The world continues to take action to counter the spread of the novel variant of the coronavirus.
Israel will thus ban from this Sunday evening the entry of foreign nationals on its territory while a case of the Omicron variant has been confirmed there.
"The entry of foreign nationals into Israel is prohibited except in cases approved by a special committee," the prime minister's office said.
Vaccinated Israeli citizens will be required to take a PCR test and self-quarantine for three days, a measure extended to seven days for those not vaccinated.
Start of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah
These decisions were taken at the end of a meeting of the cabinet in charge of the fight against the coronavirus, and come to put a stop to the reopening of the borders, on November 1, to vaccinated foreign tourists.
The announcement of these measures, which still have to be approved by the government on the morning of this Sunday, comes a few hours before the start of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, the "festival of lights", which lasts for eight days and during which many gatherings and festivities take place.
The rules on gatherings will not however be changed apart from the obligation to present a health pass for events bringing together 50 people instead of 100 previously, the authorities said.
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