Fighting furious objections from her family, Idit Harel Segal went through with the operation, hoping to live up to the morals her Holocaust-surviving grandfather taught her

Oncology patients mounting strong antibody responses, allaying fears that people battling the disease will have dramatically lower protection

Boy hit by falling object in central city of Tira; officials, police to probe apparent employment of young laborer at site

Top doctors say rise in coronavirus patients steeper than ever; health officials said to warn of 10,000 cases a day if lockdown not tightened

No patients at Sharon Hospital show symptoms of potentially fatal disease, all moved to emergency underground complex at Beilinson Hospital

Health Ministry deputy director Itamar Grotto reportedly says he didn't see man as he backed up vehicle near his home

Rambam and Beilinson hospitals say they will soon be able to care for 'hundreds' of patients at a time, as Israel sees record high of 579 in serious condition

More people die from the flu than will from COVID-19, says Leonid Eidelman, and exacerbating damage to economy will ultimately hurt already dismal state of Israel's health system

'People think this virus is going to attack them all, and then they're all going to die,' says Prof. Jihad Bishara. 'Not at all. In fact, most of those infected won't even know it'

Number of daily tests to jump from 400 to 1,600, Health Ministry director says; ministry orders large supplies of anti-malaria, HIV medication, believed to help treat disease