Ichilov tells Health Ministry other hospitals need to help pick up slack; medical center's deputy director says 'the struggle is not political'

Figures show 3-week lockdown is working; 8 cities account for 40% of confirmed cases, 6 of them are home to major Haredi population centers

Low number of tests - 13,387 - administered, with 7.3% of them positive; Knesset virus panel head says restrictions that have 'no epidemiological logic' should be lifted right away

Survey also finds that if popular Likud MK Yifat Shasha-Biton ran her own party, she could win up to eight seats, although she has given no sign she plans to do so

Miki Zohar says Netanyahu not to blame for surging virus, fault instead lies with Likud MK Yifat Shasha-Biton who overturned some cabinet decisions

Yifat Shasha-Biton says government should reinforce hospitals, not shut down country; Health Ministry deputy says healthcare system overwhelmed, denies overcount of fatalities

8 Israelis succumb to virus since morning, 17 since Tuesday night; of 20,729 active cases, 404 in serious condition

Death toll rises to 858; second cabinet member, Gadi Yevarkan, tests positive for COVID-19

411 in serious condition, 200 in moderate condition; ministerial meeting said to again be delayed as disagreements continue over synagogue regulations, Uman pilgrimage

Despite declaration flights to some countries would resume on August 16, Coronavirus Committee learns the plan's still stuck at the gate; 'Date is far from reality,' official says