Germany and Netherlands ready for new restrictions as cases and hospitalizations surge, and virus-related deaths per day in Europe double from the rate seen in late September

Interior minister warns country's anti-coronavirus protest scene is radicalizing.; just under 66% of population fully vaccinated, one of the lowest rates in Western Europe

Move aimed at curbing alarming rate of COVID infections in the European country; it applies to some 2 million people who can face $1,660 fines

Due to increased global demand for fuel, costs increase by 23 agorot, reaching NIS 6.62; steady hike seen since May 2020, after first COVID-19 lockdown

Welfare Ministry data reveals that a year of COVID lockdowns brought more cases of abuse, about half of them committed by family members

Group of Orthodox Jews is refusing to leave house of worship in Melbourne, where they are apparently marking Jewish new year in violation of local COVID ordinances

Fed up with activists defiling the memory of 6 million murdered Jews, musicians pen a 'deeply Jewish' satirical response they say is more about catharsis than convincing opponents

Citing 'cause for optimism,' finance minister says government must wait to see full impact of recently imposed regulations before deciding to tighten them

FM vows to be more involved in pandemic response, rejects criticism of government's handling of current wave; says US won't dictate Israeli policy on Iran

Prime minister says serious morbidity likely to further climb but warns lockdowns 'destroying the future of the country, and will only be used as a 'last line of defense'