Education Minister accuses Health Ministry of exaggerating latest outbreak to cause hysteria; coronavirus czar says indoor face-covering requirement could return before Sunday

Virus czar Ash warns latest outbreak has spread to Kfar Saba, Ramla, Herzliya and other cities, pleads with public not to travel abroad, especially with unvaccinated children

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

Top health officials warn additional COVID restrictions could be reimposed if infections rise further, as new cases top 100 for third day in a row

Ministers reconstitute coronavirus cabinet to lead new government's pandemic response, also reportedly agree to reimpose indoor mask rule if average daily cases top 100 for a week

With next shipment due in several months and supplies expiring in July, Health Ministry officials in contact with vaccine producer to speed up delivery, says Army Radio

Health officials set to present government with potential steps to curb Delta variant of pandemic increasingly spreading in Israel; ministry chief: 'Not yet a 4th wave'

One man who was set to be charged for attending a party while knowingly sick will have his case cancelled due to 'selective enforcement,' TV reports

Prime minister advises wearing masks indoors as virus cases rebound, urges teenagers to get their vaccines before July 9

Health officials say heavy fines to be imposed on those who visit banned high-infection countries or break quarantine when returning from abroad