Barkan was widely known for his appearance in comedy cult classics, as well as for hidden camera prank films; presidents laments passing of 'great actor, wellspring of joy'

Thousands protest at intersections, overpasses, calling for PM's resignation; large rallies, marches set for Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Caesarea

35 of the 50 states are seeing an increase in case numbers; total number of diagnosed infections in the country since start of pandemic stands at nearly 8.5 million

FDA says Oxford vaccine testing can resume; other nations already determined participant's illness not related; J&J also finds no link to subject's illness in its trial

About-face comes after last-minute requirement by Health Ministry for first and second grade students to learn in small groups, which schools hadn't prepared for

Cleared of lying to virus contact tracers after she broke lockdown and caught COVID-19, environment minister says her reforms are provoking the ire of 'narrow-minded stakeholders'

Health Ministry says 2.8% of tests on Thursday came back positive; government body warns of possible 'slowdown' in declining infections due to easing of lockdown

Medicine found to cut recovery time by five days on average, but no studies have shown it improves chances of surviving the coronavirus

Eyewitness tells Israeli TV that wedding in Kfar Qasim included Arabic music, as part of efforts to blend in

Education, health officials discuss allowing students to return to class, with grades 3 and 4 slated to do so on November 1, but sides spar over how grades 1 and 2 can resume