9 apr 2020
Passengers from New York arrive despite nationwide regulations grounded all international and domestic flights; travelers falsely declare they have option to self-isolate in order to enter country
Dozens of passengers traveling from the United States were allowed entry to Israel on Thursday, despite regulations requiring any non-nationals to enter a 14-day quarantine at a state-run facility.
It is the second time in days that such a breach has happened.
According to health regulations that came into effect overnight Sunday, all arrivals from overseas are supposed to be taken to isolation compounds operated by the IDF Home Front Command.
Instead, the travelers who arrived from New York were greeted by Magen David Adom teams who checked them for coronavirus-related symptoms and then allowed entry into the country after they signed a form declaring they would remain in self-isolation for the next two weeks.
One of the travelers told Ynet that he did not have a place to self-isolate despite declaring so at the airport.
"I still haven't figured out where to isolate myself but first let me get home and then we'll worry about it," the man said. "It's a completely technical matter, I'm sure I'll find a room in my relatives' house and they'll take care of everything I need."
Daniel, another passenger on the flight, told Ynet that he was allowed by health officials to take a cab home after he filled in the forms.
"They explained to us on the plane what was going to happen and what it meant to be in isolation and asked us all kinds of questions on whether we were feeling well or had a cough," Daniel said.
"Then they took our temperatures and said that if there was someone on board who had no place to go, they should make it know and he would be taken care of. After we filled out a form, we were told we could go home but should stay in 14-day isolation."
The flight in question, United Airlines flight UA90, landed in Israel from Newark Airport on Thursday despite a nationwide lockdown that brought all public transport, including international and domestic flights, to a halt from 8pm on Tuesday until Sunday at 8am.
However, the regulations state that international flights could operate with the prior approval of the ministers of transport and the interior.
This is the second commercial flight to land in Israel after the new directive, which requires those arriving in Israel to enter self-isolation at a state-run facility, came into effect.
Another group that returned from the U.S. on Sunday were freely allowed to leave the airport .
Dozens of passengers traveling from the United States were allowed entry to Israel on Thursday, despite regulations requiring any non-nationals to enter a 14-day quarantine at a state-run facility.
It is the second time in days that such a breach has happened.
According to health regulations that came into effect overnight Sunday, all arrivals from overseas are supposed to be taken to isolation compounds operated by the IDF Home Front Command.
Instead, the travelers who arrived from New York were greeted by Magen David Adom teams who checked them for coronavirus-related symptoms and then allowed entry into the country after they signed a form declaring they would remain in self-isolation for the next two weeks.
One of the travelers told Ynet that he did not have a place to self-isolate despite declaring so at the airport.
"I still haven't figured out where to isolate myself but first let me get home and then we'll worry about it," the man said. "It's a completely technical matter, I'm sure I'll find a room in my relatives' house and they'll take care of everything I need."
Daniel, another passenger on the flight, told Ynet that he was allowed by health officials to take a cab home after he filled in the forms.
"They explained to us on the plane what was going to happen and what it meant to be in isolation and asked us all kinds of questions on whether we were feeling well or had a cough," Daniel said.
"Then they took our temperatures and said that if there was someone on board who had no place to go, they should make it know and he would be taken care of. After we filled out a form, we were told we could go home but should stay in 14-day isolation."
The flight in question, United Airlines flight UA90, landed in Israel from Newark Airport on Thursday despite a nationwide lockdown that brought all public transport, including international and domestic flights, to a halt from 8pm on Tuesday until Sunday at 8am.
However, the regulations state that international flights could operate with the prior approval of the ministers of transport and the interior.
This is the second commercial flight to land in Israel after the new directive, which requires those arriving in Israel to enter self-isolation at a state-run facility, came into effect.
Another group that returned from the U.S. on Sunday were freely allowed to leave the airport .
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Despite the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Israel, with over 9,500 cases and nearly 80 deaths reported so far, Israeli occupation forces opened today several wastewater tunnels near the West Bank city of Qalqilia to smuggle Palestinian workers in Israel back into the West Bank.
