Wagner Force Chief: We have completed the takeover of Bakhmut
In a video he recorded against the backdrop of buildings in Bakhmut, Yevgeny Prigozhin says his forces have completed the capture of the town he abandoned for 224 days. "We took the city completely, house after house," Prigozhin said, holding a Russian flag and explosions in the background. Ukraine's deputy defense minister, Hanna Malyar, said the Ukrainian military still had "some industrial buildings" in the southwestern corner of Bakhmut, but acknowledged that the situation was "critical." It should be noted that from the north and especially south of Bakhmut, the Ukrainians managed in a series of surprise attacks to liberate about 31 square kilometers and begin flanking the city.
Prigozhin declares the conquest of Bakhmut | Prigozhin Telegram channel
A turning point in the war? Ukraine is getting closer to supplying fighter jets from the West
As Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky embarks on a global tour to bolster support for the country in its fight against the Russian invasion, he appears to be nearing an important achievement — according to a CNN report citing a senior administration official, US President Joe Biden told G7 heads of state that his country would support an effort to train Ukrainian pilots in advanced aircraft, including F-16s.
The training will take place only in Europe, where a coalition of countries is forming that are willing to supply Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets. Among the countries - the Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium and Norway. Britain is also expected to be a partner in the effort, which will last several months. Beyond training, sending F-16s will require establishing infrastructure for their maintenance. Russia warned of the planned move, and its deputy foreign minister sent a threatening message to the West: "We see that Western countries are still sticking to the attempts to escalate the situation, they are taking huge risks."
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky landed in Hiroshima on Saturday ahead of his participation in the G7 summit. He is expected to urge the leaders of the world's most powerful democracies to further tighten sanctions on Moscow and help his country fight the war. Zelensky arrived in Japan directly from Saudi Arabia, where he attended the Arab League summit in Jeddah.
Biden with Zelensky in Kyiv. US leads in support of Ukraine, photo: Reuters
The Ministry of Health is considering establishing a committee of inquiry: the Assuta fertilization affair
After a couple reported that their child - about three and a half years old - was found to be genetically incompatible with the father, the Health Ministry will hold a hearing tomorrow and is expected to appoint a committee of inquiry into the case. This may be the same committee that examined only eight months ago the malfunction that occurred in fertility treatments at Assuta Rishon LeZion.
The affair exploded on Thursday evening: a doctor reported that a couple who came to her for counseling due to a health problem of their child, born through IVF performed at Assuta Ramat Hahayal, performed a genetic test, and the results showed a genetic incompatibility with the father. According to one version, the parents repeated the test again, which showed the same finding of discrepancy.
Zohar Zispal, one of the founders of the high-tech industry in Israel, has passed away
Zohar Zisapel, one of the founders and leaders of the high-tech industry, passed away yesterday (Friday) at the age of 74. Zohar and his brother Yehuda founded the Rad-Bynet Group, from which many exits and IPOs have grown and dozens of companies. Zohar Zisapel was awarded the Israel Defense Prize in 1977.
Red Computer Communications was the first company they founded together and was the first in the Red Bynet Group. Zohar Zisapel was also an active chairman of the board of directors at Ceragon and a member of the board of directors of RADCOM. The brothers made sure to contribute to the community by the company under their management, and the company awards hundreds of scholarships to students in high-tech fields every year. As of the end of 2021, the Zisapel family was valued at $1.7 billion.
Since the brothers founded the Red Bynet Group, over 1,000 Israeli high-tech entrepreneurs have emerged over the years.
Zohar Zisapel, one of the founders of the high-tech industry, has passed away at the age of 74, Photo: Red Bynet
Controversy in Poland over Noa Kirel's statement: "Lack of knowledge and education"
"To get 12 points from Poland after almost the entire Kyrell family was murdered in the Holocaust is a victory," the singer said, referring to the results of the competition. Over the past week, the statement, which touches on a particularly sensitive point for the Polish people, seemed to slip under the radar, but on Saturday politicians and newspapers in the country spoke out against it.
"The fact that many people in Israel see Poland as an accomplice in committing German crimes is usually the result of a lack of knowledge and incomplete education," the Polish deputy foreign minister tweeted, arguing, among other things, that the nature of the organized trips by Israeli youth in the country played a part in the misconception. "We are starting a long process that will certainly not yield results immediately - but at the same time I am confident that in the long run it will allow us to build good Polish-Israeli relations, based on truth and mutual understanding that both our peoples were victims of German crimes," he added.
🟦 Fakt, że wielu ludzi w Izraelu uważa Polskę za współsprawcę niemieckich zbrodni – a nie ich ofiarę – to często efekt nie tyle złej woli, co braku wiedzy i niepełnej edukacji. Przyczyn jest wiele, ale jedną z nich z pewnością była forma zorganizowanych wyjazdów izraelskiej...
— 🇵🇱 Paweł Jabłoński (@paweljablonski_) May 20, 2023
Arab Report: Terrorist Organizations in Gaza Warn of More Assassinations
Al-Rai Al-Youm, a newspaper affiliated with the pro-Iranian axis, reported on Saturday, citing its sources, that the Palestinian terrorist organizations had received warnings from Arab elements about new Israeli plans.
According to the report, these plans could be carried out at any moment inside and outside the Gaza Strip, leading to a new escalation. This is despite the calm currently prevailing following Egypt's mediation of a ceasefire between Israel and Islamic Jihad. The sources told the newspaper that "the current state of quiet in the Gaza Strip is deceptive" and could flare up at any moment, since Israel will not hesitate to carry out assassinations of senior members of the terrorist organizations if it has the opportunity.
They also noted that the Arab states had sent warning messages to the terrorist organizations about "Israeli plans for assassination operations" in the next stage.
Iyad al-Hassani, a senior jihadist killed in IDF strikes in the Gaza Strip in the last round, photo: AFP
50-year-old pedestrian killed in accident in Western Galilee
The woman was run over by a vehicle on Route 89 on the way from Cabri Junction to Maalot. MDA forces were called to the scene and pronounced her dead. MDA paramedic Shiran Elbaz said: "The injured woman was lying on the side of the road, unconscious with a very severe multi-system injury. We performed medical tests but she was without signs of life and we had to pronounce her dead."
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