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The death toll from Corona jumped by 60 during the holiday • American judge Ruth Byder Ginsburg passed away • Mirit Harari died • Eran Zehavi signed for Eindhoven

The death toll from Corona jumped by 60

This morning (Sunday), the Ministry of Health updated that during the past day, 3,406 new infections were diagnosed in Israel.

The data are correct for the day between Friday and Saturday.

The death toll rose to 30 yesterday, while 27 people were reported dead on Friday as a result of the virus.

This morning, three more deaths from the virus were reported.

This increased the number of victims by 60 during the holiday.

The cumulative death toll is 1,229.

As of 12:00, there are 631 hospitalized in critical condition, 168 of them in critical condition.

Photo: Newsenders, Moshe Ben Simhon, Paz Bar and Yoni Rickner

During the second day of the closure, about 2,802 reports of various violations of the Corona regulations were distributed throughout the country, according to police data released today. Their number has doubled compared to the amount distributed on the eve of the holiday. 

Most of the reports (2,044) were distributed to people who left their place of residence for unauthorized action. In addition, 629 were distributed for not wearing a mask at public distance, 37 for violating the isolation obligation or using public transportation on the way to the isolation place, 28 for staying in public or on the beach The sea or a business that was not allowed to open, nine for refusing to order a police officer to disperse from a crowd and four reports were distributed about providing service to a person who did not wear a mask.

Report: Ben Salman is interested in normalization

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has expressed interest in signing an agreement to normalize relations with Israel after the UAE and Bahrain, but has met with opposition from his father, King Salman, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.

According to the report, there is a dispute between Salman and his son regarding recognition of Israel.

While the king has for years supported the Arab boycott and demand for the establishment of a Palestinian state, the prince is interested in establishing economic relations with Israel and establishing a united front with Iran.

All this, while skipping over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in light of the difficulties in reaching a breakthrough and a solution.

Report: Iran does not attack US to harm Trump in election

Iran is not attacking the United States to harm Trump in the election, the New York Times reported on Friday. US sources and Washington's allies claim that Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei is preventing any attempt at retaliation (except in cyberspace) - thinking it would help the president in the election. In November.

According to the same sources, the Islamic Republic planned to attack vessels in the Persian Gulf or oil production facilities in the Middle East with the intention of shocking global markets and hurting Trump’s chances of being elected.

It has also been reported that Iranian leaders are convinced that the United States and Israel are running operations against them - according to officials among Washington's allies, who have received an update on the intelligence material.

Despite this, Iran did refrain from responding to the explosion at the Netanz nuclear facility, which was attributed to Israeli action.

USA: Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away Friday night after a long battle with cancer.

US President Trump first heard of her death from reporters during a rally and responded: "Is she dead?

Wow.

She was an amazing woman, whether you agree with her or not. "

In a tweet posted by Trump, he wrote that he has a "commitment" to appoint "without delay" a Supreme Court judge to replace Byder Ginsburg, who died at age 87 and was considered a U.S. symbol. The chair she left is at the center of years of controversy between Republicans and Democrats. The American through the rulings, this is less than two months before the presidential election.

Photo: Reuters

Suspicion of attempted murder in Mitzpe Ramon

A 32-year-old woman was seriously injured after she was allegedly attacked by her husband at their home in Mitzpe Ramon, it was reported last Friday.

The condition of the woman, who regained consciousness on Saturday, was defined as difficult but stable.

The suspected husband will be brought tonight for a hearing on extending his detention.

Her father, who is at her bedside in the intensive care unit at Soroka Hospital, said his daughter called him before she was stabbed by her husband, and told him: "I'm tired of this situation. I decided I was leaving the house because he was beating me. I want to leave the house and he won't let me . Save me".

According to the father, his daughter called him a few minutes before she was violently beaten with a rolling pin, and later stabbed all parts of her body with a knife.

Meanwhile, the husband, who is suspected of attempting to murder his wife, refuses to cooperate with the investigation on the advice of his attorney, Adv. Shashi Gaz. Investigators received information from testimonies gathered from various sources, including family members, that the background to the woman's violent assault is her desire to leave The house together with their one and a half year old toddler son.

"Pampered Privileges": Ohana vs. the Protesters

Yesterday, Minister of Internal Security Amir Ohana attacked the participants in the "holiday meal" in front of the prime minister's residence in Jerusalem and called the demonstrators a "bunch of spoiled privileges."

Does it seem to anyone that she with the pot on her head, or the one who looted the state emblem, or the pampered privileges who spat on the eve of the holiday in the face of millions of law-abiding Israelis at the feast they made, threaten us politically?

Wake up.

We are here in the war - with over ten dead every day - only together we will win (later Nariv) >>> https://t.co/DNm3yVjzso pic.twitter.com/XCXXeVgR2V

- Amir Ohana (@AmirOhana) September 19, 2020

"What happened last night is a disgrace. The group of pampered privileges sit down to hold a mass banquet on the streets of Jerusalem unhindered, confident that everything is due to them because they are above the law - and fatally hurt the national effort to spread the corona virus," Ohana wrote in a Facebook account.

Mirit Harari passed away at the age of 52

Mirit Harari, the wife of radio broadcaster Didi Harari, passed away this morning after a battle with pancreatic and liver cancer.

Harari was diagnosed with the disease in September 2018 and shared her struggle on social media.

The medical center where Harari was hospitalized reported: "Ichilov Medical Center Tel Aviv announces with great sorrow the death of Mirit Harari after a heroic battle with cancer. Mirit passed away this morning, Rosh Hashanah, surrounded by her family members. May her memory be blessed!"

Eran Zehavi signed for two years at Eindhoven

Eran Zehavi signed today for two years in the PSV Eindhoven uniform.

The striker arrived in the Netherlands yesterday afternoon and after successfully passing the medical tests, joined the luxury club.

The one who pushed for the signing of 33-year-old Zehavi at the club is coach Roger Schmidt, who knew him from the time he coached in China.

Eindhoven was recently looking for a striker, and given the fact that Zahavi was a free agent after being released by his team Guangzhou, the negotiations were not long. Zahavi is expected to earn one and a half million euros per season during the contract.