Health and Environment ministries say dangerous levels of bacteria found at many popular water attractions

Director-General Ram Belinkov warns if closure is ordered, there won't be unemployment handouts as before; Health Ministry director says decision to come within 2-3 weeks

Nitzan Horowitz says keeping 'quarantine, masks and restrictions at Ben Gurion Airport' are the only things that can prevent a new lockdown

Health officials push to reintroduce Purple Badge limits on businesses; expert: If one million eligible don't get vaccinated, Israel must choose between mass infection or lockdown

Full Green Pass will return, including for children; masks mandated outdoors in large crowds; work from home encouraged; vaccinated carers of infected young kids must quarantine

Health minister unveils plan to train health professionals on sensitivities of trans community and double number of surgery hours dedicated to reassignment operations

Top health official says measures being weighed to stem resurgence ‘without harming economy’; government said set to expand list of 'high risk' countries, tighten Green Pass

Nachman Ash says further measures being weighed to stem COVID resurgence ‘without harming economy’; ministers said set to expand list of 'high risk' countries, tighten Green Pass

From banking reform to stipends for elderly, and from kashrut changes to Tel Aviv subway, here's what you need to know about the budget, which needs Knesset approval by November 4

Bennett: 'After 3 years of stagnation, Israel is back to work'; Liberman says reforms focus on lowering cost of living; Horowitz said to secure NIS 2 billion increase for health