From 19 September, organised groups of five to 30 visitors will be permitted entry if they are from Israel’s green, yellow or orange category countries. 

Reopening to tourists in this way follows a trail in which more than 2,000 visitors, mainly from the US and Europe, entered Israel without any recorded Covid cases.

However, despite Israel being is on the UK’s green list, Israel put the UK is on its orange list on 16 August, meaning arrivals must self-isolate. 

Once travel reopens, UK visitors must still comply with stringent guidelines.

Foreign tourists must have proof of a second Israel Ministry of Health-recognized vaccination within the last six months or receipt of a third vaccination to qualify for entry. 

Tourists must also present a negative PCR test taken up to 72 hours before arrival and will undergo a PCR and blood serum test on arrival at Ben Gurion airport. 

The Israel Government Tourist Office said it was hoped individual tourists will be allowed into Israel “in the near future”, depending on morbidity rates in Israel and around the world. 

Sharon Bershadsky, IGTO UK director said: “After a break in the initial rollout of the programme due to the acceleration of the Delta variant in Israel, we are delighted to take the first step in opening our borders to international visitors once more.”