Students in red zones in classes with a vaccination rate of less than 70% will begin distance learning as of tomorrow. At present, Inly Ma'ale Adumim and districts in Rishon Lezion are considered red zones. In orange zones, Inly grades 7-12 will use distance learning.

Iran In Saturday announced it would close its land borders with neighboring countries for 15 days to prevent the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, the Xinhua news agency reported.Ruhollah Latifi, spokesman for Iran's Customs, said Iran's land borders with Turkey, Iraq, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Pakistan and Armenia would be closed for half a month starting Saturday.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a South African Nobel Peace Prize winner known for his fight against the apartheid regime in his country, passed away at the age of 90.

US airlines scrapped nearly 1,000 flights In Saturday, the second straight day of massive cancellations as surging COVID-19 infections have sidelined some pilots and other crew members, Reuters reports.A total of 957 Christmas Day flights, including domestic flights and those into or out of the country, were canceled, up from 690 In Christmas Eve, according to flight-tracking website FlightAware.com. Nearly 2,000 flights were delayed.

Defense Ministry responds to criticism after bodies of 3 terrorists returned in recent months.

In the last day, 158 new coronavirus infections have been diagnosed in China.This is the highest daily number of infections reported in China in 21 months.

Weather forecast: In the morning, strong easterly winds will blow in the northern mountains.There will be a slight increase in temperatures and they will usually be normal for the season. Tonight: Clear. In the northern mountains and in the center, strong easterly winds will blow.

As part of preparations for the eventuality of an attack In Iran, the Air Force is making changes to the training processes of fighter pilots and navigators, Galei Tzahal reports.