More than 5,000 evacuated from homes in Nof Hagalil near Nazareth, thousands more forced to flee as 250 wildfires sparked by heatwave hit communities across Israel, West Bank

Community says in recent years Interior Ministry downgraded status of many to mere permanent residency, citing registration errors -- removing right to vote, ability to travel

Odeh: 'Arab doctors are at the forefront of the fight against virus'; Gamzu apologizes, says he was referring to pandemic's effect on Arab community

Proposal draws immediate rebuke from left-wing ministers and MKs; one denounces 'fundamentalist capitalist ideas' that 'erode workers' rights during an unprecedented social crisis'

Nir Barkat, Aida Touma-Sliman, Tehila Friedman join growing list of government officials in isolation, including 3 ministers and the IDF chief of staff

Suspect, said to be drunk, gives cops false addresses before finally directing them to crime scene; previously spent time in prison for assaulting his spouse

Special Knesset committee hears of 20% spike in violent incidents; chair urges women to escape from the 'trap' of abuse during lockdown

Bill to amend Basic Law on the State Economy passes 62-0, relying on 3 votes from majority Arab party; Yamina absent, along with quarantined Netanyahu and Litzman

Several Joint List members demanded last week that authorities make information more accessible in Arabic; firm in charge says its translates info 'important' to Arab public only

Joint List's Aida Touma-Sliman later acknowledges video actually shows PA disinfecting West Bank checkpoint as part of efforts against coronavirus; Bennett calls her 'anti-Semitic'