May 5th, 2025

• Report: Houthis tested new missile in Ben-Gurion Airport attack
• Houthi missile hits grounds of Ben Gurion Airport after interception fails; 6 injured, none seriously
• Israel's Arrow air defenses, US THAAD system both failed to intercept Houthi missile, sources say
• Flights again halted to Israel after Houthi missile lands near airport
• Brace For Impact Israel vows revenge after Iran's Houthi rebels hit Ben Gurion Airport with ballistic missile in chilling escalation - The devastating strike was caught on surveillance camera footage as it hit the airport
• Netanyahu: Israel will respond, 'at a time of our choosing,' against both the Houthis and Iran
• Israel fails to intercept Houthi missile targeting its main airport, showing the limits of US efforts to weaken the group
• Will Israel keep relying on US to handle Houthis after missile hits Ben-Gurion Airport? For now, Israeli leadership remains committed to letting the US continue its strikes against the Houthis in Yemen
• God's Protective Hand over Ben-Gurion Airport Lifted for Brief Moment: A potential prophetic turning point - William Koenig
• Why is it so hard to stop the Houthis in the Middle East? – analysis
• Netanyahu privately voicing frustration with Trump's Mideast policies - report
• Crack in relationship? Netanyahu frustrated with Trump: Says the right things - but doesn't deliver
• Lebanon Holds First Local Election in Decade; Hezbollah Likely to Win Beirut Stronghold
• Battered by war and economic crisis, Lebanon holds first local elections in almost 10 years
• Beirut warns Hamas against jeopardizing Lebanon's security with attacks on Israel from its territory
• Hamas executes several looters who reportedly attacked food warehouses
• IDF Chief Clashes with International Agencies Over Hamas-Free Humanitarian Aid
• Ministers approve plans to expand Gaza offensive, renew and overhaul aid delivery
• Israel has no hope Hamas will accept Gaza deal without upped military pressure - source
• Netanyahu says hostage deal was 'about to materialize,' but Qatar wouldn't help
• In 'massive failure,' troops abandoned civilians at Zikim Beach on Oct. 7, IDF probe finds
• Commentary: When the enemy is within: From the First Temple to Oct. 7 - We had become what our ancestors were in the last days of the Temple: a people so embroiled in internal division that we left ourselves exposed
• 'My Silence Didn't Protect Me': Released Hostage Accuses Israeli Trainer of Sexual Assault
• Mia Schem, freed Israeli hostage, accuses Tel Aviv fitness influencer of drugging, raping her
• 'You're a war criminal': AOC heckled by pro-Gaza constituents in Queens
• Rising Holocaust Denial Sparks Concern over Truth in the Digital Age
• Israeli lecturer sues top New Jersey university over alleged discrimination for being Jewish
• United Airlines facing lawsuit over antisemitism claims after Tel Aviv-bound flight returns to US
• Israeli couple ejected from Naples restaurant claims bias: 'Experiencing antisemitism first-hand'
• Jordanian National in Florida Sentenced to 6 Years for Targeting Businesses He Believed Supported Israel
• Government advances bill to strip Attorney General of criminal prosecution powers
• Bill to Split Attorney General Role Advances; AG Warns it may aim to affect Netanyahu Trial
• Despite Calls to 'Burn Gaza,' Destroy Palestinian Cities, No Incitement Probe of Israeli Finance Minister, Likud MK
• Alert in West Bank settlement-city warns of possible terrorist infiltration
• Netanyahu Believed He Had a Backchannel to Shape U.S. Iran Policy - Until Trump Fired Waltz
• Trump wants 'total dismantlement' of Iran nuke program, might allow civilian energy
• Iran: Will Strike Back if US or Israel Attacks
• Iran unveils new solid-fueled ballistic missile with 1,200-km range - State TV shows 'Qassem Basir' projectile, with defense minister claiming it can easily bypass anti-ballistic defense systems
• Multiple Unexplained Explosions Rock Iran
• Eight men including seven Iranians arrested in UK in dual counter-terror operations
• Jordan cracks down on the Muslim Brotherhood - a hotbed for Islamism, terrorism & anti-Israel propaganda
• Yemen appoints new prime minister after cabinet resigned, council says
• Moscow has means to bring Ukraine war to 'logical conclusion,' Putin says - Russian president says he hopes nuclear weapons "will not be required" in the Ukraine conflict
• US to send more weapons to Ukraine
• Patriot air-defense system based in Israel to be refurbished, sent to Ukraine - NYT
• 5 things to know as Trump rolls out Golden Dome missile defense shield
• Trump on Military Force to Take Greenland: 'I Don't Think We Will Ever Get to That Point'
• Trump: 'Tariffs Are Going to Make Us Rich,' We Don't Need 'Junk' from China
• Trump to Impose 100% Tariff on Movies Produced in Foreign Countries: 'We Want Movies Made in America Again'
• Donald Trump's 'Marie Antoinette moment': call for national sacrifice falls flat - President faces backlash after warning Americans they will have to make do with fewer toys at Christmas
• Trump Dismisses a Third Term - 'Four Years Is Plenty of Time'
• White House Celebrates 'Star Wars' May 4th Day by Trolling 'Radical Left Lunatics': 'You're Not the Rebellion - You're the Empire'
• Newark airport air traffic controller offers damning assessment: 'It is not safe. Don't fly into Newark'
• Shallow M6.0 earthquake hits southern East Pacific Rise
• 5.6 magnitude earthquake hits near Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Malango, Solomon Islands
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 25,000ft
• Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupts to 23,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 15,500ft
• Marapi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 13,000ft
• Poas volcano in Costa Rica erupts to 11,000ft
• Jordan evacuates some 1,800 tourists from Petra after flooding hits
• Intense hailstorm hits Paris, France
• Japan showcases drone system designed to attract and guide lightning away from infrastructure
• Target cuts back on self-checkout amid growing theft concerns
• Brazilian Police Foil Plot to Bomb Lady Gaga Concert in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with 2.5M People in Attendance
• Afghan refugee who worked alongside US troops killed over a parking spot in Texas: cops
• Trump says he isn't defying the Supreme Court over Abrego Garcia case
• Trump, asked if he has to 'uphold the Constitution,' says, 'I don't know' - Trump said on NBC News' "Meet the Press" that he's following lawyers' advice as he tries to execute rapid deportations, arguing that giving immigrants due process is time-consuming
• Trump Quickly Rebukes 'Such a Dishonest Interview' With NBC
• Trump orders reopening of notorious Alcatraz prison to lock away the 'dregs of society'
• MS-13 Gang Members Stab Virginia Correctional Officers in Brutal Attack
• The dark side of the Kentucky Derby: Drugs and human trafficking
• "I'm Leaving The Party of Paid Protests, Purple Hair, and Pronouns" - Former LA County Sheriff Roasts Democrat Party as He Announces His Switch to the GOP
• Toronto Pride events lose corporate sponsorships after backlash
• Gay-porn scandal ensnaring GOP nominee John Reid splits Virginia Republicans ahead of key election
• Maine rocked by trans athlete dominance at girls' track meet amid ongoing legal conflict with Trump
• Trump admin slashes NIH research funding for LGBTQ health issues
• Three years after Dobbs leak, abortion no longer dominates politics
• World's first computer that combines human brain with silicon now available
• CDC reports 216 child deaths this flu season, the most in 15 years