Congressman Gregory Meeks, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, spoke at the US Embassy Independence Day event in Jerusalem.

Bahrain Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa In Tuesday received the Gulf state's new ambassador to Israel, Khalid Yusuf Al-Jalahma, i24NEWS reported, citing the state-run Bahrain News Agency.Prince Salman, who serves as prime minister and deputy supreme commander of the Bahrain Defense Force, congratulated al-Jalahmah In the royal decree issued by the king of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, officially appointing him to head the diplomatic mission.

Britain's Chelsea soccer team partners with the Anti-Defamation League, funding expansion of ADL's Center In Extremism.

The Ministry of Defense and Israel Shipyards Company have agreed In the purchase of 4 Sheldag Mark 5 vessels for for a total of approximately NIS 100 million.Defense Minister Benny Gantz welcomed the deal saying it was, "crucial from both the security and social perspectives."

Israel's Corona Cabinet is set to meet at 12:30pm today (Wed) to consider re-instating part of the health restrictions after the board's meeting last night was adjourned without having reached a decision in the matter.

521 new cases of the coronavirus were reported in Israel over the past 24 hours with an uptick of serious cases also recorded.40 patients are now hospitalized in serious or critical condition.

The Palestinian Authority's "foreign ministry" is calling In the international community to bear its legal and moral responsibility for the "suffering" of the Palestinian people "over the Ingoing crimes of occupation and settlement in Israel."In a statement issued In Tuesday, the PA "ministry" urged the international community to initiate a political move that would halt the "invasion of the occupation and settlement" and provide international protection for the Palestinian people and enable them to exercise their right to self-determination.

Defense Minister Benny Gantz responded to the withdrawal of the Israeli Defense Service Law, which was supposed to be put to a vote in the Knesset."I had to withdraw a very important law tonight aimed at preventing women who made a false statement about their religiosity from evading service in the IDF. This means that the committee that could have abolished such exemptions will be disbanded, and we in the defense establishment will be left without the tools to deal with the phenomenon.""I am very sorry that the Likud party and other Zionist parties are harming security and encouraging draft evasion. As Defense Minister, I will include the professional teams, and we will examine how to act In the issue in the coming days," said Minister Gantz.