A camel in Rosh Ha'ayin (photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X)
Social media was abuzz with unusual footage of a loose camel wandering the streets of Rosh Ha’ayin on Tuesday, with municipal veterinarians unable to capture it.
The municipal veterinary service was called to the scene following several phone calls, but was unable to capture the animal, which apparently returned to Kafr Kassem.
Rosh Ha’ayin’s municipality shared a humorous post on social media saying, “Rosh Ha’ayin meets Beersheba: This morning, a report was received at the municipal hotline about a camel strolling calmly through the Afek Industrial Park. The municipal veterinary service rushed to the scene and tried to persuade the camel to cooperate, but, being a camel, he had other plans.”
“He turned around and went back home – to Kafr Kassem – because you don’t mess with Rosh Ha’ayin. And if you see him wandering around again, just give him a smile – we’ve got this covered.”
Shocking sighting
Maayan, who works nearby, told N12, “Suddenly, we saw a camel running outside our office. We were shocked; on the one hand, it was funny, but on the other hand, it was really dangerous.”
A camel in Rosh Ha'ayin (credit: SECTION 27A COPYRIGHT ACT)
Another witness, Rotem, told N12, “After the sharks in Hadera, it’s no wonder the camel came to Rosh Ha’ayin.”
She said that the camel seemed to be in distress and probably ran away from his owner: “This area is not suitable for this type of animal.”
It remains unclear why the camel was in Kafr Kassem in the first place.
Terrifying ticking timebomb crisis that could hit 600,000 California residents, as Democrats try to create a water shortage by taking down existing dams and reservoirs.
A major California water lifeline serving more than 600,000 residents is on the brink of being shut down by one of America's largest utility companies - and now its fate may lie in the hands of Donald Trump.
Since 1922, the century-old Potter Valley Project has diverted water from Northern California's Eel River into the Russian River, serving as a critical source of water for farms and communities across Mendocino, Sonoma, Marin and Lake counties.
However, PG&E announced plans to fully dismantle the project, a move that sparked controversy across the region, SF Gate reported.
In a rare twist, the federal government is now stepping into the local water battle, as the Trump administration reviews whether or not to block the shutdown.
'If the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) accepts the decommissioning plan by PG&E, there will be devastating impacts to infrastructures, economies and public safety,' presidents of local farm bureaus wrote in a letter to Trump, SF Gate reported.
The Potter Valley Project, consisting of the Scott Dam and the Cape Horn Dam, became a hydroelectric facility after PG&E took over in 1930, later renewing its license for another 40 years in 1983.
The project's license was set to expire in April of 2022, but instead of applying for renewal, PG&E chose to withdraw.
Later, they announced its plans to decommission the entire system, which would take effect on July 29, 2025.
The century-old Potter Valley Project has diverted water from Northern California's Eel River into the Russian River, serving as a critical source of water for farms and communities across Mendocino, Sonoma, Marin and Lake counties - but now faces potential shut down
PG&E announced plans to fully dismantle the Potter Valley Project, a move that sparked controversy across the region as the water lifeline serves more than 600,000 residents
In a rare twist, the federal government is now stepping into the local water battle, as the Trump administration reviews whether or not to block the shutdown and ensure it aligns with an executive order directing federal agencies to avoid placing an 'undue burden' on domestic energy resources
PG&E recognized the consequences of its decision, stating in the draft application that removing Scott Dam and Lake Pillsbury 'could have unavoidable effects on recreation value, community way of life, and population and housing in the Scott Dam area'.
The draft also acknowledged that dismantling the project 'may have unavoidable adverse impacts to water reliability and cost, economic opportunity (particularly farming and ranching), recreation value in the Russian River Watershed and community way of life'.
Ranchers and local officials warned that the outcome would devastate local farms, economies and wildfire defenses across the North Coast.
On April 4, local farm bureaus of the Lake Pillsbury Alliance sent a joint letter to the Trump administration, urging the president and his closest Cabinet members to halt the decommissioning process.
In it, they argued that the company's plan goes against a presidential order from Trump, which is meant to protect water delivery efforts, SF Gate reported.
The entities urged the Bureau of Reclamation to take over the ownership of the dam to ensure continued water deliveries to hundreds of thousands of North Coast residents.
Farmers, ranchers and local officials have warned that the plan would devastate local farms, economies and wildfire defenses across the North Coast.
Estelle Clifton, president of the Mendocino County Farm Bureau, said that since the Scott Dam is located on public land, it would be 'sensible' for the federal government to take ownership and manage it as a national water project, San Diego Post reported.
On April 14, the Bureau of Reclamation responded, stating that the project funding is 'undergoing reviews' to ensure it aligns with Trump's executive order.
