After voting to limit gatherings to 20 people, and as businesses close nationwide, Miri Regev goes ahead with speech at event while admitting social distancing rules were violated

Dozens of vehicles briefly bring traffic to a stop on Ayalon Highway as companies demand government help in weathering coronavirus lockdown

Transportation Ministry says rail travel will resume at a later date, subject to government approval and case data; Education Ministry says 127 schools and daycares now shut

Keren Terner Eyal will be the second woman to run the treasury

Likud MK reportedly calls ministry's head, Keren Terner Eyal, to inform her of replacement with new government on Sunday; labor lawyer calls move illegal

Officials fear staunch ally of PM will look out for his interests as head of law enforcement; Miri Regev tapped as transportation minister, to become foreign minister in 18 months

Reopening of national network shuttered to prevent spread of COVID-19 will not extend to all lines or stations; passengers will be required to undergo temperature checks

With the rail system still shut, minister says efforts underway to check passengers' temperatures without causing overcrowding at station entrances

National Infrastructure Committee, which had initially rejected project, approved it in February under pressure from Transportation Minister Smotrich

Transportation Ministry blamed for congestion after IDF cancels internal shuttle system; military says move was coordinated with Defense Ministry