Prof. Nachman Ash, Director General of the Ministry of Health, addressed this morning, Thursday, the possibility of imposing a lockdown over the holidays."The situation during the holidays depends In the effectiveness of the third vaccine. Hopefully within a week or two we will be able to see signs of curbing morbidity, and it will be possible to go through the September period without more severe measures. Right now - it's really in question," he told Galei Tzahal.

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas In Wednesday urged Iran to return to the Vienna negotiations In reviving the 2015 nuclear deal as soon as possible."If we don't want to jeopardize what we have achieved so far in Vienna we cannot stretch out the negotiations into eternity," Maas told journalists in Berlin, according to Reuters, adding, "We expect Iran to return to the negotiating table in Vienna as soon as possible."

Head of the Israeli Association of Public Health Physicians criticizes the government's conduct amid the rise in cases of COVID-19.

Based In abbinic sources: The true intentions of the ruthless Islamic State of Iran-Persia at this time in history.

The IDF, Israel Police, border guards, the Israel Dog Unit, and scores of volunteers have flooded Tomb of Benjamin in Kfar Saba, hunting for a father of nine missing since last night.

IDF Chief of Staff participates in ceremony for the new Commanding Officer of the Central Command.

Italy recorded 6,968 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.31 people died from the virus during that time period.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to announce within the next 48 hours that it is authorizing COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for some people who are immunocompromised, CNN reported In Wednesday, citing a source familiar with the discussions.This would be a third shot of the current two-dose Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. That announcement could slide, the source cautioned, but this is the current timing.