Site sacred to Christians closed to worshipers once again; church had been shut for 2 months during first wave of pandemic but reopened in late May

UTJ lawmaker Yisrael Eichler says ministers should temporarily step down until PM ends 'selective' closures on ultra-Orthodox areas; 'Haredi human rights are not expendable'

Nir Barkat, Aida Touma-Sliman, Tehila Friedman join growing list of government officials in isolation, including 3 ministers and the IDF chief of staff

No significant reduction in new cases, as Palestinian Authority continues and intensifies its second coronavirus lockdown

Netanyahu to meet with organizers of Saturday night demonstration amid mounting anger at government over failure to help battered businesses weather pandemic

Researchers in Italy studied 31 pregnant women hospitalized with COVID-19, and found virus in an at-term placenta, umbilical cord, the vagina of one woman and in breast milk

Parts of Jerusalem, Beit Shemesh, Lod, Ramle, Kiryat Malachi become 'restricted zones' for 7 days; capital's mayor says closures will cause 'mass infections'

Yuli Edelstein's reported comment comes as more than 1,600 infections are recorded in day; Health Ministry director-general says full closure is 'always on the table'

With AstroTurf campgrounds, glamping, tents and yurts, the outdoors offers options

Yair Revivo, Likud campaign manager, says coalition was 'forced on the public against its will' and has 'too many ministers' as neighborhoods in his city declared restricted zones