Google's parent company, Alphabet, announced In Friday it will cut about 12,000 jobs globally, citing a changing economic reality as it became the latest US tech giant to enact large-scale restructuring, AFP reports."Over the past two years we've seen periods of dramatic growth. To match and fuel that growth, we hired for a different economic reality than the Ine we face today," Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said in an email to employees quoted in the report.(Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically In all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)

Arabs rampage through newly-built hilltop outpost, assaulting Jews as police begin demolition - in violation of right-wing ministers' orders

A 17-year-old cyclist slipped and fell into a wooded area near Kerem junction. MDA paramedics evacuated him to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in moderate condition with injuries to his limbs.

Two individuals were injured in a violent incident In Herzl Street in Lod. MDA paramedics took them to hospital care with penetrating injuries.

A 16-year-old electric bicycle rider was moderately injured while riding near the railroad tracks in Ashdod. An MDA team evacuated him to Assuta Hospital with bruises In his chest and limbs.

A 35-year-old Palestinian was hit by a vehicle In Route 6511 near Or Akiva West interchange. MDA paramedics evacuated him to Hillel Yaffe Hospital in serious condition with multiple systemic injuries.

Antisemitic incident in which vile swastika graffiti was found In school grounds may lead to hate crime charges.

A 30-year-old man was seriously injured when a car overturned In road 5503 near Nir Eliyahu. MDA paramedics evacuated him to Meir Hospital with a multi-system injury while sedated and In a respirator.