Health and science editor Nathan Jeffay discusses the drop in coronavirus cases; senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur looks at a push for Likud power from politician Yuli Edelstein

Mayor of Alaska's largest city later apologizes for supporting use of Holocaust imagery to liken mask mandates to oppression of Jewish people in Nazi Germany

Austrian-born film star and ex-Republican California governor rails against 'selfishness and dereliction of duty,' says Americans owe their fellow citizens more

Muhammad Kak says he asked man to mask up, but the latter, realizing he was Arab, started swearing at him, then attacked him mid-drive; police arrest 21-year-old suspect

Citing new information on delta variant's ability to spread even among fully vaccinated, CDC also recommends all children and teachers wear masks in schools

Officials also said to be weighing whether to ask coronavirus cabinet to require non-vaccinated people to provide a negative test result before entering certain venues

Ministers reportedly lean toward no new restrictions so long as serious cases remain low; health officials believe vaccine provides strong protection against severe illness

Citing rise in positive test rate, Nachman Ash warns the spread of COVID is accelerating, but says Israel doesn't appear to be facing another wave of morbidity

More than 1,000 people in Binyamina are in quarantine amid a spike in cases linked to the extra-contagious Delta variant

Health Ministry also plans crackdown at airport, with Minister Horowitz threatening heavy fines on Israelis who travel to forbidden 'red countries'