09:30:

Another 23-year-old wounded Syrian was admitted to Ziff Hospital in Tzfat during the night. Following surgery, he is listed in moderate condition. 20 of the 108 Syrians treated in the hospital are still admitted.

09:40:

Doctors in Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital report Maran HaGaon HaRav Chaim Ovadia Yosef Shlita remains in serious/stable condition with slight signs of improvement.

09:45:

Education Minister Rabbi Shai Piron has appointed Michal Cohen to replace Dorit Stauber, the outgoing director-general of the ministry.

10:25:

It is being reported the release of the arrest of an Iranian spy in Israel was timed to coincide with the prime minister’s address to the UN General Assembly, ordered by high ranking officials in the political echelon.

11:45:

IDF Chief Rabbi Brigadier-General Rabbi Rafi Peretz visited Maran HaGaon HaRav Chaim Ovadia Yosef Shlita in Hadassah Hospital this morning.

13:16:

MVA involving a private vehicle and the light rail in Jerusalem at Sheshet HaYamim Street in Ramat Eshkol.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)