Explosion severely injures 20-year-old man; roads closed causing massive traffic jam while forces rushed to scene; forces on high alert after terror attack in Tel Aviv last week and ahead of Muslim holy month of Ramadan

Israelis denied entry by Saudi's to the UN's World Tourism Organization despite being invited by the international body; citizens from Kfar Kama in the Galilee represent one of 32 sites selected as best rural tourist destination

Health Ministry reports highest single-day tally since April, with infection rate standing at 1.32%; hospital staff are instructed to prepare to reopen COVID wards and train designated teams

Backlash against proposed judicial overhaul voiced by the two prominent pro-Israeli activists signals to Netanyahu that support for him in the U.S. could be wavering

Bill to be made into basic law would enable recusal of prime minister only in cases of physical or mental incapacity and Supreme Court could not weigh in on demands to remove Netanyahu; First reading of law to take place later in the day

Pushing back against claims Rabat ignoring plight of Palestinians, royal palace says foreign policy is a prerogative of King Mohammed VI

Sans Arab parties, opposition factions say will not turn out to vote in Knesset, call for 'comprehensive and balanced constitutional arrangement' in lieu of 'insane hodgepodge of laws'