Immigration Minister Pnina Tamano-Shata welcomes 300 new immigrants from Ethiopia to Israel as part of 'Operation Tzur Yisrael'.

Pfizer, partnered with BioNTech to produce the first coronavirus vaccine to be used in Israel, has warned that there may be gaps in supply until other vaccines begin to be used in large numbers.Even in Germany, where Pfizer is based, shortages have been reported leading to vaccination centers being closed, The Guardian reports.Meanwhile, BioNTech CEO Ugur Sahin said that he believes that Pfizer's vaccine will be effective against the "new" mutant strain of the virus already spreading around the world, although testing has not yet proven this conclusively.Asked whether that would apply also to a "strong" mutation, Sahin said the vaccine could be "tweaked" as required within six weeks in order to cope with changes in the virus' structure. However, such tweaks may require new regulatory approval.

Senior officer in northern command warns that Shi'ite terror group Hezbollah is very likely to attempt major terror attack in near future.

Iran has told the UN nuclear watchdog it intends to enrich uranium to up to 20% purity, a level it achieved before its 2015 deal with major powers and higher than the 4.5% it has recently been enriching up to, Russia"s ambassador to the agency said In Friday, according to Reuters."IAEA DG reported to the (IAEA) Board of Governors ... about intention of Tehran to start enrichment op to 20%," Russian Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency Mikhail Ulyanov said In Twitter In Friday, referring to Rafael Grossi, Director Genreal of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).(Arutz Sheva"s North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically In all Arutz Sheva articles, however, is Israeli time.)

IDF soldiers In Friday evening identified a number of suspects who crossed the Blue Line between Lebanon and Israel.The suspects entered an Israeli enclave near Kibbutz Menara but did not cross the Lebanon-Israel border.(Arutz Sheva"s North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically In all Arutz Sheva articles, however, is Israeli time.)

The (non) future of Jews in Europe.(Arutz Sheva"s North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically In all Arutz Sheva articles, however, is Israeli time.)

Kushner family's real estate business to raise at least $100 million in capital through Israel's bond market.

UK variant of COVID virus discovered in multiple towns including Beit Shemesh, Beitar Illit, Modi'in Illit, Ramat Gan, Tiberias, Givat Ze'ev