Lawmakers vote 8-7 to okay restrictions that took effect Sunday evening; MKs will reassess ban on restaurant takeout in a week if infection rates go down

Cellphone provider reports a mere 18% drop in use of navigation app, barely half the figure for previous closures; public buses packed as service cut 50%

But as Sharon Alroy-Preis slams restrictions as being too lax, business owners say they're too strict and declare they'll defy them: 'We're disregarded, so we'll disregard them'

Closure begins at 5 p.m. for at least two weeks, though it'll likely be extended to a month; comes as nearly 300,000 vaccinated against COVID-19

Knesset committee had overturned cabinet decision to mandate remote learning for all children aside from students in grades 1-4, 11-12

Government can appeal committee's ruling; chair Ram Shefa said to get Gantz's approval on vote; teachers union threatens strike if not prioritized to get vaccine

New virus patients in capital to be taken outside city; Edelstein: 280,000 vaccinated in 1st week of rollout, including 71,000 over the weekend

6,000 cops to be deployed to enforce closure, with focus on dispersing gatherings and New Year's Eve parties and cracking down on quarantine violations

With shops and nature reserves set to close again on Sunday, people use last chance to shop, visit; police hand out fines to revelers ignoring health rules

Latest effort to curb coronavirus comes into force on Sunday, December 27, and will remain in force for at least two weeks. These are the restrictions