Majority of victims over the age of 70; youngest victim was 37 and oldest was 98; Bnei Brak has highest infection rate per capita

Project had run into opposition from local and Health Ministry and dispute between rescue groups over who would collect samples

Residents of neighborhoods with high infection rates to be confined to one of seven zones dividing the capital starting at noon, but can leave for work or other essential needs

Plans drawn up at Treasury said to seek extensive easing of restrictions, with warnings of economic disaster if workers kept home much longer; likely to clash with Health Ministry

Those in neighborhoods hard hit by virus will be confined to them, TV report says, as some in cabinet said to criticize plan as heavy-handed; daily testing continues to decline

Interior minister says health officials 'quick on the trigger' when it comes to imposing restrictions on Haredi communities; PM responds that his only guide is health concerns

Officials tell news site there will be a gradual 'liberation' of the economy after Passover, but warn restrictions could return in case of fresh COVID-19 outbreak

Partial lockdown remains in place, with people only allowed to leave home for work or other essentials; Health Ministry tells Israelis to continue keeping social distancing rules

Mobileye founder Amnon Shashua said to hold talks with leading rabbi in ultra-Orthodox city to get support for move, in bid to better gauge spread in hard-hit Tel Aviv suburb

Residents of ultra-Orthodox town will be allowed to leave for work or other essential matters, as rest of country emerges from four-days of banned travel between cities