Articles by May, 2020

The Ministry of Health on Monday updated that no new infections were detected in Israel since Sunday. the number of confirmed patients is 16,621, withno new infectios were detected in Israel since Sunday with 3,335 of them defined as active patients. 57 patients are in serious condition, including 47 respirators. The number of victims remains at 272 and the number of recoverers is 13,041. The Ministry of Health also noted that a total of 2,417 tests were performed last night. The highest number of patients was diagnosed in Jerusalem - 3,670 patients - and 64,231 tests were performed...

Incoming Health Minister Yuli Edelstein (Tuesday) approved the removal of masks in classrooms and public spaces until the weekend, following the incident. This follows the request of the Ministry of Education to cancel the obligation to wear masks in schools during the extreme weather, and after the local authorities announced the termination of school. "The corona defense must be taken seriously, but the heat wave may be dangerous in itself," the health minister said. "In light of the professional rank recommendations, I decided to allow the removal of the masks when there is no...

Israel is behind a cyber attack on port systems in Iran - the Washington Post reported Tuesday night. According to reports, Israeli officials have shut down the compound computers for days, in response to attempts to penetrate and disrupt water systems in Israel last month. On May 9, a shipment of traffic came to a sudden and unexplained stop at Shahid Rajai port in southern Iran. The computers that regulate the movement of vessels, trucks, and goods collapsed at once, creating large loads on the cruise lanes and roads leading to the complex. The next day, Iranian officials realized that a...

A month has passed since the easing of the closure began, but the numbers in the labor market have not yet shown recovery. At the height of the crisis, more than a million and 150,000 jobseekers were registered at the Employment Service at the end of April. The updated Employment Service figures show that since the release of the economy after the Passover began, on April 19, 2020, 94,000 new jobseekers have registered, while the number of reported to the Employment Service for returning to work or eliminating ISA stands at 86,000. Job seekers continue to grow.The Employment Service...

A rare flight from the United Arab Emirates arrived in Israel on Tuesday night, carrying medical equipment to help Palestinians fight the coronavirus pandemic. The landing was confirmed by state-run news agency WAM. The Etihad Airways plane was scheduled to land shortly before 10 p.m. at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, Airports Authority spokesman Ofer Lefler said. While Israel and the UAE have had diplomatic relations, ties between them have warmed in recent years, largely over a shared distrust of Iran. Still, there are no publicly known flights between the countries. The plane...

Dozens of Israeli Internet sites were attacked by hackers of the "hackers of savior" group on Thursday. This is a planned attack that came against the backdrop of al-Quds Day. The sites, most of which are run through the WordPress platform, featured an illustrative video that allegedly attacked Israel, with the caption "Counting the Reverse of Israel Destroyed from A Long Time ago" (errors originally). Hackers wrote on the YouTube channel: "We gather here to avenge the Zionist crimes against the Palestinians who have died or lost their lives, their families and their lands. What we can do...

The company's products are gaining popularity among its customers who are looking for ways to manage workers forced to work from home following the Corona epidemic, company CEO Eran Zinman said in an interview with him on Thursday. In the media, he said. "We solve the same problems we used to solve, only now that we are more accurate when we work from home," said Roy Man, co-founder and CEO of the company. The growth associated with the Corona epidemic "accelerated" plans to double the company's workforce by the end of the year to 720 employees, Mann said. Established in 2014, Monday has...

The Hertz Car Rental Company has applied for credit protection and liquidation protection, also called for bankruptcy. Hertz announced that it could not pay its debts totaling eighteen billion and seven hundred million dollars, with only $ 1 billion remaining. The announcement does not include company branches outside the United States and they will continue to operate normally. The Hertz branches also continue to operate for the time being. Outgoing CEO Catherine Marinello announced that no company can continue to rely on a situation where it has no revenue The Corona epidemic caused...

The IEC purchased nine liquefied gas (LNG) cargoes, totaling one billion cubic meters (BCM), about 20% of Israel's annual consumption of gas, already starting to arrive in Israel, the company paid $ 100 million. The parties to the agreement may make price adjustments, which will be expressed on two dates: the first of July 2021, with the possibility of a 25% change in both directions; And the second, in July 2024, of 10%. The purchases, under SPOT contracts, were made at an average cost of $ 3 per unit of heat, which is about 50% lower than the price of gas purchased by the electricity...

The government approved the expansion of the aid plan budget by NIS 14 billion on Sunday. According to the Treasury's calculations, together with the aid provided by leveraging those budgets, the total aid package is NIS 100 billion, but the actual implementation is much lower, of course. The expansion approved by the government today will allow the NIS 8 billion loan to NIS 14 billion to expand to NIS 8 billion, financing tools for high-tech companies of NIS 2 billion, providing state guarantees for vendor credit worth $ 750 million and more