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Nations around the world sought Monday to keep the new omicron variant at bay with travel bans and further restrictions, even as it remains unclear what it means for the COVID-19 pandemic.

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A new variant, named B.1.1.529, was named a “variant of concern” by the World Health Organization and given the name “omicron” from the letter in the Greek alphabet.

A Hamas militant has opened fire in Jerusalem’s Old City, killing one Israeli and wounding four others before he was fatally shot by Israeli police

The Palestinians have slammed Israel for rejecting the promised reopening of the U.S. consulate in Jerusalem

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Known as AY.4.2, there are some concerns the newly discovered subvariant could be more transmissible than the original delta strain.

SoftBank has invested $25 million in an Israeli venture capital platform called OurCrowd in exchange for a stake in the company.

Israeli archaeologists say a scuba diver has salvaged an ancient sword off the country’s Mediterranean coast that experts say dates back to the Crusaders

The U.K.’s speedy vaccination rollout was widely praised, but now the country is seeing almost 50,000 new Covid cases a day.

After an excavation that lasted more than 150 years, an underground building constructed around A.D. 20 is set to open to the public in December.

Israel and Bahrain want eligible residents to take their Covid booster shots — and those who don’t do so risk losing privileges for the fully-vaccinated.

Israel says archaeologists have found a rare ancient toilet in Jerusalem dating back more than 2,700 years, when private bathrooms were a luxury in the holy city

Israel is having a difficult time keeping images of women in public from being defaced

Palestinian health officials say at least five Palestinians have been killed in shootouts with Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank

Israel is pressing ahead with its aggressive campaign of offering coronavirus boosters to almost anyone over 12 and says its approach was further vindicated by a U.S. decision to give the shots to older patients or those at higher risk

The House has overwhelming passed legislation to provide funding for Israel’s missile defense system.

Israeli forces have arrested the last two of six Palestinian prisoners who escaped a maximum-security Israeli prison two weeks ago

The FDA released the data as the agency faces pressure from the Biden administration to authorize booster shots for the general public as early as next week. 

An Israeli defense contractor has unveiled a remote-controlled armed robot it says can patrol battle zones, track infiltrators and open fire