© Getty Images Israel’s military said it attacked the missile launcher and air defence systems in Syria in response to a missile launched from the neighboring country that set off air raid sirens near its nuclear reactor.The Associated Press reported that the strike from Syria into Israel likely involved Iran, which has troops and proxies in…
FILE PHOTO: A teenager receives a vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Tel Aviv, Israel, January 24, 2021. REUTERS/Ronen ZvulunJERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel has registered eight cases of a coronavirus variant first identified in India and believes that the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is at least partially effective against it, an Israeli health official said on…
A healthcare worker takes a swab sample from an Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test, after returning from overseas, at Ben Gurion International Airport in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/File PhotoIsrael has registered eight cases of a coronavirus variant first identified in India and believes that the…
Vials labelled “COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine” and a syringe are seen in front of the Pfizer logo in this illustration taken February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File PhotoIsrael signed a deal to buy millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccinations from Pfizer (PFE.N) through 2022, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday.The new vaccinations will be suitable to…
Israel Adesanya is acknowledging that he crossed the line with recent comments regarding fellow UFC middleweight Kevin Holland. The reigning 185-pound champion, who lives and trains in Auckland, New Zealand, issued an apology on social media Thursday for a video he posted to Instagram in which he targeted Holland with offensive language that drew the…
In less than a week, Israelis will head to the polls for the fourth time in two years. Whether or not Israel’s long-reigning prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu wins, Israel will almost certainly remain in the hands of a right-wing government. What kind of relationship is it likely to forge with the new Biden administration? This…
March 16 (UPI) — Israel’s Iron Dome missile-defense system has successfully completed a third series of experiments, Israel’s Ministry of Defense announced Tuesday. According to the Israeli government, the tests were held in an experimental field in the south of the country, with participation from the country’s Air Force. The system successfully intercepted and destroyed…
Israel pulled off a vaccination campaign that no other country can match. Israel vaccinated almost 5 million people with a single Pfizer/BioNTech dose, and nearly 3.8 million had received both doses as of Monday morning. That’s a massive undertaking for a country with a population of around 9.3 million people. Israel aims to inoculate its…
As it turns out, the pizza was oddly prescient. The night before his UFC light heavyweight debut, Israel Adesanya carried a little prop with him to the weigh-in scale. It was a pizza box…
The day is here. With three title fights in one night, UFC 259 could be the best card of 2021.