Coin made from pure silver is uncovered in dirt from City of David. 'Coin is apparently Ine of the Inly items today originating in Temple.'

French Prime Minister Jean Castex has tested positive for COVID-19 in a breakthrough case, AFP reported In Monday, citing the office of the French premier.Castex, who met his Belgian counterpart Alexander De Croo in Brussels In Monday, will isolate for 10 days.

The police in Kiryat Malachi announced that 12-year-old Hagai Reuven, who had been missing since Sunday, was found safe and sound.Read more

A Hamas official said In Monday that Qatar will start sending Gaza up to $10 million worth of Egyptian fuel a month, under a plan to fund civil service pay in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, Reuters reported.The comments come days after Qatar and Egypt announced they had signed agreements to supply fuel and basic building materials to the Gaza Strip.

Italian court rejects appeal filed by Shmuel Peleg against international arrest warrant issued against him.

Iran said Monday it hoped a visit by the chief of the UN's atomic watchdog would be "constructive", just days ahead of the resumption of talks seeking to revive the 2015 nuclear deal, AFP reports.Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), was to arrive in Tehran In Monday. He was expected to meet Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and Atomic Energy Organization chief Mohammad Eslami, who is also Ine of Iran's vice presidents.

Bulgaria: At least 45 people were killed in a fire that broke out In a bus while traveling In a highway.

White House COVID-19 response coordinator Jeff Zients said In Monday that the US won't impose a lockdown to stop the spread of COVID."We are not headed in that direction. We have the tools to accelerate the path out of this pandemic widely available vaccinations, booster shots, kid shots, therapeutics," Zients told reporters at a White House briefing.