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Over the weekend, an increase in attempts at cyber attacks against a number of hospitals and medical organizations was identified, according to a joint statement from the Ministry of Health and the National Cyber ​​System. It was also reported that early assessments and a quick response from the center and staff on the ground halted the attempts and no damage was done. It was further reported that the additional burglary attempts were to the government hospitals, probably due to the fact that there is a less good defense system there than in the public hospitals and in general. Check...

The long struggle of the specialist doctors is bearing fruit: Prime Minister Yair Lapid has decided that the preparation to shorten specialist shifts to 16 hours will begin in the periphery immediately. The chairman of the organization of specialized doctors and the leader of the struggle, Dr. Ray Beaton, announced the withdrawal of the letters of resignation. "We have made a great achievement," said Dr. Beaton. "We have not finished the struggle. But as of now, we have reached a situation where the letters of resignation can be withdrawn."

The Ministry of Health announced on Sunday evening that 15 more people have been diagnosed as verified with the Omicron strain in Israel. To date, 67 verified persons have been identified in Israel: 44 who returned from South Africa, the United Kingdom, France, the United States, the United Arab Emirates, Hungary, Italy, Namibia and Turkey. Infected. The Ministry of Health also stated that out of those 67 verified, 13 are defined as unprotected (unvaccinated, recovering six months after recovery and vaccinated in a second dose six months after the date of vaccination) and 54 are...

The Corona Cabinet convened on Sunday for the first time since the formation of the government, deciding that no new restrictions will be imposed on the public following the rise in viral morbidity. The ministers discussed measures to prevent the re-spread of the corona and to curb the delta strain in Israel. During the discussion, the ministers demanded information from Ministry of Health officials regarding the vaccination of children. Shortly before the cabinet convened, the director general of the Ministry of Health, Prof. Hezi Levy, announced his resignation. The Corona Cabinet has...

The number of verified variants of Omicron in Israel has risen to 11, the Ministry of Health announced. All four new cases are patients who have been vaccinated three times, three of them with Pfizer vaccines and one with modern vaccines. Two of them returned from France, one from the United States and one from South Africa. In total, of the 11 verified for the Omicron variant in Israel, six of them are from South Africa, two from France, one from Malawi, one from England and one from the United States. Six of them were vaccinated three times, four were not vaccinated at all and one was...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Health Minister Yuli Edelstein announced on Friday afternoon in the Kirya in Tel Aviv the completion of the deal with the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer to supply vaccines against Corona to Israel. The agreement relates to the purchase of eight million portions to be given to four million Israelis - two portions per person. Netanyahu also said that he was working to obtain vaccines for all citizens and noted that he was trying to promote Israel as a global leader. However, he clarified that the vaccines have not yet been approved by the US and Israeli...

Judea and Samaria sector warms up, in parallel with the continuation of the operation in Gaza: 9 Palestinians were killed on Friday, according to the Palestinian Authority's official news agency, in clashes with IDF forces across Judea and Samaria. He was wounded in the hospital earlier in the day by a terrorist who tried to run over and stab soldiers near Ofra in Binyamin. In an attempt to ignite the fire in the West Bank as well, Hamas military wing spokesman Abu Obeida sent a message to West Bank residents: "Congratulations on your uprising. Ignite the land under the feet of the...

Friday morning, President Yitzhak Herzog and his wife Michal received the third vaccine against Corona virus. "This is a very important step for the sake of social solidarity in the State of Israel," said President Herzog at the opening of the campaign to receive the complementary dose at Sheba Hospital in Tel Hashomer. "We are launching, we are launching a vaccination campaign to protect the adults in the State of Israel," said Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, who accompanied the Herzog couple. "From today there is a new mitzvah - Hassan your father and mother for the sake of prolonging...

The holes in Israel's social security network widened even before the corona crisis, according to data from the April edition of the publication "Social Security in the World" in the National Insurance Institute. According to the document, public welfare expenditure in Israel in 2019 was among the lowest in the OECD and stood at 16.3% of gross national product (GDP). This figure places Israel in 30th place out of 37 countries. 17% of GDP in 2017. In the Corona crisis itself, public spending increased at a rate similar to the OECD average, but it cannot be concluded that Israel has bridged...