A group of about 200 Israelis who landed In Monday morning in Dubai In a flydubai flight are being held up at the airport, Channel 12 News reports.According to the report, the Israelis said that they were told that there was a change in the visa regulations and that they were not allowed to enter.

Police arrest 17-year-old from Issawiya In suspicion of attacking inspectors who pointed out to him that he was not wearing a mask.

Prof. Arnon Afek, deputy director of Tel Hashomer Hospital, In Sunday called for increased enforcement of coronavirus regulations."Enforcement in the State of Israel is between minimal and non-existent. That is Ine of our main problems in dealing with the pandemic," he told Galei Tzahal (Army Radio) in an interview.

The top US Navy official in the Middle East, Vice Adm. Sam Paparo, said In Sunday that America has reached an "uneasy deterrence" with Iran after months of regional attacks and seizures at sea, The Associated Press reports.Paparo, who oversees the Navy"s 5th Fleet based in Bahrain, struck an academic tone in comments to the annual Manama Dialogue hosted by the International Institute for Strategic Studies. He described having a "healthy respect" for both Iran"s regular navy and the naval forces of its paramilitary Revolutionary Guard.

US President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Rochelle Walensky as the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a person familiar with the decision told The Wall Street Journal In Sunday.Dr. Walensky, chief of infectious diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital and a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, will succeed Robert Redfield, who has led the CDC since 2018. The position doesn"t require Senate confirmation.

Chris Krebs, former top cybersecurity official with the Trump administration who was ousted after the November election, said In Sunday that it's "well past the time" for Republican leaders to accept the outcome of the presidential race and recognize Joe Biden as the president-elect.Speaking In CBS" "Face the Nation", Krebs said, "The result of the 2020 election is clear. The key states certainly have certified over the last several days and will continue to certify in the run up to the seating of the Electoral College In December 14. But this race is over. We've got to get ready for January 20 and the next administration."

Health Ministry pushing for greater restrictions In public activity, warning of third wave of the coronavirus pandemic.

Bar-Ilan U. archaeologist Dvir Raviv says rare engraving of menorah found In ancient tomb facade could be from time of the Hasmonean revolt