COVID hits record high in Israel

The latest data from the Ministry of Health supports increasing evidence worldwide that Omicron is causing milder illness than previous variants of the coronavirus, even as the country is challenged…

Israeli airport begins ‘COVID check-ins’

Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport is resuming partial flights in and out of the country, but already implementing safety procedures against the coronavirus. The national El Al airline carrier has…

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…

Israel-UAE peace advancing rapidly

Cooperation between Israel and the United Arab Emirates is accelerating at near-lightning speed, even though the Jewish and Arab states only signed an agreement just 15 days ago to establish…