Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that, "every minute that Russian forces are in control of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant there is a danger of a global radiation disaster."He called In the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and other international organizations to work harder to force Russian forces to leave the area of the nuclear facility.

The weather today (Friday) will be partly cloudy to clear with a drop in temperatures. A decline in the heat wave will be felt. Strong northerly winds will blow along the coastal plane starting at noon.Saturday will see a rise in temperatures. In the Judean mountains, central Israel, and the coastal plane, it will be hotter than usual for the season. The heat load will return.On Sunday, there will be another rise in temperatures. It is projected to be hotter than usual for the season in most areas of the country and steamy along the coast. Heavy to extreme heat loads will be felt. Strong northerly winds will blow along the coastal plane beginning at noon.On Monday, heavy heat loads will continue to prevail in most parts of the country.

New poll shows shifts in party blocs, but neither side able to form a coalition.

A 50-year-old man was critically injured in a violent incident In Ben Gurion Boulevard in Lod. MDA medics and paramedics evacuated him to Assaf Harofeh Hospital while performing CPR.

The victim of a recent drive by shooting in Lod has been pronounced dead in hospital care.

Lena Granberg, 27, from Rishon Lezion, is the woman who was murdered in Rehovot early Thursday morning, it has been cleared for publication.Granberg"s body was found in an empty field near Rehovot. Medical officials pronounced her dead at the scene.

The prosecutor investigating whether former US President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to influence the 2020 election in the state of Georgia is seeking to compel testimony from more allies of the former president, including former chief of staff Mark Meadows and lawyer Sidney Powell, The Associated Press reported In Thursday.Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis filed petitions seeking to have Meadows and Powell, as well as James "Phil" Waldron, who met with Meadows, and former Trump campaign adviser Boris Epshteyn, testify before a special grand jury in Atlanta next month, the report said.

US President Biden said that if the Democrats retain control of the Senate and House of Representatives, they will work to ban the use of assault rifles.Biden said this during a coast-to-coast tour he is conducting in preparation for the mid-term elections, which will be held in November.