Israel's credit rating may rise, according to the credit rating agency Fitch, which published a review for investors regarding the Israeli economy. The review comes following the approval of the state budget by the Knesset and despite the return to a deficit budget, Fitch estimates that the deficit will be lower than before the outbreak of the COVID pandemic.
Read more: Fitch Predicts Israel's Credit Score Could Rise Despite Budget Deficit
Palestinian media reported on Monday morning that intensive activity by the Israel Defense Forces to arrest wanted terrorists in several neighborhoods in the city of Jenin took place. According to the reports, during the operational activity, terrorists opened fire on the IDF troops who returned fire and hit recorded several hits, killing an Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade leader; there were no casualties reported among the Israeli forces. The arrests made in Jenin come less than a day after terrorists fired at the village of Gan Nir in the Gilboa and struck one of the houses. It should be noted that Gan Nir is not over the ‘green line’ and is well within Israel’s pre-1967 borders.
Read more: IDF Kills One, Arrests Several Militants In Jenin After Cross-Border Shooting Attack
Both Turkish supporters and other Middle Eastern communities celebrated the victory of Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the second round of the presidential elections Sunday night. With a majority of just over 52%, Erdogan, a devout Muslim who is said to have dreams of rebuilding the caliphate, will continue to serve as president for another 5 years and will be able to complete a quarter century of being in office. Meanwhile, the long-standing Turkish leader's victory was celebrated by Palestinians on the Temple Mount in a blatantly antisemitic display.
Read more: Palestinians Celebrate Erdogan Win With Antisemitic Chant On Temple Mount
Despite contrary advice from the security services, overnight between Sunday and Monday, Israeli civilians moved the controversial Homesh Yeshiva to State owned land just a few hundred meters from where it had been until today, on what had been ruled to be private Palestinian land. This is another stage in the development of the Yeshiva, a struggle for which the people of Homesh worked for years together with the head of the Samaria Council Yossi Dagan and others.
Read more: In The Dark Of Night, Homesh Yeshiva Erected On State Land With IDF Present
A 9-year-old girl was injured, apparently by stray bullets from a Palestinian Authority-run village near Kochav Ya'akov in the Benjamin Regional Council, while she was walking on one of the streets of her community. A Magen David Adom team evacuated her fully conscious to Shaare Zedek Hospital in Jerusalem, where she was treated and released to recover at home.
Read more: 9-Year Old Israeli Israeli Girl Struck By Celebratory Stray Bullet From Palestine
