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The ultra-Orthodox party United Torah Judaism has left Israel's government coalition over disagreements on a bill to exempt yeshiva students from military service, reducing Netanyahu's majority in the Knesset and escalating tensions over military conscription exemptions for religious students.
A 58-year-old man, Asghar Ali, has been charged with attempted murder and multiple hate crimes after allegedly driving his car onto a sidewalk outside a yeshiva in Brooklyn, targeting a group of Jewish individuals while shouting anti-Semitic threats. No one was injured, but the incident has heightened fear within the community.
An 8-year-old boy was tragically struck and killed by a school bus as he walked home from his yeshiva in New Square, New York. The boy, identified as Mordechai Pinchos Spitzer, stepped in front of the bus as it was taking students home, and died at the scene. The bus driver stayed and cooperated with police, while the area around the school remained off limits as authorities collected evidence and interviewed witnesses. The Ramapo Police Department's accident reconstruction team is investigating the incident.