Deaths, serious cases of coronavirus dip while testing for active cases rises over previous seven days, as country weighs lifting international flight mask mandate

Health and environmental protection ministries join call to not celebrate with traditional fires, of which tens of thousands are expected to be lit across the country

At request of surviving family, authorities plan to take DNA sample next week in effort to determine if interred child really is Uziel Houri, who was said to have died in 1952

Health Ministry finds bacteria in one batch of powdered milk produced August 9, 2021, says no health hazard posed to public; Tnuva accounts for 70% of Israel's dairy market

But Health Ministry figures show serious cases continue to decline, and officials are said to not be overly concerned

Move would follow in the footsteps of EU decision; Israel also nears end of mandatory COVID tests upon landing

No risk of tainted products reaching consumers, ministry says; suspicion rises during investigation of salmonella in Strauss chocolate

Officials say they discovered 'severe' deficiencies in facility's maintenance, overall cleanliness and kitchen; fecal bacteria found in several food samples

Also, starting Tuesday, noncitizens will be allowed to take an antigen test instead of a PCR before boarding incoming flight, as remaining virus regulations are further scaled back

Blaze was isolated to a training room, extinguished by firefighters; no injuries