Earlier this week, the Gaza Strip received its first doses of the vaccine after Israel approved the transfer through its border. The shipment included 2,000 doses of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine which will be used on patients who have had organ transplants and those with kidney failure, an official told Reuters news agency. Source link
The Pfizer vaccine prevented 94% of infections in a group of 600,000 Israeli patients. Source link
Israel is likely to be the first country to see an impact from vaccination – but it is still too early. Source link
Israel had early success in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, but that came at a cost. The divide between secular and religious communities increased after the army was brought in to enforce public health measures. Families across the country lost loved ones, and the nation, like the rest of the world, ended … Read more
DUBAI: Iran will retaliate for the killing of its prominent nuclear scientist at “the proper time”, President Hassan Rouhani said in a televised speech on Saturday, a day after Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was killed in an ambush near Tehran. Rouhani accused Israel of the killing. “Our people are wiser than to fall in the trap of … Read more
Israel’s parliament voted Thursday in favour of normalisation of ties with the United Arab Emirates after a marathon debate with over 100 speeches lasting more than eight hours. A total of 80 lawmakers voted to approve the US-brokered agreement, with 13 from the Arab-led Joint List against. “This historic agreement… will bring us closer to … Read more
NEW DELHI: A game-changer rapid COVID-19 testing technology being jointly developed by India and Israel should be ready for rollout in “a matter of days” and it will be able to give test results in less than a minute by simply requiring an individual to blow into a tube, the Israeli envoy to India has … Read more
PRAGUE: The Czech Republic wants to buy a new air defense system for its military from the Israeli government, the defence ministry said on Friday. The Czechs want to acquire the SPYDER system, which is made by the Israeli state-run company Rafael Advanced Defence Systems Limited and is capable of providing protection against aircraft, helicopters, … Read more
DUBAI/WASHINGTON: The UAE and Israel on Thursday agreed to establish full diplomatic relations in a deal brokered by US President Donald Trump, a breakthrough the three nations say will advance peace in the Middle East and result in Jerusalem suspending its plans to annex large parts of the occupied West Bank. “This historic diplomatic breakthrough … Read more
Demonstrators have taken to the streets to voice their anger at perceived failures by leaders to rise to the unprecedented challenges heightened by the pandemic. In Israel, rising public discontent coincides with record numbers of new coronavirus cases. Monday’s figure topped 1,600 for the day. The current count is 42,813 confirmed cases and 375 deaths. … Read more