already ‘Is in the Heart’ of Israel-Hamas War]( [Hezbollah Official Says His Group Already ‘Is in the Heart’ of Israel-Hamas War]( (AP) — A top official with Hezbollah vowed that Israel will pay a high price whenever it starts a ground offensive in the Gaza Strip and said Saturday that his militant group based in Lebanon already is “in the heart of the battle.” The comments by Hezbollah’s deputy leader, Sheikh Naim Kassem, came as […] [Read More »]( [IDF Official: Private Homes Can Be Legitimate Targets if Hamas Militants Are in Them]( [IDF Official: Private Homes Can Be Legitimate Targets if Hamas Militants Are in Them]( — A senior Israel Defense Forces official says the military will try not to strike zones in Gaza where humanitarian aid is being distributed, unless rockets are fired from the area. “It’s a safe zone. We have a system which every time we decide that an area … is a safe zone, we declare […] [Read More »]( [Report: 20 Trucks From Gaza Aid Convoy Entered Without Check For Weapons]( [Report: 20 Trucks From Gaza Aid Convoy Entered Without Check For Weapons]( (VINnews) — A report by the New York Times claimed that the first humanitarian aid convoy of 20 trucks which entered Gaza through the Rafah Crossing with Egypt Saturday was not checked for weapons. The convoy was supposed to be carrying food, water, and medical supplies. Another 200 trucks carrying similar supplies are still […] [Read More »]( [HEROIC: Shlomo Sat Outside Safe Room Until Terrorists Came- But Saved His Family]( [HEROIC: Shlomo Sat Outside Safe Room Until Terrorists Came- But Saved His Family]( (VINnews) — Shlomo Ron knew that the Hamas terrorists were coming. He could hear the shots, the desperate cries, the calls of the evil terrorists as they continued their grisly butchering at Kibbutz Nahal Oz where he had lived for almost all of his 85 years. Ron realized that his family were next- his […] [Read More »]( [Spirit Airlines Cancels Dozens of Flights to Inspect Some of Its Planes. Disruptions Will Last Days]( [Spirit Airlines Cancels Dozens of Flights to Inspect Some of Its Planes. Disruptions Will Last Days]( – Spirit Airlines canceled about 100 flights on Friday after pulling some planes out of service for inspections, and the airline expects the disruptions to last several days. Spirit did not describe the nature of the inspections and did not respond when asked for further information. By Friday afternoon, Spirit had canceled 11% of […] [Read More »]( [R’ Refael Dembitzer ז”ל]( [R’ Refael Dembitzer ז”ל]( getting up: Thursday (10/26/23)AM Mr. Hershy DembitzerSon Mr. Sruly DembitzerSon Mrs. Tzila ReiferDaughter Mrs. Esty BrodyDaughter [Read More »]( [Journalists in Gaza Wrestle With Issues of Survival in Addition to Getting Stories Out]( [Journalists in Gaza Wrestle With Issues of Survival in Addition to Getting Stories Out]( YORK (AP) — A limited number of journalists in Gaza are trying to report on the war with Israel while facing the same problems as the besieged Palestinian population there — wondering where to live, where to get food and water, and how to stay safe. The aftermath of Tuesday’s explosion that killed hundreds […] [Read More »]( [Hamas Spokesman: A Mother and Daughter, Who Have American Citizenship, Were Released for Humanitarian Reasons]( [Hamas Spokesman: A Mother and Daughter, Who Have American Citizenship, Were Released for Humanitarian Reasons]( (JNS) – Hamas released on Friday night two American hostages being held in the Gaza Strip since the terrorist group conducted its devastating Oct. 7 cross-border invasion of southern Israel in which 1,400 people were killed and over 200 others taken captive. Hamas said in a statement that it freed a mother and daughter […] [Read More »]( [Hamas Killed Her Mother and Niece. Her Children Are Hostages in Gaza]( [Hamas Killed Her Mother and Niece. Her Children Are Hostages in Gaza]( (JTA) – Hadas Calderon flung a printed picture of her mother, Carmela Dan, an American-Israeli who was reported kidnapped by Hamas on Oct. 7, to the floor. “She’s dead. There’s nothing I can do about her anymore. I don’t even have a minute to think about mourning,” Calderon told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. “But […] [Read More »]( [Illinois Government Employee Fired After Posting Antisemitic Comments on Social Media]( [Illinois Government Employee Fired After Posting Antisemitic Comments on Social Media]( Ill. (AP) — An employee with the Illinois comptroller’s office has been fired after she posted vulgar antisemitic comments on social media during an exchange about the latest Israel-Hamas war. A spokesperson for Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza said in a statement Thursday that the employee was “immediately fired” after she admitted to some of […] [Read More »]( [China Sends an Envoy to the Middle East in a Sign of Its Ambition to Play a Larger Role]( [China Sends an Envoy to the Middle East in a Sign of Its Ambition to Play a Larger Role]( (AP) — China has sent an envoy to the Middle East to push for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in the latest sign of its ambition to play a larger role in the region. Envoy Zhai Jun’s first meetings included one in Qatar with a Russian counterpart on Thursday as the two countries […] [Read More »]( [Ruins and Memories of a Paradise Lost in an Israeli Village Where Attackers Killed, Kidnapped Dozens]( [Ruins and Memories of a Paradise Lost in an Israeli Village Where Attackers Killed, Kidnapped Dozens]( NIR OZ, Israel (AP) — Nearly two weeks after Hamas militants left his village scorched and shattered, Shachar Butler returned to bury a friend who was slain. But it was the town itself, a quarter of its residents dead or missing, that he eulogized. “It was the happiest place alive. It was a green […] [Read More »]( [Musk’s X Platform Removes NYT Gold Verification Badge, Likely Due to Biased Reporting]( [Musk’s X Platform Removes NYT Gold Verification Badge, Likely Due to Biased Reporting]( — The New York Times, the ‘paper of record’ that was once considered the gold standard of journalism, has come stunningly close to being labeled fake news by X (formerly Twitter). The Times is no longer a gold-badge verified account on Elon Musk’s platform. However the outlet does now have a blue-check verification. 🚨 […] [Read More »]( [Cyberattack Hits 2 New York Hospitals, Forces Ambulance Diversions]( [Cyberattack Hits 2 New York Hospitals, Forces Ambulance Diversions]( N.Y. (AP) — Two hospitals in New York were hit with a cyberattack and are diverting patients to other facilities, hospital officials said Friday. The cyberattack affected computer systems at HealthAlliance Hospital in Kingston along with Margaretville Hospital and Mountainside Residential Care Center — all part of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network. The […] [Read More »]( [R` Philip Samfern ז”ל]( [R` Philip Samfern ז”ל]( getting up: Thursday (10/26/23)Morning Mrs. Sheila SamfernWife Ms. Judy SamfernDaughter Mrs. Sara IsaacsonDaughter [Read More »]( [WATCH: NBC correspondent breaks down at shocking discovery that his wife’s family members are Hamas hostages]( [WATCH: NBC correspondent breaks down at shocking discovery that his wife’s family members are Hamas hostages]( [Read More »]( [So-Called Toddler Milks Are Unregulated and Unnecessary, a Major Pediatrician Group Says]( [So-Called Toddler Milks Are Unregulated and Unnecessary, a Major Pediatrician Group Says]( YORK (AP) – Powdered drink mixes that are widely promoted as “toddler milks” for older babies and children up to age 3 are unregulated, unnecessary and “nutritionally incomplete,” the American Academy of Pediatrics warned Friday. The drinks, which are touted to parents on TikTok, in television ads and on other sites, often contain added […] [Read More »]( [Judge Threatens to Hold Donald Trump in Contempt After Deleted Post Is Found on Campaign Website]( [Judge Threatens to Hold Donald Trump in Contempt After Deleted Post Is Found on Campaign Website]( YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial judge threatened Friday to hold the former president in contempt, raising the possibility of fining or even jailing him because a disparaging social media post about a key court staffer remained visible for weeks on his campaign website after the judge had ordered it deleted. Judge […] [Read More »]( [Colombian President’s Statements on Gaza Jeopardize Close Military Ties With Israel]( [Colombian President’s Statements on Gaza Jeopardize Close Military Ties With Israel]( Colombia (AP) — Escalating tensions between Colombia and Israel over the Gaza war could undo decades of close military ties between them and hamper Colombia’s ability to fight drug traffickers and rebels, security analysts say. Israel has been one of Colombia’s main suppliers of war planes, surveillance equipment and assault rifles since the 1990s. […] [Read More »]( [In Tel Aviv and Beyond, 200-Seat Empty Shabbat Tables Are Set for Israeli Hostages]( [In Tel Aviv and Beyond, 200-Seat Empty Shabbat Tables Are Set for Israeli Hostages]( AVIV (JTA) – The installation stretches across the entire plaza outside the Tel Aviv Museum of Art — a table for 200, pristinely set for Shabbat yet searingly