Final vote on Sunday's reopening of restaurants and other businesses is delayed until Saturday night; business owners say they're struggling to hire workers back from furlough

Over 28 million in US are fully vaccinated and still waiting for official advice on mask-wearing, visiting family, going to restaurants

Final approval for reopening restaurants, other businesses on Sunday pushed back until Saturday night; outbreak declines in ultra-Orthodox community but climbs in Arab areas

Fewer than 40,000 Americans infected per day, following high of 300,000 in January; Europe struggles with chaotic vaccine rollout as cases in some areas climb again

500 people allowed into 30,000-seat capacity Bloomfield Stadium to attend a performance by Israeli pop star Ivri Lider

After 700 inoculated as part of widely publicized pilot, program to vaccinate some 120,000 employees in Israel in limbo as Treasury looks for funding source

Asked about Netanyahu's assertion Thursday that the pandemic is largely over in Israel, Ash says: 'I don't know what the prime minister meant'

Health Ministry reportedly waiting only for Pfizer's initial safety findings; some 200 Israelis under 16 already vaccinated with no serious side effects

Immunization campaign for some 120,000 Palestinians legally employed in Jewish state or in settlements to begin in earnest on Sunday

In interview with Fox, PM says ‘we’re coming out’ of crisis, Israel a ‘model for the world,’ though health officials have warned variants could upset plans for return to normalcy