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• The Jerusalem Post

  • Rockets hit US air base in Afghanistan; no casualties

    14 minutes ago

    
    Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack Thursday, according to a report released by Reuters.
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  • Israel's coronavirus death toll rises to 79, with number of infected at 9,755

    25 minutes ago

    
    The country's youngest virus victim, a 37-year-old with extensive preexisting conditions, died on Tuesday.
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  • China seeks to contain 'silent carriers' of coronavirus

    5 hours ago

    
    Under the regulations, medical institutions must report detection of asymptomatic cases within two hours of their discovery.
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  • Body of Robert F. Kennedy's great-grandson recovered from Chesapeake Bay

    6 hours ago

    
    The remains of 8-year-old Gideon McKean were found about 2,000 feet from where the body of his mother, Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean, was discovered on Monday, the Times said.
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  • President Rivlin speaks with Pope Francis on coronavirus

    6 hours ago

    
    “The disease shows us that it respects no borders and that no-one is immune," Rivlin told the Pope.
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• Haaretz.com

  • Trauma is the real threat of the coronavirus. How to keep your mental health

    7 minutes ago

    The real danger facing us during the pandemic is a mental one, says Israeli-born psychologist Guy Winch, whose books about heartbreak and parting have become best sellers in the United States

  • Passover 2020: The women who chose to live kids-free in procreation-obsessed Israel

    30 minutes ago

    Six women who are defying the ‘be fruitful and multiply’ imperative of Israeli society (and one who regrets bowing to it) explain why they have decided not to bring children into the world

  • Archaeologists crack secrets of deadly ancient trade in decorated ostrich eggs

    31 minutes ago

    Why the ancients used eggs from savage wild ostriches rather than innocuous tame ones is unclear, but ornate eggshells from the Middle East were prized by elites across the Mediterranean thousands of years before Easter was a thing

  • Saudi officials announce cease-fire in five year Yemen war amid coronavirus

    34 minutes ago

    There was no immediate reaction from Houthi leaders or Yemen's internationally recognized government to the coalition's statement

  • Israel ends Passover curfew with 79 coronavirus deaths

    36 minutes ago

    Coronavirus cases in Israel inch closer to 10,000 ■ Existing restrictions limiting travel remain in place ■ Gaza lab runs out of testing equipment

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• The Times of Israel

  • WHO finds itself under fire in virus-stricken America

    31 minutes ago

    Organization faces accusations from both Trump and its US supporters that it sought to placate China, with critics pointing to WHO leader's praise of Beijing's 'transparency'

  • Virus outbreak poses dilemma for Palestinians working in Israel

    55 minutes ago

    Laborers forced to choose between making money in the Jewish state, where there are more reported COVID-19 cases, or returning to unemployment and quarantine in West Bank

  • 6 more virus deaths bring Israel’s death toll to 79; 119 people on ventilators

    3 hours ago

    At least one fatality lived in an elder care facility; no immediate details on identities of the deceased

  • Thousands have crisscrossed the globe to be home for the pandemic. A smart move?

    3 hours ago

    Many governments, including Israel and the US, are making massive efforts to repatriate citizens stuck abroad. From a medical perspective, it often doesn't make sense

  • Passover curfew ends, though general lockdown remains in place

    3 hours ago

    Israelis again allowed to go more than 100 meters from their homes, but may not leave their communities until Friday morning; government may reportedly extend restrictions

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