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IDF Forces Return to Tunnel Where Hadar Goldin Was Held

editor - December 9, 2025 2:45 pm
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Nearly a month after intelligence uncovered the underground site where Lt. Hadar Goldin had been held, IDF units plunged deep beneath Rafah—descending some 20...

Netanyahu Vows Full-Scale Probe of October 7 Failures, Pledges No One Will Be Spared

editor - December 9, 2025 2:15 pm
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Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu used his remarks at the Israeli Cyber Conference to insist that a sweeping national investigation must be created to...

Senior IDF Officers: ‘This Is How The Plan To Eliminate Sinwar and Deif Was...

editor - December 9, 2025 1:45 pm
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A newly surfaced account delivered to the investigative panel headed by Maj. Gen. (res.) Sami Turgeman has brought to light an Israeli blueprint to...

Watch: Trump Lashes Out At ABC Reporter, Calling Her ‘Obnoxious’ and ‘Terrible.’

editor - December 9, 2025 1:15 pm
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In a tense moment that electrified Monday’s White House briefing room, President Donald Trump lashed out at ABC News correspondent Rachel Scott after she...

Gedolei Roshei Yeshiva Urge Massive Boost in Torah Learning Over Chanukah: “They Want to...

editor - December 9, 2025 12:45 pm
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Ahead of Chanukah, leading gedolim and roshei yeshiva in Eretz Yisroel issued a powerful and unified letter calling on yungeleit and bochurim to significantly...

Israel Legalizes Six Samaria Communities in Move Hailed as ‘Historic’

editor - December 9, 2025 12:15 pm
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The Binyamin Regional Council in Samaria on Tuesday announced the “historic” official legalization of six former outposts by the government. Ahiya, Harasha, Migron, Nofei Prat,...

Slabodka Yeshiva Nosi Rav Simcha Shmuel Zaks Hospitalized After Cardiac Event

editor - December 9, 2025 11:45 am
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Rav Simcha Shmuel Zaks, nosi of Yeshivas Slabodka, was hospitalized after experiencing a cardiac episode. He was admitted to Maayanei HaYeshua Medical Center, where...

Photos: Agudath Israel’s Inaugural National Action Summit Inspires, Educates, and Mobilizes Participants to Take...

editor - December 9, 2025 11:15 am
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The inaugural Agudah National Action Summit, held December 1–2, brought together over 1,500 participants from across the broad spectrum of Torah Jewry under...

Matzav Inbox: Horrible Bosses in the Frum World

editor - December 9, 2025 10:45 am
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Dear Matzav Inbox, There are things we tolerate in our community simply because “that’s how it’s always been,” and then there are things that should...

Major Setback for Draft Law: Committee Legal Adviser Opposes Including Civil–Security Service in Draft...

editor - December 9, 2025 10:15 am
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Momentum toward passing a new Israeli draft law — intended to formalize the status of yeshiva students and set updated enlistment targets — hit...

Chaos in the Knesset: MK Removed From Podium After Calling Netanyahu a “Mafioso” and...

editor - December 9, 2025 9:45 am
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A stormy scene erupted in the Knesset on Monday after MK Naama Lazimi of the Democrats party was forcibly removed from the podium for...

Trump Warns Mexico of 5 Percent Tariff Hike in Water Dispute

editor - December 9, 2025 9:15 am
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President Donald Trump sharply escalated his criticism of Mexico on Monday, alleging that the country is violating its decades-old water-sharing obligations and depriving Texas...

Trump: Survivors of Scrutinized US Boat Strike Sought to Right Boat Before 2nd Missile

editor - December 9, 2025 8:45 am
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President Donald Trump on Monday offered his most detailed explanation yet for why U.S. forces launched a second missile at a drug-smuggling vessel in...

“No Way”: Mother of Last Gaza Hostage Says Israel Cannot Move On Without Him

editor - December 9, 2025 8:15 am
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Israel’s healing cannot begin until Police Master Sgt. Ran Gvili is brought home — alive or in body — his mother insists, saying any...

DeSantis Labels CAIR and Muslim Brotherhood as Terror Groups

editor - December 9, 2025 7:45 am
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Florida took an aggressive new stance on Monday as Governor Ron DeSantis declared that the Muslim Brotherhood and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)...

UN Chief Rebukes Israel, Orders Full Respect for UNRWA Compound

editor - December 9, 2025 7:15 am
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres delivered a forceful rebuke on Monday after Israel Police entered the shuttered UNRWA compound in Shimon HaTzadik, blasting the move...

Watch: 7-Minute Iyun Shiur on Daf Yomi – Zevachim 86

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What is First on Chanukah?

editor - December 9, 2025 3:15 am
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By Rabbi Berach Steinfeld The Gemara in Yuma 33b discusses the topic of ein mavirin al hamitzvos. Rashi explains that one who encounters a mitzvah...

