Announcement eases rules for those under 12 who had the virus in last 6 months as schools and kindergartens return on Wednesday after Sukkot break

Under new orders, staff who do not have a Green Pass showing they are inoculated or free of coronavirus will be denied entry to schools; teacher unions oppose move

PM said to prefer repeated testing of children if a classmate is found to be infected with COVID-19, rather than sending them all into isolation

PM reportedly wanted to pit parents against each other in effort to encourage vaccination of kids; National Parents Association urges him to rescind 'shocking' statements

Ministry source says no intention to relax regulations, unvaccinated school staff will be required to perform COVID tests twice a week in order to enter educational institutions

Union chief says it isn’t educators' job to be ‘coronavirus inspectors,’ threatens High Court appeal over new measure; only half of teachers in Israel have had vaccine booster

Teachers vow to fight measure; serious coronavirus cases hit a high not seen for almost three weeks, 10 days after the end of Rosh Hashanah

41,816 kids infected with COVID-19; R-value falls to 0.83, signaling outbreak slowing

Serious patients now at 666 after reaching 753 on Sunday; despite active cases passing 90,000 and with over 11,000 daily infections, COVID czar expresses 'cautious optimism'

Educator barricades herself in a Haifa special education institution, after being asked not to show up without a negative COVID-19 test