Appointment of former top health official, who will reportedly receive relatively broad authority to fight pandemic, expected to be formally announced later Tuesday

Yossi Cohen, a confidant of the premier, reportedly mooted after no agreement reached on string of other officials, some of whom refused

Five fatalities since Saturday evening; Knesset’s Coronavirus Committee to review whether to approve cabinet decisions on restrictions

Professor of epidemiology and preventive medicine, who has served as Health Ministry director-general, to be appointed as leader of campaign to defeat outbreak

Israel has a 'corona government that is really not about corona,' says former Health Ministry chief Prof. Gabi Barbash, and the intensity of the second wave reflects its failures

With coronavirus spreading again in Israel, many medical professionals are watching the increase in cases with horror -- and some are pointing fingers

Isaac Ben-Israel, who is not a medical expert, says analysis worldwide shows new cases peaking after about 40 days, slams economic closures; leading doctor dismisses his claims

Health Ministry official fumes over 'negligence' as passengers again allowed to leave Ben Gurion without temperature checks or providing details of where they will quarantine

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

Scientists, mathematicians and strategists are devising all manner of plans to beat the virus and revive the economy. The government is listening... and weighing its next moves