Jerusalem. According to reports in Israeli media, Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has tested positive for COVID-19. He is scheduled to make his first official visit to India from April 3 to 5. However, it is not yet known whether his trip will be cancelled.
“The prime minister is feeling well and will continue to work from home,” Bennett’s office said in a statement. “Bennett, along with Defense Minister Benny Gantz, Interior Minister Omar Barlev, Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi, Shin Bet Chief Ronen Barr, Police Chief Kobi Shabtai and other officials, were involved in the terrorist attack last night,” the statement said. Will review the incidents.”
Israel Prime Minister Naftali Bennett tests positive for COVID: Israeli media
He is scheduled to pay his first official visit to India from April 3 to April 5
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Two Israeli policemen were killed and some others were injured in a terrorist attack in Hadera on Sunday. Bennett had attended a meeting in Hadera, but was seen wearing a mask in the officially released photo.
Earlier, Bennett had met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken here on Sunday and he was not wearing a mask, ‘The Times of Israel’ newspaper reported. It said Blinken then held talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas before flying south to Israel for the Negev summit.
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Blinken met with UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Dr Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry at the Naveed summit. Prime Minister Bennett is scheduled to fly for an official visit to India on Saturday, the report said, but it was not clear whether the trip would be canceled after he tested positive. Meanwhile, former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wished Bennett a speedy recovery. (with agency input)