PA, Israel and other authorities make moves to ban communal nighttime feasts, keep mosques shuttered with holy month set to start Thursday evening

Health experts predict second, possibly more devastating, wave of coronavirus infections as some countries begin to see resurgence

Some countries have penalized journalists and activists sharing information about their handling of COVID-19 under the pretext of protecting public health

Sick of staying home for weeks on end, increasing number of people are looking for ways to help friends and neighbors

The Israel Museum highlights the story of the Antonine Plague, which swept through the Roman Empire in 165 CE, killed millions and had terrible financial consequences

Thousands of people have died with COVID-19 symptoms -- many in nursing homes, which have been ravaged by a disease that hits the elderly the hardest -- without ever being tested

US has the most infections of any country from COVID-19, which has killed 87,320 people across the globe since it first emerged in China

Social distancing rules and travel restrictions make cleaning, cooking and planning for the holiday difficult; many will be spending Seder night alone

Total death toll in country at 12,418, world's second-highest after Italy; 1,215,940 people infected and 65,666 dead worldwide as of Sunday

Dearth of chemicals means Israel testing fewer than 10,000 people a day, despite goal of 30,000 set by Netanyahu; Health Ministry says solution may have been found