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CBS: Israel's population now at 9,327,000 million Ynet | Published: 04.12.21 , 14:32 Israel’s population has reached 9,327,000 million, the Central Bureau of Statistics said Monday in its annual report published ahead of Independence Day. The report said some 74% of the population (6,894,000) are Jews, while 21% of the population (1,966,000) are Arabs. Another 467,000 people are non-Arab Christians, those from minority religions and people listed as non-religious in the census. They account for the remaining 5%. comment

G7 condemns 'threatening' Russian troop build-up near Ukraine Reuters | Published: 04.12.21 , 22:28 Foreign ministers from the G7 group of nations, including the United States, Britain and France, have condemned an increase in Russian troop numbers near its border with Ukraine and in the Russian-occupied region of Crimea. "These large-scale troop movements, without prior notification, represent threatening and destabilizing activities," the joint statement released by Britain's foreign ministry said. "We call on Russia to cease its provocations and to immediately de-escalate tensions in li...

Report: Iran has identified person responsible for blackout at Natanz nuclear site Reuters | Published: 04.12.21 , 11:00 Iran said on Monday it had identified the person who disrupted flow of power at the Natanz nuclear facility that led to electricity outage in the site, Iran's Nournews website quoted intelligence sources as saying. "The person has been identified ... Necessary measures are being taken to arrest this person who caused the electricity outage in one of the halls at the Natanz site," the website reported. It gave no details about the person. comment

Jerusalem wants Natanz sabotage to be attributed to Israel, says ex-Mossad chief Ephraim Halevi tells Ynet under Netanyahu's leadership Israel has changed its policy of 'ambiguity', which might limit the country's ability to carry out future operations; adds despite attack, U.S. will still hold talks with Iran on nuclear deal Alexandra Lukash | Published: 04.12.21 , 13:55 Former Mossad chief said on Monday that senior political officials in Jerusalem want the sabotage at Iran's Natanz nuclear facility to be attributed to Israel. The mysterious blackout struck Iran's underground facility o...

Ministers extend Shin Bet chief's tenure by 4 months Vote comes following disagreement between Gantz and Netanyahu over the latter's proposal to nominate his confidant, National Security Advisor Ben-Shabbat, to head the security agency Itamar Eichner, Attila Somfalvi | Published: 04.11.21 , 17:35 Ministers Sunday voted to extend Nadav Argaman's tenure as the chief of the Shin Bet security service by four more months. Argaman's tenure was set to end in May after heading the agency for 5 years, but will now last at least until September. 3 צפייה בגלריה (Photo: Ohad Zwigenberg)...