Israel expected to delay plans to reopen for individual tourism until September – report

Illustrative: Travelers at Ben Gurion International Airport, on June 30, 2021, heading for COVID-19 tests. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
Illustrative: Travelers at Ben Gurion International Airport, on June 30, 2021, heading for COVID-19 tests. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Israeli plans to begin allowing individual vaccinated tourists into the country again is expected to be further delayed, amid concerns over the entry of coronavirus variants into the country, according to Channel 13 news.

The postponement would see the resumption of tourism pushed back from August to September.

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