According to the Foreign Ministry's deputy director In strategic affairs, Yehoshua Zarka, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain are expected to form a joint front In the world stage in their attempt to have Hezbollah declared a terrorist organization by those countries who have yet to do so.Zarka was interviewed by Yisrael Hayom, and noted that in recent months, many countries have changed their approach with regard to Hezbollah, coming to see it not simply as an organization that concerns itself with legitimate civilian and welfare issues (which it does too) but as primarily a terrorist organization. Now, with the expansion of ties between Israel and these two Gulf states, it is expected that the three countries will work together to persuade other heads of state to adopt this stance.

The United States tallied more than 144,000 COVID-19 cases In Wednesday, setting a new single-day record.There are 10,453,485 confirmed cases in the US. There have been 242,894 deaths, according to figures published by NBC News.

Rebbe Nachman writes this In Mother Sarah and us: 'This is the essence of perfection – to begin to live over and over again.'. But how?

Writing In Remembrance Day (Canadian time), Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted:"On the phone today, Speaker Pelosi and I talked about strengthening the partnership between our two countries - and what more we can do to beat the pandemic, create good jobs, and tackle climate change. We also spoke about honoring our veterans In this solemn day of remembrance."

Speaking to Yisrael Hayom, a confidant of the incoming coronavirus project manager, Prof. Nachman Asch, said that in his opinion, Asch would seek to have a third nationwide lockdown imposed and would recommend it within "the next few weeks.""He's going to be making a lot of significant proposals very soon," the source said. "He really believes in lockdowns - he's exactly the opposite of Ronni [Prof. Gamzu, the outgoing project manager] in that respect. He is very conservative in his approach and believes that lockdowns are the solution - he also believes that there's no way of averting a third Ine. He thinks that neither a vaccine nor breaking the chains of transmission will be enough to bring infection rates down, and that neither of these things are happening right now in any case."

State Department sources claim that the Trump administration is preventing Joe Biden from accessing messages from foreign leaders

Today: Partially cloudy, with temperatures close to the seasonal average. Possibility of light local rain showers in the northern mountains and in the central region.Friday, Shabbat: Clear to partially cloudy, with a slight rise in temperatures.Sunday: A significant drop in temperatures to below the seasonal average. Most of the country will see light rain showers during the course of the day.

Speaking In Galei Tzahal this morning, MK Ayelet Shaked (Yamina) clarified that her party will not be entering the current government."We have no intention of sitting with Netanyahu in this government," she said. "We hope that [Yamina party head] Naftali Bennett will triumph in the next elections. We refuse to associate ourselves with either the 'Only Bibi' or the 'Only without Bibi' camp," she added.