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The 21-year-old swimmer, born with cerebral palsy won a gold medal in the men's 200-meter individual medley on Friday.

Rower Moran Samuel takes the silver medal 2,000-meter single sculls, swimmer Ami Omer Dadaon wins silver in the men’s 150-meter individual medley.

Racing for the medal, Malyar also shatters a world record. The 21-year-old is the second gold medalist for Israel in the Tokyo pool in two days.

Coronavirus Cabinet is expected to convene after PM Naftali Bennett's return from Washington to discuss its previous controversial decision to start the school year on Sept. 1.

Currently, only Israelis over the age of 12 can receive their COVID shots. Almost 9,000 people test positive for virus. New England Journal of Medicine publishes largest-ever study on side effects of vaccines and contracting COVID.

Daily caseload top 10,000 for the second day, as health minister warns Israelis who refuse to be fully vaccinated risk their ability to attend public venues. Officials report cautious optimism as infection rates begin abating among Israelis over 60.

Iyad Shalabi swims the 100-meter backstroke in 2:28.04.

Israel's first coronavirus chief Ronnie Gamzu says Bennett, Netanyahu governments' handling of pandemic "complicated and not particularly successful." We need to learn with the virus, like they do in the US, he tells Israel Hayom.

Nearly 10,00 new cases reported in 24 hours, poised to break record of January 2021. Infections triple in Haredi community just two weeks after students head back to school. FDA gives full approval fur Pfizer's COVID vaccine.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says he is “disappointed” with the scope of vaccine donations worldwide, as many countries struggle to provide first and second doses to their populations.