Three terrorists were eliminated in an Israeli airstrike in the Jenin area earlier Friday, including Qais Bitawi, a senior Hamas operative in the former Jenin terror network. Bitawi was involved in directing, funding and carrying out terror attacks against Israeli civilians and security forces, and maintained ties with Hamas in Gaza and abroad. He was eliminated alongside two additional terrorists, and weapons were found in their vehicle. Bitawi was a relative of Noor Bitawi, commander of the Jenin terror network, who was eliminated by Israeli security forces in May 2025.
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U.S. authorities are preparing insider-trading charges against a servicemember suspected of making more than $1 million through Polymarket bets tied to the timing and outcomes of U.S. military operations in Iran and Venezuela, The Wall Street Journal reports. The servicemember has been under investigation since the spring as part of a broader probe into military personnel trading war-related prediction contracts. Authorities are also investigating a KPMG employee suspected of betting on whether a public company would beat its quarterly earnings estimate.
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Greece and Israel are set to sign agreements Monday in Tel Aviv launching the $3.6 billion “Achilles’ Shield” integrated air and missile defense network. The system will combine Israel’s Spyder, Barak MX and David’s Sling systems with Greece’s existing defenses to counter drones, aircraft and ballistic missiles, including AI-enabled capabilities. Delivery is planned within 35 months, with 25% Greek industrial participation.
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The Trump administration rolled out new Iran-related financial measures Friday as the U.S.-Iran war reached the six-month mark. The U.S. Treasury imposed sanctions on a Hong Kong-based entity and an individual linked to Iran’s Bank Melli. Separately, Washington is moving to restrict Egypt’s Banque Misr over its dealings with Iran, including a proposed measure that would cut the bank’s UAE branches off from correspondent banking with U.S. financial institutions, Reuters reports.
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🚨BREAKING IN JACKSON: Central Jersey Hatzolah and other emergency personnel are on the scene at NPGS in Jackson after three pedestrians were struck by a vehicle. All three patients were transported to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, including one in critical condition. A Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) has been declared. Lakewood Alerts will provide names for Tehillim once they become available to us. 📲 *For the fastest & most reliable hyper-local Lakewood news: 🗞️ JOIN THE LAKEWOOD ALERTS STATUS: https://api.whatsapp.com/send?phone=18482403618&text=Hi,%20I'd%20like%20to%20Subscribe%20to%20Lakewood%20Alerts%20* 📰 *JOIN A LAKEWOOD ALERTS GROUP: https://chat.whatsapp.com/CaRlQfdtIxBCs5j7XLDWvg*
4:22 PMTEHILLIM: Please daven for Yitzchok ben Golda Chana, who is in serious condition, and Rochel bas Golda Chana, following the serious pedestrian incident at NPGS in Jackson. Updates to follow. 📲 *For the fastest & most reliable hyper-local Lakewood news: 🗞️ JOIN THE LAKEWOOD ALERTS STATUS: https://api.whatsapp.com/send?phone=18482403618&text=Hi,%20I'd%20like%20to%20Subscribe%20to%20Lakewood%20Alerts%20* 📰 *JOIN A LAKEWOOD ALERTS GROUP: https://chat.whatsapp.com/CaRlQfdtIxBCs5j7XLDWvg*
4:36 PMFormer Prime Minister Naftali Bennett told i24NEWS military analyst Yossi Yehoshua on Friday that anyone who launches a balloon into Israel “deserves death,” reviving the hardline position he took during the 2018 wave of incendiary balloon and kite attacks. In 2018, Bennett clashed over the issue with then-IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot, asking: “Why not shoot anyone who launches an aerial weapon at our communities? They are terrorists in every sense of the word.” Eisenkot opposed lethal fire in cases involving minors.
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UPDATE: The three pedestrians struck at NPGS in Jackson were a mother and her two children. The incident occurred when a woman pulling out in a vehicle struck the family. Please say Tehillim for Golda Chana bas Leah Shaindel, the mother, and her children, Yitzchok ben Golda Chana and Rochel bas Golda Chana. Additional updates will be provided as they become available. 📲 *For the fastest & most reliable hyper-local Lakewood news: 🗞️ JOIN THE LAKEWOOD ALERTS STATUS: https://api.whatsapp.com/send?phone=18482403618&text=Hi,%20I'd%20like%20to%20Subscribe%20to%20Lakewood%20Alerts%20* 📰 *JOIN A LAKEWOOD ALERTS GROUP: https://chat.whatsapp.com/CaRlQfdtIxBCs5j7XLDWvg*
5:07 PMPresident Trump announces plans to create a new national military academy — the U.S. Space Academy.
