An excerpt from a new book shortly to be published by Michael Cohen, former lawyer to US President Donald Trump, describes how Trump demanded that his "fixers" played with data in order to boost his financial status, as quoted by NBC. "Mr Trump wanted to be higher in the Forbes 500 list," Cohen writes, "and the way to do that – he would just come up with a number. He"d say, "I"m worth $8bn," "I"m worth $10bn," and our job was then to take the assets and to figure how you"re going to back that $10bn number that he wants to be."

Health Minister Yuli Edelstein and senior figures from the Health Ministry have entered isolation, after being exposed to a confirmed coronavirus carrier.Those entering isolation in addition to Edelstein include: Deputy Health Minister MK Yoav Kish director-general of the Health Ministry Prof. Hezi Levy head of the Minister's headquarters Kobi Tzoref the Health Ministry's legal adviser, attorney Uri Shwartz Prof. Ran Blitzer General (Res.) Ronni Numa, the Health Ministry's liaison to the haredi community.

The UK government's response to the coronavirus pandemic is likely to have cost the country around £210bn ($273bn) from January, 2020 up until the beginning of August, The Guardian reports, citing an official civil service source.This is equivalent to almost a quarter of the government's yearly budget for public services, welfare payments, and infrastructure investment.

Chad's Foreign Ministry said In Tuesday evening that contrary to reports in Israel, Chad does not intend to open a diplomatic mission in Jerusalem.

454 patients are in serious condition, 143 of whom are In ventilators. Death toll rises by 10 over the last day.

Lebanon and Israel are getting closer to an agreement In border issues, a senior US official told media today, as reported by Al Arabiya.US Assistant Secretary of Near Eastern Affairs David Schenker said, "I think we"re getting closer, and this will open the opportunity for both Lebanon and Israel to make some real progress ... In actually starting to negotiate In the borders."When questioned, Schenker declined to elaborate In the points which are holding up a final agreement.

Even if State allows Temple Mount ascent In Shabbat, blowing shofar and taking lulav In Shabbat are forbidden, Rabbi Dov Lior rules.

Rabbi Benaya Nebenzahl, Ine of the deans of the Chayei Moshe yeshiva in Jerusalem, passes away two months after contracting coronavirus.