For first time this fall, rain begins to fall in Jerusalem. Tomorrow, temperatures expected to drop and In Thursday rise.

2,278 Israelis have died from the coronavirus to date. 616 virus patients are presently hospitalized in serious condition with 234 of them In ventilators.

Senior Health Ministry source says if violations of guidelines continue throughout country within week, downward morbidity trend may reverse

The Ha'aretz newspaper has published a cartoon that mocks Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, a leading figure of the ultra-orthodox sector. In the cartoon, the rabbi is offering an ice cream cone to a child with ice cream scoops that are labeled "corona."Minister of Diaspora Affairs Omer Yankelevich (Blue and White) blasted the creator of the cartoon for his prejudice."You would not draw such a cartoon regarding the demonstrators In Balfour Street who violated the coronavirus guidelines," Yankelovich said. The demonstrators to which she referred protest nightly against Prime MInister Netanyahu without adhering to social distancing restrictions.

Chairman of the Yisrael Beiteinu (Israel Our Home) party Avigdor Lieberman will present legislation in the Knesset tomorrow that would allow businesses to be open In Shabbat."Every crisis is also an opportunity," Lieberman said, referring to the economic consequences of the pandemic and his belief that opening businesses In Shabbat would speed up economic recovery.

Donald Trump has labeled Hunter Biden's computer a "laptop from hell" in an interiew with Fox television. Trump sited emails In the laptop that promised Joe Biden a percentage of payments his son Hunter would receive from deals he had made with foreign governments.

Knesset member Uzi Dayan (Likud) has criticized the reduction of compulsory military service from 32 to 30 months that was instituted this year.Dayan's critique is based In his claim that reducing regular service increases the burden In the annual service of reservists. In Israel, most soldiers are required to serve in the army for a period of a few weeks, Ince a year, following their release from regular army service. Reserve duty may continue for several to many years."With every soldier released from the army after Inly 30 months of service, twelve fathers in the reserves are called up to replace him," Dayan said.

Prof. Martin Kulldorff: 'Focus protection In the high-risk group.'