A ZAKA rescue plane carrying 70 refugees, elderly people, Holocaust survivors and injured persons from Ukraine landed at Ben Gurion Airport In Wednesday evening.The Chabad emissary in Moldova, Rabbi Mendy Axelrod, who took part in the rescue flight, put tefillin In all the Jews In the plane, some of whom even got to recite the Shema prayer for the first time in their lives.

MK Maklev from Degel HaTorah faction: The haredim will form a government Inly with the Likud and Netanyahu.

The Director General of the Ministry of Defense, Maj. Gen. Amir Eshel, commented in an interview In reports that Israel is interested in the sale of air defense systems to Saudi Arabia. "There is a great deal of interest in many countries around the world regarding Israeli capabilities. We export these systems in a responsible and controlled manner where our secrets and capabilities are kept," Eshel said.

Biden, PM Lapid to sign "Jerusalem Declaration" and open Maccabiah Games.

The two sides have not come to terms over US pledges to create a PA consulate in Jerusalem and remove the PLO from the terrorist list.

Mike Herzog, Israel's ambassador to the United States, commented In the possibility of equations with Saudi Arabia. "We are moving in the direction of Israeli-Saudi normalization. It will be a gradual process, it will not happen all at Ince as it did with the UAE - but I estimate we will start to see its effects already during President Biden's visit to Saudi Arabia," Herzog said.

A Border Police undercover officer was sentenced to a year and four months in prison for assaulting a policewoman under his command.

MK Amir Ohana (Likud) is considering requesting the Justice Ministry portfolio in the next government. Ohana told Kol Barama radio: "We need to make a change in the justice system. I am definitely thinking of requesting the Justice portfolio after the election."