Israel has mobilized all its resources to help in the fight against the coronavirus, including most units of the IDF and the country’s security agencies. Below is a roundup of articles:
- IDF’s two-minute Coronavirus Video Updates:
- Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus visits the newly developed IDF COVID-19 Lab, walks us through the testing procedure, and shows how the IDF converted a military genome lab into a dedicated Covid-19 lab. (April 13)
- Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus take us on a tour of the Home Front Command's activities to help the civilian population. (April 8)
- The Israeli Navy’s elite commando unit, Shayetet 13, has extensive experience in scuba diving and the capacity to manufacture compressed oxygen containers. Over the past few weeks, a number of teams from Shayetet 13 in cooperation with the Ministry of Health, Yad Sarah and other organizations have developed a solution for civilians who are in need of oxygen tanks. The IDF released this two-minute video of the production process. (April 12)
- The Mossad, Israel's intelligence agency, is quietly acquiring medical gear and knowledge needed in the fight against COVID-19. (April 12)
- Druze brothers leading IDF battle against coronavirus in Arab sector (April 12)
- Israel brings Palestinian sheikhs home from Indonesia, after being refused help from Russia, the Netherlands, Singapore, Hong Kong, as well as several Arab states, including the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Jordan (April 7)
- Israeli medical technology company to build emergency coronavirus testing lab for residents of Gaza and the Palestinian Authority (April 7)