Some view the UAE decision as a trial balloon, and will react positively based on how the next weeks and months play out.

The phone link between the UAE and Israel was set up on Sunday, meaning that calls from Israel were no longer blocked in the Emirates.

Of the nearly 4,000 people in Jerusalem with the virus, almost half are residents of east Jerusalem.

"Chinese cities like Shanghai provided a safe haven to some 30,000 Jews fleeing Nazi Europe in WWII, but now Israel returns the favor by being a US poodle against China in 5G."

Synagogues across the denominational spectrum are still working hard to have plans in place for prayer services on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

Health Ministry approves list of 'green states' from which Israelis can return to Israel without isolation

The IDF struck terrorist targets in the Gaza Strip following incendiary balloon attacks, as hundreds of Palestinians gathered along the border fence to riot, throwing explosives and burning tires.

Delegations from Israel and the United Arab Emirates will meet in the coming weeks to sign agreements on a range of issues.