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A Kremlin spokesman said on Tuesday that the approvals needed for Naama Issachar's pardon request have been passed to President Vladimir Putin who is expected to deliver his decision soon.

The new West Bank Jewish Population Stats Report, updated to January 1st, will be released later today.

Responding to reports that the soon-to-be-unveiled United States peace plan for Israel and the Palestinian Authority includes creation of a PA state, the Sovereignty Movement told Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, "If the deal is a Palestinian State in exchange for sovereignty - cancel the deal!"

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For the first time in years, Israel has allowed the entry of cement into Gaza without United Nations supervision, according to public radio.

Israel will provide additional relief in marketing produce and other goods from Gaza in Israel.

By a vote of 60-0, the Knesset has approved the establishment of the House Committee, which is scheduled to discuss Member of Knesset Haim Katz's request for immunity from prosecution on corruption charges.

The Israel Defense Forces' spokesman said on Tuesday that in accordance with the army's ongoing assessment of the situation, it has been decided to reinforce Jordan Valley units with more footsoldiers in preparation for the Trump administration's unveiling of the diplomatic portion of its peace plan for Israel and the Palestinian Authority, scheduled for this evening (Israel Time).

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Chairman David Elhayani of the Yesha Council of Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria said on Tuesday, "We declare that we will not allow the establishment of a Palestinian state even at the cost of giving up sovereignty in Judea, Samaria and the Jordan Valley."

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A number of haredi-religious demonstrators have tried to break into the Israel Defense Forces induction office in Jerusalem, in protest of the arrest of a girl for desertion.

Before that, protesters clashed with police.

Chairman Avi Himi of the Bar Association has welcomed the withdrawal of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's request for immunity.

Speaking at the Eilat Municipal Corporation Conference, Himi said, "The prime minister knows what he is doing. The request for immunity is legitimate and the law was already set when Bibi was an apprentice scout. He thought he was entitled to defend himself and submit the application and since he has withdrawn it - well done."

President Reuven Rivlin has begun his official visit to Germany, during which he will meet with counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Chancellor Angela Merkel, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas and Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer.

Joining Rivlin are the families of soldiers Hadar Goldin and Oron Shaul, whose bodies have been held by Hamas since the 2014 Protective Edge counterterror operation in Gaza.

Member of Knesset Yair Lapid, one of the leaders of the Blue and White Party, has criticized Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein, a senior Likud MK, who left the plenary hearing dealing with the establishment of the Knesset House Committee, which was boycotted by the right-wing parties.

Lapid said, "Once they are going to lose a procedural vote and they run away. This is no longer a coalition but a body that is only meant to defend defendant Netanyahu."

Chabad emissary declined WH invitation to ceremony for Trump's signing of act because it took place on Shabbat - so event was made earlier.

Germany joins list of countries with identified coronavirus patients as number of dead in China tops 100.

(AFP) - Palestinian Authority officials say rival factions Hamas and Fatah will join forces Tuesday in a rare meeting in Ramallah against United States President Donald Trump's long-awaited peace plan for the PA and Israel.

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Rain expected to resume - but more lightly than the recent storms.

A pet store collapsed, Tuesday morning, in Meyerhoff Square in the Kiryat Eliezer section of Haifa.

A man was rescued from under the gallery floor with light injuries. Seven teams of fire fighters are looking for other people who may have been trapped.

Police will ask the Tel Aviv Youth Magistrates Court on Tuesday to extend the detention of a boy suspected of assaulting a bus driver.

The boy was arrested after the driver filed a complaint with police against several youths who attacked him during a trip from Tel Aviv to Holon.

The firefighting services suspect that two of the four vehicles that went up in flames Monday evening on Tchernichovsky Street in Kiryat Ata were deliberately set on fire.

Inspection findings will be forwarded to the police.

President Reuven Rivlin has eulogized retired paratroop colonel Shimon Kahaner who died at the age of 85, saying, "A final salute to Kacha, a legend who was always larger than life. Until the last moment, he was still engaged in what he would leave for future generations and continuing to inspire generations of bold soldiers."

Rivlin added, "We will look up to his character, his battle legacy, which he continued to pass on to every group of soldiers who merited the 'Kacha hours'."

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Chairman Itzik Shmuli of the Labor Party Knesset faction has responded to the withdrawal of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's request for immunity from prosecution on corruption charges by saying, "Since Netanyahu has decided to withdraw his request for immunity from the Knesset, the attorney general must, as required, transfer the indictment to the court today."

