The Central Bureau of Statistics has published a new report indicating that the population of the State of Israel has reached 8.9 million inhabitants. This figure represents an increase of 1.9%, or 162,000 more people compared to previous data, and is attributed to the natural growth of the population. Over the past year, there were 175,000 births against 43,000 deaths, as well as an influx of 25,000 new...