With open-ended closure taking effect at 5 p.m., restaurant association slams government's 'capricious, irresponsible conduct'; angry, desperate eateries protest losses, food waste

Following overnight order to shut eateries, owners had threatened to remain open in act of civil disobedience, saying decision would cause massive financial losses and food waste

TV report says medical worker at Sheba Medical Center first contracted coronavirus in April, had tested negative in May and June

TV host Guy Lerer sets up crowdfunding campaign to redirect promised grants from 'those who need less to those who really are in need'

Police arrest 16, as trash cans burned amid mounting anger at government 'discrimination'; many in community said to use unapproved COVID-19 test to evade quarantine

Osnat Mark condemns criticism of Netanyahu by protesters decrying government's handling of economy during the virus crisis

Netanyahu promises to take steps to address concerns over alleged discriminatory enforcement and police brutality against the ultra-Orthodox

Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz decries decision to rapidly reopen Israel after abatement of first wave of pandemic

More than 750 nurses in quarantine as demand for personnel goes up with reopening of coronavirus wards in pandemic's second wave

55,842 new cases tallied over a five-day period, as US state surpasses coronavirus hotspots New York and California