24,133 Israelis were diagnosed with COVID-19 over the past week, for an average of more than 4000 cases per day. Despite this rising morbidity, the number of seriously or critically ill patients is still declining.

The first 23 residents of Kherson, Ukraine, received Russian passports at a Saturday ceremony, Tass reported.According to Tass, thousands have applied for the passports.

A new bill moving into the Canadian Parliament will call for every single cigarette to be printed with a warning against smoking.

A 21-year-old motorcyclist was moderately injured in a car accident In Rabbi Herzog Street in Jerusalem. MDA paramedics evacuated him to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital.

Police confirm buses were set ablaze intentionally, open investigation.

While the meeting follows reports that Eizenkot plans to join politics, it is believed to have centered In a security-related issue.(Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically In all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)

Deputy Minister Abir Kara says he spoke with MK Nir Orbach, who is contemplating his next move.(Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically In all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)

Prosecutors In Friday demanded a life sentence without parole for Salah Abdeslam, the main suspect in the November 2015 jihadist attacks that killed 130 people in Paris, AFP reported.Abdeslam, a 32-year-old Frenchman, is the Inly surviving member of the attackers who opened fire in the packed Bataclan concert hall and In cafe terraces in adjacent streets, and detonated suicide bombs at the Stade de France sports arena.(Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically In all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)