Governor of Qalqilia, Rafi' Rawajbeh, said the opening of the wastewater tunnels was an attempt by Israel to undermine the efforts of the Palestinian government to contain the coronavirus pandemic in Palestine, as most of the 263 cases confirmed in Palestine so far came from Israel, which occupies the West Bank. He said the Palestinian security forces, in response, deployed near the tunnel openings on the Palestinian side of the Israeli segregation barrier in Qalqilia Governorate to ban the smuggling of workers and to refer workers returning back from Israel to the Ministry of Health to undergo the coronavirus test before they can return home. |
Israel, which occupies the West Bank since 1967, has been an epicenter of the novel disease.
All Palestinians returning from Israel over the past four weeks were asked to undergo the coronavirus tests administered by the Ministry of Health in its effort to prevent an outbreak in the West Bank.
All Palestinians returning from Israel over the past four weeks were asked to undergo the coronavirus tests administered by the Ministry of Health in its effort to prevent an outbreak in the West Bank.
Number of fatalities in the country rises by seven since morning; number of people who have recovered has also risen to 1,011 - an increase of 164 since Wednesday - including three women in their 90s who were declared free of the virus and released back to their Nahariya nursing home
Israel's death toll in the coronavirus outbreak reached 86 on Thursday evening, the Health Ministry said, an increase of seven fatalities since the morning.
A total of 9,968 people are now confirmed to have been infected with the virus, the ministry said.
Israel's coronavirus death toll reaches 79
83-year-old patient is 4th tenant of Yavne'el nursing home to have died of COVID-19; Passover curfew ends and Israelis allowed once more to shop for essential supplies in stores closest to their homes
Israel's death toll in the coronavirus outbreak reached 79 on Thursday morning, as the curfew on Israel, put in place to combat the spread of the disease during the Jewish holiday of Passover, was lifted.
Among the latest casualties was an 86-year-old man died of coronavirus-related complications Thursday morning at Tiberias' Baruch Padeh Medical Center, making him Israel's 74th victim of the deadly pathogen. The patient is the fourth tenant of a Yavne'el nursing home to have died of COVID-19.
The hospital reported that the patient, who suffered from many underlying health conditions, was admitted to the hospital in critical condition with severe pneumonia.
Another casualty was a 90-year-old woman who passed away from coronavirus at Meir Medical Center in Kfar Saba. The patient's condition deteriorated on Saturday and was critical until her passing Thursday morning.
A 72-year-old man suffering from underlying health conditions has passed away from coronavirus Wednesday evening at Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer.
The total number of COVID-19 cases in Israel increased from 9,404 on Wednesday evening to 9,775 Thursday morning.
Of that number, 165 people were in serious condition, including 119 patients receiving respiratory assistance.
Another 171 people were in moderate condition and the rest showed mild symptoms of the disease.
So far, 864 people in Israel have made a full recovery.
As part of its efforts to stem the spread of the virus, Israel went into a nationwide lockdown Tuesday evening until Friday morning, aiming to avoid large family gatherings despite strict regulations.
In order to reinforce this policy, most of the country was under curfew between Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning, to prevent people from giving in to the temptation to visit family and friends on the first night of the festival.
The nationwide lockdown essentially prevents most Israelis from leaving the municipal boundaries of their own cities, although they are allowed to shop for essential supplies in stores closest to their homes.
Israel's death toll in the coronavirus outbreak reached 86 on Thursday evening, the Health Ministry said, an increase of seven fatalities since the morning.
A total of 9,968 people are now confirmed to have been infected with the virus, the ministry said.
Israel's coronavirus death toll reaches 79
83-year-old patient is 4th tenant of Yavne'el nursing home to have died of COVID-19; Passover curfew ends and Israelis allowed once more to shop for essential supplies in stores closest to their homes
Israel's death toll in the coronavirus outbreak reached 79 on Thursday morning, as the curfew on Israel, put in place to combat the spread of the disease during the Jewish holiday of Passover, was lifted.
