Israeli Ministers Call For Rebuilding Temple On Jerusalem Day
JERUSALEM (Worthy News) – Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and fellow Otzma Yehudit lawmaker Yitzhak Kroizer used Jerusalem Day to issue some of the strongest public calls yet from sitting Israeli officials for expanded Jewish control on the Temple Mount — and, in Kroizer’s case, the rebuilding of the Jewish Temple.
Hamas leader Ezzedine al-Haddad confirmed killed in Gaza
Al-Haddad is identified as the leader of Hamas’s armed wing, the al-Qassam Brigades, which is labeled a terrorist organization. Israel and Hamas have now confirmed that Hamas leader Ezzedine al-Haddad has been killed in Gaza.
$1.3 Billion Frozen in Sweeping California Hospice Fraud Crackdown
More than $1.3 billion in federal health care reimbursements have been halted, and 800 hospices have been suspended amid a sweeping crackdown on California hospice fraud. These efforts have been led by Vice President JD Vance and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator, Dr. Mehmet Oz, who President Donald Trump selected to lead the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud. Dr. Oz cited estimates suggesting roughly one-third of the nation’s hospice providers are based in Los Angeles—even though it only holds about 2.5% of the nation’s elderly population. “Ask yourself how that’s possible … it’s not.” …“at least half” of the hospices in Los Angeles are frauds.
Alarm about new Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo: Very high mortality rate
Israel and Hamas have now confirmed that Hamas leader Ezzedine al-Haddad has been killed in Gaza. On Friday, it was reported that Israel had carried out an attack, but it was initially unclear whether al-Haddad had been killed. Al-Haddad is identified as the leader of Hamas’s armed wing, the al-Qassam Brigades, which is labeled a terrorist organization.
College Kid Shuts Down High Speed Trains With a Laptop and a Radio
In Taiwan, a 23-year-old college student is in hot water after hacking the country’s high speed rail system with a hodge-podge setup consisting of a laptop and a couple of radios. According to the Taipei Times, the incident disrupted four separate trains, causing nearly an hours-long delay across various rail lines. While the hacking was reckless, Lin isn’t the only one to blame here. Per Tom’s Hardware, the college kid was able to break through those seven seals thanks to the fact that rail authorities hadn’t changed a set of cryptographic keys in 19 years
Crony Corporatism Is Driving Beef Prices Through the Roof
Beef prices have soared to record highs in 2026 even as farmers and ranchers are struggling more than ever to make ends meet. The culprit is an oligopoly in the meat packing industry and shady foreign players manipulating the market – and it is long past time that Congress did something about it.
According to the latest reports, around 80 people are estimated to have died in the outbreak and hundreds more are suspected to be infected. There is no vaccine and no specific treatment for the Bundibugyo variant. This variant has a very high mortality rate, up to 50 percent, Health Minister Samuel-Roger Kamba said on Saturday.
Archaeologists Just Opened a 2,000-Year-Old Road Hidden Beneath the Streets of a Modern City
They dug beneath a functioning Jerusalem neighborhood and hit a street untouched since Rome burned the city to the ground in 70 AD. Beneath a functioning residential neighborhood in Jerusalem, archaeologists have uncovered one of the ancient world’s most significant urban streets: a 600-meter stone road used by Jewish pilgrims during the Second Temple period to reach the Temple Mount.
The Pilgrimage Road, also called the Stepped Street, runs from the Pool of Siloam in Jerusalem’s City of David to the southwestern corner of the Temple Mount.
Last Time an El Niño Was This Bad, It Killed 50 Million People
As if oil shortages, perpetual wars, and the existential angst of AI weren’t stressful enough, there’s an El Niño brewing — and it’s looking like it’ll be one of the most severe in over a century. According to numerous weather models, this year’s El Niño — a prolonged climate event featuring unusually warm temperatures, which pops up every couple of years — could easily be the most severe we’ve ever experienced in the modern age.
Largest children’s hospital in US forced to open detransition clinic and fire five doctors
Texas Children’s Hospital (TCH) in Houston agreed to stop administering puberty blockers to children, pay $10 million in penalties and open a “detransition clinic” after a sweeping probe from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the state of Texas. The resolution brings to a close a years-long investigation by Texas’ Healthcare Program Enforcement Division, which concluded that TCH fraudulently billed Texas Medicaid for “unallowable and illegal ‘gender-transition’ interventions,” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wrote in a Friday statement.
Pakistan Uses Diplomacy To Secure LNG Supply from Hormuz
Pakistan has negotiated the passage of vessels laden with Qatari LNG out of the Strait of Hormuz in a diplomatic feat that no other energy buyer has managed so far in the Iran war. Without Qatar’s LNG, Pakistan has been reeling from an intensifying energy crisis with power outages and fuel rationing. Thanks to a bilateral Pakistan-Iran agreement, two vessels carrying Qatari LNG arrived in Pakistan in recent days after successfully passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
Putin To Visit China Just Days After Trump’s Beijing, Demonstrating ‘No Limits’ Partnership
In a Telegram statement, Russia’s Foreign Ministry unveiled that Putin would travel to China “at the invitation” of Xi Jinping, marking the 25th anniversary of the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation between Russia and China. The readout indicates the two leaders will discuss expanding their countries’ “comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation” and exchange views on “key international and regional issues.”
