Israel giving million vaccines to Palestinians * COVID patients: High toll for Vitamin D deficient * Netanyahu to stay at PM home for weeks * J’ lem clashes; Gaza strikes

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Friday, June 18, 2021 Presented by The Jewish Quarterly [Israel starts delivery of at least a million COVID vaccine doses to Palestinians]( By [TOI staff]( [In exchange, Jewish state will receive future shipments earmarked for Ramallah; Israel has faced widespread criticism for failing to help Palestinians with inoculation drive]( [1 in 4 COVID patients hospitalized while vitamin D deficient die – Israeli study]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( [Among those without deficiency who are hospitalized, only 3% die; patients with insufficient D are also 14 times likelier to end up in severe or critical condition, research shows]( [EU studying Arab Israelis as a paragon of child vaccination, to help Europe]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( [Netanyahu family set to remain in official PM’s residence for several more weeks]( By [TOI staff]( [Former PM will then move to his Caesarea home for a few months while security arrangements are made at his private Jerusalem apartment, sources say]( [Report: Netanyahu ordered papers shredded before leaving office]( By [TOI staff]( [Speech / Full text: Netanyahu’s furious final speech after 12 years as prime minister]( By [TOI staff]( Israel media review [Back so soon? 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