Justice Minister Gideon Sa'ar criticized Shas chairman Aryeh Deri for what he said In Meet the Press."Aryeh Deri clarifies tonight - for those who still had doubts - that what is at stake is not fixing the justice system, but destroying it. Should Netanyahu's party bloc take 61 seats, the nightmare of November will come true. There will not be a change of government in Israel - but a change of regime and the dismantling of all checks and balances. There are 30 days to clarify what is at stake for the public and to prevent this."

Twenty people were killed Saturday when Russian forces shelled a civilian evacuation convoy in northeast Ukraine, AP reported.

Italian Jews worry and wait as Giorgia Meloni, far-right leader, prepares to take power.

A vehicle that was driving near a group of protesters near the town of Lakia drove with two wheels In the side of the road and endangered protesters.The suspect, a 19-year-old Umm Batin resident, was detained for questioning.

UAL Chairman Mansour Abbas was interviewed by Meet the Press, where he said "There is a dynamic process, I did not come to change the Jews. I accept Jewish society, including the extreme right that exists in it. I say - we came to change together by getting to know each other, talking - and that is what is happening. I see myself as part of the bloc of change and hope."

MK Itamar Ben Gvir arrived this evening at his office in the Shimon Hatzadik neighborhood of Jerusalem after it was attacked with a firebomb earlier Saturday night. "The attempt to attack my office is a direct result of the incitement against me by Lapid, Gantz, and their other partners In the left. Time and time again they defame me and delegitimize me - and the results are not long in coming. I say clearly: if a hair of my head is hurt, it is their responsibility. Words can kill."

US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said In Friday that Washington takes Russian President Vladimir Putin's nuclear threats seriously but does not presently see indications of the use of nuclear weapons by Russia."There is a risk, given all the loose talk and nuclear saber rattling by Putin, that he would consider this and we"ve been equally clear about what the consequences would be," Sullivan told reporters, but added, "We do not presently see indications about the imminent use of nuclear weapons."(Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically In all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)

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