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2020-12-26T15:37:47.067Z


| In the country Rockets fired at Ashkelon and intercepted by Iron Dome, IDF attacks in Gaza in response • Netanyahu talks to King of Morocco and invited to visit • British mutation spreads around the world Tension in the south:  Red color alarms were activated last night (Friday) in the Gaza Envelope area and in the city of Ashkelon following two rockets fired from the Gaza Strip. The rockets are intercepted by


Rockets fired at Ashkelon and intercepted by Iron Dome, IDF attacks in Gaza in response • Netanyahu talks to King of Morocco and invited to visit • British mutation spreads around the world

Tension in the south:

 Red color alarms were activated last night (Friday) in the Gaza Envelope area and in the city of Ashkelon following two rockets fired from the Gaza Strip.

The rockets are intercepted by an iron dome.

In response, the IAF attacked a rocket-making site, an underground terrorist infrastructure and a Hamas position on Friday night.

An IDF spokesman stressed that Hamas was responsible for everything that was done in the Gaza Strip.

Photo: Eddie Israel

Peace is heating up:

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and King Mohammed VI of Morocco spoke by phone last night (Friday) after a visit by the Israeli-American delegation and the signing of the official agreement.

King Mohammed VI of Morocco and Prime Minister Netanyahu welcomed the agreement between the two countries. According to officials in Rabat, Netanyahu invited the King of Morocco to pay an official visit to Israel and Jerusalem.

Berlin shooting, mysterious explosion in the US:

Four people were injured this morning (Saturday) in a shooting incident in Berlin, Germany, three of them in critical condition. The shooting took place in the Kreuzberg district, near the Social Democratic Party (SPD) offices. Local police said there was no indication For political motive, but the background in fact is still unclear.

A car bomb had exploded at an Iraqi police recruiting center at Kisak, killing at least three people and wounding dozens more, according to security officials. "Local police spokesman Don Aron told a news conference that forces were called following a vehicle linked to the blast." Sources told the Associated Press that authorities had located the remains of a man in the area of ​​the blast in the town of Nashville, and it was not yet clear if he was a victim or a person involved in the blast. 

The new corona mutation is spreading around the world:

 The Spanish government confirmed today (Saturday) that the first four cases of the British corona mutation have been discovered in Madrid.

In all cases, these are people who have recently returned from the UK.

France also announced the first case of the British mutation in the country.

In Sweden, a first case of the new mutation has been identified in a British tourist.

The Swedish health agency clerk, Sarah Bifors, said at a press conference that the tourist went into isolation upon his arrival in Sweden, and that no further cases have been discovered so far.

Following the new mutation, more than 50 countries have imposed restrictions on passengers arriving from the UK.

Madrid banned the entry of foreigners from the UK on Tuesday.

Photo: Reuters

"Iran may attack Israel from Iraq"

: In a special interview with the Saudi website "Ilaf", IDF Spokesman Brigadier General Hedi Zilberman said last night (Friday) that Israel monitors Iran's movements in the region.

Zilberman denied that Israel knew of Iran's intention or plan to attack Israel, but stressed: "We have information that Iran is developing as UAVs and smart missiles that are capable of reaching as far as Israel." 

Source: israelhayom

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