IDF soldiers prevented several Lebanese men from crossing into Israel earlier today, the military says.
In a statement, the military says forces spotted suspects nearing the border fence, one of whom climbed over it and walked several meters into Israeli territory.
Troops shot in the air, and the suspect returned to Lebanon, with the suspects leaving the area, the IDF says. I m proud to work at The Times of Israel
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Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz will fire Justice Minister Avi Nissenkorn from his post today after the latter said he is leaving the party to join Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai’s new party, Hebrew-language media reports.
Gantz has previously fired other ministers from his bloc after they left Blue and White.
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Israel is closing in on half a million COVID-19 inoculations, Health Minister Yuli Edelstein said Monday night. The Jewish state entered its third national lockdown on Sunday in an effort to lower infection rates while the vaccination campaign ramps up.
A record 99,000 people were vaccinated on Sunday, bringing the national total to 379,000. Edelstein has indicated that a new record of over 100,000 citizens were given shots on Monday. Israel is currently leading the world in vaccinations per capita.
The country began its inoculation drive last week, focusing on healthcare workers, people over 60, and groups considered to be at risk.
Provided that Israel maintains this week’s rate of daily inoculations, it will see a dramatic easing of the coronavirus crisis next month, said Eran Segal, a biologist at the Weizmann Institute of Science who has been mapping and analyzing the impact of the pandemic.
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Benny Gantz opens his press conference by slamming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying he caused the election, in a fiery appearance.
“Blue and White saved the country,” he claims, saying it committed an act of heroism for which it is now paying the electoral price. “We lay on the fence; some would say, we jumped on the grenade.”
He predicts that Netanyahu will lose power in the March 2021 elections Netanyahu’s “fingers will be prised” from the leadership of Israel, he says. Blue and White’s “great achievement” will be “the ending of Netanyahu’s political path.”
“There was not one minute in this government when Netanyahu viewed us as partners or acted for the country’s benefit,” he charges. “Only the good of the country is guiding me, even if I pay a price.”
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Gideon Sa’ar, leader of the right-wing “New Hope” party formed recently after he left the ruling Likud party, tells an Arab-Israeli television station that he intends to have members of minority goups join his party, possibly including Muslims.
“I have five more weeks until the slates are submitted, but we will include minorities in our Knesset slate, it’s important to me,” Sa’ar tells Hala TV.
Asked if he also means Muslims, Sa’ar answers: “Why not? The question is a question of values.”
Gideon Sa’ar, seen during a visit to Hadassah Ein Kerem Medical Center in Jerusalem on December 16, 2020 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)