The executive order directs federal agencies to avoid placing an 'undue burden' on domestic energy recourses - including hydropower.
The Bureau also identified two potential funding sources: the Department of the Interior’s Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Program and the Inflation Reduction Act’s water system resilience funds.
PG&E recognized the consequences of its decision, stating in the draft application that removing Scott Dam and Lake Pillsbury 'could have unavoidable effects on recreation value, community way of life, and population and housing in the Scott Dam area'.
The fate of the Potter Valley Project remains uncertain, as local, state and federal interests clash over the decision.
Cape Cod town mysteriously vandalized with nearly 500 point-up nails embedded on roads: police
At least 478 nails were recovered spread across four Falmouth roads early Friday, according to the Falmouth Police Department.
Photos shared by the department showed dozens of nails with their heads pressed deliberately into tar patches across the roads and points poised skyward — ready to impale the tires of cars passing by.
The spikes were found around 2 a.m. by an officer on patrol, who found even more littered across nearby sidewalks and spread up driveways — and even propped beneath the tires of parked cars.
“I’ve heard of mailboxes getting smashed, but never nails being left on the road,” neighbor Kathy Hartford told NBC 10 Boston.
Hartford was woken at 2:30 a.m. by a knock on the door by police, who said her driveway had been found peppered with nails.
“They told me they saw nails in my driveway and up the street, and surrounding my car,” she added.
Police rushed remove the nails and sweep them up, while neighbor Rick Murphy pitched in with a large magnet to scour the grass near the roadway for any that were missed.
“I dragged it back and forth on a road down there,” Murphy said. “It could have created an awful accident.”
“You know, a blowout, car goes off the road, hits a tree or a pole.”
Nails were found propped under neighbors’ tires in nearby driveways.Falmouth Police Dept.
Heartless thugs have hidden homemade spikes (pictured) around a running trail to injure innocent runners
A jogger found one of the spikes in the Lake Macquarie State Conservation Park at Bolton Point
At left, a Roman caltrop (pictured) – a metal device designed to always have a spike pointing upwards that's been called the 'Roman landmine'.
WW1 russian caltrops to stop infantry and light cavalry charges ( left ) and Ancient Roman caltrop to stop cavalry charges (right) (Picture source OSINT+ Royal Engineers Museum, Kent )
Gateway to the underworld found beneath ancient Mexican pyramid
An ancient pyramid in Mexico was filled with pools of a rare element in its underground chambers, leading to new theories that the structure may have had a shocking hidden purpose.
Mexico's Temple of Quetzalcoatl, or the Feathered Serpent Pyramid, in the ancient city of Teotihuacan is believed to have been built between 1,800 and 1,900 years ago.
A discovery suggests that the ancient civilization at Teotihuacan used the temple to 'look into the supernatural world.'
Researcher found 'large quantities' of rare and toxic liquid mercury in hidden chambers at the end of a 338-foot-long tunnel.
Liquid mercury shimmers and has reflective properties like water or a mirror. Water was seen as a portal to the divine or underworld, connecting the living to supernatural realms.
Mexican researcher Sergio Gómez believed the Teotihuacan civilization filled the chamber with pools of mercury to act like a gateway to the underworld for an unknown Mesoamerican ruler.
The Feathered Serpent Pyramid
Large amounts of liquid mercury were found in a chamber at the end of a tunnel (pictured) that had been sealed off for more than 1,800 years
Along with the pools of liquid mercury, researchers at the site also unearthed large sheets of mica, a shiny silicate mineral with insulating properties.
These two materials were likely part of an elaborate ritual.
To date, archeologists have only found 'rivers' of liquid mercury in one other pyramid-like structure in the world - the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor in China - making its use in ancient structures baffling.
Expeditions throughout Mesoamerica have only found much smaller traces of liquid mercury at one Olmec and two Mayan sites.
Excavations in the early 1900s uncovered mica all around the city of Teotihuacan, with even more lining the chambers of the nearby Pyramid of the Sun and within the tunnel under the Feathered Serpent Pyramid.
Annabeth Headrick, an art history professor at the University of Denver specializing in Mesoamerican cultures, said after the discovery: 'Mirrors were considered a way to look into the supernatural world, they were a way to divine what might happen in the future.'
'A lot of ritual objects were made reflective with mica,' Headrick told The Guardian.
Even stranger is the fact that one of the few major sources of mica anywhere near Teotihuacan sits in Brazil, roughly 4,600 miles away.
Additionally, mercury doesn't exist in nature in its liquid form, meaning the ancient Mesoamericans had to use an extremely difficult and hazardous process to extract it from a rock called cinnabar - a light red stone made up of solid mercury sulfide.
