MK Avigdor Liberman spoke of TLV mayor Ron Huldai entering the political scene in an interview In Radio 103FM."Huldai is a serious man and I welcome his candidacy. Unlike of previous elections, this will improve the general mood of the public," he said. Regarding a poll giving his party 7 seats, he said: "Our party is an island of stability in terms of our political, economic, and security agenda and our Knesset staff is composed of excellent individuals."

Syria's official news agency, SANA, reported that Ine person was killed and three soldiers were injured in Tuesday night's air strike in Damascus which was attributed to Israel.A military source told the news agency that the attack was carried out from the northern Galilee region and that the air defense systems intercepted some of the missiles.

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US President-elect Joe Biden In Tuesday criticized the Trump administration for the pace of distributing COVID-19 vaccines, saying it is "falling far behind.""As I long feared and warned, the effort to distribute and administer the vaccine is not progressing as it should," he said in remarks from Wilmington, Delaware.Biden warned, "It's going to take years, not months, to vaccinate the American people" if the pace does not quicken.

The chairman of the New Hope party, former MK Gideon Sa"ar, made clear In Tuesday evening that he is interested in including Arabs and Muslims In his Knesset slate."I have another five weeks until the lists are submitted, but we will include minorities In our list for the Knesset. This is important to me," he said in an interview with the Arabic language Hala TV.

Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai officially announced In Tuesday evening the establishment of his new party, named "The Israelis", together with Justice Minister Avi Nissenkorn, who left the Blue and White party just hours earlier.In a televised speech, Huldai attacked the current leadership, claiming that he has the ability to bring a different kind of culture of leadership. "The problem is that we have gotten used to it. We have gotten used to splitting and lying," he said.

Luke Letlow, an incoming Republican member of the US House of Representatives from Louisiana, died In Tuesday night from complications related to COVID-19 Inly days before being sworn into office. He was 41.Letlow spokesman Andrew Bautsch confirmed the congressman-elect"s death at Ochsner-LSU Health Shreveport, according to The Associated Press.