Newly formed unit tasked with 'breaking the chain of infection' by rapidly finding COVID-19 carriers and those who may have come in contact with them

Decision to scrap the exercise, in which thousands of reservists were to take part, comes amid negotiations between military and treasury over defense budget

At ceremony marking military's role in COVID-19 response, Kohavi says relative calm should not lull country into complacency

Occupants at facilities where arrivals from abroad housed are said to complain of psychologically detrimental conditions

After spikes in coronavirus in ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods of the cities, police set up roadblocks to prevent further outbreaks

With events limited or canceled amid pandemic, Home Front Command invites parents and kids to recreate part of traditional festivities for video to air nationally

Military to begin releasing reservists, halving number of troops helping police enforce lockdown; top brass working to prepare for dealing with COVID-19 in the long-term

As cabinet ministers discuss whether to extend restrictions on city, authorities appear to believe lockdown at an end; no immediate news on Jerusalem

Home Front Command chief says troops helping at-risk, quarantined residents of Bnei Brak and Jerusalem, working to contain other cities' outbreaks to keep them from 'turning red'

Regulations approved after passengers have for days been allowed to enter Israel unchecked, take taxis home, despite PM's repeated instructions