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Monday 11 Elul – Shock in Haifa: Yeshiva Student Arrested and Handed Over to Military Police – IDF arrests Palestinian terrorist behind this morning’s West Bank stabbing attack – IDF says its Gaza strikes today killed Hamas commander, hit arms production site near aid facility & more…

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Stand Behind Your Words

Dear Editor,

I would like to add my full support to Akiva Adler’s suggestion that an organized communal system be established to raise much-needed funds for our mosdos.

Here in Antwerp, around twenty years ago, Rav Ahron Cohen established Areivim, a communal support system through which widows receive regular financial assistance. Similar arrangements exist in other communities as well. Surely, if such a system can be created for one important communal need, something similar can be developed to support our mosdos in a structured and reliable way.

There is another point I have wanted to raise for a long time. Why do so many letter writers hide behind descriptions such as “A Concerned Parent,” or simply use initials?

Of course, when someone is writing about a deeply personal matter, anonymity is completely understandable. But when a person is raising a communal concern or expressing an opinion on an important issue, why not put a name to it?

Over the years, I have written many letters to various publications on controversial subjects, and I have always given my full name. Some letters were published and others were not, but I was always prepared to stand behind what I had written and accept any criticism that might follow.

If we sincerely believe that something in the community needs to be discussed or corrected, we should be prepared to stand behind our words.

Yankel Bas
Antwerp

A Simcha Shouldn’t Leave Families in Debt

Dear Editor,

The first communal guideline must be to reduce the excessive costs of a simcha.

Years ago, celebrations were made simply and with dignity. Today, even an engagement and Shabbos can cost what an entire wedding once cost.

We need clear guidelines limiting unnecessary expenses and the number of guests. Families should not have to borrow huge sums simply to keep up with expectations.

A simcha should bring happiness, not financial pressure.

A Concerned Community Member


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
World News 
Trump again posts image depicting Strait of Hormuz as US territory
A map posted  by US President Donald Trump, showing the Strait of Hormuz as a

US President Donald Trump again shares an image on his Truth Social account declaring that the Strait of Hormuz is “NEW US territory.”

The post, which has no caption, comes after the US announced that it would be imposing “the toughest sanctions in history” on Iran, in a bid to ramp up economic pressure and force an end to the stand-off over the vital strait.

Trump first shared the image on August 18, days after vowing that he would “soon” declare Hormuz a US territory.


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Shock in Haifa: Yeshiva Bachur Arrested and Handed Over to Military Police

A yeshiva Bachur was arrested in Haifa while traveling toward Rechasim after what began as a routine problem with his public transportation card.

According to reports, police stopped the Bchurb to clarify an issue with his bus ticket. During the check, officers discovered that he was wanted by military authorities over his draft status, and he was subsequently transferred to military police custody.

The arrest has caused deep concern across the yeshiva world, particularly as thousands of Bachurim have only recently returned to their Yeshivah for the new zeman.

The incident comes just days after another yeshiva Bachur was detained near Beit Shean and later transferred to military authorities under similar circumstances.

Community figures warned that ordinary encounters with police or transportation officials can now result in arrest for affected students. They urged the tzibbur to increase tefillos for those currently detained and for all students to be able to continue their learning undisturbed.


Netanyahu, Katz threaten to ‘intensify strikes’ on those launching kites from Gaza
Soldiers seen inspecting a  kite, flown from the Gaza Strip, in Kibbutz Nahal Oz, August 22, 2026. (Social media, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz warn Hamas that the IDF will “intensify strikes” against those responsible for launching kites from Gaza toward Israeli border communities, and evacuate areas of the Strip.

Netanyahu and Katz held an assessment this evening with IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir and other top military and defense officials on the recent kites.

Over the weekend, at least four kites flown from Gaza landed in Kibbutz Nahal Oz. The army said nothing suspicious was found on the kites and there was no danger to the public, but many have associated the objects with Gazan kites and balloons carrying incendiary devices that plagued southern Israel in previous years.

“Israel warns Hamas that if the launches toward Israel do not stop immediately, the IDF will act to intensify strikes against those responsible for the launches and evacuate populations from areas from which kites, drones and balloons are launched,” Netanyahu and Katz say in a joint statement.


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IDF says its Gaza strikes today killed Hamas commander, hit arms production site near aid facility
Smoke and a fireball rise during an Israeli strike, carried out after the military warned Palestinian residents to evacuate the area of  al-Zawayda, in the central Gaza Strip, on August 23, 2026. (Eyad Baba/AFP)

The Israeli Air Force bombed a Hamas weapons production site in the central Gaza Strip and killed a commander in the terror group in separate strikes today, the military announces.

A strike in the Maghazi camp killed Ismail Abu Ful, who the military says was the commander of an arms production site.

The IDF says “the terrorist took an active part in manufacturing explosive devices and anti-tank rockets” for Hamas, and he was “eliminated to remove the threat.”

In a separate strike in the nearby town of az-Zawayda, the IAF struck a weapons manufacturing site “near an aid distribution point operated by an international organization,” according to the IDF.

Shrapnel from that strike, which came after a warning by the IDF for residents of the area, reportedly killed two people, including a four-year-old boy, and injured several others.

“This is another example of Hamas’s systematic use of and embedding within civilian infrastructure, including aid distribution centers, to advance and execute terror attacks against IDF troops operating in the Yellow Line area and against Israeli civilians,” the military says.

The IDF says the arms production site shows that Hamas “systematically violates the ceasefire agreement while attempting to rehabilitate its military capabilities and strengthen its force buildup.”


IDF arrests Palestinian terrorist behind this morning’s West Bank stabbing attack
IDF troops conduct scans in the Jordan Valley area of the West Bank following a stabbing attack, August 23, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)

A Palestinian suspected of carrying out this morning’s terror stabbing attack near the village of al-Auja in the Jordan Valley was apprehended a short while ago by troops, the military says.

The suspect, a 16-year-old from al-Auja, allegedly attacked a 24-year-old Israeli who had stopped next to the village for shopping, moderately injuring him, before fleeing the scene.

Following an hours-long manhunt, troops detained the suspect in al-Auja, the army says. He was handed over to the Shin Bet for questioning.


 

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