Daughter was vaccinated against COVID in June; Prime Minister's Office staffer also tests positive as virus numbers rise to highest levels in six months

After media reports said government considering using restrictions to push more to get shots, Mandelblit stresses only health reasons are taken into account

Cabinet meeting to be held in Kibbutz Mevo Hama; moves aim to upgrade infrastructure, establish new locales, create jobs; PM wants to double population to 100,000

Yeshiva frequented by shooting victim remains standing, but settler leaders call demolition 'prize for terror'; IDF said to fear Hamas looking to capitalize on simmering tensions

Helsinki Committee authorizing clinical trials yet to sign off on test-run of extra booster for 100 volunteers for unknown reason, even as Health Ministry okays shot for elderly

TV report says Health Ministry director may not endorse panel’s recommendation to offer additional booster shots if further data suggests hospitalizations lower from new variant

Two leaders hold first call, vow to maintain close relations between Jerusalem and Vienna

Protesters flock to Homesh following end of the traditional mourning period for Yehuda Dimentman, who was killed in a shooting attack last week

Jake Sullivan's visit to Israel said to calm some of Israel's concerns; gaps between Jerusalem, Washington 'smaller than we'd expected,' official tells news site

Officials looking to fix rules amid fears hundreds of thousands will be sent to quarantine; Liberman: Hysteria worse than virus