According to Kan, PM took number of houses set for approval down by 1,000 ahead of planned first meeting with Biden

PM said to urge coordination during meeting with CIA chief; officials believe William Burns also skeptical Tehran will return to 2015 deal

Incident comes after last week's exchange of fire on the Lebanese border, the most significant since the 2006 war

Gov't appointed committee likely to back lowering age requirement for 3rd dose, with Bennett reportedly pressing members to drop it to 40 as serious cases climb up further

PM's office says newspaper report on deal to budget thousands of medical positions in return for medical centers hiding scale of COVID wave is 'imaginary'; Likud demands probe

PM's office says Albert Bourla committed to working ‘to the best of his ability’ to move the process along and expand eligibility

Bennett tells HMOs he expects approval by Thursday night; reports suggest booster vaccine drive will be expanded to over-50s first, over-40s shortly after

Military reporter Judah Ari Gross and Palestinian affairs reporter Aaron Boxerman delve into building permits in the West Bank and a new police unit to fight crime in Arab towns

Experts say bringing in thousands more medical staff to deal with pandemic is a good idea, but finding fully trained professionals will be a challenge and scheme will take time

From Monday, stores must once again limit customer numbers; from Wednesday, nearly all non-commerce businesses must apply Green Pass proof-of-vaccine requirements for visitors