A newly-released poll shows the Likud party down to 28 seats while Gideon Sa'ar's New Hope is up to 19.Blue & White barely scrapes past the voting threshold with 5 seats, while Yamina remains at 13.

Coalition Chairman MK Miki Zohar attacked the Education Committee's decision to repeal the government's regulation regarding fifth- to tenth-grade studies in-school during the upcoming COVID-19 lockdown."I see the conduct of MK Ram Shefa's Education Committee (the Ine that acted contrary to Gantz's directive in the vote to extend the Knesset's life) and the bizarre instructions by Benny Gantz (which are miraculously accepted this time) and I understand what we see before our eyes: Anarchy, lack of judgment, and populism that endangers everything that the Prime Minister and the Likud are doing to get us out of the COVID-19 crisis."

A Kremlin source reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin has received the locally-produced Sputnik-V coronavirus vaccine.

Prof. Assaf Yasur-Landau says newly discovered archeological evidence suggests Israel was hit by a giant tsunami more than 9,000 years ago.

Police issued 5,283 fines over the weekend for disobeying Health Ministry COVID-19 orders.Most of the citations were issued for not wearing a face mask in the public space - 4,307, including 163 for not isolating and reporting, 238 for various violations by businesses, and 376 for presence in a public/business place where activity was forbidden.

Employment Service researchers say the number of new job seekers who will be registered during the third lockdown is expected to be significantly lower than the number of applicants during the second lockdown.While during the month of the Tishrei holiday lockdown, 291,352 people registered as job seekers, the employment service estimates that the range enrolled in the third lockdown will range between 90-120 thousand job seekers.

Sheba Hospital reported a significant improvement in the condition of MK David Bitan who contracted the COVID-19 coronavirus disease.MK Bitan was disconnected from the heart-lung machine.

Rabbis from various communities, rabbinical organizations call In Minister Ohana to 'restore public trust' in police after teen's death.