Mismanagement of Coronavirus Testing Clouds Israel's Exit Strategy Talk
Officials have been imprudently pushing lockdowns instead of ramping up testing, ignoring efforts by defense chief Bennett
Breaking:
- Israel's defense minister: Testing should be conducted by military, Defense Ministry (Haaretz)
- 3.6 magnitude earthquake felt in southern Israel, Geophysical Institute says (Haaretz)
- New Ebola case in Congo, days before outbreak's expected end (AP)
- Ten Israeli soldiers sentenced to prison over breaking coronavirus rules for Passover Seder (Haaretz)
- Lebanon seizes 25 tons of hashish to be smuggled abroad in country's biggest drug bust (Reuters)
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