An Israeli teacher welcomes pupils wearing protective face maks upon their return to the new school year amid a surge of Covid-19 cases in Israel, at Beit Hakerem Israeli elementary school in Jerusalem, on September 1, 2021. - Israel, which registered 7,000 new cases on August 29, this week passed the one million cases threshold since the pandemic began. The latest surge has largely been blamed on the highly transmissible Delta variant. More than 6,950 people have died from the virus in Israel. (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP)
A mother hugs her child as pupils return school amid a surge in Covid-19 cases in Israel. AFP
An Israeli teacher welcomes pupils. AFP
Israeli pupils wear masks as the new school year begins. AFP
The new school year has started amid a surge in Covid-19 cases in Israel. AFP
An Israeli teacher welcomes pupils as the new school year begins. AFP
Pupils listen to a teacher on their first day back at school. AFP
An Israeli teacher talks to pupil on the first day of the new school year. AFP
A teacher checks on pupils. AFP
An Israeli teacher welcomes pupils wearing protective face maks upon their return to the new school year amid a surge of Covid-19 cases in Israel, at Beit Hakerem Israeli elementary school in Jerusalem, on September 1, 2021. - Israel, which registered 7,000 new cases on August 29, this week passed the one million cases threshold since the pandemic began. The latest surge has largely been blamed on the highly transmissible Delta variant. More than 6,950 people have died from the virus in Israel. (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP)
A mother hugs her child as pupils return school amid a surge in Covid-19 cases in Israel. AFP
An Israeli teacher welcomes pupils. AFP
Israeli pupils wear masks as the new school year begins. AFP
The new school year has started amid a surge in Covid-19 cases in Israel. AFP
An Israeli teacher welcomes pupils as the new school year begins. AFP
Pupils listen to a teacher on their first day back at school. AFP
An Israeli teacher talks to pupil on the first day of the new school year. AFP