The funeral of Rabbi Aryeh Stern, former Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem, was held today (Thursday) at Mercaz HaRav Yeshiva after he passed away overnight at the age of 81.

Three terrorists from Bethlehem rented scooters, rode them to a wall overlooking a main highway, and threw Molotov cocktails and rocks toward Israeli vehicles.

President Herzog concluded the first part of his official visit to Central America in Panama with a meeting with the country’s Jewish community, including Jewish schoolchildren.

Nahariya: All mass events in the city have been canceled

President Isaac Herzog met Jewish leaders and students in Costa Rica, praising the community’s vitality and historic support for Israel.

Representatives of the 46 member states of the Council of Europe participated in a special event to mark 'Liberation and Rescue Day.'

<p>During remarks to the Jewish community in Costa Rica on Thursday, President Isaac Herzog addressed the recent indictment of mohels by the authorities in Belgium.</p><p>“In Belgium, mohels were indicted for carrying out Brit Milah by the Belgian authorities. This is incomprehensible, outrageous, and something that doesn’t resonate after, decades ago, the Jews of Belgium were expelled for being Jews and sent to the concentration camps and extermination camps. Now Jews cannot carry out the Brit Milah according to belief and faith, because the mohels were indicted," Herzog stated.</p><p>“We have to show solidarity with the Jewish community in Belgium. I call upon all leaders of the world and Jewish leaders to condemn this and convince the Belgium authorities to reverse their decisions and help the Jewish community," he added.</p>

<p>The Iranian Fars News Agency reported sounds of explosions in the area of the port city of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran.</p><p>According to the report, the source of the explosions is still unknown.</p>