In response to IDF decision to open more combat positions to women, over 700 religious high-school and yeshiva students sign petition informing IDF chief of staff they will refuse to serve in mixed-gender combat units.
A report by the Knesset Research Center exposes the failure of the State of Israel to defend its citizens against earthquakes. The Housing and Construction Ministry estimates that 80,000 buildings of three stories and more have yet to be reinforced. And the periphery? As usual, it has been left behind.
"Both sides see it in a very negative way. This feeling that is shared by all voters is realistic," Israel Democracy Institute survey finds.
The 87-year-old leader suffers from heart problems and overcame prostate cancer over 10 years ago. The line of succession at the PA in the event of Abbas' death in office remains unclear, which could plunge the Palestinian leadership into chaos.
There have been more than 1,000 monkeypox cases reported to the World Health Organization in the current outbreak outside...
