Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, who was hospitalized on Shabbos, was released on Sunday from Sheba Hospital in Tel Hashomer. Netanyahu underwent a series of comprehensive tests while hospitalized including a test on his heart’s electrical activity, and all the results were normal. A statement from the hospital said: “Our diagnosis, at the end of all the tests performed, including the laboratory tests, is that the reason for hospitalization is dehydration. His heart is completely normal – no heart arrhythmia was found at any point.” However, the doctors implanted a subcutaneous Holter monitor in Netanyahu’s heart “to allow the Prime Minister’s close professional medical team to continue regular monitoring.” (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)

An Israeli man and his two daughters were injured in a shooting attack near the entrance to the yishuv of Tekoa in Gush Etzion on Sunday morning. A 35-year-old Israeli driver was shot and seriously wounded. The man’s daughters, aged 9 and 14, who were in the car with him, were lightly injured by shattered glass. All three were evacuated to Shaare Tzedek Hospital in Jerusalem. The terrorist(s) who committed the attack from their passing vehicle fled the scene. IDF forces arrived at the scene and launched a manhunt. This is a developing story. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)  

The man who said he would burn the Torah and the Bible outside the Israeli Embassy in Stockholm gave up his plan and instead held a one-person demonstration on Saturday against the burning of holy books, the media reported. At the scene, he said he was a Muslim and threw a lighter he held in his hand to the ground, saying he never intended to burn holy books. The man, who is in his 30s and had been issued a permit for the protest by Stockholm police, said such an action would be against the Quran, the Muslim holy book, and that he “will not burn,” according to the Swedish news agency TT. The man, who resides in western Sweden, also said that “no one should do that,” the report said.

Swedish police have granted permission for a public gathering to take place outside the Israeli embassy, where a Sefer Torah will be burned r”l. The controversial event is scheduled for Shabbos and has stirred up strong reactions both domestically and internationally. According to Swedish media reports, a man in his 30s submitted the request, claiming that this act is a response to the burning of the Quran outside a mosque in Stockholm last month. The individual argued that it is a symbolic gathering in support of freedom of expression. The burning of the Quran had ignited anger throughout the Muslim world, leading to widespread protests and even the storming of the Swedish embassy in Baghdad, Iraq.

An article by The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board on Thursday evening excoriated President Joe Biden for his treatment of the Israeli government and accused him of empowering Israel’s enemies as well as allowing China to gain power in the Middle East. The article, entitled: What Does Biden Have Against Israel? – The President Treats The Governing Coalition In Jerusalem Worse Than He Does Iran begins by asking: “Why does President Biden go out of his way to snub, criticize and give marching orders to the government of Israel?” the article began.

Israel’s Health Ministry on Wednesday warned of a possible outbreak of whooping cough at a day camp in northern Israel. A child at a camp on the yishuv of Klil was diagnosed with pertussis on Sunday. The Health Ministry immediately began an epidemiological investigation in which it emerged that the child was not vaccinated against the disease. About 30 people had close contact with the child. The Health Ministry’s Epidemiological Department directed the management of the summer camp to contact the children’s parents to warn them about the exposure to a pertussis patient. The ministry also sent the parents information about contacting their attending physician for preventive treatment.

Seven pairs of twins were born at Shaare Tzedek Hospital within a 24-hour period this week. The birth of twins was especially exciting for one of the mothers, who has been waiting 12 years for her first child, and now received two! The mother chose to give birth in Shaare Tzedek due to its expertise in twin births. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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An Israeli who went on a trip with his family to Germany and left a bag with important items in it at the airport was shocked by the incident’s happy ending. Matanal Lieberman wrote the story on Facebook: “I posted today about the fact that we returned last Thursday from a trip to the Black Forest in Germany and forgot a canvas bag with a new phone and several other items at the airport.” “My wife and I posted about it in all types of groups and we checked with friends who were landing there or passing by if they could bring it to us from the lost and found department at the airport. I also started checking with delivery companies that might be able to deliver it, etc. “A friend sent me a message that I should try to contact Chabad in Basel.

The Secret Service has wrapped up its investigation into the mysterious small bag of cocaine found at the White House, saying it was unable to pinpoint a suspect. Despite an exhaustive examination of visitor logs and surveillance footage of the West Wing, authorities have been unable to identify the individual responsible for leaving the illegal substance, according to reports. One source told CNN that Secret Service officials meticulously combed through records of hundreds of individuals who entered the West Wing in the days leading up to the discovery, but their efforts failed to yield any solid leads on a potential suspect.

The Homowack Lodge Resort, a relic of the famed Borscht Belt era, has fallen victim to yet another devastating fire. The once-popular destination, which had managed to hold out as one of the last remaining icons of its time, now sits in ruins as flames consumed the property for the second time in less than a week. The most recent fire erupted on Tuesday night, unleashing a fierce blaze that continued to smolder well into the morning hours of Wednesday. Firefighters from surrounding counties were summoned to the scene, with over 150 responders battling the inferno that raged through the abandoned structures.