Order comes after flight from virus-stricken New York area lands Saturday morning and passengers go home in taxis without checks; flights already en route will be allowed to land

Legal opinion blocking mandatory isolation for all passengers is a 'complete misunderstanding' of the situation, says source

Defense minister repeats demand that he be put in charge of national response to the pandemic, denounces general lockdowns

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

New production line, set up 'within days,' delivers 30 portable breathing machines to Health Ministry to address shortage amid coronavirus pandemic

PM reverses decision to shelve Defense Ministry plan following criticism; says arrivals to be tested upon landing if Israel has enough kits to spare

Mostly ultra-Orthodox town has highest ratio of confirmed cases to tests carried out; Jerusalem has highest number of infections in the country

Company says it will continue to work with foreign and defense ministries to repatriate Israelis stranded abroad

Defense Ministry says those coming from those countries have highest risk of disease, will be held in quarantine facility until tests come back

Research by Vocalis Health and Defense Ministry is collecting voice samples from COVID-19 patients and general public, hoping to home in on unique vocal fingerprint