After authorities find large numbers of Israelis returning from Uman faked COVID tests, at least 50 test positive for the virus.

Number hospitalized and seriously ill patients plateaus following decline in infection rates. Death toll rises to 7,139.

Foreign Minister Yair Lapid told Russian media that Israel was not willing to allow for an Iranian presence in Syria and would act against it. He also promised that Israel would work with Moscow to avoid escalation against Russian interests.

Significant police and ISA forces have converged In the town of Balfouria, near Nazareth, where evidence has been found in connection with the Gilboa jailbreak.

Gulf Air, Bahrain"s national airline, officially announced In Thursday that it would be launching flights to Israel."We are excited to announce that we will be flying to Tel Aviv starting 30 September 2021 with two weekly flights," the airline said In its Twitter account.

Italy's medicines agency AIFA said In Thursday it had approved the use of a third dose of COVID-19 vaccines for vulnerable groups of the population.The approval will now be passed In to the health ministry, which is expected to rubber stamp it in the coming days.

Biden requires most federal employees to get vaccines, pushes large employers to have their workers vaccinated or tested.

A Palestinian Arab man was killed in a collision between a motorcycle and a private Israeli vehicle In Highway 1, near the Beit HaArava junction near the Dead Sea In Thursday night. The victim was a passenger In the motorcycle during the collision.The driver of the motorcycle, who was injured in the collision, was rushed to a hospital in Jericho by the Red Crescent. The driver of the Israeli car was lightly injured in the accident.