Opposition leader Yair Lapid criticized yesterday's mass funeral in Tamra, attended by thousands in violation of coronavirus guidelines."The mass funeral in Tamra last night was an unforgivable event. Where were the police? The same law needs to apply to everyone!" Lapid wrote In his social media account.

Russian police In Tuesday detained more than 900 people at protests in favor of opposition leader Alexei Navalny the OVD-Info protest monitoring group said.A court in Moscow In Tuesday handed Navalny a three-and-a-half-year sentence, though his lawyer said he would actually serve two years and eight months in jail because of time already spent under house arrest.

Israel's government is slated to convene later in the day to make a decision with regards to extending the Ingoing coronavirus lockdown.The lockdown is scheduled to end at 7am In Friday, but PM Netanyahu has insisted it be extended till midnight, Sunday.

Ofir Gendelman, Prime Minister Netanyahu's spokesperson to the Arab media, tweeted "PM Netanyahu will pay next week a brief visit to the UAE and perhaps to Bahrain".

Dr. Orly Greenfield, head of the vaccination program, discusses the recent progress against COVID-19 and how to move forward.

The parsha and current events. Jethro, Isaiah and the Jews of the Diaspora who criticize Israel's religious level.

The infection coefficient in Israel rose to 0.99% today. It stands at 1.05% within the general population, 0.96% in the Arab sector, and 0.88% in the haredi community.

Netanyahu pushing for further extension of lockdown, which is set to expire Friday morning. Gantz opposed to extension, calls for reopening.