The Palestinian Authority said it expects to receive its first COVID-19 vaccine dose in March with drugmaker AstraZeneca and accused Israel of ensuring that vaccines are available in the occupied area for duty.
A health official reacted to an agreement with Pfizer on Friday that would allow all Israeli citizens over the age of 16 to vaccinate by the end of March
Citing the recent storm at the US Capitol by right-wing activists, former Israeli Justice Minister Avi Nissenkorn said on Friday that the events proved that democracy was "fragile" and warned that Israel's democracy was in a more precarious position than the US Was.
On Thursday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised US President Donald Trump's administration for Middle East policies, as the US leader faced widespread criticism at home after hundreds of his supporters stormed the Capitol building a day earlier.
Israel agreed to an agreement with Pfizer Inc. to expedite delivery of its Covid-19 vaccine so that citizens aging more than 16 could be vaccinated by the end of March to exchange comprehensive data on the vaccination program.
Sarel Aerospace Industries and the Defense Research and Development Organization of India's Government successfully tested the medium-range surface-to-air missile system MRSAM.
As 2020 drew to a close, Israel went ahead with its ambitious inoculation drive, overtaking many Western nations, even preferring the United Kingdom, which had begun the process weeks before.
