Oyogist has learned that Israeli Prime Minister, Naftali Bennett, has tested positive for COVID-19, barely 24 hours after his meeting with the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken in Jerusalem.
The PM’s office disclosed this to AFP journalists on Monday.
Bennett had met with Blinken in Jerusalem on Sunday during talks of a “historic summit” of Israeli and Arab diplomats.
It was reported that the prime minister was not wearing a face mask during the joint news conference with Blinken on Sunday.
A statement from his office said on Monday that he is ”feeling well and will continue his schedule as planned from his home”.
Earlier, Bennett visited the Northern Israeli city of Hadera after gunmen shot dead two police officers in an attack claimed by the jihadist Islamic State group.
Police said the two gunmen – Israeli Arabs identified by Israeli intelligence as local IS operatives were killed by counterterrorism officers who happened to be nearby.
