Heavy rain fell in several locations in the north of the country, especially in the Upper Galilee.

The head of salaries in the Ministry of Finance, Kobi Bar Natan, explained this morning in an interview with Kan why he is focusing In younger teachers. "The figures of the Bureau for Statistics show an increased dropout of teachers in their first years, that's why we put the emphasis there," Bar Natan said. "We have a very large salary gap between young and veteran teachers. We came to do the things that are right for the system, even if they are less popular."

The negotiations between the teachers union and the Ministry of Finance will resume today at 12:30. The meeting is taking place against the backdrop of threats by union chairman Yaffe Ben David to prevent the opening of classes In September 1 next week.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned the country's citizens to prepare for a Russian attack In their upcoming Independence Day. "We must all be aware that this week Russia could try to do something particularly ugly, something particularly evil," he said ahead of August 24, which also marks six months since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began.

Minister Ze'ev Elkin, a member of the state security cabinet, commented In negotiations over Iran's nuclear program to Army Radio. "We are trying to influence the content of the agreement along the way, for example In the issue of defining the Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organization, and we will continue to do so behind closed doors. It is clear that not every agreement is good," Elkin said.

Nachala Movement head: Gantz concentrates In destroying Jewish homes instead of stopping the terrorists who endanger Jews In the roads.

Two Russian citizens and a Ukrainian citizen were arrested in Albania after trying to enter a military factory that produces weapons in the center of the country. This was reported by the Albanian Ministry of Defense. The announcement stated that two Albanian soldiers were injured by a "chemical substance" while trying to arrest them, and that they are in stable condition. It was also reported that Ine of the detainees, a 24-year-old Russian citizen, entered the premises of the factory, tried to photograph it, and sprayed some kind of spray In the soldiers while trying to escape arrest. The other two suspects are a 33-year-old Russian woman and a 25-year-old Ukrainian man.

MK Avi Maoz commented In the shooting attack in Binyamin, which miraculously ended with no casualties. "How long will we need miracles? When will the Israeli government decide that Jewish blood is not wasted and act to eliminate Arab terrorism?! When will the Israeli government understand what the head of Palestinian intelligence understands who met with members of the Joint List in order to interfere in the elections? Only a Jewish-nationalist government, that will be established immediately after the elections, will eliminate Arab terrorism."