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The International Jaffa Jazz Festival begins today! Leading jazz musicians from Italy, Hungary, Germany, Canada, Austria, Latvia, Denmark, the US, Belgium, Romania, and Israel are gathered in Tel Aviv and will perform 20 jazz concerts together over the next three days.

In another sign of warming ties between Saudi Arabia and Israel, @shlomo_karhi made an official visit to Riyadh. There, he led his delegation in Sukkot prayer services using a Torah scroll dedicated to Saudi Arabia's King, Crown Prince, and their advisors.

This month, the Israeli Trauma Coalition opened a new resilience center in Odessa, Ukraine, to train Ukrainian mental health professionals to better cope with trauma and support patients. The ITC center in Odessa is the fifth opened in Ukraine since the start of the war.

This week, Israeli President @Isaac_Herzog received the credentials of seven new ambassadors to Israel. He met with each ambassador individually to discuss the bilateral relationship Israel has with their respective countries. (2/2)

This week, Israeli President @Isaac_Herzog received the credentials of seven new ambassadors to Israel. He met with each ambassador individually to discuss the bilateral relationship Israel has with their respective countries. (1/2)

The Zagreb Dance Center is hosting Israeli dance instructors Noa Shiloh-Yehiel and Einat Ganz from the Machol Shalem Dance House in Jerusalem for a five-day dance workshop. Last month, @macholshalem hosted Croatian artists Matea Bilosnić and Nataša Kustura for a residency.

After a devastating earthquake left more than 2,500 dead in Morocco, delegations from several Israeli NGOs mobilized to provide humanitarian aid and assist with search-and-rescue efforts. Several more Israeli groups have offered aid and are waiting on Morocco's response.

SASA Setton, an Israeli nonprofit that provides educational solutions for hospitalized children, has opened a study room to serve wounded and sick children at the Odesa Regional Children’s Clinical Hospital in Ukraine.

Mostafa Rajaei shook hands with Maskim Svirsky at a weightlifting championship. That small gesture resulted in a lifetime ban for Rajaei, as Iran bans any contact with Israeli athletes. International competitions should be opportunities to build connections, not foster hate.

An Israeli delegation visited Chad earlier this month to help the African country implement creative, sustainable agricultural solutions. The delegation focused on Chad's date agriculture sector and on Chad's ability to manage its water supply.

.@NYCMayor has spent the past three days in Israel meeting with leaders to learn how to make NYC safer and to explore opportunities for collaboration between NYC and the Jewish State.

Israeli org @smartaidint sent a team to Maui to help with rescue efforts after devastating wildfires killed more than 100. The team is aiding in search and rescue efforts, establishing a coordination center, installing @tesla microgrids at evacuation shelters, and more.

Georgia signed a cooperation deal with Israel's @tasmc1 so Georgian children with a cancer diagnosis can receive the best possible treatment, financed by the Georgian government. @HadasMeitzad said it is a "sign of honor to take part in this important project."

In collaboration with @iaeaorg, Israel is helping build the first cancer treatment center in Western Africa. The "Rays of Hope" initiative seeks to promote lifesaving medical treatments in developing countries. The radiotherapy unit is scheduled to open in February 2024.

A delegation from Israel, with participants from around the world, traveled to Poland and Serbia to restore and conserve dilapidated Jewish cemeteries. The Pancevo cemetery in Serbia has been desecrated many times throughout history.

Doctors from @RambamHCC were in Addis Ababa to perform surgeries Ethiopian doctors can't do themselves. The power cut out as the team was performing life-saving surgery on a 3-year-old girl; with quick improvisation, the Israeli team successfully finished the surgery in the dark.

More than 40 members of the @WorldJewishCong Latin American chapter and the @MWLOrg_en gathered in Buenos Aires last week. They discussed ways to collaborate, including interfaith programming in schools, participation in each others' holiday services, and playing sports together.

Israel is sending two firefighting planes to Greece to help combat raging wildfires there. The wildfires started earlier this week and have destroyed forests and homes, forcing people to evacuate amid a scorching heatwave.

Last month, @sheba_medical and @PureHealthae announced a partnership to collaborate on clinical research, and healthtech innovation. "It is important to focus on the real benefits of peace, including improving people's health and living standards," said @AmbAlKhaja.

Ukraine's First Lady @ZelenskaUA spent last week in Israel. She met with @isaac_herzog and learned from experts from @SHEBA_, @israAID, Israel Trauma Coalition, and the NATAL Center about helping children and families deal with mental trauma from war.