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Deputy health minister says reopening of restaurants not done deal Yoav Kisch tells Ynet if the basic reproduction number exceeds 1, the Health Ministry will back halting the third stage of the lockdown exit plan scheduled for Sunday; grades 7-11 will return to school as planned regardless of other delays Alexandra Lukash, Adir Yanko | Published: 03.03.21 , 13:36 The deputy health minister said the next stage of Israels lockdown exit plan, which includes the reopening of restaurants, is not...

New 'Beard Exemptions for All' campaign seeks to cut discrimination in the IDF against secular soldiers, who are compelled to be clean-shaven, while their religious counterparts are exempt from the rule

Most Israels hospitals unable to vaccinate inpatients against COVID-19 Health Ministry refuses to allocate vaccines for patients hospitalized for extended periods, despite many of them being at-risk of developing serious coronavirus illness, since the number of hospitalized constantly fluctuates Adir Yanko | Published: 03.03.21 , 10:11 More than two months after launching its trailblazing nationwide coronavirus vaccination campaign, Israel has yet to draw up an outline to allow hospitals to ...

At least eight wounded when suspect attacked people in the small town of Vetlanda; suspected attacker arrested and hospitalized after being shot; PM Lofven condemns incident, says domestic security agency also working on case

Haredi party faces backlash after video likening non-Orthodox converts to dogs United Torah Judaism releases campaign video showing dogs wearing skullcaps and prayer shawls, with a narrator telling the audience, in the High Court of Justice, this is a Jew; video released in response to High Court ruling on conversion Kobi Nachshoni | Published: 03.03.21 , 15:29 An Ultra-Orthodox party has stirred controversy on social media after publishing an election campaign video on Tuesday night that co...

Egypts Aboul Gheit reappointed as Arab League chief 78-year-old veteran diplomat known to be pragmatist with strong enmity for political Islam factions like Muslim Brotherhood; was sole nominee for post that is traditionally nominated by Cairo Associated Press | Published: 03.03.21 , 19:17 Arab foreign ministers on Wednesday reappointed veteran Egyptian diplomat as the secretary general of the Cairo-based Arab League, Egypts state-run news agency reported. Ahmed Aboul Gheit, a former ambass...

Daniel Salami | Published: 03.03.21 , 23:19 Hezbollah Deputy Secretary-General Naim Qassem on Wednesday said that if Israel launches an attack against his organization it will be hurt. "We have no intention of starting a war but will remain on aler," Qassem said in an interview to Lebanons Al Mayadeen channel. We are prepared for an Israeli attack and will teach it a lesson it will not soon forget," he said. Hezbollah Deputy Secretary-General Naim Qassem comment

Environmental protection minister calls incident 'environmental terrorism', says those responsible for Feb. 11 ecological disaster 'must pay the price' for harm to Israeli nature and animals

Israel sees spike in infection spread, drop in contagion rate While Health Ministry reports the infection rate is now the lowest its been since December, the IDF virus taskforce says the basic reproduction number, R, is now at worrying 1; half of newly diagnosed are under the age of 19 Ynet | Published: 03.03.21 , 11:06 Israel on Wednesday said although its coronavirus contagion rate is now the lowest it has been in months, the infection spread has increased once again. The Health Ministry s...

Settlement to open vaccination spot for Palestinian workers Ariel mayor says Health Ministry approved the move to administer vaccines to West Bank laborers, warns that those who have not been vaccinated would not be allowed into the community TPS | Published: 03.03.21 , 22:57 The West Bank settlement of Ariel will open a special coronavirus vaccination center for workers from the Palestinian Authority, its mayor said on Wednesday. Ariel Mayor Eliyahu Shaviro said that the Health Ministry ga...