Israel will begin vaccinating pregnant women against  COVID-19 after several medical groups within the country’s health ministry stressed the risks the virus poses to pregnancy.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Monday the construction of some 800 housing units in the Jewish settlements in the West Bank — just days before U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.

Israel’s defense ministry reported Tuesday that it has successfully tested for the first time a wide range of sea-based aerial defense systems. The tests took place in the past few weeks, with targets fired from sea-borne launchers, imitating various range missiles and drones.

Authorities in the Gaza Strip are planning a new lockdown as coronavirus infections skyrocket, Hamas officials told Fox News. 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu traveled overnight by a civilian jet to Saudi Arabia reportedly for a secret meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, which would mark the first known encounter between senior Israeli and Saudi officials.

The Israeli air force conducted overnight airstrikes against eight targets controlled by the Iranian Al Quds forces stationed in Syria.

Israeli cybersecurity company Check Point revealed Thursday a new type of ransomware that is traced back to Iran.

Dr. Saeb Erekat was laid to rest in the cemetery of his town Jericho in the West Bank on Wednesday.

Israel began human trials for its own coronavirus vaccine as the Jewish state’s second lockdown comes to a gradual end.

The first day of historic talks between Israel and Lebanon ended Wednesday in Naqoura as the two bitter rivals agreed to reconvene for a negotiation brokered by the United States.