Central Elections Committee budget much higher than normal due to challenges posed by pandemic; official laments shortage of thousands of election day employees

Health minister says vaccines enable life to go on under virus's shadow; says wider opening of airport done ‘with a heavy heart'; Netanyahu has said Israel is beyond crisis

Netanyahu, Health Minister Edelstein on hand as 5th millionth dose given to Janet Lavi-Azulay, 34, who is pregnant; premier says kids to get the shots soon

Shin Bet unable to identify source of strain or new infections stemming from 3 members of Jerusalem family; early US research suggests mutation may weaken vaccine efficacy

2,331 new COVID-19 cases diagnosed in 24 hours; nearly 5 million people had first vaccine dose

Over 30 percent of Arabs over 16 have not gotten a coronavirus shot, leading to fears of fresh spike from holy month get-togethers; fake news curbs turnout among Negev Bedouin

Permission to be granted by border authority exceptions committee on a case-by-case basis

Despite coronavirus limitations, numbers attending funeral of Rabbi Yechezkel Roth, 86, exceed capacity of building, flowing out into surrounding streets

Brazil's Ernesto Araujo meets with Gabi Ashkenazi in Jerusalem on Israeli-developed nasal spray treatment; the two also discuss ICC war crimes probe, Iran

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