PM Netanyahu, gov't team asses thwarting ebola from reaching Israel. Photo: GPO

AFP – Israeli and Palestinian officials met at the weekend to draw up an action plan to prevent the Ebola epidemic from spreading to the territories they control, the Israeli military said Sunday.

“During the meeting (on Saturday evening), updates were exchanged between the parties, and transfer of information was agreed upon by way of additional meetings to take place in order to further track the issue,” said COGAT, the defence ministry unit responsible for Palestinian civilian coordination.

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