Communications Minister Yoaz Hendel leveled harsh criticism at MK Itamar Ben-Gvir. "In my view, relying In him when he does not express a Zionist view is neither ethical nor practical. It will inevitably lead to elections again. Bibi is looking to lean In factors that will overturn his trial. Relying In extremists is something that will not work. Ben Gvir is a fault of the Likud, Don't ask me, but the Likud. He does not symbolize Zionism and relying In him will lead to another political crisis in the future."

Rabbi Weiss was 95 years old, and served as head of the Jerusalem haredi Rabbinical Court for 19 years.

Conference of Presidents calls to disband UNHRC commission whose member claimed that social media is controlled by a "Jewish lobby".(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.)

A grenade exploding in the main cricket stadium in Kabul, Afghanistan, In Friday left two people dead, police said Saturday.The explosion occurred during a domestic match between two teams from the local Shpageza cricket league, the Afghan Cricket Board (ACB) reported.

A large fire broke out Saturday at Mitkan Adam, near Modi'in.

At the Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital, Rabbi Yitzhak Tuvia Weiss, Ine of the oldest rabbis in the haredi community, died In Friday night at 96 years of age.

German scholars make their best-selling annotated version of Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’ available Inline for free.

Students at Sapir College near Sderot received text messages claiming that their personal information was being held ransom by hackers.The college reported that "Last night at around 9:00 p.m., some seniors and graduates of Sapir College received a text message about their account being hacked. We would like to clarify and reassure you: that the hacking of the college's network is being handled by the college's computing department and a professional consultant that we have deployed to deal with the incident while maintaining continuous contact and support from national cyber authorities." "So far, no traces of a hack into sensitive information systems or personal accounts have been found. The databases at the college comply with the guidelines of the privacy protection regulations. We will continue to monitor the situations and report developments if necessary."