The Times of Israel - Israel

16:37 - President Iván Duque of Colombia said he would withdraw a plan to overhaul the tax system to plug a fiscal shortfall caused by the pandemic after at least 17 people were killed and hundreds injured in protests against his plan. The finance minister said he would resign on Monday.

A decision to push off the vote may alienate international partners, source says; Palestinians have not held a national election for 15 years

20:20 - Turkey is weak diplomatically and economically, and won’t retaliate, but for Israel, strategic interests still trump moral declarations

Fatalities, infection rates continue steady decline since pandemic’s peak in January as country pushes forward with vaccination drive that has seen over 5 million get both doses

15:18 - As Independence Day comes to an end, health minister’s announcement of latest milestone in beating back the pandemic gives country another cause to celebrate

12:35 - Following attack on Iran’s Natanz facility, which has been blamed on Israel, PM says US-Israeli cooperation is ‘crucial’ to combat threats facing both countries

In opening statement of trial, with protests and counter-protests outside, lead prosecutor says PM abused his power to shape media reports, promote his personal affairs

President says main consideration in picking PM candidate will be odds of forming a government, not number of MKs backing them; Netanyahu allies claim Rivlin ‘playing politics’

Organizers reflect on previous nine months of rallies: ‘We were able to make a huge protest [movement], but without any means of channeling it’