With tourists barred and PA imposing nightly curfew to curb mounting infections, Jesus' birthplace set for massively scaled-down celebrations

Cabinet approves rules to limit customer numbers inside stores, after over 1,000 new cases confirmed on Sunday, pushing active infection figure to 10,232

News about vaccine is positive but it is unclear when doses will reach Israel; until then, 'morbidity is expected to continue affecting economic activity,' central bank says

Shmuel Shapira of Defense Ministry's Institute for Biological Research says shot will only be publicly available in summer, admits 'very minor' side effects detected in 1st trials

Israel Museum, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Eretz Israel Museum and Haifa science center given the go-ahead to open their doors after lobbying the government

'I allowed myself to cry for the first time' when learning of the results, says Israeli chief medical officer as pharma firm asks regulators to allow emergency use of the jab

Shopping centers and high schools resume activity despite virus spread increasing, with another day of new cases around 1,000

As some malls, high school classes reopen, PM says country in danger of coronavirus surge if action not taken immediately

Health officials reportedly mull compelling all travelers to get tested prior to arrival in Israel as 1-2% of arrivals said to be infected; Edelstein: 'Pandemic is being imported'

School heads say restrictions on movement between study groups mean majority of subjects will continue to be taught remotely; 3.3% of tests conducted Saturday show infection