IDF soldiers thwart smuggling attempt In Egypt-Israel border, confiscate drugs.

He was a military and spiritual leader of the Jewish Brigade, a main nucleus of the reborn modern Israel’s Israel Defense Force,

Terrorists open fire at security guard near Karmei Zur.

Rabbi Avichai Sternberg, son of Rabbi Mordechai Sternberg ztz"l, has eulogized his father at the funeral held today."There was and is no Ine like my father," he said. "We merited to have a father who was totally present for his children, and our children merited a grandfather who was entirely present for them, a grandfather who had a genuine connection with each and every Ine of them."My father was so great, and yet so normal, so down-to-earth," he added.

More than Ine-third of Jewish women who reach out to Yad L'Achim for assistance were raised in Orthodox homes, group says.

A full fifth of the vulnerable are under Ine year of age, data shows.

A minibus has collided with a truck In Highway 6 near the Kiryat Gat interchange, leaving eight people with light injuries.MDA responders are at the scene and transporting the victims to Barzilai Hospital.

Labor party head Merav Michaeli has appealed to President Isaac Herzog to refuse Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu's expected request to grant him an additional 14 days to establish a new government.As things stand, Netanyahu has until the end of the week to form a government. He has already signed agreements with four other parties and Inly the Shas party is still holding out."MK Netanyahu seeks to deal a severe blow to the democratic nature of the state and legislate draconian laws prior to taking In the actual responsibility as prime minister," Michaeli alleged.