Israeli Prime Minister Tests Positive for COVID-19, Is Working From Home

Israeli Prime Minister Tests Positive for COVID-19, Is Working From Home
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (R) and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shake hands during a press statement after their meeting at the prime minister's office in Jerusalem, on March 27, 2022. Abir Sultan/Pool via AP
The Associated Press
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TEL AVIV, Israel—Israel’s prime minister has tested positive for the coronavirus and is working from home, his office said Monday, after he held a series of in-person meetings that included U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Naftali Bennett’s office said the premier was feeling well and would continue his schedule as planned, which includes a briefing on an attack late Sunday that killed officers of Israel’s paramilitary border police. After meeting with Blinken, Bennett rushed to the city of Hadera, the scene of the shooting, to meet with authorities responding to the attack.