Facebook Deletes Fake Accounts Ahead of Elections | 10/16/18

1. IAF strikes Palestinian balloon launchers in Gaza
   IAF jets opened fire on a group of Palestinians in the northern Gaza strip this morning as the cell was launching incendiary balloons into Israel. No injuries from the strike were reported, but the incident comes after a recent rise in flaming kite attacks.
   2.Is war with Hamas on the horizon?
   Dr. Martin Sherman, Founder & Executive Director of the IISS speaking at ILTV studio about the potential war in Gaza that is now again looming over our heads.
   3. Israel will continue operations in Syria

Meanwhile, looking to the North, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said Monday at the start of the Knesset’s winter session that Israel is continuing to act against Iranian advancement in Syria while remaining in consistent contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
4. P.M.’S Chief lawyer, Yaakov Weinroth, dies at 71
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Chief Defense Lawyer, Yaakov Weinroth died suddenly on Tuesday morning at the age of 71. Weinroth was battling cancer, and reports show that he had been sick for a while and was visibly frail in interviews he gave over the past year.

5. Australia considers moving Embassy to Jerusalem
   Finally, according to a recent announcement by Australia’s new Prime Minister Scott Morrison, the newly elected leader is “open” to moving the Australian Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
6. Facebook deletes fake accounts ahead of elections

Israel’s October 30th municipal elections are quickly approaching but now just a few weeks ahead of voting day, the Israeli National Cyber directorate has revealed that social media giant, Facebook, has just deleted thousands of fake accounts which attempted to influence the vote.

7. Miss Holocaust survivor 2018 is crowned

The Annual Miss Holocaust Survivor Beauty Pageant concluded Sunday night and so now I’m very excited to present to you our 2018 winner, 93 year old great-grandmother from Poland, Tova ringer.

8. Automatic stroke detection and alert
   David Golan, CTO And Co-Founder At Viz speaking at ILTV Studio about Viz A.I. technology that identifies a stroke and directly contacts on call physicians.
   9. Israel’s AIDOC gets FDA approved
   Now on a related note with regards to artificial intelligence, Israeli based company, AIDOC, has just received approval by the United States food and drug administration. AIDOC’S technology analyzes medical images to assist radiologists with life threatening cases.
9. Hebrew word Of The Day: KETER | כתר= CROWN

Learn a New Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is "keter" which means "crown"

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