Nov 26, 2020
COVID-19 spikes as Israel lifts lockdown
The Israeli Ministry of Health reported this morning that 1,069 people tested positive for COVID-19 over the past 24 hours. The latest data reflects the first time daily virus cases…
Nov 24, 2020
Gaza health sector near collapse by COVID-19
Gaza public health officials are warning that a sharp increase in coronavirus infections in the Palestinian enclave could soon overwhelm its limited medical system as soon as next week. The…
Nov 18, 2020
Palestinian Authority resumes security cooperation with Israel
The Palestinian Authority (PA) will resume civil and security cooperation with Israel, 7 months after PA President Mahmoud Abbas severed ties over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s currently suspended plan…
Nov 17, 2020
Israel may secure Russian vaccine
Israel is working hard to secure enough coronavirus vaccine for every one of the nation’s citizens. As part of his efforts to cast a wider net, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…
Nov 12, 2020
Israel to reopen Eilat, Dead Sea hotels
Hotels in the Israeli Red Sea resort city of Eilat and the Dead Sea are set to reopen next week, as part of the easing of coronavirus restrictions, following passage…
Nov 10, 2020
Israel works to obtain new vaccine
Israel has signed a deal to be among the world’s first nations to receive the COVID-19 vaccine candidate by the U.S. biotech firm Arcturus Therapeutics. The company announced that it…
Nov 05, 2020
Israeli stores set to reopen after 2nd lockdown
Israel’s Coronavirus Cabinet has approved the reopening of some stores this coming Sunday, 8 November. This, as part of the gradual lifting of measures to inhibit further spreading of COVID-19…
Nov 02, 2020
Israel starts human trials of COVID-19 vaccine
Human clinical trials of a COVID-19 vaccine have begun at Israel's Institute for Biological Research (IIBR) in Ness Ziona. The institute, which is overseen by the Defense Ministry (IMoD), began…
Oct 30, 2020
Israel lifts more COVID restrictions
Israel’s Coronavirus Cabinet is gradually introducing the second phase of the country’s exit plan from the nationwide lockdown that officially ended earlier this month. A month-long closure enacted on 18…
Oct 27, 2020
Anti-Netanyahu protests enter 18th week
Thousands of Israelis protested against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Saturday (October 24) for the 18th consecutive week. Hundreds of major demonstrations were held in the largest cities…