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“I commend the Republic of Fiji’s government for its historic decision to open an embassy in Jerusalem, the eternal capital of the Jewish people,” said Foreign Minister Sa’ar.
The low temperatures, predicted “at a high level of certainty,” may bring snow to Jerusalem and Samaria.
Senior staff left following their agency’s banning by Israel, but its facilities reportedly remain open and working in eastern Jerusalem.
Six countries currently have their embassies in Israel’s capital: the United States, Guatemala, Honduras, Kosovo, Paraguay and Papua New Guinea.
An indictment is pending for the driver linked to a stabbing attack on Jan. 18.
Detectives found a children’s coloring book titled, “From the River to the Sea” in one of the suspect’s stores.
The bookstore was discovered after police officers searched the bag of a female suspect in the Old City and discovered the pro-terrorist content.
Reports that Jordan would extradite the terrorist to the United States, if true, would mark a major shift in Amman’s position.
Anti-reform activists marching to Jerusalem on road number 1 near Abu Ghosh, as part of the protests against the government's judicial reform, on July 22, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
One killed in stabbing near Jerusalem
The victim, a 46-year-old man, was transported to Shaare Zedek Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead • Police arrested the suspected assailant in Jerusalem.
A U.N. spokesman told JNS that accusations that the global body pressured agencies not to absorb UNRWA’s mandate are untrue.
The repurposing “would greatly benefit all residents in the region, fostering peace and cooperation,” the emergency services group told the United Nations.
Laws passed in October went into effect, barring the U.N. agency from the Jewish state and barring state officials from communicating with the group.