With number of serious infections climbing, top Health Ministry official also said to acknowledge manpower problems for treating hospitalized coronavirus patients

Horowitz says US panel received Israeli data 'unequivocally' showing extra shot is effective against Delta; Bennett op-ed: Waiting too long for booster would have squandered gains

Deal will give vaccinated travelers access to Green Pass programs to enter public venues, but will not allow entry to countries like Portugal that currently ban Israelis

But Health Ministry not given funding to deal with crisis; expert warns Israelis unaware climate change is 'already here and killing people'

Intelligence Minister Elazar Stern laments that the unvaccinated are taking up beds in coronavirus wards: 'It's irritating'

Over half of new cases are among school age kids, though, and worries grow over high number of infections among pilgrims from Uman, including some trying to falsify test results

Waiting times of up to 3 hours reported at some locations amid an apparent backlog from delays over the Rosh Hashanah holiday and a surge of fresh people seeking to be checked

With serious cases decreasing, Nachman Ash says 'there is hope' virus spread has been curbed and 'vaccines will outweigh the effect of the start of the school year'

Serious cases slightly rise on Saturday to 677, but are still on the decline since peak in current wave of 753

Those who received 3rd dose, or 2nd dose within past half-year, will be exempt from full 7-day quarantine upon landing; 'Green Pass' to expire 6 months after last dose