Israel has recently joined the management of the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization), a United Nations body.Israel has taken this task because of her desire to take a leading role in management of the world's food supply.Alon Bar, a senior official in the Foreign Ministry elaborated Israel's interest in involvement in this sector."The State of Israel leads in the area of managing global food supply along with the necessary technology to secure it. We can contribute a great deal to international organizations concerned with food supply and assistance to needy countries, especially against the backdrop of the coronavirus," Bar said.Forty Israeli companies occupied with food security participated in a recent seminar the subject held by the FAO.

Former chief of military intelligence says Hezbollah would be making 'serious mistake' by attacking Israel - 'IDF ready for serious attack.'

Ring lost in synagogue during Gaza Disengagement finds its way back to its owner after story shared social media.

All streets around the prime minister's residence in Jerusalem have been closed to traffic. This action has been taken as security forces gear up for a demonstration scheduled for this evening. A similar demonstration last week led to the protestors' violent assault a police officer.

Channel 12 News reports that government ministers have decided that no decision will be reached a general closure in the next few days.

Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit has rejected a request from Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to refrain from involving himself in the settlement of the Prime Minister's conflicts of interests.According to Mandelblit, Netanyahu's claim that the settlement has been tainted by unrelated concerns is unfounded.

Police have received an official complaint regarding a 61-year-old assistant in a private preschool in Rishon Letzion, who has been accused of acting violently toward her charges.The woman was taken for questioning and then released subject to certain conditions.

Spanish authorities conducting a routine inspection of a frozen seafood shop discovered ancient Roman artefacts dating back to the first century the store's premises, the BBC reports.Thirteen amphoras, jars used to transport oil, wine, or garum, the famous Roman fish sauce, were found, e of which is thought to be especially valuable. The store owner's son claimed that he found the jars while fishing, but the Spanish Civil Guard suspects that they were looted from shipwrecks, in which case the thieves could face criminal charges. The owner of the store and his son are being questioned.