Judges rule mass tracking program can only be used as a 'complementary tool' starting March 14; deputy health minister slams ruling as 'crime against the health of Israelis'

40% of those aged 16-39 have received first shot; government pushing ahead with plans to offer incentives, access to concerts, sporting events to those who are vaccinated

Preschools, grades 1-4, 11-12 resume in low-to-medium infection zones after over a month; minister says commerce to reopen only in 2 weeks, with businesses threatening revolt

Cabinet to reconvene again, with education minister demanding resumption of classes in low-infection towns; shuttered malls and restaurants threaten revolt

Health Ministry official says not enough people getting vaccinated; Tel Aviv, Jerusalem said planning to open schools in low-infection neighborhoods despite high citywide rates

As trend starts reversing, deputy health minister says that while infections are now waning, the decline is blunted by the fast-spreading British mutation of the virus

Yoav Kisch, of Netanyahu's Likud party, likens pandemic to war; but top health official says move 'not on the table'; opposition MKs seethe at suggestion

Requirement for travelers to spend 2 weeks in state facilities had faced public criticism, was selectively enforced, and prompted clashes at isolation centers

Israelis who had returned from abroad clash with guards at Jerusalem IDF-run facility; Gantz, deputy health minister say policy should be rethought

National Security Council figures show basic reproduction number nearing 1.2; death toll reaches 2,883