Israel requires foreign citizens flying into the country to quarantine themselves for fourteen days
Israel has imposed quarantine conditions on all incoming flights in a move that the Finance Ministry predicts will cost the country $1.4 billion.
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Netanyahu calls virus ‘pandemic’ as Israel plans restrictions on some US flights
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that the coronavirus was a pandemic more severe than any disease outbreak in the past century, as a senior official said Israel was likely hours away from placing restrictions on flights arriving from some parts of the United States.
Final results show Likud with 36 seats, Netanyahu bloc short of majority with 58
A full 68 hours after the polling stations closed and exit polls predicted a surge for Likud and its right-wing bloc, the Central Elections Committee on Thursday confirmed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s party as the largest after Monday’s general election, with final results giving it 36 seats to rival Blue and White’s 33.
Damascus says Israeli airstrikes target bases near Homs, southern Syria
Damascus said early Thursday that Israel was carrying out airstrikes in central and southern Syria and that its air defenses had engaged the missiles.
Netanyahu within one or two seats of forming ruling majority, left-wing MKs expected to defect
With 92% of the vote counted Tuesday from unprecedented third elections in Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing bloc were slated to beat rival Benny Gantz and the Blue and White party with 59 seats in the 120-member Knesset.
Rivlin likely to task Netanyahu with forming government on first day of trial
President Reuven Rivlin is set to task a candidate with forming a government on or before March 17, the same day Likud party leader Benjamin Netanyahu’s criminal trial begins.
Netanyahu: This is a night of great victory
Benjamin Netanyahu claimed victory in the Israel’s elections on Monday night, despite exit polls pointing to his right-wing bloc being below the 61-MK target he needs to form a government.
Exit polls in Israel show Netanyahu election win, with one seat short of ruling majority
Three major exit polls in Israel showed Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and Likud poised to win 36 to 37 seats as elections concluded Monday, far outstripping the 32 to 33 seats predicted for left-wing rival Benny Gantz and the Blue and White party.
Netanyahu claims his party is now a hair’s breadth away from Knesset majority
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed Sunday that his party’s internal polling showed he was a stone’s throw away from a Knesset majority that would allow the formation of a right-wing government.
‘We are ready, and the plans have been formulated’: Israeli defense minister foreshadows new war
Israeli defense minister Naftali Bennett virtually announced a new war with Hamas in Gaza Tuesday, a day after the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terror group launched 80 rockets and mortars into Israel.
Netanyahu ahead of Gantz in polls, but unity government still the likeliest outcome
Days before Israel’s third election in a year, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks slated to overcome rival Benny Gantz, but not to win handily enough to become Prime Minister outright without help from other parties.
Israel threatens full war with Palestinian Islamic Jihad in response to rocket attacks
A barrage of rockets and mortars fell on Israel Sunday night and Monday morning, all engineered by the Iran-linked Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terror group, and now Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is threatening all-out war.
IDF chief warns Gaza clash may not be over, could spiral into greater conflict
Amid reports of an emerging ceasefire between Israel and the Islamic Jihad terror group in the Gaza Strip, IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi warned Monday evening that the fighting may not be over yet.
Netanyahu and Likud leading Gantz and Blue and White in new polls days before elections
Two new polls in Israel show Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud Party leading rival Benny Gantz’s leftist Blue and White Party, which has led in all the polls released since December, ahead of third elections Monday.
Israeli Jets Fire at Islamic Jihad Targets in Gaza and Damascus
Israel’s military says its warplanes struck Islamic Jihad targets in Palestinian-ruled Gaza and near Damascus in Syria after a barrage of rocket fire into Israel from Gaza Sunday.
Israelis who violate coronavirus self-quarantine could face 7-year prison term
Israelis caught violating a mandatory home quarantine for travelers who have recently visited East Asia could face a prison sentence of up to seven years, the Health Ministry warned Thursday.
‘Israeli missile is only guarantee of survival from potential Iran nukes’
In the face of a potential Iranian nuclear weapon, ‘only the Arrow missile-defense system guarantees Israeli survival,’ Dov Raviv, former head of the Arrow project at Israel Aircraft Industries, said Tuesday.
Syria Says Israel Attacked Iranian Weapons Near Damascus
Syria says that Israel attacked five separate targets near Damascus overnight with missiles from the Golan Heights. Israel did not accept responsibility for the attacks but news reports said the targets were Iranian weapons. Iran has threatened a harsh response to any Israeli attacks.
Satellite images show major damage at Damascus airport following airstrikes
Satellite images released Monday showed significant damage to warehouses and office buildings at Damascus International Airport, following airstrikes last Thursday that were attributed to Israel.
Israel asks UK to include Judea, Samaria in future free trade agreement
PM Netanyahu and Economy Minister Eli Cohen appealed to the British government to include Judea and Samaria, the Golan Heights and Jerusalem in the free trade agreement between the two countries, which will come into effect with the completion of Brexit – Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union – in 2021.