Outgoing Prime Minister Naftali Bennett made mistakes, but he stood up for his principles in dealing with the Americans, tackled the lack of governability, and trained Hamas to stay relatively quiet.

The 2022 elections could cripple Israeli politics for months as no political block has the clear upper hand, poll predicts. Were elections held at this time, the right-wing bloc would win 59 Knesset seats to the Center-Left bloc's 55.

One year ago, Bennett said he had no choice but to violate his central campaign promise and join a government with Ra'am and Lapid instead of forming a right-wing government.

Irina Kapilova, 49, deported to Lithuania after 28 days in the notorious Okrestina prison. She says Israeli Embassy in Minsk did not help her, Foreign Ministry calls her allegations "baseless" and says embassy helped secure her release.

Among the 926 people who tested positive upon returning to Israel on Monday, 118 of them (12.7%) arrived from Greece.