Israel's Arrow missile defense system intercepted a rocket in the Arava region north of Eilat that had been fired from the Gaza Strip on Saturday, the Israel Defense Forces said.
The Ministry of Environmental Protection and the Ministry of Health of Israel announced that 90 female mosquitoes infected with the West Nile virus were caught along the axis in the south of the Arava.
Israel's Arava region is not the most likely location for a centre to teach agriculture. Stretching along Israel's southern border with Jordan between the Dead Sea and the Red Sea, the area is known for its hot weather and sparse rainfall.