Daily Archives: June 21, 2021
Israeli Health Ministry issues quarantine after COVID-19 confirmed at indoor concert
Israel’s Health Ministry on Sunday called on all attendees of an indoor concert in the northern Israeli city of Beit She’an on June 17 to immediately enter quarantine and get tested for COVID-19, after...
Israel to hold formal inquest into Mount Meron disaster
Israel’s government on Sunday ordered the formation of a state commission of inquiry into the April 29 Mount Meron tragedy, which saw 45 people killed and 150 injured in a stampede during the Lag...
Iran elects Khamenei protege Ebrahim Raisi to the presidency
Khamenei loyalist Ebrahim Raisi won a landslide victory in Iran’s June 18 presidential election, Iranian media reported.
Raisi garnered 61.9 percent (17.9 million) of the votes versus his next-closest challenger, Mohsen Rezaei, a former Islamic...
Eight arrested in connection with murder of Yigal Yehoshua in Lod riots
Eight suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of a Jewish Israeli man in Lod last month during the Arab riots that rocked cities throughout the country, the Israel Police said in...
Netanyahu to leave Prime Minister’s Residence by July 10
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu reached an agreement on Sunday regarding a handover date for the Prime Minister’s Residence in Jerusalem.
Netanyahu and his family will vacate the residence by...