Specifically, they would have needed to heat this stone until the mercury would begin to melt out, and then somehow safely transport the highly toxic element to the pyramid tunnel without dying from exposure.
Researchers argue that the mercury and mica were part of a ritual marking the journey of an unknown Mesoamerican king into the underworld.
Mexico's Temple of Quetzalcoatl, or the Feathered Serpent Pyramid, in the ancient city of Teotihuacan, built between 1,800 and 1,900 years ago
The Trump administration fired back at a Supreme Court decision barring it from deporting alleged Tren de Aragua (TdA) members by releasing the Venezuelan nationals' rap sheets.
The men were set to be deported from the US under the controversial Alien Enemies Act from 1798, which would have allowed the White House to deport them from the Bluebonnet Detention Center in Texas.
Trump has insisted that the process for removing suspected TdA members must be expedited to bypass due process out of urgency, arguing that the gang has taken a terrifying foothold in the United States that must be crushed as quickly as possible.
Two conservative justices, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, dissented on the court's ruling.
The high court acted in an emergency appeal from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which argued that the Trump administration was violating a SCOTUS ruling earlier this month that said deportations could proceed only if those about to be removed were given due process.
In protest at being blocked from deporting the alleged TdA members, the Trump administration shared their rap sheets and pictures with Fox News hours after the ruling.
Here, we take a look at some of the alleged gang members the Supreme Court ruled must remain in the United States.
Inmates at the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) prison, in Tecoluca, El Salvador
Henry Jose Romero-Gonzalez
Among the most shocking images released of the men allegedly show Romero-Gonzalez posing with firearms and showing off stacks of cash.
One image allegedly shows Romero-Gonzalez brandishing a handgun while wearing a reflective work vest, and another appears to show him with a large amount of 100-dollar bills.
According to officials who spoke with Fox News, he has pending criminal charges for three counts of assault, crimes against a person and unlawful possession of a weapon.
TdA member Henry Jose Romero-Gonzalez was seen in some of the most shocking images released by the White House
One image shows Romero-Gonzalez brandishing a handgun while wearing a reflective work vest, and another shows him with a large amount of 100-dollar bills
He has pending criminal charges for three counts of assault, crimes against a person and unlawful possession of a weapon
Ronny Javier Rodriguez-Tovar
Rodriguez-Tovar owns one of the longest rap sheets of any of the men the White House is seeking to deport from the Bluebonnet Detention Center in Texas, officials said.
He reportedly has been convicted on numerous charges including hit-and-run, battery, possession of stolen property, driving under the influence and shoplifting.
The Venezuelan national also has pending charges for resisting an officer, simple assault, battery and driving under the influence.
In images released by the White House, an electronic device said to be owned by Rodriguez-Tovar appear to have 'T.D.A' and 'Venezuela' written on it.
Rodriguez-Tovar owns one of the longest rap sheets of any of the men the White House is seeking to deport, including convictions for hit-and-run, battery, possession of stolen property, driving under the influence and shoplifting
In images released by the White House, an electronic device owned by Rodriguez-Tovar has 'T.D.A' and 'Venezuela' written on it
Alessandro Benedikt Parades-Worwa
The Trump administration claims Parades-Worwa is facing a number of criminal charges in the United States.
These include charges for pointing and presenting guns at a person, and aggravated assault with a weapon, officials said.
The White House also showed a number of his tattoos, including a cross surrounded by roses and a clock face.
Alessandro Benedikt Parades-Worwa is facing a number of criminal charges in the United States, pointing and presenting guns at a person, and aggravated assault with a weapon, the White House says
The White House also showed a number of his tattoos, including a cross surrounded by roses and a clock face
Cristian Andres Andrade-Vargas
Another of the men in Texas' Bluebonnet Detention Center, Cristian Andres Andrade-Vargas, is seen in the new images with various tattoos.
These include a crown over his left eyebrow, and roses on his chest and shoulders.
According to the Trump administration, Andrade-Vargas is facing criminal charges for larceny and dangerous drugs.
Another of the men in Texas' Bluebonnet Detention Center, Cristian Andres Andrade-Vargas, facing criminal charges for larceny and dangerous drugs, the White House says
Norge Yunaifer Rosales-Ceballos
Rosales-Ceballos is among the men Trump is seeking to deport who already owns convictions in the United States.
He was previously convicted of criminal flight to avoid prosecution, and is also facing charges of alien smuggling and resisting an officer.
In an image of the suspect's neck, a tattoo appears to show a cross above a script reading A-K-4-7.
