Ministry source says no intention to relax regulations, unvaccinated school staff will be required to perform COVID tests twice a week in order to enter educational institutions

Union chief says it isn’t educators' job to be ‘coronavirus inspectors,’ threatens High Court appeal over new measure; only half of teachers in Israel have had vaccine booster

Teachers Union head Yaffa Ben David warns there will be a huge shortage if thousands of educational staff are compelled to stay home

With hotel quarantine requirement about to expire, top ministers agree to further restrict entry to country over virus variant fears

Edelstein says just 34% of education workers have been immunized; union head claiming figure is actually 76.3% and accuses him of 'incitement'

Health officials warn that the move risks lives, while Bank of Israel says shutdown of schools costing economy around NIS 2.6 billion per week