Move must still be okayed by Knesset; comes after US judge struck down mask rule on public transit; Israelis have been subject to requirement for all but 10 days since April 2020

The rest, according to Channel 12, are local Ukrainians near Lviv seeking general care

Lapid, Horowitz tout importance of broad-base alliance as Liberman agrees to wait until 2024 on plan that will cut childcare funding, answering Yamina MK's ultimatum

Former coalition whip pushes back against reports her decision to bolt came with pact promising plum postings from opposition, claims elections not inevitable

Becoming first cabinet member to step inside war-torn country, health minister says gesture demonstrates Israel's 'solidarity with Ukraine amid Russia's brutal invasion'

Whip Idit Silman says health minister crossed 'red line' when he told medical centers to respect a High Court ruling against ban on leavened products

Second wave of medical workers sets out to relieve staff of 'Kohav Meir' facility in Mostyska, near Lviv, which has treated more than 1,500 patients so far

Yevgen Korniychuk tells reporters Horowitz will meet Ukrainian counterpart, tour Israel's field hospital near Lviv; trip will be first for Israeli official since Russian invasion

Judges accept appeal against Education Minister Shasha-Biton's decision to withhold 2021 award from Oded Goldreich over his supposed backing of academic boycott

Thursday saw nearly 7,000 new daily cases; meanwhile serious cases are in decline, with only 291 on Friday