Ingka Group, which owns 389 IKEA stores and e-commerce operations in 32 countries, receives minority stake in Jifiti

More than 360 vessels are stuck in the Mediterranean since giant container ship MV Ever Given became wedged diagonally across canal

Rishon Lezion municipal inspectors fine local branch of Swedish furniture chain, reportedly threaten to return every 90 minutes to dish out further penalties until it closes

But Swedish furniture chain says it should be permitted to open select departments selling essential products, believes Health Ministry will agree

Furniture chain argues it sells home maintenance products and is therefore an essential business, vows to open despite threat, TV report says

Jerusalem resident later confirmed to be infected with coroanvirus; if charged could face up to 3 years in jail for endangering public health

Furniture mega-stores became a symbol of inconsistency in coronavirus regulations when they were allowed to reopen last week while many smaller businesses remained shuttered

Owners Shulem Fisher and Matthew Bronfman reported to have given millions of shekels to Yaakov Litzman's Gur Hasidic sect in recent years

Fines for violating social distancing rules are doubled and those caught without a mask will now pay up without an initial warning; malls to stay shut

After scrambling to set up websites and make deliveries amid pandemic shutdown, small businesses wonder if they can recover from the losses of the last weeks