Saudis also expected to allow Muslims to take charter flights directly from Israel to Saudi Arabia to participate in the Hajj.

A ZAKA rescue plane carrying 70 refugees, elderly people, Holocaust survivors and injured persons from Ukraine landed at Ben Gurion Airport In Wednesday evening.The Chabad emissary in Moldova, Rabbi Mendy Axelrod, who took part in the rescue flight, put tefillin In all the Jews In the plane, some of whom even got to recite the Shema prayer for the first time in their lives.

US President Joe Biden's visit to Israel continues today with a private meeting with Prime Minister Yair Lapid at 11:15. This meeting is expected to be followed by a meeting with the presence of staff from both countries, at which the 'Jerusalem Declaration ' is expected to be signed. At 12:30, the Prime Minister and the President will hold a virtual meeting with the leaders of four countries: Israel, the United States, India and the United Arab Emirates. At 13:30, Lapid and Biden will hold a press conference. At 5:30 p.m., the Prime Minister and President of the United States will attend a reception at the President's House. At 19:50, the Prime Minister and the President of the United States will participate in the opening ceremony of the "Maccabiah" at the Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem.

MK Itamar Ben Gvir commented to Yisrael Hayom that "I am not sorry that I was in the 'Kach' movement, but I no longer share in their views."He said, "Rabbi Kahane did very good things that he helped the people of Israel with, such as protecting the Jews of the Soviet Union. True, Rabbi Kahane also talked about all the Arabs, but I no longer entirely agree with him."Asked what he meant when he said that "enemy Arabs should be encouraged to leave", Ben Gvir replied: "People like Ayman Odeh, Ahmad Tibi, Walid Taha - I think they should be sent to Syria. Not all Arabs - those who oppose the State of Israel, who support the elimination of the State of Israel, should be expelled".

The Palestinian Authority is trying to close gaps with the Americans and reach agreements In a number of issues before President Biden arrives in Bethlehem. There is disagreement between the parties regarding the wording of the joint statement that will be issued at the end of the meeting between Biden and PA Chairman Abu Mazen In Friday. A senior Palestinian official commented that the PA had asked the Americans to include in a statement an American commitment to open the consulate in East Jerusalem, along with removing the PLO from the list of terrorist organizations and opening PLO offices in Washington. "We want it to be clearly worded with a formal commitment to actual implementation and a schedule. So far there is no agreement," the senior said.

Biden, PM Lapid to sign "Jerusalem Declaration" and open Maccabiah Games.

Mike Herzog, Israel's ambassador to the United States, commented In the possibility of equations with Saudi Arabia. "We are moving in the direction of Israeli-Saudi normalization. It will be a gradual process, it will not happen all at Ince as it did with the UAE - but I estimate we will start to see its effects already during President Biden's visit to Saudi Arabia," Herzog said.

The Jerusalem Magistrate's Court will today sentence Yaakov Litzman, former chairman of United Torah Judaism and Minister of Health, as part of the plea agreement he signed in the Malka Leifer case, in which he pleaded guilty and was convicted of breach of trust. As part of the settlement, it was agreed that Litzman would be sentenced to probation and a low fine of NIS 3,000. Today the court will decide whether to accept the penalty component of the plea agreement.