Security breach in "Elector," an app used by Likud party, resultes in the personal data of all 6.5 million Israeli voters leaking. Privacy Protection Authority, a unit of the Justice Ministry, looking into incident.

Raed Salah, head of the outlawed northern branch of the Islamic Movement in Israel, was convicted in November on incitement charges for exhorting others to follow the example of the terrorists who killed two Israeli policemen in Jerusalem.

The price of the water control system is NIS 2.3 million ($672,807), but the Public Security Ministry believes the water savings will more than cover the cost.

While opponents of Trump’s peace plan have accused Israel’s premier of making a diplomatic blunder with the US and failing to deliver on annexation, the two administrations have never been closer and delaying annexation until after Israel’s elections may actually play to Netanyahu’s advantage.

No US troops were killed in the Iranian missile attack on the Ain al-Asad base in Iraq followng the US killing of Quds Force chief Gen.  Qassem Soleimani. Pentagon confirs that so far, 109 US service members had been diagnosed with mild traumatic brain injury; 76 have returned to duty.