Move would be blow to Israeli vacationers; passengers from Spain still mingling with other travelers at Ben Gurion Airport despite nation joining list of banned countries next week

Travelers must now quarantine for a day or until negative test result; on July 23, Spain, Kyrgyzstan will enter no-go list while returnees from UK, Turkey will need full quarantine

Travel to Spain likely to be barred from next week, and those returning from there will need to quarantine; Cyprus, Turkey also flagged by health officials

Countries' removal from list of COVID-hit nations where Israelis are barred from traveling to will take effect on June 14

Bloc also agrees to loosen criteria for declaring a country as unsafe; currently, only 7 nations are listed as 'green,' among them Israel

All returnees -- even those vaccinated or recovered -- would need to quarantine if passed; nation would join India, Mexico, South Africa, Brazil, Ukraine, Ethiopia, Turkey on list

Health Ministry says COVID vaccines appear to provide protection against coronavirus through at least December

Coronavirus cabinet approves plan to lift all remaining restrictions on the vaccinated and recovered at stadiums and in public transportation

Announcement comes as Israelis told they cannot travel to India, Mexico, South Africa, Brazil, Ukraine, Ethiopia, Turkey amid fears of virus variants

Israelis cannot travel to India, Mexico, South Africa, Brazil, Ukraine, Ethiopia, Turkey; returnees, even those vaccinated or recovered, must isolate