Health Ministry and health organizations denounce decision to give smokers a room in Terminal 3, with Israel Cancer Association warning it will 'take Israel back to the 1950s'

Health Ministry's Sharon Alroy-Preis urges vaccines against both viruses, noting that shots for influenza and coronavirus can be administered at the same time

In light of successful vaccination campaign that began in March, ministry says it will no longer push the vaccine for children over the age of six

Alon Beer, recently named CEO of Shalom Corps, has been called in for an immediate hearing pending termination for personal attacks on Health Ministry officials

There is currently only one confirmed case in Israel, and officials say it is unlikely to become a new pandemic

Health Ministry finds bacteria in one batch of powdered milk produced August 9, 2021, says no health hazard posed to public; Tnuva accounts for 70% of Israel's dairy market

In initial report, ministry says pigeons in factory, construction work, and the lack of a food safety director could all have played a role in disease outbreak

Company says it is taking step out of abundance of caution and fully shutting factory; CEO: 'We apologize to the public, to customers and to retailers for the serious malfunction'

Demonstrator shouts insults at head of public health Dr. Sharon Alroy-Preis as she walks her dog; ministry condemns 'violent discourse'

Official figures show pandemic further receding in wake of Omicron-fueled outbreak that pushed morbidity to record levels