Among the latest casualties was an 86-year-old man died of coronavirus-related complications Thursday morning at Tiberias' Baruch Padeh Medical Center, making him Israel's 74th victim of the deadly pathogen. The patient is the fourth tenant of a Yavne'el nursing home to have died of COVID-19.
The hospital reported that the patient, who suffered from many underlying health conditions, was admitted to the hospital in critical condition with severe pneumonia.
Another casualty was a 90-year-old woman who passed away from coronavirus at Meir Medical Center in Kfar Saba. The patient's condition deteriorated on Saturday and was critical until her passing Thursday morning.
A 72-year-old man suffering from underlying health conditions has passed away from coronavirus Wednesday evening at Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer.
The total number of COVID-19 cases in Israel increased from 9,404 on Wednesday evening to 9,775 Thursday morning.
Of that number, 165 people were in serious condition, including 119 patients receiving respiratory assistance.
Another 171 people were in moderate condition and the rest showed mild symptoms of the disease.
So far, 864 people in Israel have made a full recovery.
As part of its efforts to stem the spread of the virus, Israel went into a nationwide lockdown Tuesday evening until Friday morning, aiming to avoid large family gatherings despite strict regulations.
In order to reinforce this policy, most of the country was under curfew between Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning, to prevent people from giving in to the temptation to visit family and friends on the first night of the festival.
The nationwide lockdown essentially prevents most Israelis from leaving the municipal boundaries of their own cities, although they are allowed to shop for essential supplies in stores closest to their homes.
8 apr 2020
A mannequin wears a face mask with the pattern of the Palestinian keffiyeh
As Netanyahu continues racist incitement against Arab citizens, Israeli security forces are unleashing violence on Palestinian communities
In a recent meeting about Covid-19 with a delegation of doctors who are Palestinian citizens of Israel, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said: “Unfortunately, instructions are not strictly adhered to in the Arab sector … I ask for the cooperation of all Arab citizens of Israel. I ask you, for your sake and for the sake of our shared future, please follow the orders, [otherwise] a lot of people will die, and these deaths could be prevented with your help.”
Clearly, controlling the proliferation of coronavirus depends on the commitment of people to self-isolate, but this is not what Netanyahu meant. Rather, he was continuing his racist incitement against Palestinian citizens, suggesting that deaths would be “your” responsibility.
Portrayed as a threat
Palestinian citizens are the perfect scapegoat to blame for the spread of Covid-19 in Israel. Palestinian citizens of Israel are being portrayed as a threat to the health and lives of Jewish citizens - a continuation of the longstanding discourse that portrays them as a fifth column and illegitimate citizens.
In a discourse that mirrors the classic European antisemitic playbook of “Jews spreading disease”, Netanyahu is preparing the ground to blame Palestinians for the spread of coronavirus if mitigation efforts fail. He is doing what he knows best: inciting against Palestinian citizens to avoid scrutiny over his own handling of the crisis, and to deflect from his pending criminal charges.
If there is one sector in which ’48 Palestinians have relatively high representation, it is the health sector (although they still face discrimination and racism within this system too). Seventeen percent of Israel’s doctors are Palestinian citizens. There are also many Palestinian nurses, pharmacists, medical technicians and sanitation workers on the frontlines of the battle against coronavirus.
While they put their lives on the line to protect all lives, without discrimination, their own communities and families face neglect by the Israeli state.
Showing how Jewish lives are favoured over Palestinian ones, even though Palestinians comprise a fifth of the population, only five percent of all Covid-19 tests have been given to Palestinians. As of this Sunday, just 6,479 tests have been carried out among ’48 Palestinians, a figure roughly equivalent to the average daily testing rate for Jews.
Preventative measures
To date, about 193 Palestinian citizens of Israel have tested positive, less than two percent of those infected. These low figures, however, are far from promising. According to the estimation of public health expert Nihaya Daoud, there are probably thousands of patients and carriers in Palestinian communities. Without proper testing, the numbers are likely to sharply increase.
While the state has been promoting preventative measures among the Jewish public, it has not made similar efforts targeting its Palestinian population.