5:42 PM
Additional details have emerged about the secret direct channel between Israel and Hamas during the hostage negotiations: Then-Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar personally held several phone conversations with senior Hamas official Ghazi Hamad, with the channel operating with the approval of Prime Minister Netanyahu and senior Hamas official Khalil al-Hayya, Kan News reports. The direct contacts intensified following the murder of the six hostages in Rafah and were used to try to resolve specific disputes and obstacles in the negotiations. Despite the secret channel, the eventual hostage agreement was ultimately reached through the mediators.
5:48 PM
A federal judge on Friday declined to immediately block President Trump’s new executive order restricting birthright citizenship, but sharply questioned whether it can survive legal scrutiny. U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman said she could not block the August 6 order because the existing lawsuit challenges Trump’s earlier 2025 order, not the new one. She will allow the challengers to update their case and quickly renew their request to block it.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson is planning to meet with Elon Musk in Texas on Friday as Republicans seek Musk’s financial backing ahead of the November midterm elections, Politico reports. Musk is considering spending at least $100 million through his America PAC to help Republicans this fall, with some GOP officials believing part of the money could be directed toward key House battleground races.
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PRE-ELECTION BOOST: Trump Administration Working To Give Netanyahu Gaza “Victory Image” Before Israelis Vote The Trump administration is working to deliver Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a significant “victory image” in Gaza ahead of Israel’s upcoming elections, according to a report Friday by Israeli political commentator Amit Segal. READ FULL STORY ON YWN: https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/israel-news/2590869/pre-election-boost-trump-administration-working-to-give-netanyahu-gaza-victory-image-before-israelis-vote.html
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A military judge has ruled that confessions made by 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to FBI agents at Guantánamo Bay in 2007 were not voluntary and cannot be used against him at trial, dealing a major blow to the prosecution’s case. The judge found that the FBI interrogations were essentially a continuation of the harsh treatment Mohammed had previously faced in CIA custody. Prosecutors have described the 2007 statements as some of their most important evidence. His trial was set this week to begin in June 2028, but an appeal of Friday’s ruling could cause further delays.
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The Department of Homeland Security confirms that ICE arrested controversial far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport yesterday for overstaying his legal admission to the United States. DHS says Yiannopoulos legally entered the U.S. through New York City in May 2019 but remained beyond his authorized stay. An immigration judge issued a final removal order on July 22 after he failed to appear for an immigration hearing, and he remains in ICE custody pending removal.
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TRAGEDY IN JACKSON: 8-Month-Old Baby Niftar After Mother And Two Children Struck By Vehicle Outside NPGS A horrifying tragedy unfolded Friday in Jackson, New Jersey, where an 8-month-old baby was R”L niftar after a mother and her two children were struck by a vehicle outside NPGS. STORY ON LAKEWOOD ALERTS: https://lakewoodalerts.com/tragedy-in-jackson-8-month-old-baby-niftar-after-mother-and-two-children-struck-by-vehicle-outside-npgs/ 📰 JOIN A LAKEWOOD ALERTS GROUP: https://chat.whatsapp.com/CaRlQfdtIxBCs5j7XLDWvg*
9:16 PM
President Trump announced what he called “the biggest oil deal in world history,” saying the United States has reached an agreement with Venezuela giving the U.S. majority control of more than 65 billion barrels of Venezuela’s proven oil reserves at no cost to American taxpayers. Trump said the deal, negotiated by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth with Venezuelan Interim President Delcy Rodriguez and private businesses, will more than double American oil reserves, significantly increase U.S. oil supplies and substantially lower gas prices for Americans.
11:06 PM
Dozens Of Chareidim Block Jerusalem Entrance Over Chillul Shabbos Dozens of Chareidim blocked Egged buses at the entrance to Jerusalem near the Chords Bridge in a stormy protest against buses operating during the final hours on Shabbos. READ FULL STORY ON YWN: https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/israel-news/2591042/dozens-of-chareidim-block-jerusalem-entrance-over-chillul-shabbos.html
12:42 AM
Iran trade falls as Supreme Leader Khamenei urges less reliance on the U.S. dollar • President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iranian imports and exports have fallen between 25% and 35%, with imports declining more. • Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei calls for gradually reducing the U.S. dollar’s role and relying more heavily on domestic production. • Iran’s August crude export loadings are down more than 80% from August 2025, according to Kpler.
12:43 AMAt least 37 people were killed after a Russian drone attack on a Kyiv-area ammunition depot sparked a detonation, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said
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National Park Service backs Trump’s 250-foot arch despite ‘adverse effects’ on historic sites • The National Park Service found Trump’s proposed 250-foot Triumphal Arch would adversely affect historic properties and sightlines. • The park service said Memorial Circle reflects a historic planning concept for a monumental gateway near Arlington National Cemetery. • The agency says smaller versions would more completely block a key view between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery.
