Tensions rise as police and IDF close off ultra-Orthodox enclave at the center of a coronavirus outbreak

After scrambling to set up websites and make deliveries amid pandemic shutdown, small businesses wonder if they can recover from the losses of the last weeks

43 patients are attached to ventilators, Health Ministry says; 81 are in moderate condition

Health Ministry data shows cities, home to large ultra-Orthodox communities, have highest numbers of coronavirus patients and much higher infection rates than national average

50 of the diagnosed are in serious condition, 73 moderate; majority are staying at home under monitoring; country preparing for potential full closure this week

PM said to want to reduce economic activity to 10%, warns there could be thousands of seriously ill; finance minister objects, says Israel could be headed to economic catastrophe

Restaurants and cafes try to offer takeout options in order to get through pandemic, but have been forced to put most of their regular staff on unpaid leave

Directive by Health Ministry comes as defense minister mulls full closure of West Bank to contain COVID-19 outbreak

Defense minister visits IDF exercise simulating widespread outbreak of coronavirus; says there's not yet a pandemic, seeming to contradict PM

Airports, public transport cease operations, radio and television broadcasts go quiet and roads empty ahead of 25- hour Day of Atonement; IDF imposes closure on West Bank, Gaza