Those who use the ESTA applications system will receive a response within 72 hours and receive a two-year visa that is good for multiple trips.
Israel's Foreign Ministry said it would be announced this week that Israelis will no longer require a paper visa to enter the United States.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to endorse Israel's candidacy for the program on September 27.
As a condition for its accession to the US Visa Waiver Program (VWP), Israel has since July 20 loosened access through its borders, and in and out of the West Bank.
Senior American and Israeli officials claim that at this stage the plan is for Blinken and Mayorkas to make an affirmative announcement and move forward with the process.
Gaza, whose governing body is the Islamist terrorist group Hamas, has so far not been included.
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