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Haredi virus czar says 12,000 students contracted coronavirus last month Numa says youths between ages 10-16 make up age group with most morbidity in ultra-Orthodox sector; blames fake news for low Haredi turnout for COVID-19 vaccination Kobi Nachshoni | Published: 01.18.21 , 20:41 Some 12,000 ultra-Orthodox students have contracted coronavirus in the last month, a Health Ministry official overseeing the ultra-Orthodox sector said on Monday as he feared that reopening the sectors education s...

Several groups fear that loopholes in Saudi law will allow judges to impose the death sentence on juvenile offenders nonetheless under the interpretation of sharia, the Islamic law since Saudi Arabia has no civil penal code

In a nod to both the coronavirus pandemic as well as security concerns, festivities around Biden's inauguration will largely be held online, though the president-elect still plans to be sworn in and deliver his inaugural address at the Capitol

City car rental levies NIS 10,000 fine for use on Shabbat While Sderots mayor praises new partnership with Israels largest vehicular rental company, City Car will penalize anyone attempting to unlock one of their vehicles between sundown Friday and sundown Saturday, unless they can prove an emergency Udi Etzion | Published: 01.17.21 , 17:21 The southern city of Sderot is set to team up with two car rental services to help local residents without a vehicle get around, but one of these compani...

Ministers to mull lockdown extension as cases surge in Haredi communities Average positivity rate of coronavirus tests in stands at 19% in ultra-Orthodox areas, 15% in Arab sector and 5.5% for general population; Gantz to demand effective enforcement plan before agreeing to extend closure for whole country Yaron Druckman, Itamar Eichner | Published: 01.17.21 , 08:31 The government will be asked to decide on an extension to the current coronavirus lockdown later in the week, as the infection...

Poor behavior giving Israeli tourists bad name in UAE From overturning luxury jeeps to stealing light fittings and cooking in hotel rooms, some of 66,000 Israelis who flocked to Gulf state in a month have earned shocking reputation, with one local tour guide saying some just do not understand where they are Adam Kotev | Published: 01.17.21 , 10:43 Dubai has quickly become a favored holiday destination for Israeli tourists, with more than 66,000 of them visiting the Gulf principality just la...

Trading firm behind purchase of chemicals that devastated Lebanese capital shares London address with companies linked to Syrian-Russian nationals sanctioned by U.S. for supporting Assad's war effort

Irans exiled judoka keeps fighting on Reporters notebook: Joining Saeid Mollaei during training offered a glimpse into the struggles of the man who fled his country after he refusing to throw a fight to avoid competing against the Israeli who is now a firm friend Oren Aharoni | Published: 01.17.21 , 15:05 I was at the Doha Masters judo tournament in the Qatari capital when a photo of the event I posted on Instagram received a like from Saeid Mollaei, the former Iranian judoka who had fled hi...

Health Ministry: Over 600 COVID deaths in Israel in 2021 5,000 new cases of coronavirus confirmed Saturday after 69,500 tests conducted, yielding positivity rate of 7.2%; there are currently 1,115 people hospitalized in serious condition with 246 of them on ventilators Yaron Druckman, Itamar Eichner | Updated: 01.17.21 , 11:46 The Health Ministry said Sunday that 602 people have succumbed to COVID-19 since the beginning of January, with 27 people dying of the disease on Saturday alone. Satu...

Nahariya besieged by floods after cloudburst Local government closes several streets running adjacent to Gaaton River, places sandbags on its banks as precautionary measure and instructs residents to stay home as heavy floods hit northern city Ahiya Raved | Published: 01.17.21 , 18:01 Police announced on Sunday that all entrances to the northern city of Nahariya have been blocked for traffic due to major floods. The flooding first broke out in the morning hours when the Gaaton River, which p...