Sami Abou Shahadeh says he was in contact with thousands, photographed in close contact with others while not wearing a mask; Deri backtracks on entry for foreign yeshiva students

Number of active COVID-19 cases reaches 2,103, an increase of 92 over Tuesday evening; one patient dies, bringing toll to 291

Health Ministry updates country's total tally to 17,169, as active cases rise back above 2,000; death toll stays at 285, as more schools close and send thousands to isolation

Staff and children at schools in Hadera, Jerusalem and Beersheba are quarantined as cases continue to rise in the education system

As cases jump by several dozen, Edelstein says asymptomatic people to be eligible for testing; top health official says spike not necessarily confined to schools

Over 100 cases linked to Gymnasia Rehavia, with teacher 'super-spreader' blamed; 17 other schools, daycare centers around the country said shuttered over virus

Edelstein says closure could come 'much faster than people think'; Netanyahu says policy change to be weighed, but economy must stay 'open'

Universities, colleges said unhappy announcement made on eve of Shavuot holiday, leaving little time to prepare; schools, kindergartens to reopen in previously virus-stricken areas

Prof. Chezy Levy, director of Ashkelon's Barzilai Medical Center, replaces Moshe Bar Siman-Tov, who led coronavirus pandemic response

Buses to carry up to 75% of full passenger capacity from end of the week; railways to run on June 8