When Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives in Washington to participate in the historic ceremony formalizing ties between Israel and the United Arab Emirates next week, the reporters following him will be subject to a severe set of restrictions aimed at minimizing exposure to potential coronaviruses carriers.
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The visit will be as short as possible, with the prime minister's plane departing back to Israel immediately after the signing ceremony on Tuesday. All those who join Netanyahu on his flight from Israel to the US will have to prove that they had tested negative to the virus before being allowed to board, and they will have to be spaced out in the cabin and wear a facemask all through the flight.
The traveling press was also told they would have to lodge at the hotel where Netanyahu will stay and will be banned from leaving it, essentially becoming a capsule.
The ceremony is scheduled to take place Tuesday at noon at the White House, with President Donald Trump presiding over the event. Netanyahu, the UAE foreign minister, and various other dignitaries will be in attendance.
The UAE and Israel announced their intention to normalize relations and strike a peace deal on Aug 13, in what was the culmination of a multi-year process involving US mediation efforts behind the scenes.
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