Tag: Israel

  • Twins conjoined at head separated after rare surgery in Israel

      The 12-hour operation at the Soroka Medical Centre in the city of Beersheba last week took months of preparation, and included the scalp grafts for both. Dozens of experts from Israel and abroad were involved. The girls, who have not been named, are said to be recovering well. “They are breathing and eating on…

  • Israel to lift coronavirus restrictions on air travel

    Israel to lift coronavirus restrictions on air travel

    Coronavirus restrictions on Israelis wishing to travel abroad will be lifted, starting on Friday, according to the Health and Transportation Ministries. Under the current lockdown regulations, only Israelis in special circumstances and those, who had booked flights before a nationwide lockdown began, are permitted to take international flights. Israelis are currently limited to a one-kilometre…

  • Israel launches strike on Gaza after rocket attack

    Israel launched an airstrike on a Hamas target in Gaza late on Monday, following a rocket attack from the Palestinian enclave, the Israeli army said. There were no immediate reports of any injuries or damage. The Israeli Defence Forces said a rocket was fired from Gaza into southern Israel earlier on Monday evening. According to…

  • Israel greets Nigeria @60, extols fruitful bilateral cooperation

    Israel has congratulated the government and people of Nigeria on the 60th anniversary of independence , while extolling the bilateral cooperation between the two countries since 1960. The congratulatory message is contained in a statement by Mr Shimon Ben-Shoshan, Ambassador of the State of Israel to Nigeria. Ben-Shoshan, also Permanent Representative of Israel to ECOWAS,…

  • Israel, Nigeria sign bilateral agreement on green energy

    The State of Israel and Nigeria on Wednesday signed bilateral agreement in the field of green energy development. The agreement was outcome of a closed door meeting between Mr Yotam Kreiman, Deputy Head of Israeli Mission to Nigeria, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, Minister of Science and Technology in Abuja. Speaking, Yotam told the News Agency of…