Informational materials were not translated into Arabic for weeks, and no investment has been made to strengthen health infrastructure in Palestinian towns and villages.
Palestinian citizens, like other indigenous and racialised communities, are structurally disadvantaged when it comes to health and access to health services. When combined with a deadly pandemic, the results could be devastating.
The average distance of Palestinian localities from nearby hospitals is almost twice that of Jewish towns in the same areas, and the quality of medical services in Palestinian localities is poor. Palestinian citizens also suffer high rates of chronic conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure and heart conditions, putting many in high-risk groups.
For Palestinian Bedouins in the Naqab, the threat of coronavirus is even greater. About 150,000 Bedouins live in approximately 40 villages that are deemed illegal by the state. As such, these villages are denied access to water, sanitation and health services.
Despite repeated pleas by Bedouin civil society groups, the state has refused to take appropriate measures, such as testing, building self-isolation facilities, or providing access to medical clinics and hospitals. Instead, the state has been busy continuing mass demolitions of Bedouin homes.
Flawed logic
There has been growing criticism of Israel’s negligence of its Palestinian citizens, yet another testament to Israel’s discriminatory policies.
Israel’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic reveals its deliberate disregard of Palestinian lives, based on a racial hierarchy between Jews and Palestinians. Only Jewish lives matter, while Palestinians are disposable.
In times of pandemic, this logic is, of course, flawed. If the pandemic hits ’48 Palestinians, it will inevitably threaten Jewish citizens as well. A logical conclusion would be to dedicate sufficient attention, budget and medical personnel and equipment to Palestinian areas, as our lives literally depend on each other - but apparently, the drive to see Palestinians vanish is stronger than any rational calculation.
Furthermore, a proliferation of coronavirus among Palestinian citizens could provide an opportunity for Israel to tighten its control and further isolate them, both politically and physically.
We have seen this dynamic evolve in Jaffa in recent days, where Israeli police have harassed and violently attacked Palestinian residents for allegedly violating lockdown directives. When Palestinians protested, Israeli police responded with excessive violence, including stun grenades.
This might only be the beginning. If the pandemic hits Palestinian towns and villages, we may see the public health protection discourse used as justification for further militarisation against Palestinian citizens.
By associating coronavirus with Palestinian citizens, as Netanyahu has started to do, measures such as curfews, closures, village sweeps and permit regimes are likely to be imposed. Such emergency measures could become the new normal, making Israel’s most policed and marginalised population even more policed, punished and controlled.
Lana Tatour is the Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for Palestine Studies at Columbia University.
As Netanyahu continues racist incitement against Arab citizens, Israeli security forces are unleashing violence on Palestinian communities
In a recent meeting about Covid-19 with a delegation of doctors who are Palestinian citizens of Israel, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said: “Unfortunately, instructions are not strictly adhered to in the Arab sector … I ask for the cooperation of all Arab citizens of Israel. I ask you, for your sake and for the sake of our shared future, please follow the orders, [otherwise] a lot of people will die, and these deaths could be prevented with your help.”
Clearly, controlling the proliferation of coronavirus depends on the commitment of people to self-isolate, but this is not what Netanyahu meant. Rather, he was continuing his racist incitement against Palestinian citizens, suggesting that deaths would be “your” responsibility.
Portrayed as a threat
Palestinian citizens are the perfect scapegoat to blame for the spread of Covid-19 in Israel. Palestinian citizens of Israel are being portrayed as a threat to the health and lives of Jewish citizens - a continuation of the longstanding discourse that portrays them as a fifth column and illegitimate citizens.
In a discourse that mirrors the classic European antisemitic playbook of “Jews spreading disease”, Netanyahu is preparing the ground to blame Palestinians for the spread of coronavirus if mitigation efforts fail. He is doing what he knows best: inciting against Palestinian citizens to avoid scrutiny over his own handling of the crisis, and to deflect from his pending criminal charges.
