About 17% of the 55,000 Israeli children who underwent a serological test - mostly in the ultra-Orthodox sector – screened positive for antibodies.

A 15-year-old stabbed a 17-year-old in Shlomi over a fight concerning a girl. His death was declared on the scene of the incident.

Those arrested were reportedly charged with participating in illegal gatherings and defamation of higher authorities, with many of them being political and human rights activists.

Hundreds of artifacts from the Hasmonean, Roman, Byzantine and Islamic period were saved from an illegal antique dealer.

The Shai Fund says it is working in coordination with the US government to evacuate human rights defenders and other activists who are direct targets of the Taliban.

Palestinians opened fire at IDF soldiers who entered Balata to arrest a suspect.

In the past 10 days, the pandemic is abating among the first age group, more than a million of whom have received a third vaccine dose, according to Israeli health ministry data.

The UN General Assembly will begin on September 14 this year and the prime minister is expected to attend part of the General Debate, which starts on September 21.