IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir approved the appointment of Maj. Gen. Dado Bar Kalifa as head of Central Command, reversing his earlier statement that no appointments would be made before elections, following pressure from Defense Minister Israel Katz.
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Israeli police arrested a 40-year-old man from southern Israel on suspicion of involvement in inserting anesthetic substances into baby food purees, which sickened five infants.
After the dismissal of indictments, attorneys for Force 100 and Honenu filed a NIS 18 million civil lawsuit against 18 parties, including former military prosecutor, Attorney General, and journalist Guy Peleg, alleging release of a key witness and a 'doctored' video.
Tel Aviv-Yafo municipality expands its 'Education with Attention' pilot, which removed smartphones from learning environments, to all high schools in the city, following positive results in social interactions and concentration.
Tel Aviv Municipality has started irrigating hundreds of dunams in Yarkon Park with treated wastewater from the Yarkon Stream, a project expected to save hundreds of thousands of cubic meters of potable water annually.
Israel's Health Ministry issued an unusual public warning that Dr. Michael Yanko, whose medical license was suspended for 15 years after conviction for fraud and providing false recommendations for medical cannabis licenses, continues to offer mental health consultations and provide medical opinions, which are invalid.
Three Givati Brigade soldiers, hesder yeshiva students, were sentenced to 10 days in military prison by their battalion commander for refusing to board an APC with a female paramedic. The organization 'Women Warriors for the Sanctity of the Camp' criticized the decision.
A serious four-vehicle collision on Route 25 near Abu Quder in Israel injured eight people, including a 25-year-old woman in serious condition.
Firefighters in Rishon LeZion located a person in a burning vehicle in an underground parking garage and are working to rescue them.
A 40-year-old man was pulled unconscious from the water near Dog Beach in Bat Yam, Israel, and is in critical condition after resuscitation efforts.