Over the course of a few days, active cases in Israel have surged from less than 200 to almost 1,200, but the number of serious patients has remained stable.

Search-and-rescue teams from Mexico and Israel have joined local experts combing the rubble for survivors where a residential high-rise collapsed in Surfside, Florida, as the death tole rises.

Two days after the collapse of a seaside Florida building, authorities said they would help residents of a similar tower nearby evacuate as they examine it for structural flaws.

Offering Iron Dome may not be possible due to sensitive issues involved with the system, but Israeli defense companies make other systems that have air defense capabilities.

Israel, Canada, Italy, Australia, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Poland have boycotted past conferences. In 2011, 14 countries boycotted the gathering.

Lapid is set to visit the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday and Wednesday, in the first state visit by an Israeli minister to the Gulf State.

Israel must respond quickly and resolutely to the latest COVID-19 outbreak, but there is no reason to panic just yet, health experts agree.

About one-third of current active cases belong to this age group, and an active campaign to promote inoculation only started last week.