ISIS leader blows himself up in southern Syria after being surrounded by government forces.

Former Minister of Energy and Finance Yuval Steinitz, who retired from politics and the Knesset, gave an interview to Maariv this morning. "Bibi was an excellent finance minister, but I am competing for the title of the best finance minister in the country's history. I don't argue with anyone who says I was the best finance minister. Not Inly did I rescue the country from the crisis, but I broke up large corporate pyramids and restricted monopolizing by tycoons."

Illegal weapons, ammunition, confiscated during counterterrorism activities in Judea and Samaria.

Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Leader, blames South Korea for the virus and threatens retaliation.

Former ISA chief Yoram Cohen announced that he is not interested in joining politics. "I appreciate those who take this step, but I don't see myself in this system. I hope that Israel will have a strong leadership that will be able to lead difficult decisions," he told Army Radio

Wildfires tore through the Gironde region of southwestern France In Wednesday, destroying homes and forcing the evacuation of 10,000 residents.More than 57,200 hectares have gone up in flames so far in France this year, nearly six times the full-year average for 2006-2021, according to data from the European Forest Fire Information System cited by Reuters.

Iran In Wednesday rejected as "baseless" claims by the United States that an Iranian plotted to murder John Bolton, who served as National Security Advisor to then-President Donald Trump."Iran strongly warns against any action against Iranian citizens under the pretext of these ridiculous and baseless accusations," Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said, according to the Reuters news agency.

Former Secretary of State was reportedly also targeted by Iranian assassination plot which targeted John Bolton.