If there is one sector in which ’48 Palestinians have relatively high representation, it is the health sector (although they still face discrimination and racism within this system too). Seventeen percent of Israel’s doctors are Palestinian citizens. There are also many Palestinian nurses, pharmacists, medical technicians and sanitation workers on the frontlines of the battle against coronavirus.
While they put their lives on the line to protect all lives, without discrimination, their own communities and families face neglect by the Israeli state.
Showing how Jewish lives are favoured over Palestinian ones, even though Palestinians comprise a fifth of the population, only five percent of all Covid-19 tests have been given to Palestinians. As of this Sunday, just 6,479 tests have been carried out among ’48 Palestinians, a figure roughly equivalent to the average daily testing rate for Jews.
Preventative measures
To date, about 193 Palestinian citizens of Israel have tested positive, less than two percent of those infected. These low figures, however, are far from promising. According to the estimation of public health expert Nihaya Daoud, there are probably thousands of patients and carriers in Palestinian communities. Without proper testing, the numbers are likely to sharply increase.
While the state has been promoting preventative measures among the Jewish public, it has not made similar efforts targeting its Palestinian population.
Informational materials were not translated into Arabic for weeks, and no investment has been made to strengthen health infrastructure in Palestinian towns and villages.
Palestinian citizens, like other indigenous and racialised communities, are structurally disadvantaged when it comes to health and access to health services. When combined with a deadly pandemic, the results could be devastating.
The average distance of Palestinian localities from nearby hospitals is almost twice that of Jewish towns in the same areas, and the quality of medical services in Palestinian localities is poor. Palestinian citizens also suffer high rates of chronic conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure and heart conditions, putting many in high-risk groups.
For Palestinian Bedouins in the Naqab, the threat of coronavirus is even greater. About 150,000 Bedouins live in approximately 40 villages that are deemed illegal by the state. As such, these villages are denied access to water, sanitation and health services.
Despite repeated pleas by Bedouin civil society groups, the state has refused to take appropriate measures, such as testing, building self-isolation facilities, or providing access to medical clinics and hospitals. Instead, the state has been busy continuing mass demolitions of Bedouin homes.
Flawed logic
There has been growing criticism of Israel’s negligence of its Palestinian citizens, yet another testament to Israel’s discriminatory policies.
Israel’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic reveals its deliberate disregard of Palestinian lives, based on a racial hierarchy between Jews and Palestinians. Only Jewish lives matter, while Palestinians are disposable.
In times of pandemic, this logic is, of course, flawed. If the pandemic hits ’48 Palestinians, it will inevitably threaten Jewish citizens as well. A logical conclusion would be to dedicate sufficient attention, budget and medical personnel and equipment to Palestinian areas, as our lives literally depend on each other - but apparently, the drive to see Palestinians vanish is stronger than any rational calculation.
Furthermore, a proliferation of coronavirus among Palestinian citizens could provide an opportunity for Israel to tighten its control and further isolate them, both politically and physically.
We have seen this dynamic evolve in Jaffa in recent days, where Israeli police have harassed and violently attacked Palestinian residents for allegedly violating lockdown directives. When Palestinians protested, Israeli police responded with excessive violence, including stun grenades.
This might only be the beginning. If the pandemic hits Palestinian towns and villages, we may see the public health protection discourse used as justification for further militarisation against Palestinian citizens.
By associating coronavirus with Palestinian citizens, as Netanyahu has started to do, measures such as curfews, closures, village sweeps and permit regimes are likely to be imposed. Such emergency measures could become the new normal, making Israel’s most policed and marginalised population even more policed, punished and controlled.
Lana Tatour is the Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for Palestine Studies at Columbia University.
Israel's death toll in the coronavirus outbreak reached 73 on Wednesday evening, as Jews around the world prepared to celebrate the Passover festival under strict isolation regulations put in place to combat the spread of the disease.
The latest casualty was a 63-year-old man who passed away at Soroka Medical Center in Be'er Sheva. The man had underlying health problems, the hospital in the southern city said.
