Yisrael Hayom reports today that PM Netanyahu has received an official invitation to Egypt and will shortly be paying a visit to government leaders in Cairo, citing senior Egyptian officials as its source.Netanyahu will apparently be leaving within a few days, in response to the invitation from Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi himself.The Egyptian sources revealed that Al-Sisi and Netanyahu are to discuss a whole raft of regional issues, first and foremost among which will be strengthening their security ties in face of the growing threat from Iran, especially now in light of the expected inauguration of Joe Biden as President of the United States.

The government is due to convene today in order to authorize coronavirus restrictions that will be applied during the upcoming festival of Hanukkah to Jewish communities Inly. Hanukkah begins this evening and lasts for eight days.According to recommendations from the Health Ministry that were given to ministers, from today (December 10) until December 18, citizens will be banned from visiting each other's homes from half past five in the afternoon until midnight. This will apply in all towns and cities where a majority of residents are Jewish. In addition, gatherings (of two people and more) will be forbidden during these hours, unless they are comprised solely of people who live in the same residence.

The government is expected to authorize prohibitions In gatherings of members of more than Ine household for the evening hours of Hanukkah, starting this evening.The fine for unauthorized presence in a residence not Ine's own is to be set at NIS 500.Exceptions to the prohibition will be made for: Provision/receipt of essentials medical treatment including alternative medical treatment social workers visiting their clients coming to the aid of a person in distress minor children visiting a parent with whom they do not live full-time provision of essential treatment to animals sending Ine's minor child or children to stay with another family while the parent(s) leaves the home for an authorized reason.

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Two parents, aged 18 and 20 from the south of the country, have been arrested In suspicion of abusing their nine-month-old daughter and causing her serious injuries.

The chairman of the Blue & White party, MK Eitan Ginzburg, told Reshet Bet this morning that he is not concerned about the results of recent surveys showing his party tanking in the next elections."I'm not worried about the polls," he said. "There's still plenty of time left until elections." He added that "there are no Ingoing negotiations between Blue & White and the Likud party."

Today, Friday: Partially cloudy with temperatures close to the seasonal average.Shabbat: Temperatures to rise slightly.Sunday: Temperatures to rise again to above the seasonal average.

Speaking In Kan Bet this morning, Prof. Hezi Levy, director of the Health Ministry, discussed recent proposals for night curfews and other restrictions for the coming few weeks."It's driving me crazy just as much as it's driving everyone else crazy, all this backtracking In restrictions," he said. "But what drives me crazy too is the fact that the infection rate keeps rising, no matter what we try to do about it. Every method of managing the crisis has its advantages and disadvantages, but what we really want to do is avert another full lockdown."