Police bust gathering, hand dozens of fines at nuptials of grandson of late ultra-Orthodox rabbi, amid anger at large-scale violations in community

Data shows uneven enforcement of virus regulations between secular cities with relatively low infection rates and ultra-Orthodox ones with high morbidity

Virus czar condemns mass violations of lockdown rules at burial of rabbis Yitzchok Scheiner and Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik, urges police to bring violators to justice

Israel had started to exempt immunized people from quarantine, but as part of all-out bid to stop the spread of virus variants, government is now ‘reevaluating whole issue'

Vandalism comes as Alexander De Croo faces series of criticisms, including from hardline Flemish Nationalists, over allegedly undemocratic nature of anti-COVID restrictions

Officials say halting gathering would have caused bloodshed; businesses decry selective enforcement of rules; another funeral for ultra-Orthodox rabbi scheduled for Sunday night

Head of the Brisk Yeshiva, Rabbi Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik, dies aged 99 after months-long illness; police urge populace to stay away from burial

Official tells TV serious cases appear to be going down; 2-month-old infant with health condition dies after contracting COVID-19

Ultra-Orthodox educational institutions remain open as lawmakers get ready to increase fines and extend lockdown

Prime minister says closure of Ben Gurion Airport will be prolonged as government combats 'raging' virus variants