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349 of 460 patients hospitalized with severe illness have not been inoculated; 720,000 eligible Israelis have not received single dose; 40% of the population received booster

New forum of nine ministers will work on policy for campaign addressing violence against women, closing wage gaps and other issues; ministers also okay new PMO public affairs chief

Teachers union said planning to ban unvaccinated or untested pupils, supplies of rapid tests intended for first day reportedly failing; some procedures still unclear

In the first three days of “Operation Vaccination at Home,” Magen David Adom’s Intensive Vaccine Mobility teams vaccinated more than 1,000 people.

New antibody survey among 3- to 12-year-olds, headed by Education and Health Ministries together with IDF Home Front Command, aims to measure extent to which COVID spread undetected among Israeli children

Speculation from health officials comes after US announces plans to roll out booster program, citing positive results from million who have already received third dose

Pilot serological study in Bnei Brak found that 16% of children had coronavirus in the past. “We are doing our best to be able to open the education system as planned,” says Col. Ariel Blitz, commander of the Dan District in the Home Front Command.

At least 58 people have died in flooding in northern Turkey, and dozens more are missing.

Some 10,000 people have been evacuated from their homes • Hundreds of firefighters are on site, as well as IDF firefighting and search and rescue teams • Fire department officials say the case is being investigated as arson.

As COVID infections soar, ministry announces return of Green Pass to public events, social distancing in businesses, sweeping restrictions on event halls, sports and culture events