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Update: As of early this morning, Minister of Defense Moshe Yaalon announced on social media that he is resigning from his ministerial position.

Education Minister Naftali Bennet and his deputy Meir Parush have annulled Yeish Atid's Core Studies Law.

Breaking News: The team negotiating between the Likud and Yisrael Beiteinu is forming a special committee to discuss the differences of opinion between Yisrael Beiteinu and the charedi parties.

Cheider Boys in Beni Brak visit the fire department in advance of Lag Baomer.

the Wilner family in a special prsentation for Sefiras Haomer: Amar Rabbi Akiva

Harav Aharon Leib Shteinman well remembers Avigdor Lieberman's prolonged struggles against the charedi population when he advised the Degel representatives to only give their approval to the expansion of the coalition, "as long as there will be no damage done to Judasim".

The navy carried out an evacuation drill at the Atlit Naval Base in cooperation with ground forces and ships. A number of new ships were displayed during the drill, including the "Manta" that is supposed to improve the cooperation between the Naval Captain and the ground troops.

A private vehcile hit a 12 year old schoolgirl in Ramat Shlomo Jeruslaem this morning.

A Bechadrey exclusive : Amiran Dvir and Roli Ezrachi present a duet composed by Dvir and arranged by both. The clip was produced at the initiative of Bechadrey Charedim. It was filmed in Israel and America

Meir Ettinger, the administrative detainee who was arrested as a suspect in the Duma case will be released at the end of May.

Just two centimeters made the difference e between life and death. Mendy Farkash was wounded in the bombing attack in Brussels almost two months ago. In an exclusive interview with Bechadrey Charedim he recalls the details of the attack.

Three Arabs who aided in the escape of the terrorist in the Old City stabbing attack earlier this month have been arrested.

The philanthropist Reb Yitzchak Rosenberg z"l, Rosh Kahal of Satmar flew with the Admor for a Shabbos in Meron at the end of the winter. He donated one million dollars to cover the expenses of the Shabbos and danced on the bleachers before the hadlakah.

Three year old Dovid Klahr z"l died suddenly this past Shabbos in Bnei Brak. He insisted that his parents cut his hair in Meron on his birthday, and not wait until Lag Baomer.

Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked is presenting a new regulation today that if passed would require divorcing couples to first attempt family mediation before going to either Beit Din or Beit Mishpat.

Israel's extreme heat wave affects the animals in the zoo as well. Frozen fruit and garden hoses are some of the ways the zoo helped the animals cool down.

The Bar Mitzvah of Harav Chaim Kanievsky's great grandson was held last night in Ulamei Wagschal. The Bar Mitzvah boy is the son of Harav Kanievsky's grandson Harav Shlomo Kanievsky, Rosh yeshivas Kiryat Melech. He is also a grandson of Harav Yisreal Wertzel who was one of the editors at Yated Ne'eman. Photography and video by Shuki Lerrer

Talmidim of Lev L'Achim's Medrashia for Bachurim in Ramat Gan were misayem Meseches Gittin in the home of Harav Ahraon Leib Shteinman.

A toxic chemical spill was reported in Pisgat Ze'ev this morning when a truck carrying an unknown compound lost some of its cargo on the streets of Pisgat Ze'ev. Firefighters from the hazardous materials unit are on the scene.

Tunnel collapses during early morning construction work. Despite a heavy response of rescue personnel, the tractor driver was found dead by the time he was extracted from the wreckage.

A pipe bomb was thrown at the Kever Rochel compound but it did not explode. It was neutralized by sappers.

Yehoshua Frank, the 26 year old Avreich wounded in today's stabbing attack rehashes those moments of fear with Bechadrey. "My wife and I sat with the children on the bentch and suddenly the terrorist pounced on me. I saw huge nissim and managed to repel him. "

Watch as firefighting jets dowse the smoldering remains of a fire in Ramot.

In wake of the massive fire in Givat Shaul Yershualayim, Sifrei Torah are evacuated from a Beit Knesset in the danger zone.

Just before beginning chemotherapy Harav Moshe Mordechai Chodosh gave his students a special shiur.

Due to the brutal weather conditons two fires break out in the capital. Fire fighters struggle to get them under control.

Sixteen Bais Yakov girls were miraculously saved this morning when their minibus overturned and they all safley emerged from the wreck.

Yeshivas Ponevezh was misayim meseches Kesubos last night in honor of Rebbitzen Elisheva Kahanaman's first yahrzeit. The Rebbitzen was the wife of Harav Eliezer Kahanaman, Nasi of Yeshivas Ponovezh .

He was sentenced to 13 days in jail for failing to report to the draft office over the course of two years. Today he was released from jail wearing a hat and jacked at holding a Gemara Bava Metzia.

One man was lighlty injured in a Jerusalem stabbing attack. The terrorist was neutralized.