Interior and health ministries agree to ease virus ban on non-nationals; move could enable thousands to arrive for study in yeshivas and educational trips

Blue and White MKs skip vote; coalition whip says committee chair 'being led by the nose by the opposition'; Edelstein: 'Panel will lead us into full lockdown'

Late-night talks over health minister's compromise fail, meaning eateries must close for dine-in service from 5 a.m, but Knesset lawmaker says she'll open them again at 10 a.m.

Senior Likud official says Yifat Shasha-Biton making work 'impossible' by doubting cabinet decisions, mere days after her committee nixed previous restrictions

Health Ministry reports 1,055 new cases since midnight, bringing number of infections in Israel since the start of the pandemic to 43,668

Top health officials observe potential game-changing Sofia test, and will know in coming days if it can be put to wider use as labs are inundated with samples

Edelstein says he'll know in three or four days if a closure will be imposed, rejects calls to shift responsibility away from Health Ministry

Idan Roll 'apologizes for the misunderstanding' after criticism from Rivlin, among others; says public must follow instructions, but leaves original tweet up

Health Ministry says demonstrator was at Rabin Square from 7 to 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, days after officials warned that gathering would feed increase in infections

Yuli Edelstein says while Israel does not have data proving risks at workout facilities, its existence in other countries led his office to recommend their shuttering