Israel set to Welcome International Tourists from Nov 1

The government of Israel has announced to welcome fully vaccinated international tourists from November 1, 2021. As per a plan drafted by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's office and tourism and health ministries, "the country will allow fully vaccinated tourists to enter and explore the nation."

As of now, only those tourists who are vaccinated with Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson, Sinovac, or Sinopharm vaccines will only be allowed to enter the country. Moreover, tourists who have recently recovered from Covid-19 will also be allowed to enter the country if they had received a booster dose of a vaccine approved by the WHO.

However, the government clarified that tourists from red list countries (high infection rates) won't be allowed to enter. Tourists won't be allowed to enter who will be coming from the nations which are facing an outbreak of the new AY4.2 variant. 

The PM office said, "the plan, which must still be approved, may be updated in accordance with the development and identification of new variants."