Health minister insists 'there'll be no shortage,' with Netanyahu said to be in contact with Pfizer to ensure stocks don't run low in January

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

75-year-old with cancer and history of heart attacks suffers cardiac arrest in incident to be further probed by authorities

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%

National Insurance Institute says 620,000 currently relying on unemployment benefits, as economy continues to take a pummeling from closures

Elections committee director promises 30% more polling stations, and 2 booths at each, to reduce crowds at March 2021 vote; nursing homes, virus wards to get own booths

With closure set to last weeks and deadline to submit slates fast approaching, many parties may skip internal voting

With 379,000 shots administered, Israel leads world in injections per capita while Edelstein pledges to increase pace; meanwhile, positive tests hit highest rate in two months

Under pressure from all sides, US president approves $900 billion aid package but tells Congress 'wasteful items must be removed'

Country has been recording at least a million infections per week since early November; one in 1,000 Americans have died of disease