Jewish National Fund-USA has pledged funds to renovate and upgrade the Shavu Banim Center in Be'er Sheva, Israel, which serves the country's second-largest community of Ethiopian Jews.

Families of hostages visited the Vatican to seek support in pressuring Hamas to release the hostages. Pope Francis promised to help secure their release.

Salman Al-Dayah, former dean of the Faculty of Sharia and Law at the Islamic University of Gaza, has issued a statement criticizing the 7 October attack. Many are surprised by his delayed response and question the timing of his statement.

The global silver market is set to experience its fourth consecutive year of physical supply deficit in 2024, driven by robust growth in silver demand and modest increases in mine production and recycling.

Iranian-backed militias in Iraq are launching daily drone attacks on Israel, according to Arab reports. The 'Islamic Resistance in Iraq' organization, comprising six pro-Iranian militias, is responsible for these attacks.

Housing sales in Israel showed a slight increase in the third quarter of 2024, but remain below average. Jerusalem had the highest number of housing deals, followed by Tel Aviv and Haifa.

The length of service for reservists in the IDF has increased, and the government has been unable to pass legislation to increase service length for mandatory service soldiers. The IDF is facing a shortage of soldiers and needs at least 7,000 new soldiers to replace those lost in the war.

The IDF will issue 1,000 new draft notices to haredim on Sunday as part of 7,000 draft orders which it will issue over the next 6-8 weeks.

Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of war crimes for forcibly displacing civilians in Gaza, stating that there is no plausible military reason for the displacement and that necessary conditions for lawful displacement have not been met. HRW also alleges inconsistent evacuation orders and the blocking of humanitarian aid by Israeli authorities.

UEFA has appointed an ethics and disciplinary inspector to investigate referee David Coote following his suspension by the PGMOL. Coote is being investigated for making derogatory comments about former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and the team.

Turkey and Qatar signed agreements on trade, military, and technical cooperation during Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani's visit to President Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara.

Israel attacked a suburb of Damascus during a visit by an Iranian official, resulting in casualties. The attack followed strikes on Hezbollah targets near Beirut's airport as part of Israel's efforts to weaken the group's military capabilities.