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Ex-Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu tests positive for Covid-19

Israel's Opposition leader and former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has tested positive for COVID-19, his spokesperson said on Wednesday. The 72-year-old Likud leader is feeling well and following Health Ministry guidelines, the announcement read. On Monday, Netanyahu attended a Likud faction meeting at the Knesset - Israeli Parliament, meaning that everyone who came in close contact with him will need to get tested and remain in isolation until they receive a negative test result if they're not vaccinated or haven't recovered from the disease, The Times of Israel reported. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett wished Netanyahu a speedy recovery. Bennett succeeded Netanyahu in June, ending his 12 years of uninterrupted rule. Netanyahu holds the record of being the longest-serving Prime Minister in Israel's history. Having served in the position earlier between 1996 and 1999, Netanyahu in 2020 surpassed the record held by one of the Jewish state's founding leaders, David ...

Israel ministry of Health detects 1st polio case since 1989 in a 4 yr old

The Israeli Ministry of Health has said it has detected polio infection in a 4-year-old child in Jerusalem

Israel will continue trying to mediate between Russia and Ukraine: Bennett

The Ukrainian ambassador to Israel also declined immediate comment, saying he would hold a news conference on Monday

Won't end campaign until Ukraine stops fighting: Russian President Putin

Russia invaded Ukraine February 24 citing national security concerns over Kyiv's closeness to Western powers and move to join the NATO

Israel PM calls on world leaders to push Russia, Ukraine to talks

Israel's prime minister is calling on world leaders to get Russia and Ukraine out of the battlefield and to the negotiating table after a week of fighting

German chancellor Olaf Scholz lands in Israel amid Ukraine crisis

On Wednesday morning, Scholz and Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will visit Yad Vashem, Israel's official Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem, and then hold a private meeting

Israel has offered to mediate peace to end Ukraine fighting, says Kremlin

The Kremlin says Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has offered to help broker an end to fighting in Ukraine. The Kremlin said Bennett told Russian President Vladimir Putin in a call on Sunday that Israel is ready to play mediator. It didn't say whether the Russian leader accepted the offer. The Kremlin said Putin told Bennet that Russia has sent a delegation to Gomel in southern Belarus to conduct peace talks with Ukrainian officials, who have refused to come. Ukrainian officials described the Russian move as a manipulation, noting that Ukraine hasn't agreed to hold talks in Belarus. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasised the country's readiness for peace talks but said that they can't be held in Moscow's ally Belarus, which has allowed Russia to use its territory as a staging ground for the invasion that began Thursday.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy asks Israeli PM to mediate negotiations with Russia

Zelenskyy has asked Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to serve as a mediator in possible talks with Russia.

Israeli President confirms Turkey trip, targets climate crisis cooperation

Israeli President Isaac Herzog has confirmed his planned trip to Turkey, saying it is part of his new plan to form regional cooperation to fight the climate crisis.

Pegasus case: SC postpones hearing to Friday on government's request

The matter was listed for hearing before a bench headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana and comprising Justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli on February 23

New yet weaker Iran nuke deal imminent: Israel PM Naftali Bennett

Referring to the negotiations in Vienna between Iran and world powers, Bennett told his weekly cabinet meeting on Sunday that "the talks are advancing quickly... We may see an agreement shortly"

Israel to allow unvaccinated tourists into country as Covid cases fall

Israel announced Sunday that it would allow unvaccinated tourists to enter the country beginning next month as the latest wave of the coronavirus recedes. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said that foreign tourists, both vaccinated and unvaccinated, would be required to take PCR coronavirus tests before their flights and upon landing. The rules go into effect on March 1. We are seeing a constant decline in morbidity data, so it is time to gradually open up, Bennett said. Israel has largely restricted the entry of foreign tourists for the past two years and virtually closed its skies to foreign visitors late last year with the arrival of the highly contagious omicron variant. Recent data has shown a sharp drop in new cases, mirroring patterns in other countries around the world. Bennett's office said that restrictions would also be eased on Israelis returning to the country, with travelers no longer required to take a PCR test before their flight. Requirements for weekly testing of .

Israel, citing 'bias,' won't cooperate with UN human rights team

The decision, delivered in a scathing letter to the commission's head, Navi Pillay, further strained what already is a tense relationship between Israel and the UN-backed Human Rights Council

A Saudi woman's iPhone revealed NSO group's web around the world

A glitch in the hacking software led Apple to notify thousands of state-backed hacking victims globally and formed the basis for a November 2021 lawsuit

Israel's GDP grows 8.1% in 2021, highest since 2000, says report

The country's GDP increased by 3.6 per cent in 2019, and decreased by 2.2 per cent in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic

Israel okays AstraZeneca Covid drug for people with weakened immunity

The drug has been shown to reduce severe morbidity and mortality from Covid by 83 per cent

Intel acquires Israeli chip maker Tower Semiconductor for $5.4 bn

Chip-maker Intel confirmed it is acquiring Israeli contract chip manufacturer Tower Semiconductor for approximately $5.4 billion.

PM Naftali Bennett urges all Israelis to leave Ukraine immediately

Israel was ramping up on Sunday its efforts to help Israelis leave the east European country

Israel urges citizens to leave Ukraine, evacuates diplomats from Kiev

Israeli foreign ministry has issued a travel warning for Ukraine

Israel becomes first country allowing drones in civilian airspace: Minister

Israel's Ministry of Transport and Road Safety has announced the country's first certification for unmanned aircraft vehicles (UAVs) to operate in civilian airspace.