quarantine hotels

March 25, 2021, 5:00 pm

Charge upgraded to rape for man accused of assaulting 13-year-old girl

Prosecutors met with outcry after they initially indicted Yarin Sherf for lighter sex offense, saying his encounters with teen at quarantine hotel were consensual

By Stuart Winer

Soccer fans cheer during a match between Beitar Jerusalem FC and Ashdod FC at Teddy Kollek stadium in Jerusalem, on March 17, 2021. (Flash90)

March 18, 2021, 11:01 pm

Ministers okay further easing of virus restrictions, boosting events attendance

Coronavirus cabinet approves increasing capacity at sporting, cultural venues; also expected to set rules on gatherings over Passover, Ramadan

By TOI staff

Passengers walk in the arrivals hall at the Ben Gurion International Airport on March 8, 2021 (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

March 17, 2021, 2:39 pm

High Court annuls daily cap on number of citizens allowed to return to Israel

Justices rule that both the original closure of borders and the current limit of 3,000 daily returnees violate basic rights, especially before next week’s election

By Michael Bachner

Passengers arriving on a flight from Frankfurt take part in the pilot program of wearing electronic bracelets upon arrival in Israel, on March 01, 2021. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)

March 10, 2021, 1:40 pm

Bill requiring electronic bracelets for quarantined travelers passes 1st vote

Proposal needs committee review and 2 more Knesset readings to become law; those refusing device would be isolated at state-run facility

By TOI staff

March 4, 2021, 10:19 pm

Quarantine hotels to close as ministers advance electronic bracelet bill

Timing of legislation leaves gap with no supervision of Israelis flying home; hotels to only be used for those who refuse bracelets or can’t isolate at home

By TOI staff

Yarin Sherf, suspected of raping 13-year-old girl at a quarantine hotel, is seen on a screen via a video link during a court hearing at the Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court, March 1, 2021. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

March 1, 2021, 2:28 pm

Court extends remand of suspect in rape of 13-year-old at state-run COVID hotel

Mother of alleged victim tells judge that Yarin Sherf, 21, is a ‘beastly man who couldn’t control his urges’; police say evidence mounting to support teen’s version of events

By Stuart Winer

Screen captuer from video of investigator collecting forensic evidence from a quaratine hotel in Jaffa as part of a alleged rape case. (video screenshot)

February 25, 2021, 5:47 pm

Man accused of raping 13-year-old at government-run COVID quarantine hotel

Suspect, 21, admits sex with child, claims it was consensual; police say he choked and beat victim as they stayed in facility for virus-infected young people

By TOI staff

People who flew back to Israel seen arriving at the Dan Panorama Hotel used as a quarantine facility, on December 20, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

February 24, 2021, 12:10 pm

Ministers reinstate compulsory hotel quarantine for arrivals from abroad

Measure dependent on approval by Knesset committee, but panel chair says no meeting planned, sets up talks on matter with health minister

By Stuart Winer

February 18, 2021, 4:34 pm

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By TOI staff

Illustrative: The nearly-empty arrivals hall at Ben Gurion International Airport, on April 12, 2020. (Flash90)

February 10, 2021, 9:24 am

Stuck abroad with airport shut, flummoxed Israelis scramble for a way back home

Travelers who left for what they thought was a short trip are now winging it and searching for answers on how they can get to Israel, angry at the government for abandoning them

By Jessica Steinberg

Home Front Command soldiers and police at the Dan Panorama Hotel, Jerusalem, used as a quarantine facility, on May 10, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

January 21, 2021, 2:58 pm

Travelers returning from Dubai turn violent at Jerusalem quarantine hotel

In video, one man breaks a partition while another overturns a table; men said incensed when no officials were present to potentially grant exemption from hotel isolation

By TOI staff

Passengers who arrived on a flight from England arrive at the Dan Panorama Hotel in Jerusalem, used as a quarantine facility, on December 20, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

January 14, 2021, 5:37 pm

Health Ministry seeks hotel quarantine for Brazil travelers over variant fears

Ministry warns coronavirus strain believed to originate in South American country ‘could be significant in terms of the rate of infection’

By TOI staff

December 30, 2020, 3:03 pm

Israel officially scraps hotel quarantine requirement for returning travelers

Israelis may now self-isolate at home if tested for COVID-19 at airport; Health Ministry says 14 infected people were on flight from Dubai

By TOI staff

A resident of the Dan Panorama hotel in Jerusalem, which is being run by the military as a quarantine facility, protesting conditions, December 21, 2020 (screen shot)

December 22, 2020, 7:14 pm

Occupants of Jerusalem COVID hotel fear it’s a breeding ground for UK strain

‘Come for quarantine, leave with coronavirus’: Residents decry dire hygiene standards, chaotic mismanagement of facility, say army utterly unequipped to deal with influx

By Nathan Jeffay