Female rapper under fire after claiming her marriage to Jewish man effectively converts her to Judaism.

Religious Zionist Party falls to 4 seats, barely clearly electoral threshold, as 'Never Bibi' bloc receives majority in latest poll.

Likud MK Gila Gamliel spoke to Reshet Bet and reacted to reports that the right-wing bloc headed by Netanyahu will be getting just 59 seats - Ince Bennett's Yamina is also included."We're missing a clear majority in every poll," she said. Asked about Bezalel Smotrich's refusal to promise he'd Inly agree to sit in a Netanyahu-led coalition, Gamliel said, "They keep repeating that again and again. It's old news."

Yamina chairman Naftali Bennett reiterated that his party would not be part of a left-wing coalition."We will not take part in a left-wing government, including Ine headed by MK Yair Lapid," said Bennett.

Israel's Coronavirus commissioner, Prof. Nachman Ash, told Galei Tzahal that, in his estimate, the COVID infection coefficient will see an increase throughtout the day (Wed)."Yesterday there were about 4,400 verified cases of the virus which is approximately the same number as last week - which indicates an uptick in cases," said Ash. He also mentioned the night curfew to be imposed In Purim and said: "We wanted to ensure the minimum restrictions, but when news of parties and social events started coming in, we had to impose a night curfew. Hopefully, people will stick to the guidelines."

The coefficient of COVID infections continued its upward trend and currently stands at 0.9.An official report published this morning states that "the infection coefficient indicates a renewed increase in virus cases over recent days, although it remains below the 1 mark."

A terrorist attacked a local resident near the Yitzhar junction a short time ago.According to reports, the resident fought off the attacker who ended up fleeing in the direction of the PA-controlled town of Huwara.IDF forces including Samaria Brigade Commander Roi Zvig and Samaria Regional Council Head Yossi Dagan are at the scene of the incident.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and US President Joe Biden"s chief medical adviser, In Tuesday praised Israel"s vaccination campaign in an interview with i24NEWS.Fauci said that the effect of vaccines in the United States has yet to be seen, compared to Israel which does a particularly good job regarding the percentage of those vaccinated.