Biden won’t shake hands in Israel due to COVID-19
LONDON: US President Joe Biden will refrain from shaking hands during his upcoming visit to Israel, the White House has told the office of Prime Minister Yair Lapid.
According to a Jerusalem Post report, the decision was made, in part, due to a surge in COVID-19 cases in the US and in Israel.
![President Biden is scheduled to arrive at Ben-Gurion Airport on Wednesday, and is expected to meet with his counterpart Isaac Herzog, as well as Lapid and other senior officials. (Reuters) President Biden is scheduled to arrive at Ben-Gurion Airport on Wednesday, and is expected to meet with his counterpart Isaac Herzog, as well as Lapid and other senior officials. (Reuters)](https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2022/07/12/3331536-1087827057.jpeg)