Coronavirus confirmed in Gaza: This is what Israel must do – now

'Trump is right about the coronavirus. The WHO is wrong,' says Israeli expert Haaretz Special Coverage [View in browser]( [Palestinian health workers wearing a protective facemask are pictured in the courtyard of a UNRWA school at al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City, March 18, 2020]( Haaretz [Live Updates || Palestinian PM orders West Bank lockdown; Gaza confirms first coronavirus cases]( [Israel inches closer to 1,000 coronavirus cases, with 20 patients in serious condition ■Israeli consul general in New York quarantined ■Justice minister extends state of emergency in Israel's courts]( [“The Deluge,” from Gustav Doré’s illustrated edition of the Bible (c. 1866). ]( [The Plague Is a Formative Event. When It Fades, New Possibilities Will Emerge]( David Grossman | 21.03.2020 [Palestinian volunteers sprays disinfectant on a street in the al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City on March 16, 2020]( [Opinion || Coronavirus Confirmed in Gaza: This Is What Israel Must Do – Now]( Shannon Maree Torrens | 22.03.2020 Haaretz magazine: Get your weekend must-reads [Sign up]( [Dr. Dan Yamin.]( ['Trump Is Right About the Coronavirus. The WHO Is Wrong,' Says Israeli Expert]( Oded Carmeli | 21.03.2020 [A person walking with a mask, Qalandiya Checkpoint, West Bank, March 18, 2020.]( [Israeli Security Officials Concerned About Using 'Terrorist-tracking' Methods on Coronavirus Patients]( Yossi Melman | 22.03.2020 [An Israeli walks past a shuttered market stall in Jerusalem on March 22, 2020.]( [LISTEN: Netanyahu’s Corona Smokescreen and Gaza’s ‘God-help-us’ Moment]( Haaretz Weekly | 22.03.2020 [Medical staff in protective gear wave from the Intensive Care Unit of La Paz Hospital, during the coronavirus outbreak in Madrid, Spainת March 18, 2020. ]( [Quarantined After Waving at Coronavirus Patient: How Accurate Is Israel's 'Terrorist-tracking' Tech?]( Ronny Linder | 22.03.2020 [Workers sprays disinfectant as a precaution against the coronavirus at the Great Synagogue in Tel Aviv, Israel, March 17, 2020. ]( [Coronavirus Cases Traced Back to Synagogues, but Israel Won't Enforce Regulations]( Josh Breiner, Ido Efrati | 22.03.2020 [A woman walks past the Great Synagogue in Jerusalem, shuttered over the coronavirus outbreak, March 30, 2020.]( [Passover Downsized: Coronavirus Throws a Matza Wrench Into Jewish Holiday Tradition]( Judy Maltz | 21.03.2020 [A view of Bergamo, Italy, March 17, 2020. ]( [A Letter From Italy's Coronavirus Epicenter: 'Coffins Pile Up in Churches, People in Their 80s Die Alone']( Gideon Levy | 21.03.2020 [Yuval Noah Harari attends a session at the 50th World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2020.]( [Yuval Noah Harari Warns Against 'Coronavirus Dictatorship' in Israel – Netanyahu's Son Calls Him 'Stupid']( Allison Kaplan Sommer | 19.03.2020 [Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives an emergency press conference, March 7, 2020.]( [Analysis || Netanyahu Finally Laid Out His Proposal for Unity, but Gantz Doesn't Seem Impressed]( Yossi Verter | 22.03.2020 [Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset, March 16, 2020.]( [Analysis || Americans Beware: Trump Could Emulate Netanyahu’s Coronavirus Coup]( Chemi Shalev | 20.03.2020 [A worker mops the area under a screening showing China's regulations related to the coronavirus outbreak at the Capital International Airport terminal 3 in Beijing.]( [Wonder What a Post-coronavirus World Would Be? This Country Is Already Living It]( Ofri Ilany | 19.03.2020 [Workers in protective suits disinfect a street as a girl stands in front of them in Istanbul, Turkey, March 20, 2020.]( [Analysis || Turkey Isn’t Buying Erdogan’s Cure for the Coronavirus Crisis]( Zvi Bar'el | 22.03.2020 [An Israeli police officer helps a Health Ministry inspector put on protective gear up in Hadera, Israel March 16, 2020.]( [The Terrifying Coronavirus Prediction That Pushed Israel to Take Unprecedented Steps]( Ronny Linder, Shelly Appelberg | 19.03.2020 [Jude Law in "Contagion."]( [Why Are So Many People Watching ‘Contagion’ During the Coronavirus Lockdown?]( Adrian Hennigan | 22.03.2020 [Haaretz.com - הארץ]() [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [RSS]( [Newsletter]( [Apple]( [Android]( For more Haaretz newsletters, [click here](. [Unsubscribe]( Special Coverage) from mailing list. or contact support: digital-english@haaretz.co.il All rights reserved © Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd. Shvil Hameretz 2, Tel Aviv, 61350, Israel. Company Registration No. 51-001544-9 | Database No: 1091365.