Rosales-Ceballos is among the men Trump is seeking to deport who already owns convictions in the United States, as he was previously convicted of criminal flight to avoid prosecution, and is also facing charges of alien smuggling and resisting an officer
In an image of the suspect's neck, a tattoo shows a cross above a script reading A-K-4-7
Felix Josue Rendon-Garcia
Rosales-Ceballos is facing several charges, including drug possession and possession of dangerous drugs, the White House told Fox News.
The White House shared an image of his bicep, appearing to show Arabic script with a date below it.
Rosales-Ceballos is facing several charges, including drug possession and possession of dangerous drugs, officials said
The White House shared an image of his bicep, appearing to show Arabic script with a date below it
Darrin Moises Daza-Segura
Officials shared images of Daza-Segura's tattoos, which they claim are associated with the Tren de Aragua gang.
These include the word 'VIDA' on his knuckles, and a skull on his arm emblazoned with the words 'Dead Men.'
He has a conviction of criminal burglary and larceny, officials said.
Darrin Moises Daza-Segura has a conviction of criminal burglary and larceny, officials said
Officials shared images of Daza-Segura's tattoos, which they claim are associated with the Tren de Aragua gang, including the word 'VIDA' on his knuckles, and a skull on his arm emblazoned with the words 'Dead Men'
Howard Emis Omana
Omana is facing criminal charges of aggravated assault with a weapon, the Trump administration says.
In an image of Omana released Saturday that officials said were posted to social media, he was seen throwing up alleged gang signs, Fox News reported.
Howard Emis Omana is facing criminal charges of aggravated assault with a weapon, the Trump administration says
In an image of Omana released Saturday that officials said were posted to social media, he was seen throwing up alleged gang signs
Angel Ignacio Cardenas-Bravo
The suspect is facing one of the longest set of criminal charges of any of the men on the list.
Angel Ignacio Cardenas-Bravo is facing charges of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, child neglect with great bodily harm, resisting an officer with violence, domestic violence battery, carrying a concealed gun and possession of a gun during the commission of a felony
The latest Tren de Aragua arrest in Maine means the migrant super gang has had members arrested in 23 states
The gang has been linked to kidnapping, extortion, organised crime and contract killings
Arrival of members of the Venezuelan criminal organisation Tren de Aragua at the Terrorism Confinement Centre in El Salvador
El Salvador's Presidency press office shows the arrival of members of the Venezuelan criminal organization Tren de Aragua at the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) in the city of Tecoluca, El Salvador
Members of the Venezuelan criminal organisation Tren de Aragua being hauled into El Salvador's notorious Terrorism Confinement Centre
The United States sent over 200 alleged members of the Venezuelan gang to be imprisoned, President Nayib Bukele said. Got to shave their heads to get rid of the head lice.
A member of the Venezuelan criminal organisation Tren de Aragua being shaved upon his arrival at the Terrorism Confinement Centre
Gang members wait to be taken to their cells
Lines and lines of prisoners sit with their heads down in formation as guards in riot gear look on
Sobbing Ramon Jesus Carpintero-Luna, 26, is one of a gang of thugs – dubbed the ‘Scotch Bandits’ – busted for a string of three-dozen thefts across central Florida that saw stores rack up losses of more than $30,000 in recent months.
Detectives from the Polk County Sheriff’s Organized Retail Crime Unit say Carpintero-Luna was caught on camera stealing $3,200-worth of liquor from a Sam’s Club grocery store in Lakeland last month – an incident that left a female employee injured.
Along with Samuel Oglis David Anthony Charle, 25, Ildemaro Miguel Escalona Mendoza, 26, Alexis Jose Rodriguez-Benavides, 27, and Darwins Smith Vasquez Leon, 28, Carpintero-Luna was seen attempting to wheel a cart containing 14 cases of booze out of the store
The thugs had their robbery charges upgraded to a first-degree felony after they were hit with gang enhancements.
Tren de Aragua gangsters taking over a an apartment complex in Aurora, Colorado
Aurora police raided the Edge of Lowry apartment after a couple was tortured by Tren de Aragua thugs
Aurora Police Chief Todd Chamberlin said the Edge of Lowry Apartments were 'infested' with criminal activity after the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua took over the apartment complex and two other properties in Aurora
TdA member Henry Theis, 25, was arrested in North Dakota
Jefferson Rodriguez-Quintero and Ryber Sanchez have also been charged in North Dakota
Jocelyn Nungaray, 12, was found raped and murdered near her home in Houston, Texas
Franklin Jose Pena Ramos, 26, was one of two illegal TdA immigrants charged with Nungaray's death
Authorities also charged Johan Jose Martinez Rangel, 22, over the murder. The two suspects held Nungaray for hours under a bridge before strangling her
