Activists react to crowd control projectiles fired by Israeli police during a protest against planned evictions in east Jerusalem.
People stand still as a two-minute siren sounds in memory of victims of the Holocaust, in Tel Aviv, Israel. Holocaust remembrance day is one of the most solemn on Israel's calendar with restaurants and places of entertainment shut down, and radio and TV programming focused on Holocaust documentaries and interviews with survivors.
Mansour Abbas, leader of the United Arab list, second right, and Mazen Ghanayem, right, discuss with President Reuven Rivlin, background, on who might form the next coalition government, at the president's residence in Jerusalem. Israel held parliamentary elections on March 24, the fourth elections in two years.
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa, center left, walks under a canopy as the circles the Holy Sepulchre during Holy Thursday mass in the Old City of Jerusalem.
Israel's players celebrate during a World Cup 2022 group F qualifying soccer match between Israel and Scotland in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves to his supporters after the first exit poll results for the Israeli parliamentary elections at his Likud party's headquarters in Jerusalem.
An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish woman votes for Israel's parliamentary election at a polling station in Bnei Brak, Israel. Israel is holding its fourth election in less than two years.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, gives the victory sign as he tours the Mahane Yehuda market while campaigning a day before national elections, in Jerusalem. The March 23 vote is Israel‚ fourth parliamentary election in two years.
Tel Aviv municipality workers remove a statue by an unidentified artist depicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu naked, in Habima Square, Tel Aviv, Israel. The statue was there for a couple of hours before being removed. Israel is holding its fourth election in less than two years on March 23.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during his meeting with the prime minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán and Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, Andrej Babis in Jerusalem
Women laying in coffins representing women killed in domestic violence during an event for upcoming International Women's Day in front of Tel Aviv's district court, Israel.
Israeli travelers hold up electronic monitoring bracelets they are required to wear after returning from abroad at the Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv, Israel. The bracelets are being tested in a pilot program that will allow people to go into mandatory quarantine at home, instead of state-run hotels, while authorities can ensure they do not violate coronavirus restrictions.
A fish is caught in a net after boats after return from a fishing trip on the Mediterranean Sea, in the Israeli Arab village of Jisr al-Zarqa, Israel. After weathering a year of the coronavirus pandemic, an oil spill in the Mediterranean whose culprits remain at large delivered another blow for the fishermen of Jisr al-Zarqa.
In this handout photo released by Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service, Russian Foreign Ministry Sergey Lavrov, left, speaks with Israeli Foreign Ministry Director-General Alon Ushpiz, right, during their meeting in Moscow, Russia.
A man walks near the Dome of the Rock Mosque in the Al Aqsa Mosque compound during a snowy morning in Jerusalem's Old City.
Nuns, asylum seekers and foreign workers wait in line to receive their first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination center in Tel Aviv, Israel. Tel Aviv City Hall and the Sourasky Medical Center started administering vaccines free of charge to the city's foreign nationals, many of whom are undocumented asylum seekers.
JIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands at a hearing at the district court in Jerusalem. Netanyahu appeared in a Jerusalem courtroom to respond formally to corruption charges just weeks before national elections in which he hopes to extend his 12-year rule.
Muslim worshippers pray despite a nationwide lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus during a protest against Israel's police lack of enforcement and recent rise in violence in Arab communities in the northern Arab Israeli town of Umm el-Fahm, Israel. About 2,000 people protested outside the local police station and blocked main roads in the area.
Ultra-Orthodox Jews carry the body of prominent rabbi Meshulam Soloveitchik during his funeral in Jerusalem. The mass ceremony took place despite the country's health regulations banning large public gatherings, during a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the virus.
Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews participate in the funeral for prominent rabbi Meshulam Soloveitchik, in Jerusalem. The mass ceremony took place despite the country's health regulations banning large public gatherings, during a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
A woman dunks herself in the Jordan River as part of the Orthodox Feast of the Epiphany, on the Jordanian side of the river as seen from Qasr el Yahud, the spot where John the Baptist is said to have baptised Jesus, near the West Bank town of Jericho. The site was closed to the public due to measures in place to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Israeli police officers detain Palestinian protesters during a demonstration against a visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the northern Arab city of Nazareth, Israel.
