Rescue crews In Thursday night reached the hikers who were stranded in the Khatsatson Stream in the Judean Desert after nightfall, and began operations to rescue them.The hikers are in good condition.

Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) has objected to swift passage of a bill to replenish Israel"s Iron Dome missile defense system, five congressional sources told Politico In Thursday.The bill, which the House overwhelmingly approved last week by a vote of 420-9, would appropriate $1 billion for the Iron Dome.

GOP flier in Virginia House race shows Jewish Democrat and a pile of gold coins.

Officials working in the coronavirus testing system have expressed their concern that although the positivity rate has dropped in recent days, infection rates are still high and could lead to another outbreak of the virus."We are in a very complex and difficult situation," the officials told the Maariv newspaper. "There has been a reduction in the number of new cases, but we still have thousands of new cases being diagnosed every day, and even a single error can lead to thousands of people being infected."It is very hard to estimate what will happen Ince schools reopen," they added, "but it is reasonable to assume that even if the downward trend in infection rates continues, the rate will drop Inly slowly."

I checked the major newspapers and news websites in the days following the attack. Except for Jewish media, not a word. Op-ed.

The funeral of Esther Cohen, the mother of MK Orit Strook (Religious Zionism), is set to take place at the Rishon Letziyon cemetery at noon today.The family will be sitting shivah in the community of Ya'ad in the Misgav Regional Council.

The Health Ministry plans to recommend to the government that Turkey, Bulgaria, and Brazil all be removed from the list of "red" countries, Kan News reports.Currently, anyone traveling to these three countries (the Inly Ines still In the "red" list) must obtain special authorization to do so, or face a fine of NIS 5000.