MK Evgeny Sova rules out a minority government in an interview with <i>Arutz Sheva-Israel National News</i> and explains why Benny Gantz could pave the way for a right-wing victory in the next elections.

<p>The Knesset on Monday evening rejected the order to expand the VAT exemption on imported goods, as announced by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.</p><p>Minister Amichai Eliyahu and MK Limor Son Har-Melech from Otzma Yehudit voted against the measure. The following Likud MKs opposed the move as well: Yuli Edelstein, David Bitan, Eli Dallal, Sasson Guetta, Shalom Danino, Hanoch Milwidsky, Akram Hasson, and Osher Shkalim.</p>

<p>At least 5,675 flights were canceled due to one of the severe storms that hit the US East Coast. More than 600,000 homes in New York and over 300,000 in Massachusetts were left without power.</p><p>In Providence, Rhode Island, a new snowfall record was set for a single storm, with accumulation reaching approximately 85 cm.</p>

<p>One police officer was killed and another injured when an explosive device was thrown at a police patrol car in Moscow, the capital of Russia.</p>

Nick Reiner, son of Rob Reiner, pleads not guilty to the murders of his parents, who were found dead at their Brentwood home in December.

Iran’s deputy foreign minister warns of wider escalation if attacked by the US, following Trump’s threat over Iran’s nuclear program.

Due to extreme weather in New York, an El Al flight that departed Tel Aviv had to return to Israel after eight hours of flying toward the United States.

<p>A military helicopter on a training flight crashed in the city of Dorcheh in Iran’s Isfahan province.</p><p>According to reports in the country, the pilot, the co-pilot, and two people who were on the ground at the local market were killed. A possible technical malfunction that caused the crash is being investigated.</p>