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World Trade Bridge CBP Officers Seize Over $5.1 Million in Marijuana

“Frontline officers at the World Trade Bridge demonstrated exceptional effort in successfully disrupting this drug smuggling attempt,” said Port Director Alberto Flores, Laredo Port of Entry. “This large drug bust is a prime example of the efficient targeting strategies utilized in the cargo environment to help combat the flow of narcotics seeping into our communities.”

UPDATE DESK Israel At War US warns Hezbollah it can’t restrain Israel in case of all-out war

U.S. presidential envoy Amos Hochstein conveyed a message to Hezbollah in Beirut, urging it to negotiate a diplomatic solution.

Washington state senator fires campaign manager for pro-Hamas posts

Anna Carlson-Ziegler is no longer working for Emily Randall.

At least 15 dead in Attackson Dagestan Synagogues, ChurchesAt least 15 dead in Attacks

The region’s last synagogue was burned down • There were no known Jewish casualties, according to Israel’s Foreign Ministry.

Eleven IDF soldiers killed fighting Hamas in Gaza

An additional soldier died from wounds sustained during combat last week.

IDF slays highest-ranking Hezbollah terrorist since Oct. 7

Sami Taleb Abdullah was in charge of the eastern sector of Southern Lebanon.

New York’s Museum of Jewish Heritage to Present a Virtual Reality Tour of Auschwitz on Sunday, June 16

The 48-minute VR experience developed by the New York City-based nonprofit Spirit of Triumph takes the audience on an immersive, educational tour of the notorious site in Poland where more than 1.1 million European Jews were murdered as part of the Nazi’s “Final Solution” between 1941 and 1945. 

Hezbollah Tries to Down Israeli Fighter Jets Over Lebanon

A terrorist cell in the Tyre area was eliminated after firing anti-aircraft missiles.

42% of Jews Have Felt Unsafe Wearing Jewish Symbols in Public

Since Oct. 7, more than 40% of American Jews have felt unsafe wearing Jewish symbols in public and more than a quarter have chosen not to mention their Jewish identity when they meet someone new, according to a new survey.

Blinken in Israel to push Gaza ceasefire deal

Blinken met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem.