Consuming the food product during the religious festival is prohibited by Jewish law.Ms Silman

Israel’s ruling coalition is gearing up for a major test, with a vote expected Monday on the legal status of Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank.... It could also change the legal status of the 500, 000 settlers living there. Proponents of extending the law say they are merely seeking to maintain a status quo and preserve the government's shelf life.... Voting in favor of extending the law will likely anger its constituents....

And Russian shelling against the Black Sea port of Mykolaiv is increasingly targeting civilian infrastructure and homes, local officials say. Western pressure on Russia continues to mount.... Follow live updates here.E.U. leaders are weighing a ban on buying Russian coal and a ban on Russian vessels in European ports.... Those would be the bloc’s harshest measures yet, but talks between E.U. officials suggest banning Russian oil and gas will be difficult. Asia: The war has revived nuclear ques