Blue and White chief Gantz convinces Yizhar Shay to stay on board after party's coronavirus point-man had fumed over strict new measures

City official says upped enforcement measures and public information campaigns planned, with possibility of shutting schools and businesses starting next week

Amendment meant to allow for tighter lockdown and crackdown on protests and prayers languishes in committee amid haggling over final wording

Dozens also rally outside the Knesset, reportedly throw bags of cow dung at parliament building, shout abuse at Minister David Amsalem

Virus cases are spiking in some New York Orthodox communities, but various factors are preventing widespread adoption of a practice experts say can help keep COVID away

Some 5,000 leave the country Thursday; airlines said refusing to reimburse passengers whose tickets will become unusable by fresh restrictions

Health Ministry gives conflicting messages on whether all deaths occurred over one-day period or some were added retroactively

PM pans ‘populist' criticism of policies: 'Enough is enough. We’re in a new reality'; Lapid: Netanyahu's failure led to avoidable lockdown, but we'll follow the rules

Doors to open on October 1 for visits limited by time; numbers kept down to 25% capacity in accordance with virus regulations

With fresh lockdown, over 120,000 Israelis register as job-seekers in past week -- most for the second time this year, and mainly women