UTJ lawmaker Yisrael Eichler says ministers should temporarily step down until PM ends 'selective' closures on ultra-Orthodox areas; 'Haredi human rights are not expendable'

No significant reduction in new cases, as Palestinian Authority continues and intensifies its second coronavirus lockdown

Parts of Jerusalem, Beit Shemesh, Lod, Ramle, Kiryat Malachi become 'restricted zones' for 7 days; capital's mayor says closures will cause 'mass infections'

Yair Revivo, Likud campaign manager, says coalition was 'forced on the public against its will' and has 'too many ministers' as neighborhoods in his city declared restricted zones

Tourist Roman Trofimov spends three months in a tiny converted room in the Manila departure terminal after being refused entry during coronavirus lockdown and unable to turn back

Analysis shows renewed outbreak focused more in Arab community, less in Haredi areas; study finds compliance with distancing rules fell when restaurants were reopened

Netanyahu hailed initial success in containing outbreak, but powerful second wave attracts global focus, with experts looking at Jewish state to try and learn what went wrong

Logging 82% of the Palestinian territory's COVID-19 cases, the city's unique social conditions have generated as many infections as Israel's three hardest-hit cities combined

Beitar Illit closed for 7 days starting Wednesday morning after infections skyrocket 224% in past week; mayor decries late night government announcement as a 'disgrace'

PA health ministry says the outbreak in the Hebron area is 'out of control' and that current 5-day lockdown is likely to be extended