American officials in the security establishment reported that Assads military decided to take extra precautions and transferred almost all of their air force planes to a Russian base in the country, which is protected by an advanced anti-aircraft system.

The Palestinian Authority Chairman clarified in an interview with a Japanese journalist that there is no alternative to a two-state solution, which requires painful compromises by both sides.

For the second time in a row, the Rivlin family is hosting a special meeting in honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day in their home. The meeting features an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor, who will tell her story about surviving the Auschwitz death camp.

After last night Deri appealed to the Attorney General following the Supreme Courts decision to open supermarkets on Shabbat in Tel Aviv, the Haredi political parties are continuing their struggle to protect religious Jewish workers.

Dozens of rare turtles from the Galapagos Islands were smuggled from Ecuador to Peru wrapped in tape. The local animal protection agency rescued the turtles and transferred them to receive medical treatment.

The weekend is likely to disappoint many who want to go out into nature. Today, the weather is pleasant throughout the country but it will be humid over the weekend.

After yesterday the police requested to investigate Welfare Minister Katz on suspicion of corruption, the minister claims that bribes were paid in order to harm him: “My son was arrested because of this.”

Hezbollah terrorists gave journalists in Lebanon a guided tour of the Lebanese-Israeli border today. In the footage of the tour, IDF outposts and vehicles are seen on the other side of the border.