Since the morning, 1,444 people have been diagnosed with coronavirus, the Health Ministry says.
The number of active cases stands at 17,745, of which 375 are in serious condition. The death toll stands at 3,004.
Illustrative: A doctor using a thermometer to check body temperature for COVID-19 symptoms.
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A former Israeli consul general to New England and Boston will be the next executive director of J Street Israel.
Nadav Tamir, a longtime diplomat who most recently served as director of international affairs at the Peres Center for Peace, will lead the liberal lobby’s operations in Israel.
“I’m excited to be joining J Street at the dawn of a new era for American diplomacy,” Tamir says. “I’ve been a fan of the organization since it was first founded during my time as consul in Boston, and I’m so impressed with its growth since then.
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The head of the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee says the details of an emerging prisoner swap with the Hamas terror group in Gaza are “outrageous” and will bring hundreds of terrorists “back into circulation.”
Hamas is currently believed to hold two Israeli civilians, Avera Avraham Mengistu and Hisham al-Sayed, who entered Gaza of their own accord in 2014-2015, and the remains of two Israeli soldiers, Sergeant First Class Oron Shaul and Lieutenant Hadar Goldin, killed in action during the 2014 Gaza war.
Ostensible details of the deal were reported by Hebrew media in recent days, with unnamed Israeli officials saying that Israel will not allow murderers to be released, but that it is expected to include various gestures toward Gaza, including medical aid to help deal with coronavirus in the territory.
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