Tel Aviv kicks off return of live performances with show for city’s older residents -- as long as they have been inoculated or recovered from COVID-19

'Real world' data analyzing 600,000 vaccinations published by New England Journal of Medicine also finds shots just as effective in over 70s as young people, prevented infection

PM acknowledges he decided to send doses to other states, says 'it absolutely buys goodwill'; insists no Israeli will lose out on shot

African country has no diplomatic ties with Jerusalem; top health officials say they weren't consulted on initiative by Netanyahu to exchange shots for diplomatic advantage

FDA says one-dose shot is 66% effective at preventing moderate to severe illness; final decision on recommending approval expected within days

Meretz MK says bill is too quick to hand over medical, personal data; Likud committee head pushes back, says saving lives trumps privacy

Report says list of states not yet finalized, will include Italy and Chad; top ministers say they weren't informed of Netanyahu's plan to exchange vaccines for diplomatic support

Arieh Avni, who recently said 'anyone who administers a vaccine is, to me, like Mengele,' has reportedly forged immunization certificates and mask exemptions for pay

Foreign minister responds that Israel has already sent thousands of doses to West Bank and Gaza and plans to continue to do so; PM says there won't be any shortage of vaccines

Health union warns legislation will undermine trust in municipalities; labor union, businesses said close to deal on banning unvaccinated going in to work