Tag: Fatalities
Resumption of Israeli train service derails, again, over virus fears
Israeli trains will not resume operations on Monday as previously planned, due to the new wave of coronavirus infections.
The Cabinet is going to meet on Monday to decide on a new date for the...
Israel’s State Comptroller to review government response to coronavirus
Israel’s State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman announced on Sunday that his office will hold an in-depth review of the government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
Israel had recorded 17,106 coronavirus cases as of Monday morning. Some 14,811...
Israel’s train system to return to full service on June 8
Israeli Transportation Minister Miri Regev and Health Minister Yuli Edelstein agreed on Sunday to return Israel’s train system to full service on June 8 and increase the passenger limit for buses, as part of...
First coronavirus-related death reported in Gaza Strip
The Palestinian Health Ministry announced the first coronavirus-related death in the Gaza Strip on Saturday.
The deceased was a 77-year-old woman who had been placed in a special field hospital near the Rafah border crossing...
Search continues for IDF soldier’s killers amid clashes
Arab rioters hurled stones at Israel Defense Forces’ soldiers in the Palestinian Authority-controlled Hebron region on Wednesday morning during operations to apprehend terror suspects, according to IDF reports.
Israeli security forces responded to the violence...
Girlfriend of fallen IDF soldier calls for revenge, as father laments only son
In an interview with reporters on Tuesday, the girlfriend of an Israel Defense Forces’ soldier killed during an arrest operation near Jenin when a resident threw a cinder block at his head, recalled his...
Israeli soldier, 21, killed by rock in Palestinian attack
An Israel Defense Forces soldier was killed by a rock to the head during a raid in a village in Judea and Samaria, the IDF reported on Tuesday morning.
The soldier, identified as 21-year-old Staff...
Coronavirus has taken lives of at least 1,300 French Jews
Between 1,300 and 2,000 French Jews have succumbed to the coronavirus, according to the country’s Jewish burial service.
Hundreds have been flown to be laid to rest in Israel, according to a report from the Makor...
Malls and outdoor markets reopen as Israel further eases COVID-19 restrictions
Israel’s malls and outdoor markets reopened on Thursday morning, much to the delight of retailers and shoppers alike.
Considered potential “hotspots” for the spread of COVID-19, such sites were among the last to be permitted...
Netanyahu lauds Israel’s coronavirus ‘success,’ announces gradual reopening of economy
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday touted Israel’s “major success” in confronting the coronavirus pandemic, and laid out the government’s plan for a phased reopening of the economy following weeks of lockdowns.
Speaking at...