Workers from "Hevra Kadisha," Israel's official Jewish burial society, prepare a body before a funeral procession at a special morgue for people who died from COVID-19, during a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, in the central Israeli city of Holon, near Tel Aviv, Israel.
An Israeli protester holds a giant syringe during a demonstration against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu near his official residence, in Jerusalem, during the third nationwide coronavirus lockdown. Protesters demanded that the embattled Israeli leader resign as he faces a trial on corruption charges and grapples with a deepening coronavirus crisis.
Amram Cohen gives a "thumbs up" after receiving a Pfizer COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination center in Jerusalem. Israel has seen a surge in cases, leading authorities to tighten an already existing lockdown. Most schools and businesses will be closed starting Friday, with public gatherings restricted for a two-week period.
Israeli police use water cannons to disperse West Bank Jewish settler youth during a protest against Israeli police after the death of Ahuvia Sandak in Jerusalem during the third nationwide coronavirus lockdown. West Bank Jewish settler youth have repeatedly protested in recent days against Israeli police after the death of the 16-year old Sandak. The teenager was fatally wounded in a car crash last week after a chase by Israeli police in the West Bank, who suspected Sandak was throwing stones at Palestinian vehicles.
An Israeli nurse prepares a COVID-19 vaccine at a temporary vaccination center in the lobby of a gymnasium in Tel Aviv, Israel.
India's Ambassador to Israel, Sanjeev Singla and Israel's Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi after signing an agreement for cooperation in health and medicine with focus on "green healthcare", in Jerusalem.
A medical staff member receives a COVID-19 vaccine at the Barzilai Medical Center in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu receives a coronavirus vaccine at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Israel.
Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau receives a COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine at the Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the arrival of over 100,000 of doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccines at the Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel.
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, center, and Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi attend a ceremony celebrating the arrival of the first of four new Sa'ar 6 ships in Haifa, Israel. Israel's Navy on Wednesday welcomed the first of four German-made warships that will be at the vanguard of the country's efforts to protect its coastline and growing natural-gas industry. The first missile boat of "Project Magen" docked at Israel's Haifa port, with three more of the German-made corvettes scheduled to arrive over the next two years.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks alongside Israel's Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi after a security briefing on Mount Bental in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, near the Israeli-Syrian border.
Issa Kassissieh, dressed as Santa Claus, waves next to a Christmas tree erected on a salt formation during filming for a Christmas greeting video from the Holy Land in the Dead Sea near Ein Bokeq, Israel. The Israeli Ministry of Tourism said incoming tourism to Israel has been dealt a severe blow due to the coronavirus pandemic, but it remains optimistic that tourism will begin to rebound next year and continues to promote the country's unique characteristics to potential tourists.
Protesters chant slogans and hold signs during a protest against Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem. Thousands of Israelis protested in Jerusalem on Saturday in the latest weekly demonstration against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his handling of the coronavirus crisis and the corruption charges he faces.
A woman lights memorial candles on the 25th anniversary of the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, at Rabin Square, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Israeli protesters march on the street during a demonstration against Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Israeli protesters scuffle with Israeli police officers during a demonstration against Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Palestinian demonstrators clash with the Israeli troops following a weekly demonstration against Israeli Jewish settlements, in the West Bank village of Kafr Qaddum near the West Bank city of Nablus.
Israeli protesters sit on the street during a demonstration against lockdown measures that they believe are aimed at curbing protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in Tel Aviv, Israel.
An ultra-Orthodox Jew chant slogans at police officers during a protest against the restrictions on gatherings for public prayers despite a new nationwide lockdown order aimed at curbing a raging coronavirus outbreak in Bnei Brak, Israel. In the ultra-Orthodox town of Bnei Brak near Israel's commercial hub of Tel Aviv, over 100 activists took to the streets and burned garbage to protest restrictions on gatherings for public prayers.
