13 demonstrators were arrested during a haredi protest in Jerusalem Wednesday night.The arrests followed riots at the scene, which included setting fire to garbage cans in the center of the road and rolling them towards police officers, as well as blocking traffic.

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that coronavirus cases among young Americans first started to rise "shortly after demonstrations." He said the protests following the death of George Floyd "presumably triggered a broader relaxation of mitigation efforts nationwide."He added that a "substantial increase in travel" around Memorial Day and summer vacations was also a driver of new cases.

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The Haifa District Court is expected to sentence veteran actor Moshe Ivgy this morning, following his conviction a charge of indecent acts.The Haifa district prosecutor has requested the Court to impose a sentence of 15 months' imprisonment. Ivgy's lawyer, Michael Carmel, asked the Court to impose a conditional sentence instead.

The British Labour party has agreed to pay "significant compensation" to party members who revealed allegations of anti-Semitism in the party when it was still led by Jeremy Corbyn.The Labour party, currently headed by Keir Starmer, published an apology for "false accusations" leveled against party workers who took part in a BBC investigation into the party's institutional anti-Semitism, after seven former party workers were accused by party officials of participating in the inquiry to promote their "personal and political interests."

Defense Minister Benny Gantz held a consultation this morning with the government's new coronavirus coordinator, Professor Ronni Gamzu."The entire defense establishment is mobilized to deal with the battle against the epidemic," Gantz told Gamzu.

Health Minister Yuli Edelstein admitted today that he was partially responsible for the government's delay in appointing a project manager for the government's coronavirus response."I apologize to Israeli citizens that it took us more than two weeks to appoint a project manager, and I accept upon myself some of the responsibility for the delay," he told Galei Tzahal.Edelstein added that, "I don't want to talk about the negotiations we conducted with other candidates for the position - who were all excellent. We talked with [Professor Gabi] Barbash as well as with others."Barbash was the government's original pick for the position, but eventually turned it down, allegedly due to disagreements over the limits of his authority if he were to accept the post.

The Knesset Wednesday night approved the final reading of the Coronavirus Law, which gives the government special powers in dealing with the coronavirus, including declaring a state of emergency and imposing a lockdown.48 MKs supported the legislation and 35 voted against.