The Israeli Government Secretariat immediately denied that any change had taken place to the status quo. 

Uriel Khoury, whose family immigrated from Tunisia in 1948, disappeared about 69 years ago.

Gan-Zvi has been at Bennett’s side since 2012. “He was the ultimate loyalist,” one former colleague said.

The IDF’s month-long Chariots of Fire exercise is aimed at strengthening defenses and homefront resilience, and increasing the effectiveness of communication between various corps and commands.

Lukashenko, a close ally of Putin, said Kyiv would eventually have to ask for help in preventing the seizure of western Ukraine.

The coalition has urged the Likud to vote for the bill, while opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu and the Likud said it would instead vote for its own bill that would pay for 100% scholarships.

“Most of the people returned to Russia for some time because the decision to come to Israel was urgent and not well-prepared.”

China's foreign ministry said on Monday that the US should not defend Taiwan independence.