Defense Ministry says legal complications prevent Wednesday returnees from being sent to isolation facility, with exception of 15 who requested it; 1 passenger confirmed with virus
With unemployment now at over 23%, defense minister says the financial hit faced by Israelis is potentially more dangerous to their well-being than coronavirus
50 of the diagnosed are in serious condition, 73 moderate; majority are staying at home under monitoring; country preparing for potential full closure this week
PM said to want to reduce economic activity to 10%, warns there could be thousands of seriously ill; finance minister objects, says Israel could be headed to economic catastrophe
Decision only applies to Israeli residents near release, not those serving time for security or sexual-related offenses; Defense Ministry looking to open 20 more quarantine hotels
Politicians denounce attack on police jeep outside Yitzhar, which seems to be response to crackdown on nearby outpost, but fall short of calling perpetrators 'terrorists'
In scenes thought impossible only hours earlier, Thursday evening saw Israel Resilience party chief praised by Smotrich and Bennett, as Miri Regev chummily called him 'my neighbor'
Patient at beachfront property hails quality of care, while ultra-Orthodox arrivals from NY said quarantined at Jerusalem facility, instead of at home, due to Brooklyn outbreak
Palestinian official says contagion 'knows no borders and can infect everyone'; source in Defense Ministry says cooperation 'very tight and very strong'
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