President Isaac Herzog receives the credentials of the new ambassadors of Tanzania, Armenia, Austria, Singapore, and Kyrgyzstan.

White House official says he expects the Ukrainian army to launch a 'vicious offensive' In areas occupied by Russian forces.

Orthodox Union applauds passage of bipartisan Pray Safe Act establishing clearinghouse In safety and security for faith-based organizations.

Meretz MK Mossi Raz says the chances of the coalition surviving are very high following the resignation of chairwoman Idit Silman. According to him, Silman did not leave for ideological reasons. He does not believe that MK Nir Orbach's demands for electricity for young settlements, end to housing freeze, and the return of daycare subsidies will be met.

Police are assisting a man Thursday afternoon whose vehicle was stolen near the Palestinian Authority village of Qalqilya while he was shopping.A suspect got into the car and began driving into Qalqilya.Police forces who arrived at the scene began searching for the suspects.

MK Idit Silman, who resigned as coalition charwoman this week, denied that she had closed a deal with the Likud and stated: "I did everything myself."

At the end of foreign exchange trading, the dollar strengthened by 0.093% and was set at NIS 3.2280.The euro weakened by 0.085% and was set at NIS 3.5182.

MKs from United Torah Judaism party split In whether to support new elections or new coalition from within current Knesset.