Israel

CNN national security analyst Peter Bergen greeted Joe Biden’s vacation with a harsh but factual assessment of the rapidly deteriorating situation in Afghanistan: It is Biden’s fault.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stopped monitoring how many vaccinated people contract Covid-19 in May.

The effectiveness of the two most widely used COVID-19 vaccines in the United States dropped significantly in July, a new study found.

State health departments across the country are not publishing data on breakthrough cases and hospitalizations.

More than 25% of passengers on flights deporting migrants test positive before departure.

The Director of the Herzog Hospital in Jerusalem says the Covid-19 vaccine's "effectiveness is waning."

Israeli ministry figures confirmed 3,843 coronavirus cases on Thursday alone, even though "over 5.8 million have received at least one vaccine dose," reports the Times of Israel.

As COVID — especially the Delta variant — surges among the fully vaccinated, Brian Hooker, Ph.D., said the more the variant deviates from the original sequence used for the vaccine, the less effective the vaccine will be on that variant.

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On Sunday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken blamed Iran for a Friday drone attack on the Israeli-owned oil tanker Mercer Street, which resulted in the death of two people. Blinken said the U.S. and other international partners to determine an appropriate response.