Shmuli added, "Israel is indeed facing important historical decisions, but as Netanyahu himself testified regarding his predecessor in office - a prime minister charged with criminal acts has no mandate to make decisions for his state and his people. Netanyahu needs to update his new status - from a White House guest to the defendants' bench."

Findings point to side effect of steroids not previously described in medical literature.

The Blue and White Party has decided to hold the planned debate in the Knesset plenum and to approve the establishment of the Knesset House Committee despite Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's announcement that he is withdrawing his request for immunity from prosecution on corruption charges.

Party officials said that the committee's agenda would include Member of Knesset Haim Katz's request for immunity from corruption prosecution.

Member of Knesset Tamar Zandberg (Meretz) has responded to Prime Minister Netanyahu's withdrawal of his request for immunity from prosecution on corruption charges by saying, "Netanyahu's attempt to turn the Knesset into a refuge city for a criminal has collapsed today."

Zandberg continued, "The one accused of bribery should resign and stand trial as a citizen rather than in the prime minister's chair on which he is stuck."

Former member of Knesset Taleb As-Sana, advisor to Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas on Israeli society, has criticized Tuesday's scheduled release of the United States peace plan for Israel and the PA.

Interviewed by Galei Tzahal radio, As-Sana said, "In Israel, they are calling it an historic milestone. I define it as a loss of historical value. This is a way for promoting escalation - not peace."

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has announced that he will withdraw his request for parliamentary immunity from prosecution on corruption charges.

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IDF consistently enjoys support of public, most Israelis want some haredim to stay in yeshiva while majority serve.

The Beit Shemesh municipality has launched a pilot program in which 35 public institutions in the city will generate electricity through solar panels on the roofs of 60 of their buildings, which are expected to lead to significant economic savings in the local authority's electricity expenditure, and to generate revenue from the sale of the electricity to the electric company.

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An elementary school classroom has been set ablaze in the Samarian Palestinian Authority village of Einabus, according to the Israel Public Broadcasting Corporation.

Graffiti was sprayed on the wall.

Prime Minister's Office ends partnership with Genesis Prize, nicknamed the "Jewish Nobel', over concerns alliance made award seem political.

The governor of Moscow signed Naama Issachar's pardon request Tuesday morning, after the pardon committee approved the request Monday evening.

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The Washington Post reported on Tuesday that President Donald Trump's peace proposal for Israel and the Palestinian Authority "is expected to offer limited autonomy to Palestinians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem that would increase over about a three-year timeline if Palestinian leadership undertook new political measures, renounced violence and took other steps in negotiation with Israel," according to people familiar with the plan.

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Hours before unveiling of US peace plan, Samaria Council Head Yossi Dagan meets with PM in Washington, presenting him with red lines.

Member of Knesset Ayelet Shaked (Yamina) said, Tuesday morning, that her party will not recognize a Palestinian Authority state under any circumstances.

Interviewed by public radio in the wake of a report that the United States peace plan to be unveiled later in the day will include a PA state and annexation of Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria, Shaked said, "Israeli law can be applied without recognizing such a state."

Police open investigation after preschool assistants report child abuse by preschool teacher.

Sources in the Central Election Committee believe that most members of the committee will vote in favor of disqualifying Member of Knesset Heba Yazbak (Balad) from running for Knesset, according to the Israel Public Broadcasting Corporation.

If the committee votes to disqualify MK Yazbak, the final decision on the matter will be made by the Supreme Court.

Two explosives attached to balloons were found Tuesday morning in the Shaar Hanegev Council Region, one on agricultural land and the other in a greenhouse.

There were no casualties.

Iranian Foreig Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif wrote on Twitter, Monday, "Instead of a delusional “Deal of the Century”—which will be D.O.A.—self-described "champions of democracy” would do better to accept Iran's democratic solution proposed by Ayatollah Khamenei: A referendum whereby ALL Palestinians—Muslim, Jew or Christian—decide their future." [capitalization Zarif's]

The Water Authority reported, Tuesday morning, that Lake Kinneret/the Sea of Galilee has risen two centimeters in the last 24 hours and stands at 210.37 meters below sea level.

The Saudi Al-Hadath Channel reported Tuesday that United States President Donald Trump's peace plan includes the establishment of a future Palestinian state, leaves the situation on the Temple Mount under Jordanian control and Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria will be annexed.

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