Dr. Dror Dicker, the director of the coronavirus department in Hasharon hospital, told Reshet Bet this morning that it is vital to ensure that the influenza virus does not begin to spread alongside coronavirus."Almost all the people we have hospitalized, between the ages of 20 and 90, are not fully vaccinated," he said. "This is very problematic, as we're seeing very tough cases among this group, tougher than we've seen in previous waves of the virus."Dicker added that, "Fortunately, last year we didn't have cases of coronavirus coupled with influenza, but we're very worried about this coming year. If people start arriving in hospital with both viruses, we'll run out of beds. That's why getting vaccinated is critical."

Today: Partially cloudy with no significant change in temperature, which will remain slightly below the seasonal average. Possibility of light local rain showers along the coastal plain during the morning hours.Shabbat: Partially cloudy to clear, with a rise in temperatures to around the seasonal average.Sunday: Clear with an additional slight rise in temperatures.Monday: Partially cloudy to clear with an additional rise in temperatures, mainly inland and In higher ground, with possibility of heatwave conditions.

Residents of two Bnei Brak apartment buildings are evacuated, lodged in nearby hotel.

Bus driver stabbed in Jerusalem, police believe incident to be criminal in nature.

Arabs destroyed hundreds of avocado trees and irrigation pipes in Kibbutz Hokuk during the night of Yom Kippur.According to Kan News, their intention was to demand protection money in return for refraining from future attacks.

Left-wing activists from the "Fighters for Peace" organization have arrived at the "Hamamada" outpost south of Mount Hevron, accompanied by MK Mossi Raz (Meretz) and Ofer Kassif - the sole Jew in the Joint List party. The group set out from A-Tawani towards the nearby Hamamada House with a tractor and a water tracker.The Fighters for Peace movement issued a statement saying: "We demand that the Israeli government stop its policy of depriving people of water and that it display humanity, and take responsibility in accordance with international law. Water is the most basic right and disconnecting people from water is the very definition of cruelty."

Police arrested a 20-year-old resident of Umm al-Fahm In suspicion of driving with a suspended license and taking part in a violent altercation. He was released to house arrest. His vehicle has been impounded for thirty days.

24 states threatened to sue the Biden administration In Thursday over the President's new rule to require employers with more than 100 employees to mandate vaccinations and frequent testing for their workers, The Hill reported.A group of Republican state attorneys general sent a letter to Biden vowing to take legal action if he did not reverse course, arguing that the mandate would be illegal and unlikely to be successful as a public health measure.