Jewish comedian says Trump 'not doing a damn thing' about coronavirus, while 'Joe likes facts. Joe likes science'

Nine leading academics say Health Ministry research has it all wrong with suggestion that children are drivers of infection - an idea that may slow down school reopening

As deaths pile up, physicians say they are trying everything, but hooking up a patient to a breathing machine comes with a harsh dose of reality that their chances are slim

Netanyahu calls to shorten multi-stage plan for lifting national lockdown, but health officials said to warn of risks in doing so

Figure had risen as high as 72,164 in early October during national lockdown to curb runaway infection rates; positive test rate continues decline

Study presented to ministers shows percentage of positive tests among children stands at 8%, a full 2% higher than with adults; indicates re-opening schools led to infection spike

Netanyahu says new restrictions if infection rates rise; health officials want students in small groups from 1st grade upwards; Katz asks for small businesses to open from Sunday

Nasrin Sotoudeh, serving a 12-year sentence after defending women arrested for protesting compulsory headscarf laws, was supposed to be taken for an angiogram, husband says

Health Ministry figures show 1,165 confirmed cases in 24 hours, with 3% positive rate; officials advise against complacency, say data points to infections rising over coming week

Students struggle financially and socially, with the challenges bigger for those who are already disadvantaged; 'if they fall, they will bring down all of us,' warns one dean