Israel: 15 killed, over 100 injured in stampede at religious gathering

In Israel, at least 15 people were killed and over 100 have been injured in stampede at religions ceremony. 

Israel's Ministry of Health reported 111 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, raising the total number of cases in the country to 838,211.

The total recoveries in Israel rose to 830,193 after 108 newly recovered cases were added, while the number of active cases decreased to 1,659, lowest in over a year.

The number of people vaccinated against Covid-19 in Israel has surpassed 5.39 million, or 57.8 per cent of its total population, since the vaccination campaign began on December 20, 2020.