Worshipers in Modiin Illit said to scuffle with police after refusing to disperse; deal reached for funeral of prominent Bnei Brak rabbi's wife to go ahead without large crowds

Cities with large ultra-Orthodox populations see big jump in new diagnoses; police minister says cops carrying out 'unprecedented enforcement' in Bnei Brak

Insular NY communities are hard-hit by coronavirus due to communal lifestyle and lack of outside information, but leaders say the public safety message is now spreading quickly

Arriving at Sheba Medical Center, people from virus hotspots Bnei Brak, Modiin Illit and Elad reportedly to be taken straight to side area for treatment, unlike rest of population

Authorities expand efforts in Haredi community after figures show they account for around half of COVID-19 patients; Bnei Brak rabbis urge public to cooperate

Members of community that makes up just 10% of national population accused of driving infections through failure to adhere to social distancing restrictions

Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky says those who don't obey are threat to society; Finance Ministry officials tells Knesset's coronavirus committee that cabinet has discussed closure

Health Ministry data shows cities, home to large ultra-Orthodox communities, have highest numbers of coronavirus patients and much higher infection rates than national average

Despite ongoing concern over lack of social distancing among ultra-Orthodox, police have no plans to shutter yeshivas defying closure order

Social distancing takes hold in the particularly communal ultra-Orthodox community; leaders come up with makeshift workarounds during an unprecedented halt to religious rituals