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Read More »Number of severe virus cases in Israel falls below 600 for the first time since late December
For the first time since late December, the number of critically ill COVID-19 patients in Israel dropped to less than 600, the Health Ministry reported Tuesday night. According to ministry data, 586 …
Read More »Israeli experts announce discovery of more Dead Sea scrolls
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israeli archaeologists announced Tuesday the discovery of dozens of fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls with a biblical text found in a desert cave and believed to have been …
Read More »Israel postpones campaign to vaccinate Palestinian workers
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israel on Friday postponed plans to vaccinate Palestinians working within the country and their West Bank settlements until further notice. COGAT, the Israeli military agency that coordinates day-to-day affairs …
Read More »Virus deaths in Israel drop sharply as vaccines rise
Israel saw a sharp decline in the number of coronavirus-related deaths in the second part of February, health officials said Monday. The Health Ministry said 2,393 people have died from the coronavirus …
Read More »Pregnant woman dies of COVID, child does not survive
As concerns mount about the dangers of coronavirus variants for pregnant and young women, the Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem said Sunday that a 32-year-old woman in her third trimester had died …
Read More »Ultra-Orthodox Londoners roll up their sleeves to fight COVID
As people from across England huddled indoors amid freezing temperatures and a nationwide lockdown, nearly 300 older men and women lined up outside a health center in northeast London to get vaccinated …
Read More »A vaccine injection sees a strong response in COVID recoveries
Researchers from Bar-Ilan University and Ziv Medical Center have presented preliminary evidence that people previously infected with coronavirus responded positively and strongly to a dose of the Pfizer vaccine, regardless of when …
Read More »Israel Sits On Modern Vaccines After Signing Pfizer Data Agreement
A vial of Moderna Inc. Covid-19 vaccine. Photographer: Kobi Wolf / Bloomberg Photographer: Kobi Wolf / Bloomberg We are tracking the latest on the coronavirus outbreak and the global response. Sign up …
Read More »IDF attacks T-4 airfield in Syria
The IDF reportedly attacked the T-4 military airfield in the Syrian province of Homs on Sunday night, activating the Syrian air defenses, according to the Syrian news agency SANA. Syrian media also …
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