One Of Russia’s Largest Fuel Facilities Spews ‘Black Rain’ Over Ryazan After Deadly Ukrainian Drone Strike
An early Friday drone strike triggered a major fire at the Ryazan Oil Refinery, one of Russia’s largest fuel production facilities, according to local residents and Russian monitoring channels. Residents reported multiple loud explosions after drones were seen flying over the city, with videos circulating online showing flames and thick smoke rising from the refinery.
UK Moves To Ban New North Sea Oil & Gas Licenses Permanently
The UK government will introduce legislation banning new North Sea oil and gas exploration licences as part of its Energy Independence Bill. Critics argue the policy will increase Britain’s reliance on imported fossil fuels while damaging Scotland’s oil and gas industry. Rising oil prices and disruptions tied to the Iran conflict have intensified political pressure on Labour to reconsider the ban.
Pentagon ‘Blindsided’ As Hegseth Pulls Plug On 4,000-Troop Deployment To Poland
resident Trump’s earlier previewed controversial troop cuts for the European continent may already be in progress, and could happen more rapidly than previously thought. The US Army has canceled the deployment of the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division to Poland, NBC reports this week. The deployment would have involved over 4,000 soldiers as well as military equipment.
Influential Israeli rabbi calls for synagogue to be built on Temple Mount
“For 2,000 years we were in exile, so they built this structure here, but in truth, the First Temple and Second Temple were here, and the Third Temple will be here.” Chief Rabbi of Tzfat Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu called on the Israeli government to approve construction of a synagogue on the Temple Mount, arguing that current restrictions on Jewish worship at the site deny Jews equal religious access compared to other faiths.
IDF strikes 100 Hezbollah targets after attacks on troops
Over the weekend, the IDF struck approximately 100 Hezbollah targets in several areas in southern Lebanon. Earlier on Saturday, the IDF struck observation posts, terror infrastructure, and a weapons storage facility belonging to Hezbollah, from which Hezbollah terrorists advanced attacks against IDF soldiers and the State of Israel. On Friday, the IDF struck additional Hezbollah terror infrastructure sites in the area of Tyre in southern Lebanon.
Report: US, Israel Preparing for Resumptions of Strikes Against Iran
The United States and Israel are engaged in intense preparations — the largest since the cease-fire took effect — for the possible resumption of attacks against Iran as early as next week,
US Justice Dept. to Seek Death Penalty for Man Accused of Murdering 2 Israeli Embassy Staffers
The Justice Department will seek the death penalty for the man accused of murdering two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington outside a Jewish museum, prosecutors said in a court filing Friday.
US May Ask Israel to Put Palestinian Tax Money Toward Trump’s Gaza Plan, Sources Say
The US is considering asking Israel to give some tax money it is withholding from the Palestinian Authority to Donald Trump’s Board of Peace to fund the US president’s post-war plan for Gaza, five sources familiar with the matter said.
IDF kills 220 terrorists in Southern Lebanon in under a week
Skirmishes to Israel’s north continue despite the announcement of a 45-day extension of the ceasefire.
Among the sites targeted were storage facilities containing stockpiles of mortar shells, anti-tank missiles and a drone launch position belonging to Hezbollah, the IDF said. Infrastructure sites in the Tyre area belonging to the Iranian-backed proxy were also struck on Friday, the statement continued.
In Mind-Boggling Move, Pope Leo Awards Top Iranian Regime Official With The Vatican’s Highest Diplomatic Honor
You would think that this story was from a satirical website like The Babylon Bee or a parody skit, but it’s all too real. Pope Leo just awarded a top Iranian official with the Vatican’s highest diplomatic honor. When I read it, I thought there was no way that such a lack of moral clarity—outright insanity—could be possible. Then I did some research, digging into multiple sources confirming that this top official from one of the world’s most bloodthirsty regimes, that’s fresh off slaughtering 43,000 of its own people in January alone (according to President Trump’s latest figures) is getting top honors at the Vatican. Folks, wrap your heads around this! Pope Leo has been critical of the Iran war, at loggerheads with President Trump. The timing of this seems like a poke in the eye.
Strong M6.0 earthquake hits Antigua and Barbuda region
A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.0 struck the Antigua and Barbuda region at 14:50 UTC on May 16, 2026. The agency is reporting a depth of 30 km (18.6 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.1 at a depth of 48 km (29.8 miles). According to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC), there is no tsunami threat from this event.
