'From day Ine they were set In having a lockdown and shot down mass testing,' ex-Defense Minister says of former Health Ministry officials.

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said in an interview with a Turkish television station In Thursday that there is a possibility of a military campaign against Israel if it does not meet the demands set by the organization."We are awaiting answers to our demands, which were forwarded by the Egyptian intelligence delegation to Israel," Haniyeh said.

As High Holidays and opening of 2020-2021 school year near, new spate of infections in US Orthodox Jewish communities raise concerns.

Israel Police have announced that police sappers were active in a number of locations during the night, investigating shards from rockets fired into Israel from Gaza. Sappers were reportedly operating in Sderot and in the Hof Ashkelon Regional Council area. No injuries have been caused due to the rocket fire, although some damage to a building and to vehicles was reported.

According to a report in Kan News, Israel is conducting talks prior to signing a memorandum of understanding with the United Arab Emirates In internal security issues.According to political sources, this is expected to be the first official document that will anchor cooperation at the political level, between the Ministry of Internal Security in Israel and its counterpart in the Emirates. The Foreign Ministry is mediating between the two ministries.

As UNIFIL's mandate is set to expire, Israel demands reform, accusing Hezbollah of limiting force's activities in Lebanon.

The United Arab Emirates ambassador in Washington, Yousef Al Otaiba, has directly addressed Israeli citizens via an article that was published in this morning's Yediot Aharonot."Shalom aleichem, Salaam alaikum," he greeted his readers. "We have opened a gateway into a better future for the Middle East. We have shut the door In annexation, and created a new dynamic in the peace process. This is a significant diplomatic success for all the nations of the region."

Opposition head MK Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid-Telem) has attacked the government for failing to prevent the escalation in the south."Once again, tough nights in the south," he wrote In Twitter. "Residents are traumatized, children live in fear. The same goes for the economy, and for the state of health in the country. The government has lost control of the situation in the south and citizens are paying the price. But it doesn't have to be like this."