The high air pollution is caused by southwesterly winds, which are carrying dust to the area. An improvement in air quality is expected over the weekend.

<p>Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his entourage landed in Israel, following the visit to Washington and Netanyahu's meeting with US President Donald Trump.</p>

<i>Channel 14</i> poll shows a slight increase for the right-wing bloc to 66 seats, with Netanyahu leading in the prime ministerial race with 57% compared to 19% for Bennett.

Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court dismisses a Palestinian Arab’s lawsuit challenging Germany’s weapons exports to Israel.

Jewish student from Yeshiva University assaulted by six to eight masked attackers near the campus in Manhattan. The attack comes amid a rise in antisemitic hate crimes in New York.

<p>Four fire crews from the Afula fire station were dispatched to a grocery store in the city on Thursday evening, following reports of black smoke coming from the location. The teams entered the closed store and worked to extinguish the fire and ventilate the building.</p><p>There were no injuries in the incident, but the store sustained significant damage.</p>

Whistleblower complaint against Tulsi Gabbard, Director of National Intelligence, accuses her of limiting access to report on Jared Kushner. The conversation raises concerns about US policy on Iran and Middle East peace talks.

<p>US media outlets report that the United States military is preparing to evacuate another large base in eastern Syria in the coming days, as part of changes to its force deployment in the region.</p><p>The reports come after the US military already withdrew from the al-Tanf base in eastern Syria, which was considered the largest and most significant US base in the area.</p>