Agency says risk of catching virus through touch is 1 in 10,000, but continues to recommend hand-washing and disinfecting areas where COVID cases were present

Strain is more effective at ‘breaking through’ the Pfizer shot than others, Israeli scientists find, in first-of-its-kind study

Dispute between Netanyahu and Gantz delays cabinet authorization of budget to buy additional vaccines; angry company officials reportedly tell Israel, 'We're not philanthropists'

Matnat Chaim, which mainly facilitates altruistic living donor transplants between non-relatives, helps with 200 cases over past year since death of co-founder from COVID-19

Unnamed official notes political sensitives surrounding recognition of vaccination passes from nations using shots not approved by Israel, e.g. UAE's use of Chinese inoculation

In addition, 69 disabled veterans passed away due to injuries sustained during their service; official numbers published ahead of commemoration events

Firebrand leader has strong words for Jews who say unions are the obstacle as she attempts to get her group’s 1.7 million members into classrooms

Preliminary numbers show 6% decline in suicides, largest annual drop in at least four decades even as people dealt with severe isolation and economic distress

Health authorities waiting to see that there is no spike after Passover holiday, return to schools; TV says Israel to begin testing passengers at Ben Gurion on arriving airplanes

Culture of caginess is delaying deal for kids’ vaccines and hampering health community’s preparedness for administering them, claims Nadav Davidovitch