Page 172 - Israel

82% vaccinated in Israel; race on between vaccination & mutation: Netanyahu

Israel has vaccinated 82 per cent of its population and is targeting at least 95 per cent at the earliest, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday

Israeli army chief slams Iran Nuclear Deal as strategically unacceptable

Chief of the General Staff of Israeli Defense Forces described the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) as a deal that is unacceptable to Israel

Israel opens embassy in UAE, will advance relations: Foreign Ministry

The UAE, along with Bahrain, signed a US-brokered deal in September to normalise relations with the Jewish state

Israel reports 3,155 new Covid-19 cases, 66 deaths; tally at 596,733

The death toll from the Covid-19 in Israel reached 4,392 after 66 new fatalities were added, while the number of patients in serious condition increased from 1,171 to 1,181, out of 1,861 hospitalized

United Arab Emirates cabinet approves setting up embassy in Tel Aviv

The UAE and Israel agreed to normalise relations in August, a deal forged largely over shared fears of Iran

Palestinian PM Ishtaye, new UN envoy discuss stalled peace process

Prime Minister said that he briefed Wennesland on the preparations for holding the general elections in the Palestinian territories starting from May 22

Israel pushes settlement construction as Donald Trump leaves office

An Israeli watchdog group said that the government approved new housing units in east Jerusalem and the West Bank settlements a day before Biden takes office

Electric cars get first battery that can be charged in just five minutes

Israeli company StoreDot Ltd. has manufactured the first battery for electric vehicles that can be charged in just five minutes, a step toward making refueling as fast as cars at a gas station

Israel trades Pfizer doses for medical data in Covid-19 vaccine blitz

Proponents say the deal could allow Israel to become the first country to vaccinate most of its population, while providing valuable research that could help the rest of the world

After delay, Israeli PM Netanyahu's trial set to resume next month

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial will resume in February after being postponed because of a tightened coronavirus lockdown, an Israeli court said Monday.

Israel starts coronavirus vaccination for all educational workers

Israel has started Covid-19 vaccination for all teachers and other educational workers, the Ministry of Education said on Sunday

Upcoming Covid-19 lockdown in Israel to cost $2 billion: Central bank

The upcoming nationwide coronavirus lockdown in Israel will cost about $2 billion, the state's central bank said on Wednesday

Iran vows to give a "decisive response" to any Israeli move against it

Iran said it would deliver a "decisive response" to any Israeli move against it, after PM Netanyahu said Israel would not allow Tehran to develop nuclear weapons

Environmental hazards kill 3,000 people yearly in Israel

Some 3,000 people die in Israel every year as a result of exposure to environmental hazards, said a report issued by the Ministry of Health.

UN adopts $3.2 billion budget for 2021 over US and Israel objections

UN members have adopted a budget for 2021 that was higher than Secretary-General Guterres proposed and was strongly opposed by the Trump administration

Israel prosecutors release indictment with allegations against PM Netanyahu

Israeli prosecutors released an amended indictment spelling out detailed charges against PM Netanyahu in a corruption case in which he is accused of trading favours with a powerful media mogul

Coronavirus vaccination miracle brings Israel back to its true roots

Israel, like most countries, still has enormous obstacles to address, many of them important, a few of them existential

Israel vaccinates over 10 per cent of population against Covid-19

The number of people vaccinated against the Covid-19 virus in Israel has reached more than 950,000

Israel imposes third nationwide lockdown amid Covid vaccination drive

Israel has entered the third nationwide lockdown amid a vaccination drive aimed at curbing the raging coronavirus pandemic

Protests keep up against Israeli PM Netanyahu as new election looms

The protesters have been gathering outside Netanyahu's Jerusalem residence for months, slamming him for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic