An oil deposit at Israel’s Dead Sea is estimated to be worth approximately NIS 1.2 billion, according to a new appraisal by the Australian-based Dunmore Consulting firm. The estimate was released on Sunday by the Israel Opportunity energy company, which has a 25% stake in the reservoir.

The amount of oil in the “Hatrurim” reservoir is estimated to be between 7-11 million barrels.

An estimated 1.2 million Israelis visited Israel’s many nature reserves and national parks over the Passover holiday.

Israeli authorities have confirmed that the body of 40-year-old Ofir Gross, who was declared missing in Hungary last Thursday, was found in a forest.

Gross was traveling in Hungary after recently finishing his studies in biomedical engineering. He was last seen at a bar in Budapest, before his family lost contact with him and he disappeared.

All possibilities as for the cause of death, including murder, are being investigated, according to the authorities.

An attempted stabbing attack by two Palestinians took place on Wednesday morning at the Qalandiya checkpoint, between Jerusalem and Ramallah.

According to the police, the two assailants, a woman and a man, approached the border policemen and security forces posted at the checkpoint by foot, with the woman holding a knife in her hand. The policemen repeatedly called on them to stop, but they continued closing in quickly. The force then shot and neutralized the assailants.

The female assailant was treated at the scene, and her condition was not initially clear. The male attacker was very lightly wounded.

There were no Israeli casualties in the incident.

The United Nations Security Council convened on Tuesday evening and “expressed concern” over Netanyahu’s claims that the Golan Heights are a part of Israel. The Security Council said that the Israeli control of the region is “null and void”, citing a UN resolution adopted in 1981.

This comes in response to Netanyahu’s earlier statements during a cabinet meeting in the Golan, during which he said it would forever remain a part of Israel.

Israel’s Foreign Ministry responded to the Security Council’s statement on Wednesday morning, saying it “ignores the reality in Syria.”

“Who is Israel supposed to hold negotiations with on the future of the Golan, Da’esh (Islamic State)? Al Qaeda? Hezbollah? The Iranian and Syrian forces who slaughtered hundreds of thousands of people? In light of the war raging in Syria and the stability and the security that Israel has established in the Golan for the last 50 or so years, the suggestion that Israel go down from the Golan is not reasonable.”