Proposed law would require ministers to have completed high school or religious school equivalent - barring Lapid from becoming minister.

Commenting In the arrest of the terrorist who planned the attack in which Eliraz Peretz was killed, Jerusalem Affairs and Heritage Minister Rafi Peretz said that nothing could compensate for the loss of the victims of the attack."Eliraz, you were my dear student," he said. "The arrest of the terrorist who planned the attack that killed you along with Ilan Sviatkovski does not console us. But there is at least this: Any terrorist who plans to carry out an attack against us will now know that even if a decade passes, we will come after him. The State of Israel, the IDF, and the security forces will not rest until anyone who seeks to harm us does not see the light of day."

Due to work In the train lines in the Lod area, train service will be disrupted In Thursday night through Friday In several lines, until the upgrades are completed.As such, the following routes will not be in operation during the above-mentioned times: Beer Sheva to Tel Aviv Savidor Center (for those traveling via Kiryat Gat, Lehav Rahat, Lod etc.) Beit Shemesh to Lod Rishon Letziyon Harishonim to Lod and Rehovot to Lod.The following stations will be closed: Lehav Rahat, Kiryat Gat, Kiryat Malachi Yoav, Mazkeret Batya, Ramla, Lod, Lod Ganei Aviv, Kfar Chabad, Yavneh Mizrach, Be'er Yaakov, Rehovot, Rishon Letziyon Harishonim, Beit Shemesh.Train service will return to normal In Motzaei Shabbat (Saturday night).

Galei Tzahal reports that a court has sentenced a Gazan terrorist to eleven years in prison, following a plea bargain.The terrorist had attempted to murder IDF soldiers in Gaza two years ago.

Arab man who assaulted Israeli woman in Samaria last week apprehended.

Two separate fires have broken out in the area near the border with Gaza, ignited by incendiary balloons sent over from Gaza into Israel.Previous balloons have caused huge damage to crops and property in the Gaza periphery area.

A 60-year-old man has sustained moderate injuries after being hit by a motorcycle in Jerusalem.MDA responders and paramedics treated the man at the scene and transported him to Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital.

Bituach Leumi (Social Security) has announced that over the last weekend, more than 1.6 million people received their coronavirus grants, and that tomorrow (Monday), another 2.5 million citizens will receive their grants directly in their bank accounts.Another approximately 800,000 citizens will not receive their grants yet, mostly due to not having provided their bank details.Bituach Leumi director Meir Shpigler stated: "In less than two weeks, we will have succeeded in transferring around 90% of the grants authorized by the government. Anyone who does not receive his grant by tomorrow should contact Bituach Leumi and make sure that his bank information is up-to-date. We will not rest until the very last person entitled to a grant receives it."