MDA says it is treating 3 people for serious injuries following a reported shooting at the Masmiya Junction.

<p>Staff sergeant Rotem Sahar-Hadar, who fell during a confrontation with terrorists in Gaza, will be brought to rest on Friday at 12:00 p.m. at the military cemetery in Gderot.</p>

<p>Comedian Eden Hason took the stage at Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv for a show. When the audience entered the show, 134 empty chairs were placed on the stage with pictures of the 134 hostages who are still held by Hamas in Gaza.</p><p><img src="https://a7.org/albums/781x439/180750.jpg" /><br /><strong>The chairs symbolizing the hostages.</strong> Photo: Courtesy of Ofer Menachem Communications and Public Relations</p>

A source in the police stated that the terrorist arrived at the scene in a vehicle, sporting an "ISIS style" beard and a large white skull cap. He made a U-turn at the junction since he saw a large number of people standing there. He exited the vehicle and began shooting with a pistol. A civilian at the scene eliminated the terrorist.

President Isaac Herzog met German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Berlin as part of his state visit.

<p>The IDF has cleared for publication the name of an IDF soldier who fell in Gaza and whose family has been notified:</p><p>Staff sergeant Noam Haba, 20, from Jerusalem, fell in battle in southern Gaza.</p>

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemns the IDF’s operation in a Khan Yunis hospital which housed dozens of Hamas terrorists during the war.

Young religious Zionist Torah scholars find connections to the Land of Israel in the Torah reading.