The Israeli government voted to ban air travel to and from the U.S. and several other countries, due to the spread of the Omicron variant.
The Knesset has authorized the Cabinet decision to extend the ban on air travel to and from the U.S. and several other countries, due to the spread of the Omicron variant.
The Knesset Constitution Law and Justice Committee voted to approve placing the U.S. on Israel’s “red list,” as well as Italy, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Hungary, Morocco, Portugal, Switzerland and Turkey, committee spokeswoman Ronit Gal said in a statement.
This marks the first time that the U.S. finds itself on the red list.
The measure is set to go into effect at midnight between Tuesday and Wednesday and to continue for at least a week.
The decision came as the Health Ministry reported 170 new Omicron cases, bringing the total number of confirmed and suspected infections to 1,148. Of those, 666 were among people who had been abroad, and another 93 were tracked to contact with an infected traveler.
More than half the cases were among vaccinated people.
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