With their country in dire straits, a whole industry has sprung up to recruit Syrians to fight the war in Ukraine. This is not the first time Syrians have fought for Russia, and there are plenty of other precedents to emulate

Wertheimer was considered a mainstay of the Israeli corporate scene and credited with selling his family-controlled business, Iscar, in one of the largest buyouts in the history of Israeli industry

Jordan, Egypt and the Palestinian Authority say Israel bears responsibility for the escalation in Jerusalem and calls on them to stop any measures barring Muslim worshipers from entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound

An officer was lightly wounded, a statement from Israel Police says, as clashes erupt for second day in a row

Officials believe that videos posted on social media from the scene of recent attacks are a driver of copycat attacks, and have already issued orders restricting movement for six Israeli Arabs, with several more pending

Israel is refraining from steps that might inflame the Palestinian street and hopes the PA leadership does its part too ■ Israeli security forces are focusing their efforts on intelligence and preemptive arrests

Haim Revivo and singer Eyal Golan were summoned by police in connection to the 9-year-old case ■ Revivo denies all accusation

Israel's COVID infection rate also continues to decline, suggesting that a surge in infection caused by the omicron variant BA.2 has been blunted