Prime Minister Netanyahu participated in the dedication of a new children's hospital named for Edmond and Lily Safra and the Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer.

Death toll in Syria from earthquake rises to 592

A patient in immediate need of life-saving surgery has disappeared from Soroka Hospital in Be'er Sheva.

"Israel Land Authority should be dismantled," responds Yisrael Beytenu member to MK Gafni.

PM Netanyahu said that Israel has received requests for humanitarian aid from both Turkey and Syria in wake of the deadly earthquake that shook the countries last night.

The Jerusalem District Attorney's Office submitted an indictment against Adam Zir (21), a resident of Jerusalem, after he shot and killed a dog with a hunting rifle.According to the indictment, the accused met another person who offered to look for a stray dog and kill it. The accused agreed and the two went together to a valley near Moshav Azaria, where they found a stray dog and shot it with a hunting rifle.The injury caused the dog much agony, and it died a short time later of its wounds.

High winds knock over trees, cause windows and scaffolding to wall Into bystanders and vehicles as multi-day winter storm strikes Israel.

At the close of foreign currency exchange In the day, the US dollar was up 2.237% In the shekel, settling at NIS 3.4740.The euro was up 0.695%, finishing at NIS 3.7386.