IDF Chief Warns of ‘Collapse’ as Israel Delays Ultra-Orthodox Draft

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The Israel Defense Forces is “on the verge of collapse” due to acute personnel shortages, Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir has warned, according to local media. Opposition parties have accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government of stalling on drafting ultra-Orthodox Jews.

Military service is mandatory for most Israeli citizens, both men and women. However, members of the Haredi community have historically been exempt from conscription. While the Israeli Supreme Court revoked the exemption in June 2024, Netanyahu’s cabinet has so far delayed drafting ultra-Orthodox Jews.

Parties within the ruling coalition representing the Haredi community have repeatedly threatened to withdraw support for Netanyahu should he introduce the measure.

Addressing the cabinet on Wednesday, Lieutenant General Zamir said he was “raising ten red flags for you before the IDF collapses,” as quoted by The Jerusalem Post.

In addition to its ongoing campaign against Iran, the Israeli military is continuing its years-long operation against Hamas in Gaza. The IDF also launched an incursion into southern Lebanon in early March, targeting Hezbollah militants. (Read more from “IDF Chief Warns of ‘Collapse’ as Israel Delays Ultra-Orthodox Draft” HERE)

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WATCH: Trump Supporters Clash with Antifa Leftists During ‘No Kings’ Rally

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Leftists are showing up for “No Kings” rallies in areas across the United States to protest President Donald Trump, and some attendees are aligning themselves with Antifa, a domestic terrorist organization.

Organizers claim there are over 3,000 events happening in all 50 states, and the rally at the Minnesota Capitol in St. Paul is the flagship event, CBS News reported Saturday.

Video footage taken by Freedom News at a “No Kings” protest in West Palm Beach, Florida, showed protesters on the side of the street yelling and holding signs. One elderly woman wore a t-shirt that said “Aunt Tifa” on it, while someone else held a sign that read “I am Antifa and the Constitution is my handbook.”

Trump in September signed an executive order designating Antifa a domestic terrorist organization, according to Breitbart News:

The order declares Antifa a “militarist, anarchist enterprise” engaged in organized violence against law enforcement and political figures, and directs federal departments and agencies to investigate, disrupt, and dismantle its operations, including prosecutorial actions against those who fund them.

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The order comes less than two weeks after the assassination of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University. Authorities reported that ammunition casings recovered from the suspected weapon were inscribed with Antifa-related slogans, including “Hey fascist! Catch!” and the chorus of “Bella Ciao,” an anthem associated with communist partisans in Italy during World War II and later adopted by Antifa groups worldwide.

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12 Americans injured in Iranian strike on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia

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Twelve U.S. service members were wounded in an Iranian missile and drone attack on a military base in Saudi Arabia, Fox News has confirmed.

The strike hit Prince Sultan Air Base on Friday, damaging several U.S. refueling aircraft, officials said. Two of the wounded troops were reported to be in serious condition.

At least one KC-135 air refueling aircraft was hit and caught fire during the strike, according to a senior U.S. official.

The attack comes as the monthlong conflict between the U.S., Israel and Iran continues to escalate and follows earlier reports that more than 300 U.S. service members have been wounded since the start of Operation Epic Fury.

The Pentagon is continuing to move additional forces into the region, while officials say military options remain on the table as the situation evolves. (Read more from “12 Americans injured in Iranian strike on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia” HERE)

Bank of America to Pay $72.5 Million to Jeffrey Epstein Victims Who Brought Lawsuit

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Bank of America will be dishing out $72.5 million to settle a federal lawsuit that accused the bank of ignoring Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged sex-trafficking operation, joining two other big banks that have also settled with multimillion dollar payments.

The lawsuit, based in Manhattan, accused Bank of America of providing accounts and processing transactions for Epstein and his associates despite “obvious red flags,” the New York Post reported Friday.

The Bank of America settlement, which still has to be approved by U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff, joins settlements already paid by JPMorgan Chase for $290 million and Deutsche Bank for $75 million.

