Sharon Alroy-Preis details Health Ministry plan for easing lockdown, says there are 'initial signs of control over the outbreak,' but ‘we still don’t think we’ve reached the goal'

Low number of tests - 13,387 - administered, with 7.3% of them positive; Knesset virus panel head says restrictions that have 'no epidemiological logic' should be lifted right away

Fighting reported as police fine, but do not shut down, one Jerusalem gathering, videos show hundreds disregarding guidelines elsewhere as well

Initial stage of plan's total 8, as reported by Israeli TV, could start October 18, see preschools, many businesses reopen; 1-kilometer travel limit nixed; families allowed to meet

Likud minister, already under fire for evasiveness on how she caught COVID, has cost taxpayer thousands by 'mixing private and public' use of resources, report says; she denies it

Ronni Gamzu says some cities may emerge from lockdown before others, criticizes public figures who have violated restrictions; cop dies after contact with sick people on the job

Some expected to carry on with customary dancing despite high transmission rates; police reportedly not planning to enter synagogues or scuffle with those holding Torah scrolls

25% of tests in Haredi towns returning positive, compared to 7.4% countrywide; virus czar says easing of lockdown could begin as early as end of next week

Some 8% of test results Thursday showed COVID-19 infection, after weeks of hovering around 12%-13%

Sharon Elrai says 40% of Israelis live in 'red' areas with high infection rates; ministry director: Hospitals aren't collapsing, Israel not seeking herd immunity