Exceptional drought (D4) returns to Texas Panhandle and western Oklahoma for first time since July 2023
Drought conditions continue worsening across large parts of the Southern Plains following one of the driest and warmest starts to spring on record. Extreme Drought (D3) conditions are already affecting 36% of the Arkansas-Red Basin, while forecasters warned that very dry conditions are expected to persist across western portions of the region.
Pentagon unveils UFO archive with military sightings and NASA records
The Pentagon has declassified and released a batch of government files on unidentified flying objects (UFOs), describing the move as a “historic transparency effort.” The release, published on a dedicated page on the website of the US Department of War, contains hundreds of documents, videos, intelligence reports, and witness accounts spanning decades.
Pro-Lifers Should Never Drink Another Starbucks Coffee Again Because It Now Pays for Employee Abortions
Starbucks just joined a growing list of companies that promise to give their female employees money to abort their unborn babies. On Monday, the coffee company said it will begin paying travel costs for pregnant employees if they have to travel at least 100 miles for an abortion.
Texas Must Permanently Ban TexAM—Governor Abbott Must Block the Muslim Brotherhood’s Latest Texas Infiltration
Despite Gov Abbott’s designation of Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization, Texas American Muslim University (TexAM) opened in Richardson, physically housed in same building as Turkey’s Diyanet Mosque & Brotherhood-linked Islamic Seminary of America.
They Want You Allergic to Meat—And They’re Not Joking
Western Michigan professors just argued that it is morally permissible to let tick bites make you allergic to meat—because it might “improve your behavior.” This isn’t satire. It is bioethics by bioweapon.
In Mind-Boggling Move, Pope Leo Awards Top Iranian Regime Official With The Vatican’s Highest Diplomatic Honor
You would think that this story was from a satirical website like The Babylon Bee or a parody skit, but it’s all too real. Pope Leo just awarded a top Iranian official with the Vatican’s highest diplomatic honor.
Unite the Kingdom rally goes ahead, despite Starmers’ best efforts to disparage and ban attendees
Unite the Kingdom rally took place (despite Starmer’s best efforts to discourage & ban people from attending). Under the banner “Four Nations. One Kingdom. Under God,” a huge crowd from across the UK and further gathered in London to highlight the destruction Starmer and his cronies are causing, and to stand up for their rights, freedoms and their culture.
Reuters Whitewashes Terror Ties of Muslim Groups Attacking ‘Sharia-Free America’ Hearing
A fake news article at Reuters titled “Muslim American groups say Republicans are weaponizing congressional hearings” ignored the terror-tied history of the Muslim organizations. These groups, led by U.S. Council of Muslim Organizations, lashed out at the House hearing “Sharia-Free America: Why Political Islam & Sharia Law are Incompatible with the U.S. Constitution.”
Spain on the Brink: 18-Year-Old ISIS Convert Arrested Planning Nice-Style Truck Massacre – FBI Joins Takedown as Jihad Threat Explodes in Europe
Another day, another jihadist plot foiled in Europe… but how many more slip through the cracks while politicians pretend the threat is over? Spanish National Police arrested an 18-year-old convert to Islam who was actively planning a horrific vehicle jihad attack modeled after the 2016 Nice Islamic massacre that slaughtered 86 innocent people and injured hundreds more.
Muslim Men Stage Public Prayer Blockade Outside All-Girls Jewish School in NYC – Councilwoman Inna Vernikov Demands Answers from Mayor Mamdani
In a show of force, Muslim men are blocking streets with public prayer directly outside an all-girls Jewish school in New York City — this is their established pattern all across the world, continuing unchecked under Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
Texas Democrat Judge Hands Victory to EPIC City Developers – But Greg Abbott and Ken Paxton Vow to Crush the Islamic City Plot
Once again, Islamic leaders and their Democrat enablers are using activist judges and lawfare to carve out a parallel Islamic society right in the middle of Texas – while pretending it’s just another “housing project.”
Islamic Takeover of NYC: Hezbollah Flags, Street Prayers, and “Globalize the Intifada” Chants as Pro-Hamas PAL-Awda Mob Hits Second Synagogue in One Week
Hundreds of PAL-Awda militants seized the streets of Brooklyn’s Midwood neighborhood, waving Hezbollah flags, performing Islamic dominance prayers, & chanting “Globalize the Intifada” while harassing Jewish children & residents outside Young Israel of Midwood. This is the 2nd synagogue siege in a week, as Islamic forces continue intimidation in New York’s streets.
‘Men and Women Are Different’: Constitutional Lawyer Chris Fleury Fights to Keep Biological Males Out of Women’s Prisons
Chris Fleury, representing CAWSBAR, is leading a federal court challenge against Canada’s policy of transferring biological males—45% of whom are convicted sex offenders—into women’s prisons, arguing it violates female inmates’ Charter rights and exposes young girls in the Mother-Daughter Program to male offenders.