Netanyahu thanks his Ethiopian counterpart for efforts to help rescuers, says body of Shimon Reem to be returned to Israel, search to continue to find Avraham Matsliah

Secular activists have organized an urgent meeting, being held on Wednesday night, in opposition to families affiliated with Toldos Aharon coming to the city of Charish. Ladaat News reports that a spokesman for Toldos Aharon confirms there are currently 30 families serious about making the move.

Washington – U.S. President Donald Trump, without offering evidence, directly accused former Special Counsel Robert Mueller of committing a crime on Wednesday, saying Mueller had illegally “terminated” FBI communications as part of his Russia investigation. The Justice Department and a Mueller spokesman did not immediately respond to requests for comment. “Mueller terminated them illegally. He [...]

The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee says he expects special counsel Robert Mueller to have “a profound impact” when he testifies before Congress on July 17, even though Mueller has said he won’t provide any new information.
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Dow futures perked up Wednesday, signaling a higher open after Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said a trade deal between the U.S. and China was “90%” complete.
In an interview on CNBC, Mnuchin said he was hopeful President Donald Trump’s upcoming meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping would kick-start stalled talks. Though he declined to speculate on whether a trade deal would be reached by year’s end, Mnuchin said an agreement was “about 90 percent of the way there.”
“I think there’s a path to complete this.” he added.
The markets reacted accordingly, with the Dow Jones industrial average pointing to a 100 point gain at open.

The main witness in the Duma murder case in which members of the Darawshe family perished as a result of a firebomb attack, refused to testify
There was a measure of drama in the courtroom on Wednesday, when Amiram Ben-Uliel, who is charged with the murders of three members of the Darawshe family in the PA (Palestinian Authority) village of Duma in 2015, refused to testify in the Lod District Court despite being the central witness in the case.

President Trump awarded the Medal of Honor on Tuesday to retired Army Staff Sgt. David Bellavia for heroism during the bloodiest battle of the Iraq War, making him the first living Iraq veteran to receive the nation’s highest military honor for valor.
In a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, the president bestowed the award on Sgt. Bellavia, 43, for saving the lives of a squad of soldiers during brutal house-to-house fighting during the second battle of Fallujah on Nov. 10, 2004.

Meeting part of regular cooperation between two sides on economic matters such as banking and taxation

A toddler, a year-and-a-half old, was playing at home in Bnei Brak on Wednesday, when he fell from a high place and severely injured himself.
Volunteers from United Hatzalah in the city arrived quickly and began first aid treatment for the toddler.
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