March 19th – Jewish Breaking News Daily Roundup • Jewish Breaking News

📰 Headline News

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• Iranian Intelligence Minister Esmaeil Khatib killed in Israeli precision strike.

• Israel is reportedly expanding a targeted campaign against Iranian regime figures across the country.

• Iran escalates conflict, opening a new front targeting infrastructure in Qatar.

🕍 Jewish News

• The Yeshiva World News website was hacked by an Iranian group.

• 30-year-old Breslover chassid killed in car accident en route to Uman via Egypt at Sharm El Sheik

• 50 new olim arrive in Israel despite ongoing war and uncertainty.

Israeli News

• Defense Minister Israel Katz says “significant surprises” are to come across Iran.

• IDF authorized to eliminate senior Iranian and Hezbollah figures on sight without additional approval.

• IDF strikes Hezbollah-controlled gas stations in southern Lebanon overnight.

• IDF continues targeting Iranian naval assets near the Caspian Sea.

• Foreign Thai worker killed in latest Iranian missile barrage on Israel.

• Iranian missile debris damages three private planes at Ben Gurion Airport.

• Israel lowers incoming flight capacity to 130 passengers per flight.

• El Al cancels 25,000 tickets, with disruptions continuing through March 29.

🌍 International News

• Iran launches additional drone attacks toward Dubai.

• UAE among the most heavily targeted Gulf countries amid Iranian aggression.

• Fires erupt at major Iranian gas fields, after Israeli strikes; these are some of the largest gas fields in the world.

• Iranian missile strike kills multiple Palestinians in Beit Awwa.

• French President Macron says France will not participate in efforts to secure the Strait of Hormuz.

🏛 Political News

• Trump issues 60-day waiver of the Jones Act to increase oil flow into U.S. ports.

• Former NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio admits defunding the police “made no sense.”

National News

• Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady for second straight meeting.

• National gas prices rise to $3.84 per gallon.

• Record number of TSA agents call out amid ongoing pay issue, during this government shutdown.

• Trump to attend dignified transfer of six airmen killed in KC-135 crash over Iraq.

💼 Business News

• Amazon rolls out 1-hour and 3-hour delivery options in thousands of cities.

• Tesla announces new Roadster set for release this spring.

• Elon Musk says Tesla Superchargers in Israel will be temporarily free during the war.

• X is preparing to launch a “dislike” button feature.

🏙 New York

• NYC Mayor Mamdani files lawsuit against landlord over failure to make repairs, charging him $1,000 per day.