The plaintiffs in the federal lawsuit, filed under a pseudonym “Jane Doe,” claim that Bank of America failed to report suspicious activity that could have enabled law enforcement to crack down on the disgraced pedophile years earlier.

The lawsuit was brought by women who have accused the bank of facilitating their sexual abuse. (Read more from “Bank of America to Pay $72.5 Million to Jeffrey Epstein Victims Who Brought Lawsuit” HERE)

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Pentagon Considering Sending 10K Troops to the Middle East: Report

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By New York Post. The Pentagon is reportedly considering a plan to send an additional 10,000 troops to the Middle East amid the war with Iran.

The potential deployment would likely include infantry and armored vehicles and would be on top of the 5,000 Marines and sailors and roughly 2,000 members of the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division who have already been dispatched to the region, according to the Wall Street Journal.

“All announcements regarding troop deployments will come from the Department of War,” White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly told the outlet. “

As we have said, President Trump always has all military options at his disposal.”

The reinforcements would provide President Trump with an even wider range of military operations, including potentially putting troops on the ground, as his administration pushes for a peace deal with Iran. (Read more from “Pentagon Considering Sending 10K Troops to the Middle East: Report” HERE)

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Additional 10,000 US Ground Troops Could Be Sent to Middle East: Report

By Newsweek. The Pentagon is considering the deployment of an additional 10,000 U.S. ground troops to the Middle East amid the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, The Wall Street Journal reports on Thursday, citing Defense Department officials with knowledge of the planning. . .

Those previously reported plans include potentially sending up to 3,000 paratroopers to join thousands of Marines moving toward the Middle East, augmenting an estimated 50,000 U.S. personnel already in the region.

The force would likely include armored vehicles and infantry, according to the Journal report. It is immediately unclear where the forces would be deployed, but would likely be within striking distance of Iran and Kharg Island, the report says.

The reported planning comes as the White House allegedly pushed a 15-point peace proposal, while regional attacks and counterstrikes continue, underscoring the risk of a broader escalation. (Read more from “Additional 10,000 US Ground Troops Could Be Sent to Middle East: Report” HERE)

Joe Kent Says FBI Stopped Him From Looking At Possible Iran Link To Would-Be Trump Assassin

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Former Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Joe Kent said Friday that the FBI stopped him from investigating the possibility that the attempt on President Donald Trump’s life in Butler, Pa. was linked to Iran.

Kent said the Bureau concluded would-be-assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, acted alone without adequately probing whether the Butler attempt was connected to an Iran-linked Trump assassination plot foiled the day before — and he also said the Bureau stopped his own investigation into the matter. The former Trump administration official — who on March 17 abruptly resigned from his post over the Iran war — made the allegation during his Thursday interview with “The Young Turks” host Cenk Uygur.

“Initially, we were just told, ‘Hey, Crooks, lone gunman, he was killed.’ And then Crooks was kind of an enigma, and we just didn’t hear much more about him, like there was literally nothing about the guy,” Kent told Uygur regarding the little-known 20-year-old gunman, whom a Secret Service sniper killed immediately after Crooks fired shots at Trump.

“Two days prior to Crooks taking the shot in Butler, there was a guy named Asif Merchant who was hired by the Iranians to come here and assassinate President Trump in retaliation for killing Qasem Soleimani,” Kent said. “When Merchant came over here, obviously … the FBI, was all over him.”

Authorities arrested Merchant, who admitted to being an agent of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, on July 12, 2024, just one day before Crooks attempted to kill Trump. A federal grand jury convicted Merchant on March 6. (Read more from “Joe Kent Says FBI Stopped Him From Looking At Possible Iran Link To Would-Be Trump Assassin” HERE)

‘Appalling’ Video Shows Protesters Cheer American Troops Returning Home From Iran War ‘In Caskets’

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Shocking video from a radical anti-Iran war protest in Philadelphia showed participants explicitly supporting Islamic terror groups and calling for “cheers” every time an American servicemember comes home “in a casket.”