Israeli Foreign Minister Laughs Off Zohran Mamdani’s Threats To Arrest Netanyahu: ‘Don’t Want To...

editor - December 8, 2025 11:15 pm
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Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar dismissed Zohran Mamdani’s repeated claims that he would order the NYPD to detain Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu, telling The...

‘Insane’: Zohran Mamdani Taps Ex-Con Rapper Who Served 7 Years For Armed Robbery As...

editor - December 8, 2025 10:45 pm
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Zohran Mamdani’s transition team has sparked an uproar after the mayor-elect handed a coveted advisory position to Bronx activist Mysonne Linen, a onetime rising...

Photos: Thousands Join Nationwide Gathering Led by Rav Tzvi Meir Zilberberg; Participants Sign Personal...

editor - December 8, 2025 10:15 pm
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A massive crowd of thousands filled the Vizhnitzer Beis Medrash in Bnei Brak for the annual Asifas Hatzalah, a sweeping call for spiritual reinforcement...

Photo Essay: Chanukah 5786 Preparations in Bnei Brak

editor - December 8, 2025 9:45 pm
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Gafni Blasts Shas Over Religious Council Appointments: “They Don’t Know How to Stop”

editor - December 8, 2025 9:15 pm
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A fierce intra-chareidi dispute erupted today as MK Moshe Gafni, head of Degel HaTorah and chairman of the United Torah Judaism faction, sharply criticized...

Timing Trouble Threatens Coalition Deal: Legal Delays Deliver Bad News for Chareidi Parties

editor - December 8, 2025 8:45 pm
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A major setback emerged tonight for the chareidi factions in the coalition: The Knesset’s legal advisers now estimate that the proposed draft law will...

Netanyahu: ‘Antisemites of the World Spread Things Said In the Knesset’

editor - December 8, 2025 8:15 pm
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Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu used his appearance in the Knesset plenum tonight to launch a sweeping rebuttal to the opposition’s accusations in the...

Rav Gedalia Yitzchak Layosh zt”l

editor - December 8, 2025 7:45 pm
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It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the petirah Rav Gedalia Yitzchak Layosh zt"l, who was 75. His passing comes just one year after...

ICJ Allows Russian Counterclaim That Ukraine Committed ‘Genocide’

editor - December 8, 2025 7:15 pm
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Russia escalated its legal offensive against Kyiv by unveiling charges against dozens of Ukrainian public figures, accusing them of orchestrating what Moscow calls a...

Lapid Erupts in Knesset Showdown, Accuses Netanyahu of Evading Responsibility

editor - December 8, 2025 6:45 pm
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Opposition chief Yair Lapid unleashed a fierce critique from the Knesset podium during a 40-signature debate, using the moment to hammer Israeli Prime Minister...

Report: Tony Blair Withdraws From Leading Trump’s Gaza ‘Board of Peace’

editor - December 8, 2025 6:15 pm
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U.S. President Donald Trump’s vision for a Gaza “board of peace” is moving ahead without Tony Blair, whose potential appointment was quietly dropped after...

Inside the Kiryat Gat Rift: U.S. Personnel Accuse IDF of Monitoring Allies at Gaza...

editor - December 8, 2025 5:45 pm
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Reports emerging from Kiryat Gat claim that American forces stationed at the facility overseeing the Gaza ceasefire have voiced serious concerns about Israeli military...

Noose Pins Spark Uproar as Otzma Yehudit Pushes Death Penalty Bill

editor - December 8, 2025 5:15 pm
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A legislative committee session erupted in controversy Monday after members of Otzma Yehudit arrived wearing lapel pins shaped like nooses, a dramatic show of...

President Herzog In NYC: Mamdani Shows ‘Utter Contempt’ For Jewish Nation State

editor - December 8, 2025 4:45 pm
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While spending several days in New York, Israeli President Isaac Herzog delivered sweeping remarks to the Biennial National Assembly of the American Zionist Movement,...

Gaza Visit: IDF Chief Zamir Calls Ceasefire Line “A New Border”

editor - December 8, 2025 4:15 pm
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Touring key areas of the Gaza Strip, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir described the position of Israeli forces under the current...

Alina Habba Resigns As Acting NJ US Attorney

editor - December 8, 2025 3:45 pm
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Alina Habba is exiting her position as the leading federal prosecutor in New Jersey after a bruising legal battle culminated in an appellate decision...

Zohran Mamdani Swaps One-Bedroom Rent-Stabilized Queens Apartment for NYC’s Sprawling Gracie Mansion

editor - December 8, 2025 3:15 pm
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After weeks of speculation about whether he’d stay in his modest Queens rental, incoming Mayor Zohran Mamdani confirmed that he and his wife, Rama...

