Roads empty throughout Israel as lockdown enacted ahead of holiday; measures to remain in place until Friday evening and include 16-hour curfew from Seder night
Ordinarily an army of experienced reservists converts the military's kitchens for the leaven-less holiday, but the coronavirus requires the IDF Rabbinate to change tack
Education Ministry wants to return kids in shifts or alternating days, but plan hasn't yet gotten Health Ministry approval as Teachers' Union warns step premature
While citizens barred from celebrating with anyone not of the same household, at Dan Panorama hotel a group dinner is okayed because all attendees are confirmed COVID-19 carriers
Guidance by Orthodox Union and others says people should celebrate traditional holiday meal only with those who live with them, with no communal gatherings
Fragile cargo strapped into passenger seats on El Al planes in bid to relieve national shortage that has left supermarket shelves bare ahead of coming festival
Ministers approve emergency measures banning all intercity traffic for four days; restrictions to be tightened over seder night; Jerusalem divided into seven zones
Beginning Tuesday, and ending either by or after the weekend, Israelis will not be able to leave the communities where they live, as part of ramped up efforts to curb virus
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