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'

Ministers summoned to vote on lockdowns in sections of Jerusalem, Beit Shemesh, Lod and Kiryat Malachi; 1,650 new infections recorded over last 24 hours, a single-day high

2 fatalities recorded, with 118 patients in serious condition; shutdown expires in parts of Lod, Ashdod; Health Ministry said to recommend 5 neighborhoods of capital be closed

Official decries act by municipal inspectors; deputy mayor reportedly says parade's nixing due to pandemic means city shouldn't hang Pride flags

National committee to discuss appeal Thursday against plans to build 5,000+ homes in unspoiled area, as city tries to meet national targets for housing to match population growth

Urban planners say that 'Silicon Wadi' project does not answer needs of Wadi Joz residents, must include housing; up to 200 existing Palestinian businesses to be evicted

Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda resumes activity, as mayor visits to toast 'day of celebration' for shop owners

Moshe Lion, in capital's top job since December 2018, has pushed forward with cleaning the city and erasing its reputation for dirt; the pandemic hasn't changed that

Interior minister says health officials 'quick on the trigger' when it comes to imposing restrictions on Haredi communities; PM responds that his only guide is health concerns

Police detain Haredi suspects over assault on sanitation workers that left one man requiring stitches to his head, reportedly for knife wound