Jerusalem: Amid rising cases of Omicron variant of Covid-19, Israel’s health ministry recommended banning Israelis from travelling to the United States and Canada.
Several European countries has included US and many other countries in their “red list”, aimed at containing the Omicron variant’s spread.
Barring US travel for Israeli citizens and residents would mark a significant step for Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s government, given the hundreds of thousands of dual nationals and close ties between the countries.
Bennett said Israel was in the midst of its fifth wave of Covid-19.