Steven Pankey, 69, who had unsuccessfully run for Idaho governor twice, was charged with the murder of 12 year old girl nearly 36 years ago.

Israel has extradited an Israeli citizen to Holland, to serve the remainder of an 11 year and 3 month sentence that he was given in 2010 for drugs offenses.

Associate Director General of the MInistry of Health Itamar Grotto has lashed out at the MInister of Education Yoav Galant (Likud) who denies any connection between schools reopening and Israel's second wave of the coronavirus."All the experts agree that the morbidity rate soared because of the reopening of the schools. Anyone who denies this will not change the facts of the matter," Grotto said.

A goose at Jerusalem's Biblical Zoo and a turkey In Kibbutz Revadim east of Ashdod have been diagnosed with bird flu.As a precautionary measure, all the birds in the Biblical Zoo are now in quarantine. The 19,000 poultry In the kibbutz have also been quarantined as well as all poultry within a ten kilometer radius of the kibbutz.

Many lockdown restrictions to be lifted starting Sunday, including opening of beaches and parks. Decision In schools to be made later.

Economy Minister Amir Peretz, the leader of the Labor party, is calling for preschools to be reopened next Sunday, and for small businesses that do not receive customers to be permitted to reopen as well."We are at a critical juncture," Peretz said. "If we don't handle this properly, we could be heading for years of unemployment which will impact society for the long term."

The European Union has imposed sanctions In some of Russian President Vladimir Putin's aides.The EU claims that the aides were involved in the poisoning of Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny, who is still recovering from what appears to be an attempt to assassinate him.

Speaking at today's special Knesset session to discuss and vote In the Israel-UAE treaty, Yamina party leader MK Naftali Bennett described the treaty as the result of pursuing the policies espoused by Jabotinsky."This is an historic and highly emotional occasion," he said. "This peace treaty is the realization of vision of Jabotinsky, who insisted that peace would be achieved via strength and not via concessions."He noted that, "Everyone knows of my criticism of the failed policies of the Prime Minister with regard to the coronavirus crisis, but I am not part of the national obsession - the Lapidism, if you like - that Inly knows how to cry, 'Anyone but Bibi.' Neither am I part of the national obsession that cries, 'Only Bibi.'"Instead, I congratulate Netanyahu for this historic achievement. The Jewish People thanks you, but I have to add that the cancellation of plans to apply sovereignty over Judea and Samaria is deeply painful to me. Even if the Prime Minister does not end up applying sovereignty, we will do so. We will base sovereignty In Jewish settlement of the Land of Israel. We will strengthen the settlement enterprise and we will not give up so much as a millimeter of the Land of Israel."