Proposed law would require ministers to have completed high school or religious school equivalent - barring Lapid from becoming minister.

Commenting In the arrest of the terrorist who planned the attack in which Eliraz Peretz was killed, Jerusalem Affairs and Heritage Minister Rafi Peretz said that nothing could compensate for the loss of the victims of the attack."Eliraz, you were my dear student," he said. "The arrest of the terrorist who planned the attack that killed you along with Ilan Sviatkovski does not console us. But there is at least this: Any terrorist who plans to carry out an attack against us will now know that even if a decade passes, we will come after him. The State of Israel, the IDF, and the security forces will not rest until anyone who seeks to harm us does not see the light of day."

Due to work In the train lines in the Lod area, train service will be disrupted In Thursday night through Friday In several lines, until the upgrades are completed.As such, the following routes will not be in operation during the above-mentioned times: Beer Sheva to Tel Aviv Savidor Center (for those traveling via Kiryat Gat, Lehav Rahat, Lod etc.) Beit Shemesh to Lod Rishon Letziyon Harishonim to Lod and Rehovot to Lod.The following stations will be closed: Lehav Rahat, Kiryat Gat, Kiryat Malachi Yoav, Mazkeret Batya, Ramla, Lod, Lod Ganei Aviv, Kfar Chabad, Yavneh Mizrach, Be'er Yaakov, Rehovot, Rishon Letziyon Harishonim, Beit Shemesh.Train service will return to normal In Motzaei Shabbat (Saturday night).

Galei Tzahal reports that a court has sentenced a Gazan terrorist to eleven years in prison, following a plea bargain.The terrorist had attempted to murder IDF soldiers in Gaza two years ago.

A 60-year-old man has sustained moderate injuries after being hit by a motorcycle in Jerusalem.MDA responders and paramedics treated the man at the scene and transported him to Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital.

Professor Amir Yaron, governor of the Bank of Israel, has warned against dissolving the Knesset, and called In politicians to pass the annual budget."At such a time, fresh elections would be bad news for the Israeli economy," he said. "The government should be taking swift action to draw up a clear plan for the economy and pass a budget."

MK Nir Barkat (Likud) has entered quarantine after it emerged that a person he met with last Tuesday had contracted the coronavirus."Happily, I am feeling fine and I wish good health to all Israeli citizens," he said.

According to data from John Hopkins University, the United States now has more than five million confirmed cases of coronavirus. More than 162,000 people have died in the US of coronavirus-related complications.As such, the US has the highest number of confirmed cases in the world, by a huge margin. Second comes Brazil with almost three million cases, followed by India and Russia.