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Shin Bet Confirms: There Was a Significant Threat Against Yair Netanyahu For the first time since reports emerged last week, the Shin Bet has officially confirmed that Yair Netanyahu, the prime minister’s son, faced a “significant threat” while living in Miami. READ FULL STORY ON YWN: https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/israel-news/2591047/shin-bet-confirms-there-was-a-significant-threat-against-yair-netanyahu.html
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12:48 AMThe search continues for more than 1,000 people still missing after catastrophic flooding swept away villages in Nepal this week. At least 63 Americans are among the missing.
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Trump administration weighs Yosemite land swap for private developer’s access road • Interior is weighing a land exchange or access proposal involving Yosemite National Park and Kingsbarn Realty Capital. • The developer says a new road would provide a shorter route between its 83-acre property and Yosemite. • Conservation groups oppose transferring park property for private development, while Interior says it has not made a final decision.
12:51 AM"I used to talk about socialism, but this isn't socialism. This is largely communism. This is very dangerous for our country.” President Trump is sounding the alarm about the Democratic Party’s direction, saying its political shift has gone beyond socialism and into what he calls “largely communism."
12:52 AM
Clashes Between Israelis and Arabs in Binyamin; Netanyahu: “Harming Israel’s Standing” Clashes broke out on Shabbos between Israelis and Arabs in the area of the villages of Qusra and Jalud in Binyamin. READ FULL STORY ON YWN: https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/israel-news/2591036/clashes-between-israelis-and-arabs-in-binyamin-netanyahu-harming-israels-standing.html
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12:55 AM
U.S. and Ecuadorian forces intercepted a vessel in international waters in the Eastern Pacific that authorities say was being used as a floating refueling station for drug trafficking and was linked to the Los Choneros narco-terrorist group. U.S. Marines and sailors from the USS San Antonio boarded and searched the vessel without incident, escorted those aboard back to Ecuador, and later sank the vessel.
12:57 AM
CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER: Unlicensed Driver Who Never Had License Charged In Jackson Crash That Killed Baby Yitzchok Rosenberg Z”L Criminal charges have been filed following the horrific Erev Shabbos crash outside NPGS in Jackson that claimed the life of nine-month-old Yitzchok Rosenberg z”l and left his mother and five-year-old sister hospitalized. STORY ON LAKEWOOD ALERTS: https://lakewoodalerts.com/charged-with-manslaughter-unlicensed-driver-who-never-had-license-charged-in-jackson-crash-that-killed-baby-yitzchok-rosenberg-zl/ 📰 JOIN A LAKEWOOD ALERTS GROUP: https://chat.whatsapp.com/CaRlQfdtIxBCs5j7XLDWvg*
1:13 AM
The IDF eliminated two senior Hamas terrorists in Gaza on Friday: Hani Abd al-Hai Fakhri Mazloum, a Nukba company commander, and Hassan Zidan Hassan Deiri, a sniper in Hamas’ military wing. The two were also involved in trafficking and supplying weapons to Hamas terrorists and had recently continued advancing attacks against IDF troops and Israeli civilians while working to rebuild Hamas’ capabilities, in violation of the ceasefire.
1:14 AM
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is denying an NBC News report that he is considering a possible 2028 presidential run, calling the report “100% false.” NBC News reported that Hegseth had discussed the possibility with close friends, political allies and people outside the Trump administration, and was exploring whether he could build a political operation around his profile as one of President Trump’s most prominent loyalists.
1:15 AMNewly obtained and verified footage by The New York Times shows the Aug. 26 collapse at Langtang Lirung that triggered the deadly Nepal–Tibet floods. Hikers can be heard reacting to a massive crack just before ice, rock and debris thunder into the valley, sending up a huge cloud of dust. Moments later, debris is seen racing downhill.
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Rabbi Jonathan Samuels z”l was suddenly niftar at just 48 years old. He leaves behind Elisheva and 5 children. 3 still unmarried. 2 in full-time kollel. A Keren has been established to support the almana and yesomim. Please donate now: https://thechesedfund.com/rocklandchesednetwork/samuelsfamilyfund?aff=ywg29 Please Donate Generously.
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“HASHEM SHOULD STRIKE HER”: HaGaon HaRav Yitzchak Yosef Blasts Attorney General Over Maran HaRav Ovadia Yosef ZT”L Memorial HaGaon HaRav Yitzchak Yosef issued a blistering attack against Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara on Motzei Shabbos, following her opposition to holding the annual government-sponsored memorial marking the yahrtzeit of Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef zt”l, due to its proximity to the upcoming elections. READ FULL STORY ON YWN: https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/israel-news/2591082/hashem-should-strike-her-hagaon-harav-yitzchak-yosef-blasts-attorney-general-over-maran-harav-ovadia-yosef-ztl-memorial.html
1:20 AM
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman asked the United States to take the lead in a military campaign against Yemen’s Houthis during a meeting earlier this month with CENTCOM commander Gen. Brad Cooper, Kan News reports. Washington declined to directly lead the operation, particularly because the Houthis are not currently targeting U.S. vessels in the Red Sea. However, the U.S. told MBS it would support Saudi military action against the group.
