The so-called "Arnona Fund" would see wealthier municipalities subsidize poorer ones with local business property taxes.

"The Palestinian Authority is in a difficult situation and it risks bankruptcy if financing from the EU is blocked," foreign policy chief Josep Borell says after parliament passes new measure. Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement says EU's action aimed at ensuring that PA adheres to its standards of coexistence.

“The thought that an international organization could mark the establishment of one of its member states as a catastrophe or disaster is both appalling and repulsive,” Gilad Erdan, Israeli ambassador to the UN, says.

It's how Israel has overcome impossible odds.

An Israel Hayom inquiry reveals that due to shortage in the military, soldiers use the special ceramic plates on a rotating basis in various units, including on the front line. IDF says troops do not get sent on dangerous missions without the necessary protective gear; issue being addressed.