With each train limited to 500 passengers to prevent crowding amid pandemic, passengers must reserve their place in advance and are encouraged to arrive at stations early

Data shows slight slowdown in infection rate as prime minister says rollback of virus restrictions to be frozen until spread of disease brought back under control

Ministers also approve reopening of cultural venues, reportedly declare three coronavirus hotspots 'restricted zones'

Transportation Ministry says rail travel will resume at a later date, subject to government approval and case data; Education Ministry says 127 schools and daycares now shut

Reopening of national network shuttered to prevent spread of COVID-19 will not extend to all lines or stations; passengers will be required to undergo temperature checks

Education Ministry scheme attempting to avoid overcrowding by limited class sizes and hours panned as 'detached from reality'; bus and train service also slated to expand

Move still requires a green light from the Health Ministry; passengers to have temperatures taken before boarding

Amman calls proposal by transportation minister a 'flagrant violation of international law'

Controversial proposal would require excavating over two miles of tunnel beneath downtown Jerusalem and under the politically and historically sensitive Old City

Women of the Wall praises Bezalel Smotrich for 'warm welcome' of train terminal tefillin stand for women, prompting far-right criticism of him