In a recording obtained by Kan Bet, former director of the Health Ministry Moshe Bar Siman Tov can be heard discussing what he believes will be a "third wave" of the coronavirus.Bar Siman Tov said that a third wave was extremely likely, but how strong it would be was impossible to predict. He added that locking down the country may not be the best way to deal with it, and that other means should be explored.

The U.S. Supreme Court has blocked the decision of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to limit the number of worshipers and congregants in the state's synagogues and churches. The decision passed with a majority of just Ine (the court splitting 5 - 4), and was the first time that President Trump's nomination to the court, Amy Coney Barrett, tipped the balance, adding her vote to those of the other conservative-leaning judges.

Iran has warned against "all interference" by Sweden after the country called In Tehran not to execute Iranian-Swedish academic Ahmadreza Djalali, who was handed a death penalty for spying."The judicial power of the Islamic republic is independent -- all interference in the issuance or carrying out of judicial decisions is rejected as unacceptable," Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said in a statement quoted by AFP.

Report: PM's wife started working in family's private home in Jerusalem and asked the state to pay for her expenses. The answer was no.

Two people have been treated for hypothermia in Barzilai hospital in Ashkelon.One is a 95-year-old man, who was found in the street with a low-grade fever and has been admitted to the emergency ward.The other is a 37-year-old man who was swept away in storm waters after attempting to rescue people trapped by rising waters in Moshav Mavki'im. He was treated and then sent home.

Speaking In Galei Tzahal this morning, Professor Hagai Levine, chairman of the Israeli Association of Public Health Physicians, said that people should stay home if they feel even Inly slightly unwell, rather than risk infecting others with coronavirus."If there's any doubt, then there's no doubt. What I mean is that even if someone feels Inly mildly unwell, he should stay home and get tested for coronavirus. We don't rule out coronavirus just because someone doesn't have the classic symptoms," he said.

The casket of football legend Diego Maradona, who died yesterday, has been placed in the presidential residence in Argentina.Thousands of people have already congregated at the site to pay their final respects.

SCOTUS blocks decision of NY Governor Andrew Cuomo to limit the number of worshipers and congregants in the state's synagogues and churches