Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid reiterated Israel’s commitment to 'do everything it can to assist mediation efforts [and] to stop the shooting and restore peace.'

'Slovakia is on its way to relocating its embassy to Jerusalem,' Andrej Danko, head of the Slovak National Council tells President Reuven Rivlin.

'Many Syrian civilians who are fleeing Assad’s terror are gathering at Israel’s northern border. Paradoxically, this is the safest place for them because we provide them with humanitarian aid,' Edelstein said.