The extreme heat of the last few days is expected to continue until Friday night, when temperatures are expected to drop. Today, Lag B’Omer, a significant increase of 2-6 degrees centigrade is expected, accompanied by oppressive heatwave conditions.
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Fires were raging out of control in multiple areas across Israel, Thursday afternoon, forcing many to evacuate their homes, while major roads were forced closed.

Two people were in serious condition following an accident while returning from Meron, Thursday morning.
The accident involved two private vehicles and a truck on Route 70 between Tishbi Junction South and the access road to Highway 6.

A massive Medura lit up the sky in the Town of Palm Tree (formally known as Kiryas Joel) on Wednesday evening, as tens of thousands of Satmar Chassidim joined their Rebbe, HaRav Aharon Teitelbaum, as they celebrated Lag Baomer.

An unarmed autistic Chadrei boy was brutally beaten by Israeli cops on Wednesday, in an incident that has many demanding answers and justice from every political party.
One can see the pain of this young man as he was tackled to the ground by police, bleeding from his face and screaming for assistance.

Fake news has evolved beyond the playbook used by Russian trolls in the U.S. election. As the European Union gears up for a crucial election, it is mostly homegrown groups rather than foreign powers that are taking to social media to push false information and extremist messages, experts say.
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Rabbi Moshe Klein, who serves as the rav for Hadassah Hospitals in Jerusalem, appealed to the emergency room staffs with a request that if and when possible, to treat the religious patients first on erev Shabbos so they can be discharged in time for Shabbos.

An escalating trade war between the U.S. and China could mean higher prices on a broad array of products from toys to clothing. But some retailers will be less equipped to handle the pain than others, leaving consumers to carry the load.
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The remains of hundreds of Bayis Sheini-era Jews who were buried in the Yericho area were re-interred on Tuesday in the nearby settlement of Kfar Adumim, after they were found scattered outside tombs damaged by Palestinian agricultural work in the area.