Minister of the Interior and head of the Shas party, MK Aryeh Deri, said there was nothing that could be done to prevent another general lockdown."No Ine has found a method of lowering the infection rate from tends of thousands to a few dozen," he pointed out.

A 36-year-old suffered light injuries In Saturday after a rock was thrown at a vehicle near the Jewish town of Ofra.Magen David Adom (MDA) paramedics provided the victim with first aid and transferred him to Hadassah Ein Kerem Medical Center in Jerusalem, suffering from a head injury.

A 58-year-old woman in Eilat suffered severe injuries due to the heat.On Saturday, the woman was found unconscious and in serious condition, with signs of heat stroke and burns.Magen David Adom paramedics provided the woman with first aid and transferred her to the city's Yoseftal Medical Center.Read more

Shortly before Shabbat yesterday (Friday), a huge fire broke out in the Itamar community of Samaria. The fire, which apparently broke out as a result of a break in a local power line, consumed numerous acres of orchards in the area. Dozens of residents and soldiers were able to repel the blaze before it reached the first rows of houses.The strong fire combined with hot winds spread quickly and completely destroyed the Chabad house and flour mill of the Melel family.Local residents are taking part in the effort to provide the family the assistance they need to rebuild the facility.

Two radical-left protesters have been arrested in Jerusalem after attacking police.

MDA teams treated 86 people around the country who fainted due to the extreme heat over the weekend.An additional 28 were hospitalized for extreme dehydration.Temperatures are expected to see a decrease towards the middle of the week.

A Dutch court has cleared right-wing politician Geert Wilders of inciting hatred and discrimination, but upheld his conviction for insulting a racial group, the BBC reported Friday.Wilders was accused of leading calls for "fewer Moroccans" in the Netherlands at a rally in 2014.(Arutz Sheva"s North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically In all Arutz Sheva articles, however, is Israeli time.)

The paradigm of "chutzpah".(Arutz Sheva"s North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically In all Arutz Sheva articles, however, is Israeli time.)