Major General (Res.) Doron Almog, Chairman of The Jewish Agency For Israel, commented In the planned burning of a Jewish Bible in Sweden: "The Bible, is our heritage. I strongly condemn the Swedish authorities' permission to burn holy books. This is a pure hate crime. Our hearts go out to the Jewish community in Sweden. We embrace the representatives of The Jewish Agency and the State of Israel working in the area."

A 50-year-old man was rescued from drowning at Bar Kochba beach in Ashkelon. MDA paramedics performed CPR In him.

A 16-year-old boy was seriously injured when an ATV overturned in a field north of Ra'anana.

A 23-year-old man was found dead from gunshot wounds during a violent incident in Modi'in-Maccabim-Reut.

A 20-year-old electric bicycle rider slipped In Shlomo Hamelech Street in Netanya and suffered serious injuries. Another 20-year-old passenger who was In the bike with him was moderately injured. MDA teams evacuated them to Laniado Hospital.

Former PM interviewed In Swedish television, explains why Israel is against the Swedish decision to allow a Torah to be burned in public.(Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically In all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)

An Italian judge has ruled that non-consensual acts of less than ten seconds are not considered sexual harassment.

Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett commented In Sweden's permission to burn a Jewish Bible: "Burning a Jewish Bible expresses hatred and incitement, not freedom of expression. As an Israeli, as a Jew, as a human being, I call you: do not burn the Torah."