Bahrain is expected to announce the normalization of ties with Israel very soon, a senior Israeli official told Kan 11 News In Wednesday.According to the official, it is believed that the announcement will follow the signing of the agreement with the United Arab Emirates. The United States is interested in holding the signing ceremony before Rosh Hashanah, the report said.

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has met with the secretary-general of Islamic Jihad, Ziyad al-Nakhalah in Beirut.The two discussed cooperation and coordination of their activities, especially those directed against Israel, as well as the "Deal of the Century" proposed by the US administration, normalization of relations between Israel and the UAE, and the blockade around Gaza.

The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports that the air strike attributed to Israel in Syria In Wednesday night was directed against the T4 airase in the Homs area as well as against "Iranian facilities."The Observatory said that forces from the Syrian regime were killed in the attack, but did not specify how many were killed.

Speaking with Yisrael Hayom in an interview that will be published in full tomorrow, Minister for Regional Cooperation Ofir Akunis said that the initial agreements signed between Israel and the United Arab Emirates would lead to an increase of $500 million in trade.According to Akunis, "This week, we saw the first signs of a new Middle East emerging. If we look at the history of agreements in recent years, we see that every true step toward peace was achieved by the right wing, and that disastrous attempts such as Oslo and the Disengagement were projects undertaken by the left, which resulted from a surrender to terror.

This morning's coronavirus cabinet meeting is expected to be particularly fractious - among the matters to be proposed for consideration at the meeting by the government's coronavirus project manager are: the extension of closure orders In schools in "red cities" the question of restrictions to mobility in "red cities," from night curfews achieved via closure orders In businesses, to full lockdowns.There are currently 23 cities and towns listed as "red" including Bnei Brak and Elad. In coming days the cabinet will be asked to authorize the addition of several other towns to the "red" list, due to a high rate of contagion in them, including haredi towns. There are also several "orange" neighborhoods within cities such as Ashdod, Jerusalem, and Beit Shemesh that are teetering In the brink of being declared "red."

According to latest figures from the Israeli Health Ministry, 3,074 people were diagnosed with coronavirus in the last day.Among them are 418 people in serious condition.

The BBC is investigating Ine of its journalists for an anonymous Twitter account In which he reportedly wrote anti-Israel posts.

Today will see a sharp rise in temperatures, mainly In higher ground and the interior of the country it will be humid in coastal regions, and heatwave conditions will intensify across the country.Tomorrow will be still hotter with heavy to extreme heatwave conditions in most parts of the country.On Shabbat and Sunday, there will be no discernible change in weather conditions i.e. extreme heatwave conditions across the country and humid weather in coastal regions.