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Israel Cabinet Approves Adding U.S., Canada to Travel Ban List

Israel Cabinet Approves Adding U.S., Canada to Travel Ban List

The Israeli cabinet approved recommendations by health officials to add the U.S., Canada and eight other countries to a list of banned travel destinations due to the spread of the omicron variant.

The decision is slated to take effect at midnight Tuesday, subject to approval by a Knesset committee.

Other countries on the list include Italy, Belgium, Germany, Hungary, Morocco, Portugal, Switzerland and Turkey.

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