Hebrew University study says increase in serious patients similar to last year, urges new restrictions; finds vaccine effectiveness in preventing serious illness down to 80%

Public Security Ministry aiming to use a cellphone app to monitor arrivals who are supposed to be in isolation

Demonstrators angry after Bennett says anti-vaxxers are endangering the whole country and government planning to end free testing for unvaccinated to enter public events

Kyoko Ishikawa, who is missing her first Summer Games in nearly 30 years, is setting up her own virtual stadium at home, using the opportunity to discover unfamiliar sports

PM warns another lockdown is possible if one million holdouts aren't immunized, says aim is 'to have an open and safe country'

Nachman Ash says ministry has direct relationship with pharma companies, and booster decision should be left to experts; serious cases rise as cabinet set to meet on restrictions

Patients listed in serious condition spent an average of 8 days in the hospital in first week of July, compared to 10-12 days during first half of year

Nitzan Horowitz predicts rise in serious cases, but aims to reopen schools in fall; ministers to meet Thursday, but reportedly won't mandate isolation for all returning travelers

Zman Yisrael editor Biranit Goren dips into an ice cream boycott and health reporter Nathan Jeffay catches us up on COVID research in Israel

Ministers likely to okay move Tuesday; Health Ministry warns against travel abroad -- but says no plans to shutter airport -- as 37,000 pass through Ben Gurion