Hourly Roundup 01:00 UTC 15 May 2026
Stories in this hour
- Terrorists hurl rocks at vehicle in West Bank, prompting search for attackers, IDF saysTroops of the 636th Combat Intelligence Collection Unit killed one of the terrorists and injured another.
- Hamas linked network behind Red Ribbon campaign for Palestinian 'hostages' - exclusiveThe Red Ribbons campaign, which first appeared in mid-November, has been claimed by British activist Adnan Hmidan, who has extensive ties to organizations linked to Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood.
- Third round of Israel-Lebanon peace talks 'productive, positive' so far, US official saysBefore Thursday’s negotiations, an Israeli official told The Jerusalem Post that the talks aim “to discuss a framework for an agreement in greater depth.”
- “[Iran] should make a deal. Any sane person would make a deal. But they might be crazy.”
- Why keep the Sabbath? - opinionUS President Donald Trump urged Jewish Americans to observe a national Sabbath, a rare and monumental statement that brought the importance of keeping the holiday to light.
- US House narrowly rejects bid to rein in Trump Iran war powersThe House voted 212 to 212 on the war powers resolution, meaning it failed because it needed a majority to pass, despite more Republicans backing the effort.
Torah perspective
A call to observe the Sabbath, coming from a world leader, touches something ancient and essential. Shabbat is not merely a day of rest from labor; it is a weekly return to the original harmony of creation, a taste of the world to come. The prophet Isaiah calls it a delight, not a burden. When a nation pauses together, it declares that existence is not defined by productivity alone but by relationship with the Creator. The deepest freedom is not the liberty to do everything but the wisdom to stop and remember why. That pause restores the soul and realigns a people with its purpose.