The Israeli government is considering adding a number of countries to its no-fly list, including the US, Canada, Belgium, and Turkey, amid increasing fears over the spread of the Omicron variant.
The decision will be brought before the cabinet on Sunday and will take effect later in the week. The full list includes Germany, Portugal, and Morocco as well.
Israelis are currently barred from traveling to countries on the “red list,” and foreigners from those nations may not enter Israel. Israelis who do return from those nations are forced to enter hotel quarantine until their first COVID test comes back negative, but they must remain in home quarantine for seven days, even if they are fully vaccinated with a booster.
The “red” list already includes most of Africa as well as the United Kingdom and Denmark.
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