Two years after the Miron disaster on Lag B'Omer that claimed the lives of 45 people, the annual revelry at Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai's grave took place with tens of thousands of people participating in the largest religious event in Israel. The event began at 20:30 with the traditional lighting that was led by the Rebbe of Bayan and Rabbi Nachum Dov.
Read more: Meron Event A Success Two Years After Deadly Stampede Killed 45
In the early hours of Tuesday morning, the Israel Defense Forces along with the Federal security agency Shin Bet began "Operation Shield and Arrow" in the Gaza Strip. The initiated operation, which arrived about a week after more than 100 rockets were fired into Israeli territory, began with the elimination of three senior officials in the Islamic Jihad, including Khalil Bahitini, the Islamic Jihad’s senior operational commander and commander of the northern Gaza Strip region. Sadly, two children of one of the leaders were also killed in the hyper-targeted blasts.
Read more: Israel Launches 'Operation Shield & Arrow' In Gaza, Killing Three PIJ Leaders
In an incident that happened Saturday afternoon at the entrance to the Israeli village of Gan Nir in the Gilboa region, a 19-year-old Arab-Israeli named Diyar Omri from the village of Sandala was shot to death after what appears to be a road-rage fight with a legally armed citizen. However, although Omri is not a Palestinian and there is no indication that the incident took place on a nationalistic basis, this did not prevent the terrorist organizations from taking advantage of the momentum to further heat up the tense atmosphere and launch threats toward Israel.
Read more: Hamas Calls For Uprising After Senseless Road Rage Killing Of Arab-Israeli Man
A survey conducted at the end of March by the Ramallah-based 'Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research' has shed a grim light on the way most residents of the Palestinian Authority feel about recent terrorist attacks against Israeli citizens, along with the obvious decay of the current Palestinian Authority leadership.
Read more: Disturbing Survey Shows Most Palestinians Support The Killing Of Israeli Civilians
Surprising data on the Israeli public's perception regarding Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria emerge from a survey by the Israel Defense and Security Forum (IDSF), published on the occasion of the Israel Security Conference, which will be held on Tuesday, May 9, in Jerusalem.
Read more: Poll: Only 37% Of Israeli-Arabs Feel Historical Connection To Judea & Samaria
