Israel
COVID: Almost 5,000 health staff in quarantine as cases stand at 44,000
January 12, 2022 — Hebrew University experts predict up to two million active cases within days
Negev land dispute: Truce reached in tree fight with Ra'am
January 12, 2022 — A number of MKs threatened to leave Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s coalition over the tree planting
IDF reports 31 fatalities in 2021, a slight increase; suicide still leading cause
January 12, 2022 — Military figures show at least 11 soldiers took their own lives, 10 killed in car crashes and one in combat
Israel Police officer to suicidal woman: 'Go ahead and kill yourself, idiot'
January 12, 2022 — The woman initially called Israel Police asking to be forcibly hospitalized in a mental health center
Illegal to bar Palestinians who marry Israelis from citizenship
January 12, 2022 — Extreme Right’s Smotrich: Justice minister must decide if she is accountable to the Islamic Movement or the citizens of Israel’
Can weed stop COVID-19? Two help compounds might
January 12, 2022 — Compounds found in cannabis sativa seem to target the coronavirus spike protein, its main method of infection
Israel hits new COVID case record for 7th day in a row; transmission rate passes 2
January 11, 2022 — 37,887 cases confirmed Monday, as expert estimates true daily tally at 100,000; serious cases near 250; 12 times active cases in 2 weeks
Amid Israel’s Omicron ‘panic,’ a food delivery company pivots to home test kits
January 11, 2022 — Wolt delivery service says antigen tests are ordered every three seconds – reflecting anxiety and confusion over changing pandemic policies
Omicron sweeps through schools, infecting over 38,000 students
January 11, 2022 — Teachers union head appeals to prime minister for studies to be moved online; children’s hospital reopens youth COVID wing
Lapid tests positive for COVID as government struggles to control outbreak
January 11, 2022 — Foreign minister says he feels fine, crediting vaccination; becomes most senior Israeli official to contract coronavirus
IDF cancels reserve drills for January as troops infected with Omicron passes 6,000
January 11, 2022 — In order to diagnose troops, IDF has procured over a million antigen tests and has dispersed tens of thousands of tests to military clinics
KKL plants trees on state Negev land, Arab leaders protest
January 11, 2022 — Disputed land claimed to belong to nomadic Bedouin family; KKL-JNF has been reforesting the country for a century
