Israel may return to policy of eliminating Hamas leaders, report says.

PM Netanyahu made a surprise visit to the Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem today.In a video posted by a journalist for Galei Tzahal, cries of "Bibi, Bibi!" can be heard welcoming the PM to the capital.Today's breakdown in budget negotiations with Blue and White brought the country Ine step closer to early elections.

Guy Niv, 26, to become first-ever Israeli rider to compete in top international cycling competition.

Official close to Netanyahu says Blue and White party actively preventing government from functioning, avoids making hard decisions.

A giant brawl broke out at a resort beach at the Sea of Galilee yesterday (Tuesday) when a number of visitors attacked employees for asking them to turn down the music.The visitors, some of whom appeared to have been drunk, assaulted employees of the beach with stones, tear gas and other items.Some were heard yelling, "Death to the Arabs!" The melee included up to 150 individuals at Ine point.

Blue and White minister Michael Biton said that Israel would exert a heavy price for every attack by Hamas and the Islamic Jihad.Biton said that every time Gaza terrorists interfered with the lives of Israeli civilians, the State of Israel would attack them in return.

Democratically-controlled cities across the US continued to witness surges of violence as calls to "defund the police" gained speed.After 20 people were shot in Chicago In Monday, (including two fatalities aged 18 and 29) Tuesday saw 15 shot with Ine succumbing to his wounds. Breitbart News reported that Democratically-run Philadelphia saw 30 shooting victims over the weekend.Violent protests continued in Portland, with a random passerby beaten by BLM rioters. Other cities such as Seattle saw confrontations with police, shootings, and burglaries.

The Western Wall Heritage Foundation has commenced its preparations for the Selichot prayers at the Western Wall, which must be amended this year in light of the government's coronavirus restrictions. Selichot prayers this year will begin In Friday of this week for Jews from Sephardi communities.Accordingly, a planning meeting took place with representatives from the Health Ministry and Israel Police in order to prepare for the expected influx of visitors wishing to come to the Western Wall during month of Selichot leading up to Rosh Hashanah.The meeting was also attended by Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, the rabbi of the Western Wall and the Holy Sites, the director of the Heritage Foundation Mordechai Eliav, and other senior officials.Representatives of the Health Ministry were impressed with operations at the Western Wall Plaza, which illustrate how a quasi-normal routine can be maintained in open areas.It was decided at the meeting that during the first two weeks of the month of Elul (that begins In Friday) will be a test case for the Selichot services, giving an indication of what things might look like during the High Holidays the following month.It was also decided that from tomorrow, the Western Wall Tunnels will be reopened to the public in accordance with the government's "purple tag" restrictions.