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Only 0.4% Contract COVID-19 Seven Days After 2nd Vaccine Dose
28 January, 2021 |
5 years ago
Seven days after their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, only 0.4% of 715,425 Israelis contracted COVID-19. Of that 317, 16 were hospitalized.
Within that total, Maccabi Health Services reported that only 0.027% of their some 248,000 members contracted COVID-19 seven days or more after their second dose of the Pfizer vaccine. Of the 66 that did contract COVID-19, all had mild cases of the virus.
Samaria: Terrorist Shot While Attacking IDF Soldiers
26 January, 2021 |
5 years ago
An Arab terrorist was shot dead on Tuesday while attempting to stab IDF soldiers securing a major intersection in Samaria.
An initial inquiry shows that the terrorist arrived at the Gitai Avisar Junction, near the city of Ariel, and attacked a female soldier with a knife. She fended off his attempts to stab her while one of her colleagues shot and killed the terrorist.
There were no Israeli casualties.
The soldier who was attacked is a lone soldier who came to Israel from England.
The Gitai Avisar Junction has been the scene of previous terror attacks, some of them lethal.
Yossi Dagan, head of the Samaria Council, arrived at the scene and told the soldiers that they “are heroes, thanks to you a much bigger attack was prevented.”
He noted that “a month ago Esther Horgan was murdered in the Reihan forest, yesterday an attempt was made to lynch a resident of Samaria who went out to run and today an attempted stabbing attack at a central and bustling intersection. The response of the government and the guidance of the political echelon to the army should be a determined action within the villages from which the perpetrators emerge in order to make it clear that we will not harm the routine of life of the residents here and certainly not harm human life. The trend needs to be reversed with the Palestinian Authority,” he demanded.
10,022 New COVID-19 Cases in Israel; 9.3% Positive Rate
25 January, 2021 |
5 years ago
The Ministry of Health updated Monday that it documented 4,869new COVID-19 cases over the past da, a comparatively low number which is the result of a small number of tests.
Of the 54,113 tests done on Sunday, a very high 9.3% returned positive.
A high number of 1,180 patients hospitalized with Corona are in serious condition, 369 of them are on life support.
Over 2,595,000 Israelis have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, some 29.2% of the population.
4,437 Israelis have died of the virus.
Israel’s National Security Council Head Speaks with US National Security Adviser
24 January, 2021 |
5 years ago
Israel’s National Security Council head and National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat spoke on Saturday night with US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and congratulated him on taking up office.
This was the first conversation between the two.
The two “agreed to discuss soon the many topics on the agenda including Iran, regional issues and advancing the Abraham Accords,” the Prime Minister’s Office stated.
IDF Pounds Hamas Targets in Gaza in Response to Rocket Attacks
20 January, 2021 |
5 years ago
IDF tanks shelled Hamas terror targets in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday night in response to a rocket attack on Israel earlier in the evening.
Gaza-based terrorists launched a rocket at Israel’s south. The rocket exploded in an open area, causing no injuries or damage.
In response, the IDF hit Hamas military targets in the Strip.
This was the second rocket attack from Gaza in 48 hours.
Terrorists fired two rockets at Israel early Monday morning, causing no injuries or damage.
The rockets landed in the sea, off the coast near the city of Ashdod.
In response, the Israeli Air Force (IAF) bombed Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip, including workshops for its terror tunnel-digging project.
