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By TOI Staff - January 8, 2022
Israel is set to reopen its borders to vaccinated and some recovered foreign tourists starting Sunday, January 9, as coronavirus rates in the country spike to record levels, making the impact of travel bans negligible.
The new rules enter into effect at midnight Saturday-Sunday.
On Friday, Israel shut down its list of “red” countries with high COVID-19 morbidity, ostensibly making travel possible to and from all nations.
Having kept its borders closed for most of the pandemic, Israel began to allow vaccinated tourists in at the start of last November, but by the end of that month had again banned the entry of foreign nationals in an attempt to hold off the Omicron variant, a ban that ends January 9.
Despite the shift in policy, health officials still recommend avoiding any non-essential travel as the virus continues to surge.
Following is a guide to travel to Israel for foreigners as of January 9:
Read More: Times of Israel