Iran said on Saturday it had arrested 13 adherents of the banned Baha’i faith for proselytizing to children and adolescents, local media reported.A statement by the Revolutionary Guards' intelligence unit, carried by state media, said the arrests were made in the central city of Isfahan.It said the 13 arrested “were acting illegally and were indirectly promoting their ideological deviation by exploiting children and adolescents.” It did not elaborate.The Islamic Republic considers the Baha’i faith a heretical offshoot of Islam.There are an estimated five million Baha'i followers spread across more than 190 countries.

A soldier from the Egoz Unit, Commando Brigade was severely wounded during operational activity in the West Bank, the IDF announced Saturday afternoon.In the same incident, a career soldier from the Egoz Unit was moderately injured, and another soldier from the unit was lightly injured.The soldiers have been evacuated to a hospital to receive medical treatment, and their families have been notified.

The Economic Affairs Committee chair MK David Bitan (Likud), was hospitalized Saturday in the Neurological Intensive Care Unit at Sheba Medical Center after feeling sick for several days, the Knesset announced Saturday.He is currently undergoing a series of comprehensive tests.

Kristi Noem was confirmed by the US Senate as President Donald Trump's Homeland Security secretary on Saturday, putting into position a key member of the Republican's Cabinet as he launches a wide-ranging immigration crackdown.Noem, who was governor of South Dakota, shares Trump's hardline immigration views and called illegal immigration an "invasion" during a confirmation hearing earlier this month.She was confirmed by a vote of 59 to 34 in the Republican-led Senate.