Israel's coronavirus death toll up to 72, with 9,404 confirmed cases
The Health Ministry confirms two of the victims, aged 97 and 96, contracted COVID-19 at Mishan nursing home in Be'er Sheva, bringing the number of fatalities at the facility to 10; there is a slight decrease in the number of patients in serious condition
Among the latest victims are 97 and 96-year-old men man who contracted the virus at Mishan nursing home in Be'er Sheva, making them the ninth and tenth fatalities from the facility. He suffered from underlying health conditions and was hospitalized at the Soroka Medical Center in Be'er Sheva.
Two other men, aged 77 and 75, passed away at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv. They suffered from serious underlying health conditions.
In addition, a 67-year-old woman passed away at Rambam Hospital in Haifa. She also suffered from underlying health problems.
The latest casualty was a 63-year-old man who passed away at Soroka Medical Center in Be'er Sheva. The man had underlying health problems, the hospital in the southern city said.
Israel's coronavirus death toll up to 72, with 9,404 confirmed cases
The Health Ministry confirms two of the victims, aged 97 and 96, contracted COVID-19 at Mishan nursing home in Be'er Sheva, bringing the number of fatalities at the facility to 10; there is a slight decrease in the number of patients in serious condition
Among the latest victims are 97 and 96-year-old men man who contracted the virus at Mishan nursing home in Be'er Sheva, making them the ninth and tenth fatalities from the facility. He suffered from underlying health conditions and was hospitalized at the Soroka Medical Center in Be'er Sheva.
Two other men, aged 77 and 75, passed away at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv. They suffered from serious underlying health conditions.
In addition, a 67-year-old woman passed away at Rambam Hospital in Haifa. She also suffered from underlying health problems.
7 apr 2020
Members of the radical ultra-Orthodox Jerusalem Faction demonstrate in Haredi settlement of Modi'in Illit against new government measures, enraging some locals who clashed with the protesters
A group of religious ultra-Orthodox extremists on Tuesday staged a protest in the Haredi settlement of Modi'in Illit, urging the locals not to follow the government guidelines meant to combat the spread of coronavirus. A brawl broke out at the scene between the protestors and some local residents who demanded the extremists leave the area.
The protest was staged by the Jerusalem Faction, an especially radical ultra-Orthodox community, which is notorious for its altercations with authorities and its unwillingness to adhere to state directives. Many within the faction identify as anti-Zionists.
The group of protesters carried banners and shouted through a loud speaker that Jews should not adhere to the Health Ministry's directives meant to combat COVID-19. On Tuesday evening Israel is set to be put under a nationwide lockdown for the holiday of Passover.
"Help, Judaism is in danger,” the demonstrators shouted, while waving banners, urging others to ignore the rules. video
The footage from the incident shows the extremists are then assaulted and chasedaway by another other residents, who slammed them for defying state-ordered social distancing rules.
In the meantime, police raided the "Proshim" synagogue in the Haredi city of Beit Shemesh and arrested several ultra-Orthodox parishioners who were praying inside the building in violation of the Health Ministry's directives.
"Police officers have located a synagogue in Beit Shemesh that operated in violation of the public health orders, "said the police in a statement.
"Fines of NIS 500 were imposed on each person [except minors] as well as NIS 5,000 [on the individual who ran the synagogue] for violating Health Ministry directives.
In addition, police arrested a suspect who spat at a Border Police officer, and who was brought for further questioning for the crime of assaulting a police officer."
A group of religious ultra-Orthodox extremists on Tuesday staged a protest in the Haredi settlement of Modi'in Illit, urging the locals not to follow the government guidelines meant to combat the spread of coronavirus. A brawl broke out at the scene between the protestors and some local residents who demanded the extremists leave the area.
The protest was staged by the Jerusalem Faction, an especially radical ultra-Orthodox community, which is notorious for its altercations with authorities and its unwillingness to adhere to state directives. Many within the faction identify as anti-Zionists.
The group of protesters carried banners and shouted through a loud speaker that Jews should not adhere to the Health Ministry's directives meant to combat COVID-19. On Tuesday evening Israel is set to be put under a nationwide lockdown for the holiday of Passover.
