HMO warns many young people ‘don’t understand the vaccine’s importance’; top Health Ministry official says inoculation efforts won't succeed in conferring herd immunity

Cabinet set to convene to discuss reopening of school system on Tuesday; plan allows full indoor school week for kindergartens and grades 1-4 and 11-12 in low-infection localities

Despite highly efficient drive, it’s increasingly clear there will be no pandemic day-after moment. 'It will be very gradual in the coming months,' one expert says

An initial decision, opposed by Blue and White, was ruled invalid by AG Mandelblit, leading Netanyahu to accuse Gantz of 'condemning many to terrible death'; a compromise followed

Blue and White party has been objecting to Health Ministry plan to add 3 more days of closure followed by gradual easing of restrictions; ministers approve doubling fines

Health Ministry reportedly wants to extend restrictions until Monday, while Blue and White demanding rules start easing on Friday

Ultra-Orthodox crowds at 2 rabbis' funerals were 'helpless' in the face of the 'divine decree,' an MK suggested. But helplessness is not an option when the consequences are deadly

Schools open in Bnei Brak, Jerusalem despite increased fines; Finance Minister Katz calls for commerce to restart as soon as lockdown ends

Footage, photos show West Bank residents streaming unhindered into Israel through holes in security barrier near Hebron

At late-night cabinet meeting, Netanyahu and Gantz spar over rules before reaching compromise on prolonging the nationwide closure, already in its 4th week