empty. The high chairs at a handful of seats, the children’s cups in other settings and the white roses alongside some of the plates make the […] [Read More »]( [UN Chief Visits Rafah Crossing Ahead of Gaza Aid Delivery]( [UN Chief Visits Rafah Crossing Ahead of Gaza Aid Delivery]( Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres toured on Friday the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip, ahead of the expected delivery of aid to the Hamas-ruled enclave. The first delivery is expected to take place “in the next day or so,” a spokesman for U.N. humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said on […] [Read More »]( [Israeli Cabinet Approves Measures to Shut Down ‘Al Jazeera’ News Bureau]( [Israeli Cabinet Approves Measures to Shut Down ‘Al Jazeera’ News Bureau]( (JNS) – The Israeli Cabinet approved emergency regulations on Friday to temporarily shut down the Al Jazeera news network’s operations in the country. The measures will enable authorities to order television providers to stop broadcasting the outlet; close its offices in Israel; seize its equipment; shut down its website; and revoke press credentials for […] [Read More »]( [Doug Emhoff Meets With Jewish Students Delivering 18,000 Letters of Support from Kids Around the World]( [Doug Emhoff Meets With Jewish Students Delivering 18,000 Letters of Support from Kids Around the World]( – Rabbi Shay Schachter from Beit Midrash at the Young Israel of Woodmere New York, visited the White House on Thursday with 40 Jewish middle schoolers and stacks of boxes. In those boxes were over 18,000 letters of support that he had collected from people all over the world — from New York to […] [Read More »]( [Diary: Under Siege by Hamas, a Hometown and the Lives Within It Are Scarred Forever]( [Diary: Under Siege by Hamas, a Hometown and the Lives Within It Are Scarred Forever]( (AP) — There’s a saying among us videojournalists: May the news stay far from your home. But on Saturday, Oct. 7, it came terrifyingly close to my hometown. While I live in Jerusalem, where I work as a cameraman for The Associated Press, I was raised in Ofakim, a city a half-hour drive from […] [Read More »]( [CVS Health Pulls Some Cough-And-Cold Treatments With Ingredient Deemed Ineffective by Doctors]( [CVS Health Pulls Some Cough-And-Cold Treatments With Ingredient Deemed Ineffective by Doctors]( YORK (AP) – CVS Health is pulling from its shelves some cough-and-cold treatments that contain an ingredient that has been deemed ineffective by doctors and researchers. The drug store chain said it will remove a small number of products that contain phenylephrine as the only active ingredient. CVS also said it will still sell […] [Read More »]( [No Plans for Israel to Control Life in Gaza, Minister Says]( [No Plans for Israel to Control Life in Gaza, Minister Says]( — Israel’s defense minister said Friday that after the country destroys the Hamas militant group, the military does not plan to control “life in the Gaza Strip” Defense Minister Yoav Gallant’s comments to lawmakers were the first time an Israeli leader discussed its long-term plans for Gaza. Gallant said Israel expected there to be […] [Read More »]( [Major US Muslim Group Cancels Virginia Banquet Over Bomb and Death Threats]( [Major US Muslim Group Cancels Virginia Banquet Over Bomb and Death Threats]( Va. (AP) — A national Muslim civil rights group is moving its annual banquet out of a Virginia hotel that received bomb and death threats the group said Wednesday may be linked to its concern for Palestinians caught in the Israel-Hamas war. The Council on American-Islamic Relations canceled plans to hold its 29th annual […] [Read More »]( [This Bedouin Bus Driver Saved 30 People From The Outdoor Party Massacre]( [This Bedouin Bus Driver Saved 30 People From The Outdoor Party Massacre]( (JTA) — Every day at 4 p.m., Youssef Ziadna receives a phone call from a psychologist. Every evening, he sits on his balcony drinking coffee, smoking, and replaying in his mind the worst things he has ever seen. The daily routine would have been unimaginable for Ziadna, a 47-year-old Bedouin Israeli resident of Rahat, […] [Read More »]( [EU Envoy Taught Hamas How To Paraglide]( [EU Envoy Taught Hamas How To Paraglide]( (VINnews) — Three months ago, the EU’s special envoy to Gaza, Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff elected to celebrate his retirement from the region by conducting what he said was the first-ever paraglide over the Gaza Strip last month. “Once you have a free Palestine, a free Gaza, you can do exactly the same thing, […] [Read More »]( [Kiryat Shmona