Acrobats perform as they wear face masks during a protest against government's decision to close beaches during the three-week nationwide lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, in Tel Aviv, Israel. Israel went back into a full lockdown on Friday to try to contain a coronavirus outbreak that has steadily worsened for months as its government has been plagued by indecision and infighting.
Protesters chant slogans and hold banners against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the coronavirus countrywide lockdown in Tel Aviv, Israel. Netanyahu's government has imposed a three-week lockdown, beginning on Friday afternoon.
Tel Aviv City Hall is lit up with the words for peace in Hebrew, Arabic and English in honor of the recognition agreements Israel will be signing with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain at the White House, in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a briefing on coronavirus development in Israel at his office in Jerusalem. Netanyahu announced a new countrywide lockdown will be imposed amid a stubborn surge in coronavirus cases, with schools and parts of the economy expected to shut down in a bid to bring down infection rates.
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish students study religious texts in a yeshiva, or Jewish seminary, using protective plastic shields set up amid the coronavirus pandemic, that allows the customary practice of learning together with a partner, in Bnei Brak, Israel. Israel's ultra-Orthodox Jewish community has been especially hard hit by the country's coronavirus outbreak.
Israeli rescue workers clean the scene of a stabbing in the Israeli central city of Petah Tikvah.
Orthodox nuns wearing masks as a measure of prevention against the spread of the coronavirus walk in a procession to bring the icon of the Virgin Mary from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to the tomb where she is believed to be buried, just outside of the Lions' Gate to Jerusalem's Old City.
Palestinian laborers some wearing protective face masks amid concerns over the country's coronavirus outbreak, cross illegally into Israel from the West Bank through an opening in a fence near the West Bank town of Hebron.
Police carry a protester away as they clear the square outside of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem.
Ultra-orthodox Jewish men play chess on a beach segregated three days a week for men and three days for women, in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Parts and a model of a mask is displayed in the Israeli jewelry company Yvel in Motza near Jerusalem. An Israeli jewelry company is working on what it says will be the world's most expensive coronavirus mask, a gold, diamond-encrusted face covering with a price tag of $1. 5 million.
People wearing face masks offer Eid al-Adha prayer at a park as mosques are limited for ten people following the government's measures to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, in the mixed Arab Jewish city of Jaffa, near Tel Aviv, Israel.
People offer Eid al-Adha prayer at a park as mosques are limited for ten people following the government's measures to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, in the mixed Arab Jewish city of Jaffa, near Tel Aviv, Israel.
People offer Eid al-Adha prayer next to the Dome of the Rock Mosque in the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's old city. This is the first Feast of Sacrifice since the onset of the global coronavirus pandemic. The major Muslim holiday, at the end of the hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, is observed around the world by believers and commemorates prophet Abraham's pledge to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to God.
Israeli soldiers work on tanks in the Israeli controlled Golan Heights near the border with Syria, not far from Lebanon border. Lebanon's prime minister has accused Israel of provoking a "dangerous escalation" along the border in an attempt to modify the mandate of a U.N. peacekeeping force in south Lebanon.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz issue a statement at the Israeli Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv, Israel. Israeli forces exchanged fire with Hezbollah for over an hour along the volatile Israeli-Lebanese frontier, the heaviest bout of fighting between the bitter enemies in nearly a year.
Israeli medical workers operate a ventilation machine on a training mannequin during an exercise of the new COVID-19 department at Rambam Hospital in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, Israel. The underground facility at Rambam hospital, originally built for a war emergency, can turn within 72 hours into a protected hospital. The Israeli government has ordered it to prepare to treat up to 350 extreme coronavirus-related cases.
Israeli police use a water cannon to disperse people during a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem. Protesters demanded that the embattled leader resign as he faces a trial on corruption charges and grapples with a deepening coronavirus crisis.
