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JERUSALEM, Apr 16 (NNN-MA’AN) – The Israeli Astronomical Association (IAA) yesterday, reported a bolide explosion seen in daylight in the country’s sky.

The bolide, a particularly bright meteor, was seen flashing across the sky at 17:16 local time (14:16 GMT), according to reports, photos, and videos received at the IAA.

JERUSALEM, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich issued a joint statement on Saturday evening, asserting that the country's economy remains "solid," despite Moody's recent downgrade of Israel's credit outlook.

Moody's lowered Israel's economic outlook from positive to stable on Friday, citing concerns over the "deterioration of Israel's governance" amid ongoing upheaval over the government's controversial judicial reforms.

JERUSALEM, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Walking into the Abraham Hostel in downtown Tel Aviv, you will find an industrial-style underground gallery, decorated with artistic paintings about China and Israel.

For Israeli artist Sveta Dorosheva, the exhibition is like a vehicle bound for Shanghai, loaded with her love for the Chinese metropolis.

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli demonstrations against the government’s plan to overhaul the judiciary continued on Saturday, despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to pause the contentious proposals.

Tens of thousands of people participated in the main protest held in the central city of Tel Aviv, while smaller demonstrations took place across the country.

Protest organizers, who have held these weekly protests for over three months, aim to maintain momentum and increase pressure on Netanyahu and his government until the proposed changes are scrapped.

15 Apr 2023; TRT: Israeli demonstrations against the government's plan to overhaul the judiciary has continued, despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to pause the contentious proposals.

Tens of thousands of people on Saturday participated in the main protest held in the central city of Tel Aviv, while smaller demonstrations took place across the country.

15 Apr 2023; MEMO: Hacker group calling itself "Anonymous Sudan" brought down Israeli postal and banking systems on Friday, Israeli media reported, noting that this massive cyber-attack coincided with International Quds Day marked on the last Friday of holy month of Ramadan.

In a telegram message, the hacker group claimed responsibility for the attacks on the websites of Israel's national mail service and major banks.

15 Apr 2023; MEMO: The Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs announced on Friday that Marwan Barghouti had entered his 22nd year in Israeli prisons, Sama News Agency reported.

"Despite the long years in prison, Barghouti is still resilient and believes in freedom and the end of the Israeli occupation," the commission stated.

14 Apr 2023; MEMO: Israel's State Prosecutor yesterday closed the case into two Israeli soldiers who shot dead a Palestinian man at one of the entrances to Al-Aqsa Mosque in the occupied city earlier this month.

12 Apr 2023; MEMO: An Israeli report sheds light on the struggle the Minister of National Security and leader of the Otzma Yehudit Party, Itamar Ben-Gvir, is having in order to fulfil his electoral promises.

13 Apr 2023; MEMO: Yair Netanyahu, the 32-year-old son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has been ordered by his parents to put an end to his extreme activities on social media, the Times of Israel has reported.