"Help, Judaism is in danger,” the demonstrators shouted, while waving banners, urging others to ignore the rules. video
The footage from the incident shows the extremists are then assaulted and chasedaway by another other residents, who slammed them for defying state-ordered social distancing rules.
In the meantime, police raided the "Proshim" synagogue in the Haredi city of Beit Shemesh and arrested several ultra-Orthodox parishioners who were praying inside the building in violation of the Health Ministry's directives.
"Police officers have located a synagogue in Beit Shemesh that operated in violation of the public health orders, "said the police in a statement.
"Fines of NIS 500 were imposed on each person [except minors] as well as NIS 5,000 [on the individual who ran the synagogue] for violating Health Ministry directives.
In addition, police arrested a suspect who spat at a Border Police officer, and who was brought for further questioning for the crime of assaulting a police officer."
Members of so-called Hilltop Youth won't comply with emergency regulations and enter quarantine in Jerusalem motel, clash with police seeking alternative at detention facility in southern Israel
Some 20 young settlers from the West Bank settlements clashed with police late Monday as they refused to go into isolation despite having had direct contact with a confirmed coronavirus patient.
The members of the so-called Hilltop Youth were taken by military vehicle to Jerusalem to spend their isolation period in one of the city’s motels designated for that use, but apparently refused to stay in separate rooms as per government directives.
Police said that as a result of the settlers' refusal to comply with regulations, an alternative was being sought for them in southern Israel, with a detention facility in the Negev being the most likely location.
On the way there under police escort, however, the youths started to riot, damaging the bus in which they were traveling. video
Their police escort managed to subdue the youths and returned them to Jerusalem, leaving the question of where they would spent their isolation period to other officials.
The police said that after the isolation period is over, the youths will most likely face a police investigation due the damage they inflicted during their riot.
According to witnesses, the youths tried to escape the bus and were then detained, although the youths claimed that they were taken to a detention center for non reason.
Itamar Ben-Gvir, the lawyer for several of the youths, said: "The system’s conduct is unclear. True, the boys should have gone into the motel, but they should still have been given food instead of being surrounded by policemen with clubs."
After having met with several of the youths, GOC Central Command- Major General Nadav Padan went into isolation in accordance with Health Ministry directives.
Some 20 young settlers from the West Bank settlements clashed with police late Monday as they refused to go into isolation despite having had direct contact with a confirmed coronavirus patient.
The members of the so-called Hilltop Youth were taken by military vehicle to Jerusalem to spend their isolation period in one of the city’s motels designated for that use, but apparently refused to stay in separate rooms as per government directives.
Police said that as a result of the settlers' refusal to comply with regulations, an alternative was being sought for them in southern Israel, with a detention facility in the Negev being the most likely location.
On the way there under police escort, however, the youths started to riot, damaging the bus in which they were traveling. video
Their police escort managed to subdue the youths and returned them to Jerusalem, leaving the question of where they would spent their isolation period to other officials.
The police said that after the isolation period is over, the youths will most likely face a police investigation due the damage they inflicted during their riot.
According to witnesses, the youths tried to escape the bus and were then detained, although the youths claimed that they were taken to a detention center for non reason.
Itamar Ben-Gvir, the lawyer for several of the youths, said: "The system’s conduct is unclear. True, the boys should have gone into the motel, but they should still have been given food instead of being surrounded by policemen with clubs."
After having met with several of the youths, GOC Central Command- Major General Nadav Padan went into isolation in accordance with Health Ministry directives.
Hospital says patient suffered from severe underlying health conditions and received respiratory assistance in the last week; Israel's virus death tally reaches 65 and number of confirmed cases rises to 9,248
A 37-year-old man has passed away at Petah Tikva's Rabin Medical Center on Tuesday due to complications of coronavirus, making him Israel's youngest victim of the deadly pathogen so far.
According to the hospital, the patient suffered from severe underlying health conditions and received respiratory assistance in the last week.
