This Week in Israel: Protests, School, Corona and Conflict

Corona is back at the top of the headlines, putting the new school year in jeopardy, as Hezbollah makes sure the summer is hot in more ways than one

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Cars stand in line waiting to enter a drive-through complex to check if they have been infected with the Coronavirus, in Rehovot on August 8, 2021.
1 / 8 Cars stand in line waiting to enter a drive-through complex to check if they have been infected with the Coronavirus, in Rehovot on August 8, 2021. Photo: Yossi Aloni/Flash90
Face masks are back in fashion! Pedestrians in Jerusalem.
2 / 8 Face masks are back in fashion! Pedestrians in Jerusalem. Photo: Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90
Palestinian shops display school bags and stationery in preparation for the new school year starting, which in the Palestinian areas begins next week.
3 / 8 Palestinian shops display school bags and stationery in preparation for the new school year starting, which in the Palestinian areas begins next week. Photo: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90
A Magen David Adom (MDA) health worker displays the new COVID-19 rapid test device at the Magen David Adom headquarters in Jerusalem.
4 / 8 A Magen David Adom (MDA) health worker displays the new COVID-19 rapid test device at the Magen David Adom headquarters in Jerusalem. Photo: Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish kids study on the first day of school at an ultra-Orthodox school in Jerusalem.
5 / 8 Ultra-Orthodox Jewish kids study on the first day of school at an ultra-Orthodox school in Jerusalem. Photo: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90
IDF Artillery Corps seen firing into Lebanon in response to Hezbollah rocket attacks.
6 / 8 IDF Artillery Corps seen firing into Lebanon in response to Hezbollah rocket attacks. Photo: Basel Awidat/Flash90
Palestinians enjoy themselves at the beach in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip.
7 / 8 Palestinians enjoy themselves at the beach in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. Photo: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90
Disabled and handicapped Israelis block the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv as they attend a protest calling for better health care.
8 / 8 Disabled and handicapped Israelis block the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv as they attend a protest calling for better health care. Photo: Tomer Neuberg/Flash90