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International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Rafael Grossi said on Monday that North Korea’s nuclear program is going “full steam ahead”.

“In the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, (the) nuclear program goes full steam ahead with work on plutonium separation, uranium enrichment and other activities,” Grossi told an annual meeting of his agency’s member states, according to Reuters.

(Arutz Sheva’s North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Sukkot in New York. The time posted automatically on all Arutz Sheva articles, however, is Israeli time.)

Arutz Sheva's Israel desk is stopping its round-the-clock news updates of IsraelNationalNews.com at this time in honor of the holiday of Sukkot. Jerusalem candle lighting time is 17:58 on Monday. Our North American desk will keep you informed until the 18:38 EDT candle lighting time in New York.

The updates from Israel will resume Tuesday night, following the conclusion of Sukkot at 19:13 in Jerusalem.

Chag Sameach!

Long Island town joins other local municipalities in adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of anti-Semitism.

Foreign nationals flying to the United States will be required to be fully vaccinated before boarding an airplane to the U.S.

Culture Minister Hili Tropper paid tribute to the late musician Gary Eckstein, saying "I was deeply saddened to hear of the death of the talented musician Gary Eckstein. Eckstein is responsible for the songs that have been part of Israel's national soundtrack for years and will continue to accompany us well into the future."

A young man in his 20s was wounded by gunfire in the town of Zarzir a short while ago. MDA medics rushed him to hospital care in critical condition.

4 charged with hate crime for broadcasting rape threats against Jewish women, other anti-Semitic abuse in Jewish London neighborhood.

Event taking place on Wednesday has been boycotted by many nations over its commemoration of original hate-filled 2001 conference.

Musician and composer Gary Eckstein, creator of some of Israel's best-known classical music, has passed away at the age of 73.

Police have arrested a 50-year old man in Rehovot for impaired driving after he was found driving on the wrong side of. The road and ramming oncoming vehicles.

The IDF reports that two individuals attempted to cross the border from Gaza earlier today, but retreated after an IDF force was rushed to their area.

A subterranean pipe has blown out in the town of Migdal, creating a massive sinkhole near the town entrance.

A primer with facts and customs for the holiday of joy.

Arabs fire bullets at Jewish homes in Givat Gal neighborhood of Kiryat Arba, near Hebron.

Suspect faces two counts of burglary and two counts of criminal mischief.

The city of Herzliya has banned swimmers from the Nof Yam beach until at least the end of the current swimming season for fear of landslides.

Human Rights Voices, Touro Institute on Human Rights and CAMERA host conference opposing Durban IV UN conference this week,

A voltage cable has fallen and started a fire near Yarkon Junction. 7 firefighting teams are on the scene trying to control the blaze.

At least 6 killed when student opens fire at Perm University in Russia.

Police recently closed a business selling alcohol in Hadera after a violent altercation in which one man was injured.

An 18-year-old scooter rider was moderately injured by a vehicle on Asirei Zion Street in Rishon Lezion.

An MDA team treated him and evacuated him to Assaf Harofeh Hospital.

Dozens of IDF vets injured during their military service visit Kfar Chabad and receive a gift ahead of the Sukkot holiday.

The publication of the election results in Russia, which was supposed to take place a short time ago, has been postponed to an unknown date.

Political sources in the country note that up to this moment the electronic voting data, which were supposed to be delivered shortly after the polls closed, has not been published.

Pfizer-BioNTech says its Covid-19 vaccine is safe and effective for children ages 5 to 11, and that the companies will submit their data to the FDA for emergency use authorization.

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Ohio congressman accuses vice president of mixed messaging. 'If the vaccine protects, why do the vaccinated need protecting?'

Musicians with disabilities perform 'A Million Dreams' for World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Committee Conference.

Jews prepare en masse for the Sukkot holiday, buying the Four Species in Jerusalem.

Israel approves exemption from pre-flight PCR tests for newly-recovered coronavirus patients.

Photographer Haim Twito documented the sale of the Four Species in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, ahead of the holiday of Sukkot.

Jew-hater becomes a TIME Icon..Has the world gone mad? Has TIME Magazine lost its mind? Op-ed.

The late Rabbi Jonathan Sacks on the Sukkot holiday: 'You can experience eternity in a moment - all you have to do is celebrate.'

Islamic Jihad fires back at MK Walid Taha for questioning whether to leave government if Gaza-Israel war erupts. 'An ethical perversion.'

Scholars work to understand the role Poland played in the Holocaust, but its roles before the Nazis and at present are clear. Op-ed..

Arabs damaged with a tractor the power line in the community of Avigail in Mount Hebron.

Since last night there has been no power supply for the residents.

A major shift in alliances has caused outrage in France. Op-ed.

Those who repent out of fear, transform deliberate sins into inadvertent sins.Those who repent out of love, transform them into merits.

Now, after the High Holydays, we can attain a comprehensive unity, one that extends its holy light over all. Op-ed.

Min. Matan Kahana sets new criteria for funding construction of new synagogues, offering advantage to areas with 'sensitive security needs.'

Comedian contracts COVID-19 despite receiving Johnson and Johnson COVID vaccine.