Month August 2021
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — 40 minutes from Tel Aviv, in the heart of Samaria, a new Jewish settlement was recently established. Originally an IDF outpost named Tapuchit due to its proximity to the Tapuach junction, the barren hilltop recently saw the… Continue Reading →
A firefight at one of the gates of Kabul’s international airport killed at least one Afghan soldier early Monday, German officials said, the latest chaos to engulf Western efforts to evacuate those fleeing the Taliban takeover of the country. The… Continue Reading →
Lakewood Mashgiach HaGaon HaRav Matisyahu Solomon was hospitalized on Sunday evening after feeling ill. Those close to the Mashgiach reported that since being admitted to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, his condition has stabilized. The Mashgiach’s name for tefillah is… Continue Reading →
Israel Police have arrested a Bedouin from southern Israel on suspicion he was attempting to smuggle weapons from Jordan. The police stated Monday that intelligence and enforcement activity conducted by… Read more » The post Police Arrest Bedouin Smuggling Guns… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] Rabbis Sariel Rosenberg & Rosh Beis Din Rav Shmuel Gross are rallying behind a young man who is fighting for his life. The man in question is father of two Aharon Mann. Mann is a small business owner whose… Continue Reading →
The state commission of inquiry into the Meron disaster held its first day of hearings on Sunday, almost four months after the disaster. Northern District Police Commander Shimon Lavie was the first one to testify. “Meron is the biggest event… Continue Reading →
The head of the World Health Organization on Monday called for a two-month moratorium on administering booster shots of COVID-19 vaccines as a means of reducing global vaccine inequality and… Read more » The post WHO Head Calls for Two-Month… Continue Reading →
Israel’s government on Sunday approved a NIS 12.5 million budget for local authorities to purchase the necessary equipment to prepare outdoor minyanim for the Yamim Tovim. There have also been reports that the government is considering placing limits on the… Continue Reading →
Several fires broke out in the Eshkol Regional Council on Monday afternoon. It is being investigated whether it was caused by an incendiary balloon launched from Gaza. Incendiary balloons were… Read more » The post Fires in Eshkol Region, Incendiary… Continue Reading →
Andrew Cuomo neared the end of his decade as New York’s governor Monday, as he prepared to relinquish his tight grip on government to Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul in a… Read more » The post As Cuomo Exits, Hochul to… Continue Reading →
Mrs. Nitza Shmueli, mother of Border Police officer St.-Sgt. Barel Shmueli who was critically injured on Shabbos after a terrorist shot him point-blank at the Gaza border, expressed outrage in… Read more » The post Mother of Wounded Officer: Bennett… Continue Reading →
We regret to inform you of the Petirah of Reb Yeshaya Schreiber Z”L of Lakewood. Reb Yeshaya Z”L was originally from Montreal, and recently resided in A Country Place. He was in his seventies. He is the father of R’… Continue Reading →
Iran said on Monday it is ready to ship more fuel to Lebanon if needed, a day after the leader of Lebanon’s Iran-aligned Hezbollah terror group said more vessels carrying… Read more » The post Iran Is Ready to Ship… Continue Reading →
Egypt closed its main border crossing point with the Gaza Strip on Monday amid tensions with the territory’s Hamas terror group rulers, officials said. It was the first time the… Read more » The post Officials: Egypt Closes Gaza Border… Continue Reading →
President Joe Biden’s special envoy for North Korea said Monday he’s ready to meet his North Korean counterparts “anywhere and at any time” as he held discussions with South Korean… Read more » The post Biden’s Special Envoy Urges N…. Continue Reading →
Israel on Monday reported its highest infection rate since the start of the fourth coronavirus wave in the country nearly two months ago. The Health Ministry said 6,469 people tested… Read more » The post Highest Infection Rate in Israel… Continue Reading →
New Zealand’s government on Monday said it will extend a strict nationwide lockdown until at least Friday as it tries to extinguish a growing coronavirus outbreak. The news came as… Read more » The post New Zealand Extends Virus Lockdown;… Continue Reading →
Israeli public hospitals sounded the alarm on Sunday as coronavirus cases overwhelmed emergency rooms. The chiefs of the seven public hospitals warned that they would no longer be able to… Read more » The post Overwhelmed Public Hospitals Poised to… Continue Reading →
Vice President Kamala Harris asserted Monday that the U.S. must maintain its focus on evacuating Americans and vulnerable Afghans and shouldn’t get distracted by questions over what went wrong in… Read more » The post VP Harris in Singapore: Focus… Continue Reading →
A third dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine has significantly improved protection from infection and serious illness among people aged 60 and older in Israel compared with those who received two… Read more » The post Israel Finds Vaccine Booster Significantly… Continue Reading →
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Sunday evening convened the Coronavirus Cabinet to discuss the upcoming school year, the opening of which has been clouded by the resurgence of COVID-19 in… Read more » The post School Year to Begin Sept…. Continue Reading →