Yaakov Ytzchak

Just an ordinary man living in extraordinary times. Being grateful for friendship and prayer.

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A conversation with a delegation from "Taglit" here from the border near Gaza. How important it is to strengthen the ties with young people from Jewish communities around the world and to ensure they get to know Israel up close and are exposed to the real reality here!

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US Amb. Mike Huckabee confirms Israel sent Iron Dome batteries to the UAE during the Iran war, marking a key defense collaboration between the two countries.
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If Golda Meir were still alive, today would be her 128th birthday.
Israel was the third country in the world to have a female Prime Minister. In Israel, women don't break the glass ceiling; they shatter it!
Happy Birthday, Golda!

[Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis @chiefrabbi]

“The time has come for the silent majority to raise their voices!”

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Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha welcomed the decision, arguing that it demonstrated Ukraine’s effective legal and diplomatic actions and warned "all other vessels, captains, operators, insurers, and governments" against buying stolen Ukrainian grain.

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Israel sent an Iron Dome system and dozens of IDF troops to the UAE during the recent war with Iran, in the first instance of the system being used operationally outside the US or Israel.
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Israel’s High Court orders the government to revoke benefits from haredi draft evaders, setting a June 1 deadline for action.

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Shas-backed Rabbi Zevadia Cohen elected chief rabbi of Tel Aviv

After eight years without a chief rabbi, Shas-backed Rabbi Zevadia Cohen was elected with 37 of 61 votes, defeating former MK Rabbi Haim Amsalem

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Former PMs Bennett, Lapid say they will run together in 2026 election, merge parties.

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NEW: Astronaut Reid Wiseman shares a video of ‘Earthset’ that was taken with his iPhone

“This is uncropped, uncut with 8x zoom which is quite comparable to the view of the human eye…” Wiseman said.

This has to be the greatest iPhone video of all time.

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Lebanon Announces Readiness To Negotiate With Israel; Appoints Yaffa Ben David As Chief Negotiator

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40 days under fire.
Iran’s terror regime and its proxy in Lebanon, Hezbollah, shot at Israeli cities - at families.
Sirens became routine.
Fear became normal.
42 murdered.

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The Iranians do not know what they will hit, and they don’t care. For all their professed love of Jerusalem, rockets and shrapnel have hit the Holy City, including close to sites sacred to Muslims.

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Approximately 15 rockets fired by Hezbollah terrorists from Lebanon at northern Israel since midnight. Severe damage to home in Misgav from direct hit; 82-year-old woman inside unharmed. Direct hit in Metula, no injuries reported.

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‘The sun will rise’: Holocaust survivors meet Gaza border residents, offer hope for recovery
Gaza border residents, still displaced, meet Holocaust survivors on remembrance day, sharing trauma, resilience and hope for ...
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Iranian missile fragments hit several locations across the Tel Aviv area and the Sharon region on Tuesday, believed to be from a cluster munition. Magen David Adom, United Hatzalah, and Israel Police officers are checking damage.

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Gunfire was reported near the Israeli consulate in Besiktas, Istanbul. Injuries have been reported by local media. A local Jewish community member told the 'Post' that the consulate has been closed for at least two years and is likely unstaffed.

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Schools set to partially reopen Sunday, subject to IDF guidelines

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See all those 📍. That’s what it looks like when Iran rains down ballistic missiles with cluster bombs on entire civilian population areas across Israel, including Tel Aviv again NOW!

World outrage? Nope. Not a word.

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Damage was caused at several sites in central Israel by bomblets from an Iranian ballistic missile carrying a cluster warhead, according to rescue services.

There are no reports of injuries.