Israel began reopening its education system on Thursday after a more than six-week closure due to the country’s worrying surge in coronavirus infections.
Kindergartens and first to fourth grades opened in cities with low infection rates, with around one-fifth of the country’s pupils returning to classrooms.
Middle schools and high schools remained closed.
Israel began easing restrictions on Sunday after more than a month of nationwide lockdown, The Associated Press reported.
It has vaccinated more than 3.5 million citizens with an initial dose of the Pfizer vaccine, but infection rates remain high.
The Health Ministry reported more than 711,000 confirmed cases, including at least 5,265 deaths.
