Prof. Ash: Masks could return before Sunday

MK Nir Orbach (Yamina) reached out to MK Simcha Rotman of the Religious Zionism party to shake hands at an event honoring the volunteers and casualties of the riots in Lod, but the latter refused to shake hands and instead pointedly folded his arms together.

State Department official suggest US support for Israeli control of strategically vital territory contingent In Assad remaining in power.

Ynet reports that researchers have found fossilized humanoid remains in Israel closely related to, but not actually the same species of Neanderthal previously found in the area. The fossils date back nearly 400,000 years.

Searches underway for 14-year-old boy with whom contact was lost during school trip in woods near Beit Jamal Monastery.

Coronavirus outbreak in Kfar Saba

Minister of Foreign Affairs Yair Lapid spoke with Maor Elbaz, Israel's Consul General in Miami, to receive a briefing In the state of affairs following the collapse of an apartment building with Israeli citizens inside.Lapid also spoke with the head of the Jewish community in Miami, Jacob Solomon, and through him sent his best wishes to the Jewish community in Miami. Lapid has instructed his Ministry to keep him updated In the incident and to make any possible resources available to the Consul in Miami to handle this incident.Lapid added: "Our representatives in Miami and here in Israel are doing everything possible to help the victims and their families. '

Former Surfside mayor and building resident Barry Cohen witnessed the building turning into "a gaping hole of rubble."