1:21 AMFootage shows massive secondary explosions tearing through an ammunition depot in Myla, in the Bucha district of the Kyiv region, after a Russian drone strike Friday night.
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China has formally removed two of its most senior military officials, Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli, from the state Central Military Commission following investigations into serious disciplinary and legal violations. Zhang, formerly the commission’s senior vice-chairman and China’s highest-ranking uniformed officer, and Liu, the former chief of the CMC Joint Staff Department, had been under investigation since January. Their removal leaves just two active members on the body, including President Xi Jinping.
1:22 AM
Persian Gulf oil exports have recovered to around 15–16 million barrels per day, roughly two-thirds of pre-war levels, as tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz continues to increase, according to Goldman Sachs. Analysts say the recovery could help keep oil prices below $90 even if the war with Iran continues. Tankers are increasingly going “dark” and using ship-to-ship transfers to work around disruptions, helping push oil prices down to around $89 after they topped $120 in April.
1:23 AM
President Trump’s longtime teleprompter operator, Gabriel Perez, has reached a settlement in an insider-trading case involving prediction-market bets tied to the president’s speeches. Perez agreed to give up $107,000 in profits from trades on Kalshi and pay a $65,000 fine. The CFTC said he breached his duty to keep government information confidential, while noting that his “exemplary cooperation” with investigators led to a reduced penalty.
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IRAN DIGS IN: Tehran Says Hormuz Deal Reached With Oman — But Strait Will Remain Closed Until U.S. Honors Islamabad Pact Iran says it has reached an understanding with Oman regarding the Strait of Hormuz, but Tehran is refusing to implement the agreement until the United States fulfills commitments Iran says were made under the Islamabad memorandum of understanding. READ FULL STORY ON YWN: https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/israel-news/2591102/iran-digs-in-tehran-says-hormuz-deal-reached-with-oman-but-strait-will-remain-closed-until-u-s-honors-islamabad-pact.html
2:07 AMWhite House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller praises President Trump’s campaign against Iran, saying Trump has achieved more than anyone in the fight against what he calls “Islamic Iranian terrorism.” Miller says the Strait of Hormuz is open to the United States but closed to Iran, and claims Iran’s navy, air force, radar systems, military command structure and terrorist leadership are all gone. He calls it “the most asymmetric military achievement in the modern history of military warfare.”
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Following the arrest and imprisonment of Bnei Brak yeshiva bochur Yisrael Gochfi over his failure to report for military service, an Atzeres Tefillah will be held Sunday evening outside Prison 10. HaRav Moshe Maya and HaRav Shlomo Machfud Shlita issued a joint call urging the public to attend and daven for the release of the ben Torah.
2:09 AMU.S. Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz: You are either against us or you're with us. You don't want to be siding with Iran. President Trump envisions a world where our children aren't terrorized by a genocidal Islamic regime with nuclear weapons.
2:10 AM
CIA Director John Ratcliffe floated the idea of a three-way meeting between President Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during his secret trip to Moscow earlier this week, Axios reports. Ratcliffe’s visit was also aimed at determining whether senior Russian intelligence officials could help push Putin back toward U.S.-brokered talks with Ukraine. He met with SVR chief Sergey Naryshkin and FSB director Alexander Bortnikov, with U.S. officials concluding that Bortnikov could potentially help restart diplomatic efforts. Zelensky was briefed Friday on Ratcliffe’s Moscow meetings.
2:11 AM🔥 New footage obtained by YWN shows another stirring moment from Israeli superstar Omer Adam’s wedding in Italy, with renowned Chareidi singer Motty Steinmetz singing “Im Eshkachech Yerushalayim” beneath the chuppah. The footage follows video published by YWN last week showing Steinmetz singing “Ana B’Koach” during the Chupa. Adam had specifically requested Steinmetz perform at his wedding and accommodated the singer’s requirement that separate seating be maintained during the chuppah.
2:15 AMCATSKILLS: Hatzolah and other emergency personnel are on the scene of an MVA involving an overturned tractor-trailer on Route 17 eastbound near Exit 113. Injuries have been reported. Motorists are urged to avoid the area.
2:23 AMMONSEY: A serious MVA involving a motorcycle occurred on College Road near Dolson Road, leaving at least three patients injured, including some in critical condition. Hatzoloh EMS, Ramapo Police, Chaverim Of Rockland, Spring Hill EMS and Rockland Paramedics are on the scene. College Road is shut down in the area.
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