One virus expert is worried about importing new cases and new mutations; another says extra infection will be minimal -- and that variants will enter with or without tourists

Database, which matches programs in US and elsewhere, will compile everything from credit card numbers to meal requests in order to fight terror, crime and pandemics

As Foreign Minister Lapid tours Manama and meets top officials ahead of embassy inauguration, Gulf Air plane is welcomed in Israel, kicking off regular air service

In joint letter to Bennett, El Al, Arkia and Israir say they are in danger of collapse, blame cabinet's COVID policies for devastating their sector during pandemic

Employees protest plan to cut hundreds of jobs from Israel Airports Authority workforce; IAA seeks court order to force workers back to their posts

Flights couldn't take off for two hours, inbound planes not unloaded; demonstrators say they want government support as new regulations ravage industry

Passengers removed from flight and detained, then released on bail and fined, with possibility of further punishment under consideration; US authorities informed

Austria, Czech Republic and Moldova will be only destinations from which travelers won’t be required to isolate upon their return to Israel

Passengers on New York-Tel Aviv flight to be swabbed before boarding or during journey, enabling them to bypass testing at Ben Gurion Airport when they land

Italy, France and Egypt also added to list of countries from which arrivals must self-isolate even if vaccinated; ministers set to weigh new restrictions as cases rise