As downward trend in nationwide infections continues, cases mount in reopened education system; Bat Yam sisters' diagnosis also sends dozens into quarantine

Even as church reopens from coronavirus closure, two documentaries portray complex modern struggles at site where Jesus is believed to have been crucified, buried and resurrected

No police officers injured in alleged attempted attack in Jabel Mukaber neighborhood of the capital; earlier, 2 shot in West Bank after alleged attempt to stab soldiers

Clergymen allowed in briefly, but disappointed worshipers refused entry at Christian holy site, as officials say 50-person restriction makes it impossible to reopen to public

A hand drawn map sent tensions skyrocketing in the severed capital for 19 years, resulting in shootings, stone throwing, a secret cable car... and a blowup over a bathroom

Number of startups doubled since 2012, and Israel's capital is now a 'magnet' for entrepreneurs and investors, according to Start-Up Nation

In capital, central arteries to close in evenings in summer to support businesses hurt by virus closures; in Tel Aviv, side streets to close permanently for environmental purposes

On Lag B'Omer, hundreds of ultra-Orthodox men try to break into northern Israel tomb and mass event in Mea Shearim in capital apparently goes unnoticed by police

Sara Itzinger, whose husband Zvi Herschel was virus victim, hailed by MDA paramedic grandson as a 'strong, surviving woman'; couple met in the US after WWII

Jerusalem and Bnei Brak, focal points of the community, were disproportionately hit by COVID-19, but the extent of that impact was not known until now