WED NIGHT 22:30:

Ichud Hatzalah: A bus driver in his 40s sustained critical burns and smoke inhalation when his bus caught fire. The cause of the blaze is under investigation. The driver was transported to the trauma center of Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital.

WED NIGHT: 23:35:

Sirens sounded in the Eshkol Regional Council area.

WED NIGHT: :23:45:

Ichud Hatzalah: 3 vehicle MVA on Route 90 near Mitzukei Dragot. One person critical, 3 moderate-to-serious and others sustained lesser injuries. There was a total of eight injures. A chopper was ordered to evacuate the critically injured victim.

08:30:

Ichud Hatzalah: An 70-year-old woman sustained a serious head injury as a result of being struck by a car on Yosef-Tal Street in Ashdod.

12:39:

US Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro on his Facebook page: The shutdown is over! Our embassy never closed, but I’m delighted to welcome 800,000 fellow federal employees back to work!

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)