The Israeli Prime Minister and Health Minister are extending Israel’s tough travel restrictions including its entry ban on all foreign nationals for a further ten days, in a bid to stop further cases of the omicron variant of coronavirus entering the country.
The extension means the restrictions on passengers arriving at Israel’s Ben-Gurion International Airport will run until at least the 22 of December.
Under the current requirements, all Israelis returning from abroad must self-quarantine until they receive confirmation of a negative coronavirus test result.
Those arriving from high-risk countries are required to isolate at a state-governed quarantine hotel until they receive a negative result. Israel has identified at least 21 cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant.
The statement also said additional restrictions and incentives for vaccination may be imposed in the coming days.
