Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeSoroka Medical Center in Be’er Sheva. Credit: Amos Ben Gershom/GPOSoroka Medical Center in Be’er Sheva. Credit: Amos Ben Gershom/GPO09:36 AM • August 11 2026 IDTA man who recently returned from the Democratic Republic of Congo to Israel is hospitalized in isolation at the Soroka Medical Center in Be'er Sheva on suspicion that he contracted Ebola, the Israeli Health Ministry said on Tuesday. The patient sought medical treatment after developing a fever and is currently being tested. Results are expected within the next 24 hours, according to the health ministry, which said it has launched an epidemiological investigation.The ministry added this is only a suspected case and said health systems in Israel had prepared in advance for a potential Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda to reach Israel. The ministry also urged the public to avoid nonessential travel to those areas. Travelers returning from Congo or Uganda who develop a fever or other symptoms within 21 days are instructed to remain at home and immediately contact the Health Ministry's hotline.In the NewsIsraeli Airlines Seize Their Opportunity as Foreign Airlines Slow to ReturnThe Dark Tech Running Israel's Election CampaignsTrump Demands Iran Pay Compensation for Slain Americans and ProtestersShin Bet Chief Urges Israel to Hold 1,700 Palestinian Bodies as Bargaining ChipsSources: Final Gaza Agreement Omits Explicit Ban on Hamas WeaponsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael's Leading Philosopher on Manipulation, Morality and the Future of Zionism50 Years Ago, a Young Israeli Was Crowned the Most Beautiful Woman in the WorldIsrael Captured 230 Square Miles of Lebanon, Razed Villages and Built New BasesHow a Teen, Not a Journalist, Debunked Israel's Gaza 'Voluntary Emigration' Plan'I Saw Pictures of Dead Kids. In the Army They Told Us We Only Kill Terrorists'Who Is Rebeca Grynspan, the Jewish Frontrunner to Become the Next UN Chief?