Yamin Peretz, a relative of Israel's Labor Party leader Amir Peretz, said to succumb to COVID-19 a week after his wife and son died from the same illness

Planned repatriation flight said scrapped after Ankara objected to presence of Israeli security guards; situation resolved after Joint List MK Ahmad Tibi intervened

New York City records over 4,000 total fatalities, surpassing toll on 9/11; UK's Johnson in stable condition in 2nd night in ICU; 65,000 flee Wuhan as China lifts 11-week lockdown

As Israel scrambles to purchase the reagents necessary for the chemical analyses, government makes deal with South Korea to supply some, but still far less than what is needed

Mayanei Hayeshua Medical Center has 12 breathing machines and all are in use in the predominantly ultra-Orthodox city with a high rate of coronavirus infection

2 more residents of assisted living facility in Beersheba among the fatalities, raising the total number of dead there from virus to 10; number of cases climbs to 9,404

Social distancing rules and travel restrictions make cleaning, cooking and planning for the holiday difficult; many will be spending Seder night alone

Though Passover supplies got out on time, shutdowns in virus's epicenter and one of the world's largest economies leave a marked ripple effect on observant Jews around the globe

Acting US Navy Secretary Thomas Modly quits after his profanity-laced tired against fired skipper of aircraft carrier provoked widespread outrage

Jewish News: Father of Chris Whitty, the public face of London's coronavirus response, was gunned down after Britain jailed would-be killers of Israeli ambassador