A 14-year-old Bedouin from Arara in the Negev was arrested by police In suspicion of throwing rocks at police who were standing at a checkpoint to enforce the closure.

Acting Police Commissioner Moti Cohen delivered a situation assessment that said "the violent incidents that took place in the last day are very serious there is a real escalation in shooting incidents in the Arab sector."

Dozens of demonstrators at Ariel police protest Ahuvya Sandak killing

Iranian foreign ministry responds to reports of US, Israeli submarines entering the Gulf, warns foes against 'adventurism' before Jan. 21.

A 23-year-old motorcyclist was moderately injured in an accident at Dov Hoz Interchange in Tel Aviv.MDA paramedics evacuated him to Ichilov Hospital with a head injury.

At the Shaare Zedek Hospital in Jerusalem, the late Moshe Meshi Zahav, brother of ZAKA organization Chairman Yehuda Meshi Zahav, died at the age of 59.

At the end of foreign exchange trading, the dollar weakened by 0.062% and was set at NIS 3.2160.The euro strengthened by 0.099% and was set at NIS 3.9260.

The day of general kaddish Holocaust victims In the Tenth of Tevet by the Chief Rabbinate was decided before the Knesset's choice of date.