General of Israel's National Cyber Directorate (INCD) Yigal Unna elbow bumps India's Ambassador to Israel Sanjeev Singla after signing an agreement to expand cooperation in the field of cyber security, in Jerusalem.
An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man runs during a protest against lockdown that has been placed in their neighborhood due to a coronavirus outbreak, in Jerusalem. As Israel grapples with a spike in coronavirus cases, it has begun to impose restrictions on selected towns and neighborhoods with high infection rates. Many of these areas are ultra-Orthodox, and residents say they are being unfairly singled out.
LGBT members and supporters wear protective face masks attend a gay pride rally under strict health restrictions due to the coronavirus outbreak in Tel Aviv, Israel. The rally has been down-scaled amid the coronavirus outbreak in Tel Aviv, which last year drew more than 250,000 people.
Protesters hold signs and shout slogans during a protest to decry the killing of George Floyd in front of the American embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Stranded Indians at the check-in counter at the Ben-Gurion Airport before their repatriation by special flights, in TelAviv, Israel. Some 115 Indians boarded a special flight for Delhi after having braved more than two months of lockdown in Israel due to a raging COVID-19 pandemic.
Israeli right wing activists hold flags outside the Jerusalem district court in Jerusalem. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was heading to court Sunday to face corruption charges in the first criminal trial ever against a sitting Israeli leader. Hebrew reads: "Netanyahu is not alone."
Women use a paddleboard in the Mediterranean Sea as a major heat wave began hitting the region, with temperatures reaching 40 degrees Celsius, 104 degrees Fahrenheit, in Hadera, Israel.
Journalist film as an ambulance leaves the residence of the Chinese ambassador, in the central Israeli city of Herzliya. Du Wei, 58, who was appointed envoy in February in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, was found dead in his home north of Tel Aviv on Sunday, Israel's Foreign Ministry said. No cause of death was given and Israeli police said it was investigating.
Drones form number 72 during celebrations for Israel's 72nd Independence Day, in Ramat Gan, Israel. Israel government announced a complete lockdown over the upcoming Israel's 72nd Independence Day to control the country's coronavirus outbreak.
Israeli soldiers wearing protective face masks amid concerns over the country's coronavirus outbreak, wait for two minute siren marking the annual Memorial Day for fallen soldiers at a military cemetery in Givataim, Israel. This year the government banned public memorial services at military cemeteries as part of its measures to help stop the spread of the coronavirus.
People keep social distance amid concerns over the country's coronavirus outbreak, during "Black Flag" protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and government corruption, at Rabin square in Tel Aviv, Israel. Several thousand Israelis on Saturday demonstrated against a unity government deal reached last week that leaves Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in power as he prepares to go on trial for corruption charges.
A man with protective face mask amid concerns over the country's coronavirus outbreak, holds a sign during a protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, Israel. More than 2,000 people took to the streets on Sunday, demonstrating against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's attempts to form an "emergency" government with his chief rival and accusing him of using the coronavirus crisis to escape prosecution on corruption charges.
A woman takes part in a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, seen on the poster, in Tel Aviv, Israel. The demonstrators accused Netanyahu of using the coronavirus crisis as cover to undermine the country's democratic institutions.
A priest peers from a window in the door of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a place where Christians believe Jesus Christ was buried, just before Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa arrives during a lockdown following government measures to help stop the spread of the new coronavirus, during Holy Thursday in Jerusalem's old city. The traditional Holy Thursday procession is taking place inside the church without public attendance this year due to restrictions imposed to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
An ultra-Orthodox Jew crosses a mainly deserted street because of the government's measures to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, in Bnei Brak, Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Monday a complete lockdown over the upcoming Passover feast to control the country's coronavirus outbreak, but offered citizens some hope by saying he expects to lift widespread restrictions after the week-long Jewish holiday.
