President Reuven Rivlin ends a tumultuous term that included political crisis, war and pandemic while he stood in the eye of the storm to defend democracy and bridge growing societal gaps; Shin Bet pays tribute to departing leader by revealing his disguise for a covert outing in public

Program provides both adults and children with special needs and disabilities from all different backgrounds a warm and loving experience among the zoo's variety of creatures

Former Labor party leader and Jewish Agency chair is set to arrive for the ceremony at 4pm at the Knesset, which will continue until 7:30 pm; at end of presidential handover, Herzog will officially be the tenant of the President's Residence

The international body passes resolution to condemn terrorism directed at Jews for the first time in its history, as well as the use of the internet as a recruitment tool for terrorists; Israeli Ambassador Gilad Erdan welcomes decision

New criteria introduced by the finance minister requires both parents to either work or study at academic institutions full time; previous criteria allowed mothers to be employed part time, while fathers could study in yeshivas

Coronavirus Cabinet refrains from imposing new restrictions on Israeli society and decides to press on with current 'soft holding action' strategy that aims to rein in the virus while causing minimal disruptions to daily life in Israel and the economy

Damage assessment finds there was $380 million in physical damage and an additional $190 million in economic losses, with May's fighting pushing 62% of enclave's population into food insecurity