Tag: IDF Home Front Command
IDF’s coronavirus headquarters begins new stage of operations
One month after being formed, the Israel Defense Forces’ Coronavirus Command began its second stage of operations on Tuesday, taking over epidemiological tracking efforts nationwide.
The development comes one day after the cabinet approved a...
IDF hosts virtual conference with militaries worldwide to discuss pandemic insights
The Israel Defense Forces has in recent days held a video conference—the first of its kind—with militaries around the world to discuss insights on technological trends and operational issues during the coronavirus pandemic.
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An inside look at the historic efforts by Israel’s defense ministry to combat the...
As the coronavirus pandemic put the State of Israel into an unprecedented lockdown last month, the Defense Ministry’s Directorate of Production and Procurement (DOPP), which usually deals with the acquisition and maintenance of military...
Israeli coronavirus cases near 12,000; death toll reaches 118
As of Tuesday morning, 11,868 Israelis have tested positive for coronavirus, which has so far killed 118 people in the country. According to the country’s Health Ministry, 181 patients are currently listed in serious...
‘Bnei Brak is facing a serious crisis, we need to work quicker’
“We are currently undertaking delaying actions. We have to increase significantly the number of tests we’re carrying out in Bnei Brak. If this does not happen immediately, we will face a far more severe...
As death toll rises, Israel braces for ‘5,000 patients on ventilators’
As the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Israel continues to rise, Israeli health workers are saying that the worst may have yet to come. As of Monday, there were 4,347 confirmed cases of...
Israeli COVID-19 cases exceed 1,200; Defense Ministry asks to be put in charge
Israel’s Health Ministry confirmed on Monday that the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus infections in the country had climbed to 1,238, with 24 people being in serious condition. The majority of cases are...
IDF steps up readiness to battle spread of virus, obtain medical equipment and care...
The Defense Ministry announced on Thursday that its Directorate of Production and Procurement will be taking over the mission of purchasing all of the needed medical equipment needed to deal with the coronavirus (COVID-19)...
IDF Home Front Command opens hotels for patients recovering from COVID-19
Following a directive by Defense Minister Naftali Bennett, the Israel Defense Forces’ Home Front Command opened its first coronavirus recovery center for mild patients at the Dan Panorama Hotel in Tel Aviv on Tuesday.
Bennett...