443 additional COVID-19 cases since Tuesday morning bring total to 14,326, with 187 fatalities; increase comes amid jump in number of tests performed daily

PM reportedly leaning toward accepting Health Ministry recommendation to prevent large gatherings; lockdown in Muslim holy month to be imposed only in Arab communities

With many aspects of community-focused holy month banned or curbed, governments and charity groups from Gaza to Indonesia attempt to balance tradition and caution

Khamenei calls on Iranians to pray at home during the upcoming Ramadan

Supreme leader talks of the 'absence' of public events for this year's holy fasting month

Crackdown comes as Hizb al-Tahrir supporters mark Eid al-Fitr on Monday, contradicting PA-appointed grand mufti of Jerusalem; social media pictures appear to show use of force

Police allow prayers for final Friday of month of Ramadan to go ahead despite a Palestinian assailant stabbing and wounding two Israelis in Jerusalem's Old City

The routine of the month-long fast, with high-calorie fast-breaking 'iftar' buffets, sugary staples and hours of sedentary screen time, is a headache for fitness trainers

IDF doesn't immediately comment on reported incident near Bethlehem, which comes hours after Jerusalem terror attack and amid heightened Ramadan tensions

Interfaith iftar dinner for 2,000 Jewish and Arab employees highlights company's expansion to serve more marginalized populations at its 'Island of Peace'