Officials will back return to classrooms on September 1, reports say, and expect serious cases to drop to some 500 by mid-September

Knesset panel is told that an assessment will be made in the coming days based on infection rates; latest figures show slight drop, but numbers still high

More than 10,000 daily cases recorded as infections spike in Haredi communities, where schools opened up two weeks ago

Teachers Union head Yaffa Ben David warns there will be a huge shortage if thousands of educational staff are compelled to stay home

Teachers and staff will be required to have a 'Green Pass' to enter schools; students 12 and over will get COVID shots during school hours, with parental approval

Long lines and delays mar first day of national serological testing program for children ages 3-12 to prepare for the upcoming school year

Nachman Ash instructs principals to permit medical teams on-site during school hours to inoculate students whose parents give approval

According to network, Sharon Alroy-Preis was joined by 31 others on advisory panel who resisted move; tens of thousands of newly eligible Israelis schedule shots

Amid fight with education minister on issue, Horowitz says inoculations will be carried out wherever needed, including in educational institutions at start of academic year

Principals say they don't know if students are meant to be tested for COVID under pilot program; Education Ministry director: Vaccinations OK in schools but not during school hours