Demonstrators at the “Hands Off Iran” protests in Philadelphia have carried signs condemning the war and attacking Israel, President Donald Trump, and even Democratic Sen. John Fetterman. One speaker in a video that went viral Thursday explicitly praised terrorist groups Hamas and Hezbollah and advocated for a “strong Iranian state” to maintain their “fighting capacity” against Israel.

In the clip filmed by Philadelphia-based conservative activist Frankie Scales, the masked speaker drew loud cheers as he declared they celebrate American deaths and called for bringing the U.S. “to its knees.

As of publication, seven American military personnel were killed or died from wounds inflicted by hostile action during Operation Epic Fury, while six others were killed in the crash of an Air Force refueling aircraft in support of the operation.

“Until we have done everything in our power to bring the United States to its knees, let us not lose sight of the enemy,” the speaker said. “For every US military base that crumbles and for every US soldier who returns home in a casket, we cheer. Hamas, Hezbollah, Ansar Allah, all of the resistance forces we celebrate, these popular forces on the ground spend every waking moment in direct confrontation with Zionism, and they rely on a strong Iranian state to maintain their fighting capacity.”

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Ousted Venezuelan Dictator Nicolás Maduro Loses Bid to Toss Drug Case as Protesters Clash Outside NYC Court

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Ousted Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro’s brazen bid to toss his drug-trafficking case was flatly denied Thursday — as lawyers warred over who would foot the tyrant’s legal bills.

The toppled strongman, 63, wearing a tan jail jumpsuit and black glasses and seated beside his co-defendant wife, Celia Flores, 69, who was also clad in prison-issue garb, calmly jotted down notes during his first court appearance since January, where he had defiantly claimed that the US military had “kidnapped’’ him.

The hearing unfolded inside a packed Manhattan federal courtroom, as crowds of dueling protesters clashed outside.

Maduro’s current attorney, Barry Pollack — known for helping WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange secure a favorable plea deal that allowed him to return to his home in Australia — made a longshot bid to toss the case on the grounds Maduro’s constitutional rights to put up a defense were being interfered with.

The request prompted Judge Alvin Hellerstein to flatly reply, “I’m not going to dismiss the case.” (Read more from “Ousted Venezuelan Dictator Nicolás Maduro Loses Bid to Toss Drug Case as Protesters Clash Outside NYC Court” HERE)

Uganda’s Military Chief offers to Fight for Israel

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Uganda’s military chief has offered to fight alongside Israel in its war against Iran.

Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba posted a series of messages on social media saying his country could enter the conflict if hostilities escalated.

He called for a swift end to the fighting while warning that any attempt to destroy Israel could prompt Uganda to enter the war on Israel’s side.

“If Israel needs help, it only need ask. Their Ugandan brothers are ready to assist,” said Gen Kainerugaba, who is the son of Yoweri Museveni, Uganda’s president.

He framed his support based on historical ties, acknowledging Israel’s past support for Uganda. (Read more from “Uganda’s Military Chief offers to Fight for Israel” HERE)

Trump Reveals His Shocking Nickname for Kimberly Guilfoyle — Newsom Ex Who Was Engaged to His Son

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President Trump stunningly referred to Kimberly Guilfoyle — his son’s ex-fiancée, California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ex-wife and the current US ambassador to Greece — as “Kimber-lay” during a Greek independence day celebration at the White House.

“I love calling her ‘Kimber-lay,’ that’s my little pet name, right?” Trump said as he invited to her to stand alongside him on stage. “But you are the greatest and I heard they love you over there. And I hope you come back here in 12 years or whenever the term ends.

Donald Trump Jr. ended his six-year relationship with Guilfoyle in December 2024 — the same month that the president announced his intention to nominate her for the far-flung diplomatic posting in Athens. (Read more from “Trump Reveals His Shocking Nickname for Kimberly Guilfoyle — Newsom Ex Who Was Engaged to His Son” HERE)