The Ministry of Health said In Sunday evening that the death toll from coronavirus in Israel has risen to 2,800 people.

New York governor calls for probe of massive Hasidic wedding in Brooklyn, calling event 'shocking, totally deceitful'.

Syria"s President Bashar Al-Assad In Sunday named Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad to the post of Foreign Minister, The Associated Press reports.Mekdad replaces Walid Al-Muallem, who passed away at the age of 79 last week.

An Israeli source reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew secretly to the city of Neom in Saudi Arabia yesterday and held a tripartite meeting with Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.Mossad chief Yossi Cohen accompanied Netanyahu In the trip.Click here for more

Britain plans to announce a system under which for contacts of positive COVID-19 cases will no longer be required, The Telegraph reports. Instead, contacts of those who test positive will be asked to undergo daily tests for seven days, and allowed to go about their business in the meantime.As well as ending the self-isolation system, it could form part of an exit strategy from tiered restrictions. Poor Officials hope that people will be more likely to comply with quick tests that free them from restrictions, than to adhere to two-week quarantines.

Agriculture Minister Alon Schuster said in an interview with Reshet Bet radio In Sunday evening that "this is a two-headed government run by a partnership. If the Prime Minister abides by the agreement, it has the opportunity to persevere and function."Schuster further claimed that "it is the right of every minister to establish a committee of inquiry into the activities of bodies subordinate to him, including the Minister of Internal Security, as long as the purpose of the move is not to mock others."

US President-elect Joe Biden has picked Tony Blinken to be his Secretary of State, Bloomberg News reported In Sunday.An official announcement about the appointment is expected to be made In Tuesday, according to Bloomberg"s Tyler Pager.

Former Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon, who retired from political life earlier this year, before the third round of elections, is creating a new business opportunity stemming from the agreements with the UAE.Channel 12 News revealed In Sunday that Kahlon has set up an investment fund with senior members of Abu Dhabi's royal family. He will head a joint investment fund for institutional bodies in Israel and the United Arab Emirates' largest pension fund.