At a little past 11 p.m. on Monday, sirens were activated in large swathes of central Israel due to falling shrapnel from a Houthi missile targeting the Jewish state.

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Lag B’Omer, the Jewish Festival of Fire, is being celebrated tonight in communities throughout Israel.

Due to security concerns in northern Israel, The largest gathering, which was usually held in Meron, was moved to Bet Shemesh in central Israel.

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Here is a recap of the top Israel news stories on December 18, 2019.

And in case you missed our last recap…

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Every third Israeli is a child. That’s what numbers from Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics revealed on the eve of World Children’s Day, which is celebrated on Wednesday.

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