Expert Reveals Surprise Theory as to Why Chernobyl Dogs Are Turning Blue

editor - December 8, 2025 2:45 pm
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Images of stray dogs with striking blue coats wandering through the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone set off a frenzy of online theories earlier this year....

Netanyahu Set for December 29 Meeting with Trump, Considering Weeklong U.S. Trip

editor - December 8, 2025 2:15 pm
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A senior figure in the prime minister’s office confirmed that Bibi Netanyahu is set to sit down with President Donald Trump in the United...

Matzav Inbox: A Response Only Our Nation Could Give

editor - December 8, 2025 1:45 pm
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Dear Matzav Inbox, A few days ago, a Yid published a letter on Matzav titled “Hello From the Invisible Me.” It was raw, vulnerable, and...

Biden Was Warned His Soft-On-Immigration Proposals Would Cause ‘Chaos,’ But He Ignored It, Damning...

editor - December 8, 2025 1:15 pm
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Advisers cautioned Joe Biden during his 2020 campaign that his immigration agenda could unleash serious instability at the southern border, but the recommendations were...

Toronto: Jewish Seniors ‘Shocked’ After Mezuzahs Pried Off Doorways

editor - December 8, 2025 12:45 pm
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A number of mezuzahs were torn from the doorways of Jewish seniors’ homes in an apartment building in North York, Toronto, Canada on Shabbos. Toronto...

Menorah Installed at the Kosel Ahead of Chanukah

editor - December 8, 2025 12:15 pm
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A menorah was installed at the Kosel in Yerushalayim's Old City on Sunday ahead of Chanukah, which begins on the evening of Dec. 14. The...

Trump ‘Little Bit Disappointed’ Zelenskyy Hasn’t Read Latest Peace Draft

editor - December 8, 2025 11:45 am
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President Donald Trump used the spotlight outside the Kennedy Center Honors to chide Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for not yet reviewing Washington’s newest proposal...

The Telshe Yeshiva 150th Finale Shutfim Rally!

jcn - December 8, 2025 11:30 am
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TODAY! marks a pivotal moment for Telshe Yeshiva as we embark on our annual Shutfim Rally! This isn't just a fundraiser; it's an invitation...

Belzer Chossid Who Taught the Rebbe Dikduk Passes Away

editor - December 8, 2025 11:15 am
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Reb Avraham Shalom Ben Zion Aryeh Rabinowitz, one of the veteran and distinguished chassidim of Belz in Yerushalayim, has passed away at the age...

Coalition Under Heavy Pressure as Chareidi Parties Split on Vote Boycott: Who Holds the...

editor - December 8, 2025 10:45 am
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Tension inside the governing coalition has intensified as the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee has continued advancing the controversial draft law. The committee held...

Yeshiva Bochur Held in Military Prison Recounts Ordeal: “They Wouldn’t Let Me Put On...

editor - December 8, 2025 10:15 am
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Avrumi Malul, a yeshiva bochur who was arrested for refusing to enlist in the IDF, described the harrowing conditions he faced during his detention...

“Who Are You to Threaten Me?” — Explosive Confrontation in Ministerial Committee Turns Into...

editor - December 8, 2025 9:45 am
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A legislative discussion in the Ministerial Committee for Legislation erupted into shouting and personal attacks on Sunday, as a fierce confrontation broke out between...

Goldknopf Demands Netanyahu Condemn Minister Shikli: “His Remarks Are Steeped in Hatred and Toxicity”

editor - December 8, 2025 9:15 am
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A fierce political dispute erupted after Housing and Construction Minister Chaim Katz began considering the appointment of Yehuda Morgenstern—who previously served as director-general of...

Alarming Figures: 22,000 Wounded Since Simchas Torah; 58% Suffering Psychological Trauma

editor - December 8, 2025 8:45 am
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Israel’s Ministry of Defense released new data early Monday marking the National Day of Appreciation for Wounded IDF Soldiers and Security Personnel, revealing a...

Mashgiach Rav Binyomin Finkel Celebrates the Marriage of His First Granddaughter

editor - December 8, 2025 8:15 am
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A joyous milestone was marked in Modi’in Illit, where the wedding of the first granddaughter of the Mirrer mashgiach, Rav Binyomin Finkel, was celebrated. The...

Security Shakeup in Givat Ze’ev: Guards Arrested for Allegedly Helping Smuggle Illegal Entrants in...

editor - December 8, 2025 7:45 am
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Police have revealed a sweeping security scandal that has rocked the quiet community of Givat Ze’ev, where several private security guards were arrested on...

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