* Cases rise by 1,630 on Thursday: Updated figures from the Health Ministry show that the number of coronavirus cases rose by 1,630 on Thursday to reach a total number of 99,599, including 24,225 active cases. The death toll rose by 14 on Thursday to reach 795. There are 389 patients in serious condition, including 114 on ventilators. (Haaretz, Yediot Ahronot)
* Coronavirus cabinet hasn't reached the decision of fall lockdown: The coronavirus cabinet met Thursday evening to discuss the coronavirus czar Ronni Ganzu's idea of a fall lockdown during the High Holy Days period to curb the spread of the virus. The cabinet failed to come to a decision on the matter. (Haaretz, Yediot Ahronot)
* Protesters Across Israel Decry Sexual Violence After Suspected Gang Rape of 16-year-old: More than a thousand protesters gathered on Thursday evening at Tel Aviv's Habima Square and hundreds more in around 30 other locations across Israel following the suspected gang rape of a 16-year-old girl in the southern resort city of Eilat. (Haaretz, Yediot Ahronot)
* Israel Strikes Gaza Three Times as 12 Rockets Fired, House Damaged: The Israeli military struck Hamas targets in the southern Gaza Strip multiple times amid rocket fire from the enclave, while a house in Sderot was damaged by what appeared to be a fragment from a rocket interception, on the night between Thursday and Friday. Overall, there were three airstrikes throughout the night and 12 rockets were fired. (Haaretz, Yediot Ahronot)
* Following UAE Deal, Gantz Seethes After Being Sidelined on F-35 Talks by Top Official: Defense Minister Benny Gantz sent a strongly worded letter on Thursday to Israel’s National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat, protesting a June 2 phone call with the Air Force commander on the potential American sale of F-35 fighter jets to other Middle Eastern countries, without Gantz being updated on the matter. (Haaretz, Yediot Ahronot)