Three more people have passed away due to complications of COVID-19 on Tuesday - a 95-year-old woman with severe underlying health conditions at HaEmek Medical Center and three more patients at Yitzhak Rabin Medical Center, Wolfson Hospital and Dorot Medical Center. This brings the country's death toll from coronavirus to 65.
Health officials reported Tuesday evening there are 9,248 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Israel, 344 more since Monday evening's report.
This is the lowest daily increase in number of confirmed patients since March 27.
Israel's coronavirus death toll up to 60, with 9,006 confirmed cases
Health Ministry says among the latest COVID-19 fatalities is an 80-year-old man and a 95-year-old woman who suffered both from underlying health conditions; 30% increase in number of patients in serious condition over the past 24 hours
As of Tuesday morning, 60 people have died in Israel from complications related to coronavirus. The Health Ministry said the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Israel currently stands at 9,006.
Israel's coronavirus death toll up to 59, with 9,006 confirmed cases
Health Ministry says among the latest COVID-19 fatalities is an 80-year-old man and a 95-year-old woman who suffered both from underlying health conditions; 30% increase in number of patients in serious condition over the past 24 hours
As of Tuesday morning, 59 people have died in Israel from complications related to coronavirus. The Health Ministry said the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Israel currently stands at 9,006.
The latest fatality is an 80-year-old man who suffered from underlying health conditions and had been connected to a ventilator machine for several weeks. He passed away at Rabin Medical Center in Petah Tikva early Tuesday.
Another victim is a 95-year-old woman, who also suffered from underlying health problems and passed away at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv.
Israel's coronavirus death toll up to 58, say health officials
As of Tuesday morning, 58 people have died in Israel from complications related to coronavirus.
The latest fatality is an 80-year-old man who suffered from underlying health conditions and had been connected to a ventilator machine for several weeks. He passed away at Rabin Medical Center in Petah Tikva early Tuesday.
A 37-year-old man has passed away at Petah Tikva's Rabin Medical Center on Tuesday due to complications of coronavirus, making him Israel's youngest victim of the deadly pathogen so far.
According to the hospital, the patient suffered from severe underlying health conditions and received respiratory assistance in the last week.
Three more people have passed away due to complications of COVID-19 on Tuesday - a 95-year-old woman with severe underlying health conditions at HaEmek Medical Center and three more patients at Yitzhak Rabin Medical Center, Wolfson Hospital and Dorot Medical Center. This brings the country's death toll from coronavirus to 65.
Health officials reported Tuesday evening there are 9,248 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Israel, 344 more since Monday evening's report.
This is the lowest daily increase in number of confirmed patients since March 27.
Israel's coronavirus death toll up to 60, with 9,006 confirmed cases
Health Ministry says among the latest COVID-19 fatalities is an 80-year-old man and a 95-year-old woman who suffered both from underlying health conditions; 30% increase in number of patients in serious condition over the past 24 hours
As of Tuesday morning, 60 people have died in Israel from complications related to coronavirus. The Health Ministry said the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Israel currently stands at 9,006.
Israel's coronavirus death toll up to 59, with 9,006 confirmed cases
Health Ministry says among the latest COVID-19 fatalities is an 80-year-old man and a 95-year-old woman who suffered both from underlying health conditions; 30% increase in number of patients in serious condition over the past 24 hours
As of Tuesday morning, 59 people have died in Israel from complications related to coronavirus. The Health Ministry said the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Israel currently stands at 9,006.
The latest fatality is an 80-year-old man who suffered from underlying health conditions and had been connected to a ventilator machine for several weeks. He passed away at Rabin Medical Center in Petah Tikva early Tuesday.
Another victim is a 95-year-old woman, who also suffered from underlying health problems and passed away at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv.
Israel's coronavirus death toll up to 58, say health officials
As of Tuesday morning, 58 people have died in Israel from complications related to coronavirus.
The latest fatality is an 80-year-old man who suffered from underlying health conditions and had been connected to a ventilator machine for several weeks. He passed away at Rabin Medical Center in Petah Tikva early Tuesday.
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