Israel Extends Travel Restrictions for a Further 10 Days

A medical worker prepares to administer a patient’s third dose of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Clalit Healthcare Maintenance Organization in Jerusalem, August 13, 2021. (Reuters)
A medical worker prepares to administer a patient’s third dose of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Clalit Healthcare Maintenance Organization in Jerusalem, August 13, 2021. (Reuters)
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Israel Extends Travel Restrictions for a Further 10 Days

A medical worker prepares to administer a patient’s third dose of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Clalit Healthcare Maintenance Organization in Jerusalem, August 13, 2021. (Reuters)
A medical worker prepares to administer a patient’s third dose of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Clalit Healthcare Maintenance Organization in Jerusalem, August 13, 2021. (Reuters)

The Israeli Prime Minister and Health Minister are extending Israel’s tough travel restrictions including its entry ban on all foreign nationals for a further ten days, in a bid to stop further cases of the omicron variant of coronavirus entering the country.

The extension means the restrictions on passengers arriving at Israel’s Ben-Gurion International Airport will run until at least the 22 of December.

Under the current requirements, all Israelis returning from abroad must self-quarantine until they receive confirmation of a negative coronavirus test result.

Those arriving from high-risk countries are required to isolate at a state-governed quarantine hotel until they receive a negative result. Israel has identified at least 21 cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant.

The statement also said additional restrictions and incentives for vaccination may be imposed in the coming days.



Belgian Court Orders Regional Government to Stop Military Exports to Israel, Belga Reports

An Israeli flag is seen at the entrance to a school in Kibbutz Amir near Israel's border with Lebanon, in northern Israel, October 10, 2023. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
An Israeli flag is seen at the entrance to a school in Kibbutz Amir near Israel's border with Lebanon, in northern Israel, October 10, 2023. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
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Belgian Court Orders Regional Government to Stop Military Exports to Israel, Belga Reports

An Israeli flag is seen at the entrance to a school in Kibbutz Amir near Israel's border with Lebanon, in northern Israel, October 10, 2023. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
An Israeli flag is seen at the entrance to a school in Kibbutz Amir near Israel's border with Lebanon, in northern Israel, October 10, 2023. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner

A court in Brussels on Thursday ordered the regional Flemish government to stop all transit of military equipment to Israel, Belgian news agency Belga reported.

The region is home to the Antwerp-Bruges port - one of the largest in Europe.