The Israeli government wants to see local food retailers use more packaging. On Sunday, Israel’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development announced it would award one supermarket chain an NIS 9.5 million (approximately $2.6 million) grant, as part of a pilot program that would see food retailers pre-package produce.

Hamas will escalate hostilities along the Gaza Israel border on Friday, unless Israel allows the transfer of monthly financial aid from Qatar to the Gaza Strip and increases the electricity supply to the coastal enclave by then, a senior Hamas official told Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar on Monday.
According to the Hamas official, Hamas was once again calling on Egyptian, Qatari and U.N. mediators to pressure Israel to implement its ceasefire understandings with the terrorist organization. The matter was urgent, the official said, due to the “seething atmosphere in Gaza,” which could lead to the renewal of “independent acts” and attempts to infiltrate Israel.

Bahrain announced on Monday that it would join the US-led efforts to protect shipping in the Gulf after Iranian aggressive and violent behavior in the area.
Bahrain King Hamad met with US Central Command (CENTCOM) head Gen. Kenneth McKenzie.
“The king confirmed the Kingdom of Bahrain’s participation in the joint effort to preserve the safety of international maritime navigation and secure international corridors for trade and energy in the region,” the Bahraini News Agency reported.
Some other Middle Eastern states are in talks with the United States to join the coalition in the Gulf with one source, telling The National that it’s seeking more details about the mission.

Trump says Rep. Ilhan Omar is a ‘disaster’ for Jewish people in her district during an angry tirade against the four progressive Congresswomen.
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The Blue and White and Yisrael Beiteinu parties signed a surplus vote-sharing agreement on Monday, drawing censure from across the political spectrum.
Vote-sharing agreements allow for parties to use the extra votes that are not enough to receive a mandate. During the previous election in April, Yisrael Beiteinu had a sharing agreement with Naftali Bennet’s New Right Party that failed to pass the threshold to make it into the Knesset.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party bashed Yisrael Beiteinu leader Avigdor Lieberman for trying to topple the prime minister in the next election. However, a representative from Lieberman’s party stated that the sharing agreement is “a technical issue only.”

President Trump on Tuesday announced he was postponing a planned meeting with the prime minister of Denmark after she shot down his talk of possibly purchasing Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory.
“Denmark is a very special country with incredible people, but based on Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s comments, that she would have no interest in discussing the purchase of Greenland, I will be postponing our meeting scheduled in two weeks for another time,” Trump tweeted.
“The Prime Minister was able to save a great deal of expense and effort for both the United States and Denmark by being so direct. I thank her for that and look forward to rescheduling sometime in the future!” he added.

While speaking about the dispute between Israel and Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Ilhan Omar (D-MN), President Donald Trump said today that any Jewish person who votes for Democrats shows “a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty,” the Daily Beast reports.
While speaking to reporters, Trump said he didn’t blame Israel for initially not allowing Tlaib and Omar to visit the country—saying the representatives “hate Israel and hate Jewish people” and claiming they wanted to go on a “propaganda tour against Israel.”

Eric and Lara Trump have welcomed their second child, President Donald Trump’s 10th grandchild, Eric announced, USA Today reports.
“@LaraLeaTrump and I are excited to welcome Carolina Dorothy Trump into the world. We love you already!,” he tweeted just before midnight EDT.
On Tuesday morning, he tweeted a photo of the family and the newest addition.

When people actually see Biden, they realize the former vice president isn’t a distinguished elder statesman, he’s a fading one.
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The number of concealed carry handgun permits has skyrocketed since President Obama was first elected, while murder rates have fallen, according to a new report released Wednesday.
Since 2007, the number of concealed handgun permits has soared from 4.6 million to over 12.8 million, and murder rates have fallen from 5.6 killings per 100,000 people to just 4.2, about a 25 percent drop, according to the report from the Crime Prevention Research Center.
The number of concealed carriers is likely even higher, since permits are not required in eight states.
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