Israel Issues Travel Bans to 10 New Countries Including the United States

The Washington Post: Israel on Monday barred travel to 10 new countries, including the United States, Canada and Germany, as its total number of omicron cases reached 175 and the prime minister warned that the fifth wave of the coronavirus had already arrived (WashingtonPost). 

From the AP: Israel has seen a surge in new cases of the more infectious coronavirus variant in recent weeks and began closing its borders and restricting travel in late November. Foreign nationals are not allowed to enter, and all Israelis arriving from overseas are required to quarantine—including people who are vaccinated (AP). 

Israel has suffered about 8,232 deaths since the start of the pandemic.