Two days after the collapse of a seaside Florida building, authorities said they would help residents of a similar tower nearby evacuate as they examine it for structural flaws.

Over the course of a few days, active cases in Israel have surged from less than 200 to almost 1,200, but the number of serious patients has remained stable.

Israel, Canada, Italy, Australia, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Poland have boycotted past conferences. In 2011, 14 countries boycotted the gathering.

Iran International reported that industrial workers from Jahan Pars, Gachsaran Petrochemicals, Tehran Refinery, Abadan Refinery, as well additional plants, took part in the strike.

Every Israeli who opposes an independent Palestinian state should ask themselves if there would be a circumstance under which the Palestinians would abandon their aspiration for statehood.

Offering Iron Dome may not be possible due to sensitive issues involved with the system, but Israeli defense companies make other systems that have air defense capabilities.

Lapid is set to visit the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday and Wednesday, in the first state visit by an Israeli minister to the Gulf State.

Some residents remain in the sister building to the one that collapsed, where only a voluntary evacuation order has been issued.