The National Library of Israel, founded in 1892, has digitized its collection of rare Islamic books and manuscripts; last year, more than 650.000 people across the Arab world visited the library's Arabic-language website

80 animals of protected species - many of them endangered pythons - worth thousands of Euros, were seized by Israeli Border Police and inspectors from the Nature and Parks Authority in the village of Tur'an, near Golani Junction

The coalition-led Knesset committees continued to discuss and vote on the numerous clauses of the national budget for 2023 and 2024, which is on track to be approved by the 29 May deadline

The Ministerial Committee for Legislation unanimously approved the bill to unify the emergency telephone numbers and dispatch centres of the Magen David Adom and the United Hatzalah, which have been battling over the issue for decades

Around 200.000 people gathered outside the Knesset on Thursday evening in support of the judicial review, with several government ministers and coalition deputies in attendance, among them Justice Minister Yariv Levin