Minister for the Economy Amir Peretz (Labor) told Galei Tzahal that in his opinion, Prime Minister Netanyahu intends to dismantle the coalition."It looks like the Prime Minister is planning to go to elections," he said. "When things are headed in the way they're currently heading, it's clear that the coalition accords are being breached."

A 42-year-old man has drowned while bathing off an unsupervised beach in Ashdod. He is reportedly in moderate condition.MDA responders and paramedics treated him at the scene before transporting him to Ashdod's Assuta hospital.

Former Defense Minister and head of the Yamina party, MK Naftali Bennett, has requested of the Prime Minister and the Alternate Prime Minister, Benny Gantz, that they transfer the necessary funding for essential projects in the education sector."I beg you with all my heart - please, transfer the funds immediately," Bennett wrote In Twitter. "8,000 troubled youths, 350,000 children living in the periphery - they need help and quickly. And please, don't throw thousands of teachers into the streets - don't abandon hundreds of thousands of children."

Violent protests in Beirut, stones thrown at Parliament building

Defense Minister Benny Gantz has commended the government's plan allowing for cultural institutions to reopen in a limited manner."I am proud of [Culture] Minister Tropper, who has determinedly sought solutions for the cultural sector which has been so severely impacted by the coronavirus crisis," he said. "Precisely at such a time, Israeli citizens need cultural activities as much as they need air to breathe, and we plan to enable them to recommence in a responsible and safe manner."

According to a report in Kan 11 News, the government's coronavirus project manager, Professor Ronni Gamzu, is considering postponing the start of the new school year until after the Tishrei festivals (i.e. until mid-October) rather than allowing schools to start the new year as usual at the beginning of September.The report suggests that the proposal would apply to grades four and above.

Head of the Yamina party MK Naftali Bennett is expected to announce his candidacy for the position of Prime Minister in the event that the government is dissolved and the country goes to its fourth round of elections in two years.

No more than two passengers per car: Gov't passes new restrictions In businesses, public areas, gatherings, general rules of conduct.