Israel rings in 2020, new year, new decade

The first baby born in 2020 is seen at Assaf Harofeh. (photo credit: Courtesy)The first Israeli baby of the decade was born to Adam and Eden Ben-Naim at 00:06 IST at the Shamir Medical Center. Mazal Tov!A couple shares a kiss in Tel Aviv as they welcome New Year 2020. (AVSHALOM SASSONI/MAARIV)console.log("2390 BODY2. CatId is:"+catID);if(catID==120){ console.log("2390 BODY. YES for anyclip script"); var script = document.createElement('script'); script.src = 'https://player.anyclip.com/anyclip-widget/lre-widget/prod/v1/src/lre.js'; script.setAttribute('pubname','jpostcom'); script.setAttribute('widgetname','0011r00001lcD1i_12258'); document.getElementsByClassName('divAnyClip')[0].appendChild(script); }else if(catID !== 151) { let widgetid = "60fd6becf6393400049e6535"; if(catID === 69){ widgetid = "65c3a2148772803523c6f41b"; }else if(catID === 161){ widgetid = "65c3a224fb10822a0a7db2dd"; } console.log("2390 BODY. YES for vidazoo script"); var script = document.createElement('script'); script.src = 'https://static.vidazoo.com/basev/vwpt.js'; script.setAttribute('data-widget-id', widgetid); document.getElementsByClassName('divVidazoo')[0].appendChild(script);} Toasting the new year, Israelis celebrate in Tel Aviv. (AVSHALOM SASSONI/MAARIV)A group of friends wear matching crowns as they welcome New Year 2020. (AVSHALOM SASSONI/MAARIV)Israelis celebrate New Year 2020. (AVSHALOM SASSONI/MAARIV)

Israel rings in 2020, new year, new decade

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