Israel news:
Operation Blue Shield: Thousands of policemen and G.S.S. personnel, border patrol and volunteers will participate in securing President Trump’s visit.
Ashdod fire update: Because of a fire, the Ministry of the Environment last week recommended people in the Ashdod areas affected by smoke to stay indoors. The fires started at Ashdod’s oxidation ponds when thorns around the ponds caught fire. First the fire from thorns was put out, and now five days later the fires in the oxidation pools themselves were finally put out. Sewage from the wastewater treatment plants was used to put out those fires.
Calandia Checkpoint terror attack aborted: A 14 year old girl from the territories was stopped at the Calandia Checkpoint north of Jerusalem when found to be carrying a knife.
World news:
Trump received royal welcome in Saudi Arabia: President Trump was received with open arms and great respect in Saudi Arabia. He signed a 110 billion dollar arms deal to provide tanks, war ships, missile defense systems, radar systems and cyber security. He will talk about cooperation in fighting world terror today in Saudi Arabia before coming to Israel tomorrow.
Twitter Owner Evan Williams apologizes to America for providing the media platform which enabled Trump to win the elections. “It's a very bad thing, Twitter's role in that. If it's true he wouldn't be president if it weren't for Twitter, then yeah, I'm sorry,” were the words he tweeted and told the N.Y. Times.
“I love the people of Israel” Trump said in an interview before embarking on his trip. “I am working very hard to finally have peace for the people of Israel and the Palestinians. Hopefully that can come about much sooner than anybody has ever projected. This is a great opportunity, good for everyone. There is tremendous possibility. This is a deal that is good for all. … We have the right people on it too,”
“Trump’s Leaks to senior Russian officials had information that did not come from Israel”, according to senior Jordanian officials.
Iranian elections very high voter turnout brought incumbent President Hassan Ruhani victory in the presidential elections.