Ten Israelis who landed in Moscow on Friday were denied entry to Russia and sent back to Israel. The Israeli tourists, six of whom were on an organized tour group, were detained in the airport after arriving in Moscow on an Aeroflot flight. The Israelis were called into another room, fingerprinted and required to provide a DNA sample. They were then told that they would be returning to Israel on a 7 p.m. flight. Meanwhile, they were required to remain in a small locked room for hours, a Maariv report said. When the plane arrived, the Israelis were led on the plane past all the lines by two airport officials.

A 19-year-old Arab worker at Yeshivas Yakirei Yerushalayim in the Geulah neighborhood of Jerusalem attacked a yeshivah bochur and threatened him with a knife on Thursday night, B’Chadrei Chareidim reported. Witnesses to the scene initially believed it was a terrorist attack and a Zaka volunteer who arrived at the scene held the Arab down until the police arrived. When the police arrived, they had to struggle to detain the Arab, who resisted the arrest. After the police questioned him, they discovered that a dispute had broken out between the Arab and one of the yeshivah bochurim. The Arab admitted that he had physically attacked the bochur but claimed that the bochur had provoked him.

The Israeli Air Force struck a number of Hamas terror targets in the Gaza Strip overnight on Friday in response to a barrage of attacks on Israel on Thursday and Friday. “A short time ago, IDF warplanes and aircraft struck a number of additional targets of the Hamas terror organization, including warehouses for the storage of weapons and underground infrastructure,” the IDF stated. “We hold Hamas responsible and will continue operating against any attempt to harm Israeli civilians.” A rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip on Friday night about 10:40 p.m. and Red Alert sirens blared in the Eshkol Regional Council area. The rocket was intercepted by the Iron Dome. Earlier on Friday night, a rocket was fired toward Sderot about 8:20 p.m. and the Red Code sirens were sounded.

About 35 Chinese citizens who arrived in Israel over the weekend on a flight from Moscow were denied entry and sent back to Russia on a return flight. However, the saga didn’t end there as the Israelis on the flight panicked at the sight of the Chinese passengers wearing face masks and tried to leave the plane, a Ynet report said. Due to the commotion, the flight was significantly delayed. Interior Minister Aryeh Deri banned all foreign nationals who have recently been in China from entering Israel by plane or boat as international fear of the quickly spreading coronavirus continues to grow. China announced on Saturday that another 49 people have died from the virus, bringing the death count to a total of 250. A total of 11,971 people have been infected with the virus.

Red alerts were sounded on Friday evening, around 10:40 p.m., in the Eshkol Regional Council, located near the Gaza border. The sirens sounded again on Motzei Shabbos in Nachal Oz and Kibbutz Alumim. The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit confirmed that on Friday night one rocket was fired from Gaza towards the area and on Motzei Shabbos three rockets were fired and one landed in an open field. The other two were shot down. The attacks were the third and fourth rocket attacks in 48 hours on southern Israel. Additionally, terrorists from Gaza continually launched balloon bombs against Israel on Shabbos. No injuries or damage were reported. Some balloon bombs landed in Sderot while others landed in various areas some being quite distant from the Gaza Strip.

Last year, towards the beginning of 2019, Reuven, an avreich in a Kollel in Yerushalayim was run over by a car on his way to learn near the Belzer Yeshiva. While he was crossing the street in a crosswalk, a car traveling at high speed hit him and injured him. Reuven was treated for his injuries at the scene and then taken to Share Zedek Hospital where he was hospitalized in the orthopedic surgical ward. After several tests, Reuven was found to have a broken finger and a torn ligament in his shoulder. He underwent surgery and began rehabilitation treatments that involved physiotherapy. Two months later, Reuven was able to return to his studies while maintaining a strenuous medical routine and visiting medical experts.

The Mekubal Rav Baruch Abuchatzeira, also known as the Baba Baruch, the son of the Baba Sali, recently related his view of Trump’s peace plan as part of a wide-ranging conversation with Kikar H’Shabbos which will be published in its entirety at a later date. “Look at a few wondrous things,” the Baba Baruch said. “Just the fact that America, President of the United States Trump – who dreamed that it would be like this? It’s all the signs of Moshiach and we need to rejoice.” “Look at the fear of the Arabs when they heard that Trump has a peace plan. But it won’t come to anything. Why? Because Moshiach will come and he’ll annul it – there won’t be a peace plan.” Baba Baruch also related the famous “watch dream” that has been riveting the town of Netivot for the past few years.

A tectonic shift in relations quietly underway for years now was on full display as representatives of Gulf Arab states attended President Donald Trump’s unveiling this week of an Israeli-Palestinian plan that heavily sides with Israel and all but crushes Palestinian aspirations. The audience at the White House, when Trump presented the plan alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, included Christian Zionist leaders and staunch pro-Israel supporters, such as Republican party donor Sheldon Adelson. Rounding out the crowd were ambassadors of the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Oman, who posed for a photo at the White House ceremony for the plan, which Palestinians have outright rejected.

Kan News interviewed Naama Issachar’s mother Yaffa on Thursday morning in Moscow as she shared the news about her daughter’s release from Russian prison with the Chabad shaliach in Moscow who had accompanied her on the long journey from the very beginning. Yaffa heard the news about her daughter’s release the same way everyone else did – on the news. She was not officially informed of the development by the Russian authorities. “Yaffa is a symbol and example of ‘eim ha’banim s’meicha,’ the Chabad shaliach said to Kan. “He was the first person who saw [Naama],” Yaffa said emotionally, with tears running down her face. “He was the one who helped me the entire time.” “Why are you so emotional right now?” the Kan reporter asked Yaffa.

On Thursday, Israeli Health Minister Yaakov Litzman issued a ban against all flights emanating from China from landing in Israel. The ban came in light of the rising death toll from the Coronavirus in the country. The ban is set to remain in place until further notice. The directive was given at the end of a meeting arranged by the Health Ministry’s  Emergency Department. Litzman told Israeli reporters that “We shall not allow any flight in the near future from China to land in this country, not one.” “After extensive consultations, we’ve made a number of decisions pertaining to the coronavirus. The numerous cases of the virus discovered in Europe require us to do everything we can to keep the Israeli people safe.