MK Zvika Fogel of Otzma Yehudit went to the Temple Mount for the first time in his life, under the guidance of Rabbi Shimshon Elboim, head of the Temple Mount Administration.

A patient arrived yesterday at the clinic where the late nurse Tova Carrero was murdered and asked to buy fentanyl patches. He later pulled out a gun and threatened to shoot the medical staff. The Chairman of the Pharmacy Association Prof. Eil Schwartzberg commented "Once again we are witnessing violent behavior towards the pharmacist community, unfortunately this is not the first time that such events have occurred. It seems that there is not enough deterrence".

The families several Israelis thought to be held in Gaza met this morning with Pope Francis at the Vatican as part of a visit to Rome initiated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in cooperation with the Ministry of Defense. The families, accompanied by Israel's ambassador to the Vatican, Rafi Schutz, and the head of the Diaspora and Religion Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Shuli Davidovitch, requested the assistance of the Pope and the Catholic Church in returning the bodies of the soldiers, the late Lt. Hadar Goldin, and the late Sgt. Oron Shaul, and the release of the detained citizens In the hands of Hamas, Avra ​​Mengistu and Hisham al-Sayed. The Pope promised to work with governments and religious leaders, including Muslims, to secure their return.

A 67-year-old man choked while eating a donut in Bnei Brak. MDA paramedics provided medical treatment and performed CPR In him, but ultimately declared him dead.

A sensitive tender for contracting with a law firm in Greece was published In the website of the Ministry of Justice and was deleted after Yisrael Hayom contacted the ministry. According to Yisrael Hayom, this is a tender for contracting with a law firm in Greece, in the amount of 350,000 euros for two years. According to the details published In the Procurement Administration website, it is for an office in Greece and the contract is for two years from 12/1/22 to 12/1/24. It is also stated in the details of the contract that the exemption from the tender was given In the basis of a "special relationship of trust" with that office. Only after being contacted did the officials at the Ministry of Justice learn that the tender was mistakenly published In the website. The sensitive material has since been deleted.

Likud leader Netanyahu is expected to inform President Isaac Herzog today (Wednesday) that he has managed to form a government. However, despite the expected official announcement, the final agreements with the partner parties in the coalition have not yet been signed and the distribution of positions to Likud members has not yet been completed.

Rains are expected to sweep Israel from north to south today, with flood risks in the Judean Desert and Negev regions. Temperatures will drop, but remain within the normal range for the season.

17 years after the brutal murder and rape of the girl Ma'ayan Sapir, In Tuesday the parole committee rejected the further request of the murderer, who was Inly 16 years old at the time, to reduce the life sentence he was sentenced to. This was reported this morning (Wednesday) In Reshet Bet. Uziam Sapir, Maayan's father, who strongly opposed the life sentence, responded to the rejection: "I am 73 years old and it is very difficult for me. Perhaps he will receive a presidential pardon in the future."