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Bashar, an Israeli Muslim Arab from Nazareth, found an abandoned Arab baby in an alleyway and arranged for her adoption, unaware she would be raised by a Jewish family as an Orthodox Jew. 37 years later, the two reunited in a beautiful full-circle moment.

Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi inaugurated Hargeisa’s diplomatic mission in Jerusalem, making it the 8th embassy in the Israeli capital. “For 35 years, we have been asking the world to see us.. Jerusalem was the first to see us and recognize us.” he said.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said Israel will assist after devastating floods swept away communities along the Nepal-Tibet border. NATAN Worldwide Disaster Relief are on their way to provide urgent medical care and psychological support. IsraAID is to deploy an emergency response team.

The 80-person Israeli rescue delegation has returned home after a 12-day mission in Colombia, where it located and rescued 29 missing people. Home Front Command chief Maj. Gen. Shai Klapper said, “Today we can say - there are no missing people left in the city of Cali.”

The IDF marked World Humanitarian Day by highlighting humanitarian missions it had carried out globally over the past seven decades. The IDF’s first mission was in 1953 following a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that shook Greece’s islands.

12-year-old Ayala Ohana, whose struggle with Gaucher’s has moved hundreds of thousands of followers online, was one of 104 children from around the world chosen to serve as ball carriers. She delivered the match ball to the referee at the start of the France – Senegal match.

The municipality of Tel Aviv-Jaffa has appointed Amir Badran as deputy mayor, making him the second Arab citizen in history to hold the post in Israel’s second-largest city.

The Dell Foundation and Council for Higher Education are investing NIS 170 million in a new high-tech scholarship program. It will cover preparatory and degree fees and a stipend, for students from underrepresented ultra-Orthodox, Arab, Ethiopian, and social periphery sectors.

Candidates recovering from war-related injuries will be able to apply for undergraduate studies at Tel Aviv University without taking the psychometric exam. The track applies to all fields of study on campus, with the exception of medicine.

Col. G., the commander of Ovda Airbase, is to be promoted and become the first female aircrew member – a graduate of the pilot training course – to receive the rank of brigadier general in the IAF. She now becomes the IDF air attaché in Washington.