A aerial view shows a closed amusement park and empty road due to the government's measures to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, in Tel Aviv, Israel
An ultra-Orthodox Jewish young man is tested for COVID-19 by medical personnel wearing protective gear as part of the government's measures to help stop the spread of the coronavirus in the orthodox city of Bnei Brak, a Tel Aviv suburb, Israel.
A firefighter sprays disinfectant as a precaution‚ against the coronavirus at the Moshe Dayan Railway Station in Rishon LeTsiyon, Israel.
El Al planes are parked at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel. Israel will quarantine anyone arriving from overseas for 14 days, a decision coming barely a month before Easter and Passover. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia.
A Palestinian inspects family apartment of Yazan Mughamis demolished by the Israeli army, in the West Bank city of Ramallah. The Israeli military on Thursday said its forces demolished the homes of two Palestinians accused of being behind a deadly blast in the West Bank last year. Israel says Walid Hanatsheh and Yazan Mughamis were part of a cell that carried out the attack in August, which killed 17-year-old Israeli Rina Shnerb and injured her father and brother as they hiked down to a spring in the occupied West Bank.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures during a meeting with his nationalist allies and his Likud party members at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament, in Jerusalem.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu smiles after first exit poll results for the Israeli elections at his party's headquarters in Tel Aviv, Israel.
People quarantined with Corona virus arrive to vote at a specially made tent in Haifa, Israel.
People quarantined for Corona virus arrive to cast their votes in a specially made tent in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Israeli soldiers take position as Palestinian demonstrators gather during a protest against expansion of Israeli settlements, in the West Bank village of Beita near Nablus.
Palestinian demonstrators hold a national flag in front of Israeli forces as they protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's Mideast initiative, near a Jewish settlement Beqa'ot in Jordan Valley in the West Bank
Israeli soldiers use pepper spray on a Palestinian demonstrator near the Jewish settlement Yitzhar, near the West Bank city of Nablus. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced he was pushing ahead with the construction of 5,000 new Jewish homes in key areas of east Jerusalem, where critics say additional building could cut Palestinian residents off from the rest of the West Bank.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands at an overview of the East Jerusalem settlement of Har Homa where he announced a new neighborhood is to be built.
Hamas supporters burn a poster with a picture of U.S. President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and American flag during a protest against the Mideast plan announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, at the main road in Gaza City.
Ultra-Orthodox Jews of the Nadvorna Hasidic dynasty celebrate the Jewish feast of 'Tu Bishvat' or "New Year of the Trees." as they sit with their rabbis around a long table filled with all kinds of fruits, in the ultra-Orthodox town of Bnei Brak, Israel.
Israeli police officers inspect the scene of an attack in Jerusalem. A Palestinian motorist slammed his car into a group of soldiers early on Thursday, wounding more than a dozen before fleeing the scene, Israeli police said.
Palestinian demonstrators run from tear gas by Israeli security forces during clashes as they protest Middle East peace plan announced Tuesday by US President Donald Trump at Beit El checkpoint, near the West Bank city of Ramallah
Palestinian children throw stones over the Israeli separation wall during a protest against Israel and the Untied States in the West Bank village of Bil'in, near Ramallah.
A youth launch stones toward an Iron gate in the Israeli separation wall during an anti Israeli U.S. protest in the West Bank village of Bil'in, near Ramallah.
Palestinian protesters stand holding pictures of the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, in front of burning tires during a protest against the U.S. Mideast peace plan, in Gaza City. U.S. President Donald Trump is set to unveil his administration's much-anticipated Mideast peace plan in the latest American venture to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Palestinian burn a poster showing U.S. President Donald Trump as they protest the American peace plan in Bethlehem. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Washington Sunday night vowing to "make history" at a planned meeting with US President Donald Trump for the unveiling of the U.S. administration's much-anticipated plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
An explosion caused by Israeli airstrikes is seen on Gaza City. Israel reportedly targeted several Hamas military sites in the northern Gaza strip after claims that Palestinian militants had fired four rockets at southern Israel.