Evacuated, As Hezbollah Continues Attacks On Northern Border]( [Kiryat Shmona Evacuated, As Hezbollah Continues Attacks On Northern Border]( (VINnews) — As the IDF braces to begin a ground offensive in Gaza, Israel’s northern border continues to escalate tensions, as Hezbollah continues its provocative attacks on Israeli positions and communities. On Friday Hezbollah attacked the village of Margaliot, situated near the Lebanon border. The military alerted residents of the town and local communities […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Charedi Journalist Yanki Farber – Expect changes in the Charedi community]( [WATCH: Charedi Journalist Yanki Farber – Expect changes in the Charedi community]( BRAK (VINnews) — In this exclusive interview, renowned Charedi Israeli journalist Yanki Farber described the huge shifts happening in Bnei Brak and other communities, following the Hamas attack. Yanki explained that the unspeakable and unprecedented October 7th attack sent a ripple effect throughout the Charedi community. Charedim may be ready to embrace the IDF […] [Read More »]( [Gaza Fence Not Designed to Prevent Mass Invasion On Its Own, According to its Creator]( [Gaza Fence Not Designed to Prevent Mass Invasion On Its Own, According to its Creator]( (VINnews) — The border fence between Israel and Gaza was not designed to prevent the kind of invasion that took place on October 7, when large groups of terrorists attacked, burst through, blew up, and even bulldozed the barrier in multiple locations. In a 2018 interview with Bloomberg, the former CEO of the defense […] [Read More »]( [Brave Asst Professor Calls Out Columbia University’s Support of Hamas]( [Brave Asst Professor Calls Out Columbia University’s Support of Hamas](   [Read More »]( [Thousands Rally in Times Square for the Safe Return of Israeli Hostages]( [Thousands Rally in Times Square for the Safe Return of Israeli Hostages]( YORK – In a powerful show of solidarity, thousands of people gathered in Times Square, waving Israeli flags. Ralliers held signs with the faces of people believed to have been kidnapped; those same faces were projected on more than a dozen billboards. Thousand Israel supporters gathered in Times Square where Senator Schumer is expected […] [Read More »]( [Starbucks’ Founder Schultz Phones Chief of Jewish Chamber of Commerce to End Boycott]( [Starbucks’ Founder Schultz Phones Chief of Jewish Chamber of Commerce to End Boycott]( — The Orthodox Jewish Chamber of Commerce, led by Duvi Honig, has announced that it ended its boycott of the coffee giant, after Starbucks filed a lawsuit against an anti-Israel employee union. Amazingly, Mr. Honig had a strong impact on the Starbucks corporation, so much so, that founder Howard Schultz personally called him and […] [Read More »]( [Biden Declares Israel and Ukraine Support Is Vital for US Security, Will Ask Congress for Billions]( [Biden Declares Israel and Ukraine Support Is Vital for US Security, Will Ask Congress for Billions]( (AP) — Declaring that U.S. leadership “holds the world together,” President Joe Biden told Americans on Thursday night the country must deepen its support of Ukraine and Israel in the middle of two vastly different, unpredictable and bloody wars. Acknowledging that “these conflicts can seem far away,” Biden insisted in a rare Oval Office […] [Read More »]( [Major Water Main Break Impacts Thousands, Prompts State of Emergency in a Northern New York County]( [Major Water Main Break Impacts Thousands, Prompts State of Emergency in a Northern New York County]( N.Y. (AP) — A state of emergency was issued Thursday in a northern New York county, where the Fort Drum U.S. Army base is located, following a major water main break that has left tens of thousands without water. Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado said 32,000 gallons (121,000 liters) of drinking water from six of […] [Read More »]( [VIN EXCLUSIVE: Kalman Yeger and Other NYC Politicians Express Support for Israel at Rally]( [VIN EXCLUSIVE: Kalman Yeger and Other NYC Politicians Express Support for Israel at Rally]( this exclusive footage, Brooklyn Councilman Kalman Yeger, Council Majority Leader Keith Powers, and Bronx Councilwoman Marjorie Velazquez express their unwavering support for Israel. Yeger said, “For us this is the most important thing…standing up for what’s right, standing up for the Jewish people, standing up for people who did nothing and are facing the […] [Read More »]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( Copyright © 2023 Vos Is Neias, All rights reserved. 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