COVID-19: Egypt suspends all air traffic

Egypt has announced that all air traffic will be halted starting tomorrow in efforts to prevent the rapid spread of the coronavirus. The Arab Republic’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly explained…

Netanyahu pleads ‘don’t leave your homes’

The interim government in Jerusalem, under the leadership of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, continues to enact new and increasingly stricter measures to try a slow down the spread of the…

Netanyahu: ‘we are at war’ against COVID-19

Israel’s transition government has announced a series of new measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus. The number of confirmed cases of infected Israelis doubled since Friday to more…

Israel to use counter-terror methods against COVID-19

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that highly sophisticated surveillance will soon be implemented to compel compliance by those refusing to adhere to government mandates regarding self-quarantine to halt…

Netanyahu calls for national emergency government

Jerusalem is seemingly making every effort to combat the spread of the coronavirus as the number of confirmed cases continues to rise steadily. As of this morning, the Health Ministry…

Purim amid coronavirus

As the coronavirus seems to be the first and foremost on everybody’s mind these days, here’s a little update from Israel amid the aftermath of elections and the feast of…

Israel to quarantine all international travelers

Every international traveler returning to Israel must now observe a self-imposed 14-day quarantine. The latest restriction aimed at curbing the spread of the novel coronavirus was implemented immediately after being…

Netanyahu: Coronavirus is a “global pandemic”

Israel has added 5 more nations to its restricted fly-list in attempts to prevent further contagion of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Now all non-citizens from Austria, Germany, Spain, France and…

COVID-19: Juniper Cobra drill cancelled

The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit informed TV7 that the U.S.-Israeli Juniper Cobra military exercise, has been cancelled over coronavirus concerns. The joint drill began on Tuesday and was slated to conclude…